INSTRUCTOR: Clark Loveridge. My office is located at BR-60 and the phone number is (215)751-8689. You may also contact me by e-mail at cloveridge@ccp.edu Some course information and updates will be posted on my website at http://faculty.ccp.edu/FACULTY/cloveridge
You may stop by to see me for tutoring at the following times:
11:30am to 1:30pm Mondays & Wednesdays in room BR-60 on main campus,
10:00am to 10:45am Tuesdays & Thursdays in room BR-60 on main campus,
5:45pm to 6:15pm Wednesdays at the Northeast Regional Center
TEXT AND SUPPLIES: The text is Applied Finite Mathematics by Anton, Kolman, and Averbach. You will also need lined 8.5"x11" paper and writing instruments. The TI-30X calculator or any basic scientific calculator that does fractions is recommended. Graphing calculators, programmable calculators, and calculators that display formulas are not permitted on exams.
TOPICS COVERED:
Chapter 1 Coordinate Systems and Graphs
Chapter 3 Linear Programming (A Geometric Approach)
Chapter 2 Matrices and Linear Systems
Chapter 4 Linear Programming (An Algebraic Approach)
EXAM DATES:
Tuesday September 20 Exam
1
Tuesday October 4 Exam
2
Tuesday October 18 Exam
3
Tuesday November 1 Exam
4
Tuesday November 15 Exam
5
Thursday December 1 Exam
6
Date of Comprehensive Final Exam to be announced
GRADING: Each homework assignment, quiz, exam, or other assignment will be assigned a point value. Quizzes may be unannounced. The final exam will be worth either 250 points or 1500 points whichever is to your advantage. If, for example, there are 620 points not counting the final exam, then the final exam will be worth either 250 points out of 870 points for the course or 1500 points out of 2120 points for the course, whichever is to your advantage. At the end of the semester I will total your points and convert the total to a percent and grade as follows:
A 90 - 100% B 80 - 89% C 70 - 79% D 60 - 69% F 0 - 59%
MAKE-UPS: Daily assignments, quizzes, and extra credit assignments cannot be made up but I will drop your 12 lowest points. Exams cannot be made up if for any reason you are not in class but I will drop your lowest exam grade excluding the final exam.
EARLY WORK: You may not submit daily problems or take quizzes in advance for days when you expect to be absent from class but I will drop your 12 lowest points. Exams cannot be taken early if you know in advance that you will be unable to attend class on a day when an exam is scheduled but I will drop your lowest exam grade excluding the final.
LEARNING LAB: If you wish to meet with a student tutor, go to the Math Learning Lab B2-36 to make an appointment. You may receive up to 1 extra credit point per week for your tutoring sessions in the Learning Lab if you bring back a statement signed by the tutor.
If you would like to earn some extra money and are willing and able to tutor Math 118 or a higher level course see Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab room B2-36. The more courses you can tutor the better. Generally you need to know the course at the A level in order to tutor a particular course.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: In the event of inclement weather there are several ways of determining whether CCP is open. You may listen for CCP's school closing number 238 on KYW radio at 1060 on the AM dial or check KYW's school closing web page at http://www2.kyw1060.com/schools/ or for a price you may call KYW's school closing phone number at 1-900-737-1060. Usually if SEPTA is running close to normal then CCP will remain open.
ATTENDANCE AND PROMPTNESS: Attendance will be taken daily as required by the college. Three latenesses count as one absence. If you are absent more than once through May 31 I will report to the college that your attendance is unsatisfactory. If you are absent more than twice through June 16 you should discuss your situation with me. Otherwise you may be dropped from the course.
If you are on financial aid and must miss class more than once through May 31 you should discuss your situation with me. Otherwise your financial aid may be discontinued.
GIFTS: To avoid any appearance of impropriety no gifts of any
kind will be accepted.