MATH 17 COLLEGE ALGEBRA

AND TRIGONOMETRY SECTION B

Mathematics Division Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics

UP Los Baños

1st Semester AY 2012-2013

SEATING ARRANGEMENT

1R 2R 3R 3R 4R 5R

STAGE

LECTURER

JOMAR FAJARDO RABAJANTE

Website: http://jfrabajante.weebly.com/

Course Credit: 5 units

Class Type: 3-hour lecture, 2-hour recitation per week

GRADING SCHEME

• Prefinal grade:

3 Long Exams: 60%

Quizzes/ Exercises/ Assignments: 40% (Recit Grade)

GRADING SCHEME

• Final grade:

If Prefinal grade is 75 and above, Final grade=Prefinal grade (i.e., exempted in taking Final Exam)

Otherwise, 70% Prefinal grade + 30% Final Exam Score.

GRADING SCALE

Raw Score Equivalent

96-100 1.0 Excellent

92-95 1.25

88-91 1.5 Very Good

84-87 1.75

80-83 2.0 Good

GRADING SCALE

Raw Score Equivalent

75-79 2.25

70-74 2.5 Satisfactory

65-69 2.75

60-64 3.0 Pass

55-59 4.0 Conditional Failure

0-54 5.0 Failure (F)

INC

DRP

SCHEDULE OF EXAMS

First Long Exam – August 6 (2-4 or 4-6 pm) [Unit 1]

Second Long Exam – September 10 (2-4 or 4-6 pm) [Unit 2 and 3]

Third Long Exam – October 8 (2-4 or 4-6 pm) [Unit 4 and 5]

NO ID, NO EXAM!

CORRECTIONS

Corrections will not be entertained

after 5 working days

COMPILATION OF EXERCISES

You need to compile all exercises in a long brown envelope. Your recitation instructor will keep your brown envelope, but you can borrow it before the long exams.

If you did not return the envelope during the Final Exams, you will get a grade of INC.

REFERENCE

Any College Algebra and Trigonometry book, for example:

Stewart, J. et. al. (2012). Stewart’s Algebra and Trigonometry. Cengage Learning.

Leithold, L. (2001). College Algebra and Trigonometry. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

CHEATING

Any form of cheating will be severely punished!

Even though your mentors are not showbiz actors/actresses… even though Math classes are not TV shows or game world… We will try to make MATH exciting and enjoyable…

But just a caution: MATH IS NOT FOR THE WEAK AND IMPATIENT!

At the end, it depends on YOU if you’ll learn or not!!!

MATH IS NOT ABOUT SPEED... NOR WINNING QUIZ BEES.

MATH IS NOT JUST ABOUT NUMBERS... NOR ABOUT FORMULAS.

MATH IS ALSO ABOUT LOGIC...

MY

MATH IS THE STUDY OF PATTERNS...

Nasa UP ka man o wala...

Don’t forget

HONOR AND EXCELLENCE!!!

ISKOLAR PARA SA BAYAN… OBLATION=?

Ang aking kontrata:

Ako, si ______________, ay nangangakong magsisipag mag-aral hindi lang para sa aking sarili kundi para rin sa aking pamilya, para sa aking bayang Pilipinas at para sa ikauunlad ng mundo.