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 In case you misplace this syllabus it will be posted at 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 Mondays at the Northeast Regional Center.

TEXT AND SUPPLIES: The text is Schaum's Outlines: Essential Computer Mathematics by Seymour Lipschutz. It is available in the bookstore, room WB-4. You will also need lined 8.5"x11" paper, graph paper, and writing instruments. No calculators are permitted on exams.

TOPICS COVERED: Topics include computation in binary, decimal, hexadecimal, and other number bases, computer codes, logic, truth tables, sets, relations, functions, partitions, Boolean algebra, logic circuits, and Karnaugh maps.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday February 1 Exam 1
Tuesday February 15 Exam 2
Thursday March 3 Exam 3
Thursday March 24 Exam 4
Thursday April 7 Exam 5
Thursday April 21 Exam 6
Date and time of the final exam will be announced.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Usually I will show some examples on the chalk board during the first part of each class. During this time there should be no side conversations because they may distract other students as well as myself. During this time you are encouraged to call out answers to questions that I ask and also ask me questions if I say something that you do not understand. If a student or students are asking many questions I may ask you to raise your hands and wait for me to call on you.

During the last part of each class you will usually be working on assignments at your seats. During this time you are encouraged to work with other students on your assignments but you should keep your voices low so as not to disturb other students.

Beepers and cell phones should be turned off or set to vibrate so as not to disturb other students or myself. You should also refrain from eating and drinking during class.

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.

Students who want to be tutored in the Learning Lab are encouraged to form weekly study groups because the number of Math 121 tutors is very limited. If several students are able to meet at the same time on a weekly basis and if no Math 121 tutor is available at that time see Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab B2-36 about forming a weekly study group. Ms. Chaskes will try to arrange for a math specialist to meet once a week with the study group at the desired time.

If your final grade for the course is an A and if you would like to earn some extra money tutoring Math 121 or other course(s) see Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab 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.

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 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 2160 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 submit extra credit assignments but not daily assignments 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 7 or more than twice through March 4, I will report to the college that your attendance is unsatisfactory. If you are absent more than twice through April 15 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 7 or more than twice through March 4 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 or 2238 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.

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