welcome to mat 142
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Welcome to MAT 142. Basic Course Information. Instructor Office Office Hours. Beth Jones. PSA 725. (Office hours subject to change.). Tuesday 10 am – 10:45 am Wednesday 8:15 am – 9:15 am Thursday 10 am – 11 am and by appointment There will be no office hours November 11 . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MAT 142
Basic Course Information
• Instructor
• Office
• Office Hours
•Beth Jones
•PSA 725
Tuesday 10 am – 10:45 am
Wednesday 8:15 am – 9:15 am
Thursday 10 am – 11 amand by appointment
There will be no office hours November 11.
(Office hours subject to change.)
Basic Course Information
• Web Page
http://www.public.asu.edu/~kamman
Web Information
Basic Course Information
• Deadlines
Deadlines
•Course Withdrawal Deadline – November 3
•Complete Withdrawal Deadline – December 7
Basic Course Information
• CalculatorYou may use any scientific or graphing calculator you like as long as it can calculate factorials, permutations, combinations, means and standard deviations and has trigonometric functions.
no calculators with computer algebra systems
Calculator
Basic Course Information
• Grade Scale
• Grade BreakdownMidterm Exams – 50%
Final Exam (exam 6) – 10%
Homework and quizzes – 40%
There will be no +/- grading
A 90 to 100%
B 80 to 89.9%
C 70 to 79.9%
D 60 to 69.9%
E below 60%
Grading
Basic Course Information• Exam Dates
• Tests are taken in Math Testing Center (PSA 21)
Test 1 – Wednesday, September 8
Test 2 – either Wednesday, September 29 or Thursday, September 30
Test 3 – Wednesday, October 13
Test 4 – Wednesday, October 27
Test 5 – either Wednesday, November 17 or Thursday, November 18
Testing
Basic Course Information
• Final Date and TimeThursday, December 9 from 7:30 am to 9:20 am
Testing
Basic Course Information
• Attendance PolicyFor Fall and Spring semesters: For classes that meet two days a week, the maximum number of allowed absences is four (4). Students who exceed the number of allowed absences will receive a grade of EN.
Attendance
Basic Course Information
• Readings
• Videos and Homework
OPTIONAL: Mathematics, A Practical Odyssey, MAT 142 at ASU, Johnson/Mowry
http://www.asu.edu/courses/mat142ej/mat142readings.html
Moodle – http://mathcms.asu.edu
Basic Course Information
• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu
Videos and Homework
Basic Course Information
• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu
Videos and Homework
Basic Course Information
• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu
Videos and Homework
Basic Course Information
• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu
Videos and Homework
Basic Course Information
• Moodle -http://mathcms.asu.edu
Videos and Homework
Basic Course InformationTime
Studying and Preparation Time: The course requires you to spend time preparing and completing assignments. A three-credit course requires a minimum of 135 hours of student work.
Basic Course InformationCourse Set-up
This course is sectioned into six modules. Each module consists of video lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, and a test.
Videos are assigned to be watched before class. In class, you will work on the homework, complete quizzes, and work on projects in groups.