INSTRUCTOR: Clark Loveridge. My office is BR-60 and the office phone
number is (215)751-8689. My e-mail address is cloveridge@ccp.cc.pa.us.

You may stop by my office for tutoring at the following times:
10:30am to 11am Monday, Wednesday, Friday
12:30pm to 1pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2:45pm to 3:15pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2:15pm to 3pm Tuesday, Thursday

TEXT AND SUPPLIES: The text is Basic Mathematics by A. Brown. It may
be available in the bookstore room WB-4. If not try Spring Garden Book
Supply at 1537 Spring Garden. You will also need lined 8.5"x11" paper,
graph paper, and writing instruments. Calculators will not be permitted
on exams.

TOPICS COVERED:
Chapters 1,2,3,4 fractions
Chapter 21 signed numbers
Chapters 22,23,24 algebraic expressions
Chapters 25,26,27,28 linear equations and inequalities
Chapter 29 rectangular coordinate system
Chapters 30,31 linear equations in two variables
Chapters 32,34 polynomials
Chapters 35,36 factoring
Chapter 38 quadratic equations

IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday January 29 Exam 1
Monday February 12 Exam 2
Wednesday February 28 Exam 3
Wednesday March 21 Exam 4
Wednesday April 4 Exam 5
Wednesday April 18 Exam 6
Friday April 27 12:30pm to 2:30pm Comprehensive Final Exam

LEARNING LAB: If you wish to meet with a student tutor, go to the Math
Leaning 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.

In addition to individual tutoring, starting with the third week of the
semester Learning Lab Math Specialists will lead Math 017 workshops. At
these workshops the workshop leader will review topics from Math 017 and
answer questions. You will receive an extra credit point for each such
workshop that you attend provided that you bring back a statement signed
by the workshop leader. A workshop schedule will be out soon.

GRADING: Each assignment, quiz, and exam 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 622 points not counting the final
exam, then the final exam will be worth either 250 points out of
872 points for the course or 1500 points out of 2122 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:

70-100% P (passing)
60-69% MP (making progress)
0-59% The MP grade is also given to students who have excellent
attendance, have completed all assignments, have taken all
exams, and have truly made progress but who have less than a
60% average. Other students with less than a 60% average
receive an F (fail).

MAKE-UPS: Daily problems, 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 submit extra credit assignments but not daily
problems or 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 exam.

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 February 5 or more than twice through
March 2 I will report to the college that your attendance is
unsatisfactory. If you are absent more than twice through April 10
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 February 5 or more than twice through March 2 you should
discuss your situation with me. Otherwise your financial aid may be
discontinued.

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 or
for 95 cents a call 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.

GIFTS: To avoid any apperance of impropriety no gifts of any kind will
be accepted.