MATH 1312 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
Summer 2014
See the Department website (www.math.uh.edu) for details on how to contact your instructor and for the location of your instructorÕs website.
Text |
Elementary Geometry for College Students, Daniel C. Alexander and Geralyn M. Koeberlein, 5th edition, Brooks/Cole CENGAGE learning, 2011/2007, ISBN-10: 1-439-04790-1 and ISBN-13: 978-1-439-04790-3. (NOTE: These are ISBN numbers for not two different but the same book) |
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Prerequisite |
Credit for or Placement out of Math 1310 or Math1311. |
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Math Lab |
The MathLab offers free tutoring to all students enrolled in this course. Mathlab is located in the Center for Academic Support and Assessment (CASA) in 222 Garrison Gym. |
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Supplies |
You will need to
purchase the following supplies for this
course.
(1) Compass, (2) Protractor, (3) Colored
Pencils (optional), (4) Calculator. |
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Quizzes |
Online quizzes are
found on the ÒOnline AssignmentsÓ tab of your course site
on CourseWare. You may take each quiz up to 20 times; your
highest score for the period will be the grade recorded
for the quiz. You must wait 10 minutes between attempts.
Please note the schedule for the quizzes. You are
responsible for knowing the
expiration date on
each quiz. Do not wait until the last afternoon to begin
working on an online quiz! CourseWare has a finite number
of ÒloginsÓ that can be accommodated per hour and being
unable to log on is not an excuse for missing a quiz,
neither are viruses or hardware failures. There are no
make-ups for online quizzes.
You may print out
the quizzes and then get help on baffling questions in the
CASA Ð Tutoring Center. Tutors are glad to help on these
questions off printed copies, but are not allowed to help
you if you are actually taking a quiz in the CASA Ð
Tutoring Center
You must score 100
on the Course Policies Quiz before you can take any online
quizzes. Any quizzes that you miss while you havenÕt
finished the Course Policies Quiz will have a grade of
zero.
There will NOT be
an Amnesty Period at the end of the semester on quizzes.
Once a quiz is expired it is over for the semester. Please
make sure you complete each quiz before the
expiration
deadline.
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Exams |
There will be three in-class exams.
You must bring your student ID to
every exam! See your instructorÕs website for dates. |
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Final Exam |
The final exam is compulsory
and comprehensive unless youÕre exempt (see "Exemption from the Final" below). For final exam date and time see UH Final Exam Schedule. Keep this schedule in mind when making end-of-the-semester travel plans. The Math Department does NOT give finals at any time except during the days scheduled for finals. Your final day and time will also be publicized by your math teacher. |
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Exemption from the Final |
If your final numerical score
for the course is 80 or higher Ð calculated by the official
Math Department Grade Calculator (which can be accessed
through your CASA account), then you may CHOOSE to be exempt
from the final. Your grade will be the grade calculated by
the grade calculator at the time of the deadline. The
deadline for choosing exemption will be announced by your
teacher shortly after mid-semester. If you are eligible for
exemption and do NOT select it by the deadline, then you
must take the final. If you choose to exempt, you may not
change your mind after the deadline has passed. If you do
not have a semester numerical average that starts with an
Ò8Ó or higher by the deadline, then you MUST take the final. |
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Makeups |
There will be NO makeup tests. Your final exam
score, however, will serve to replace the LOWEST Test
grade (and hence ONE missed test). |
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Extra Credit |
There will be extra credit
problem included in every test. There will be NO other form
of extra credit or a extra credit project. |
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Calculators |
Calculators will be allowed on any exam. |
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Grading Grading Scale: |
Grading:
______________________________________________ have an average that is 93.0% or better. 92.99% is an A-. If you call your average ÒxÓ . . .
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Grading ID Number |
You will use your seven digit
My UH number as your Grading ID number on all the forms for
grading poppers, and any test, and the final. Please fill in
both the number boxes and the number bubbles. If you
mis-bubble your ID on any form, your work will not be graded
and you will receive a zero for your efforts. Note that the
first row of bubbles is for zeros and the SECOND row of
bubbles is for ones. |
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Email |
Students are responsible for
information about the course that is emailed to them using
the email address that the student provide to the CourseWare
site or the MY UH site. It is the student's responsibility
to keep the email address on file current and to make
arrangements for email from the instructor, UH, and
CourseWare to reach the student. We have untold amounts of
returned email from hotmail and gmail - if you are
forwarding your UH email account to these, note that email
rejection by these sites does NOT excuse you from finding
out what you teacher has sent. |
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Important Dates |
See your instructorÕs website for these or check the course schedule. |
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Dropping the course |
You are responsible for
making arrangements to drop the course if you wish to. If
you wish to drop the course, complete the online ÒformÓ
before the deadline. Do not assume that your teacher will
drop you for any reason nor that your drop will be processed
somehow automatically Ð you need to do this from your my UH
account page. Pay attention to the deadline; check your
course enrollment in your account to make sure your drop has
been processed. |
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ÒIncompleteÓ |
An incomplete (ÒIÓ) may be
awarded to you by your teacher if the following criteria are
met: (i) The reason is a compelling NON-ACADEMIC reason. (ii) You have completed virtually all the course assignments. (iii) You have a passing grade on this work. Incompletes are NOT available to students who have done little of the coursework nor for students who have failing grades on what they have done. See your teacher to fill out and sign the Incomplete contract Ð this is also required and must be signed in advance of an I being posted. Imminent failure is not an acceptable reason to be awarded an incomplete. |
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504/ADA Policy |
Whenever possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them. Please call 713-743-5400 for more assistance. |
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Academic Conduct |
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. Failure to report a dishonest act is also categorized as Academic Dishonesty in the UH Student Handbook. If you notice a classmate committing a dishonesty act, please talk to me about it. (See page 8 of the Student Handbook for more details on the UH Policy.) |
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Modifications |
Your instructor reserves the right to make modifications to the syllabus during the semester as necessary. If any modifications become necessary, they will be announced in class or/and added on the instructor's web site. Students are responsible for any announcements made in class. |