Text: (required) Basic Technical Mathematics, 2nd edition, by Kuhfittig, Brooks/Cole publishers.

(optional) Student Solutions Manual for Basic Technical Mathematics, 2nd edition

Prerequisite: Knowledge of standard high school mathematics (as measured by the TASP test.)

Course Purpose: This course is required for students in certain vocational/technical degree plans.

Syllabus: Appendix D, 2.6 -2.9, 3.1-3.6, 4.1 - 4.5, 5.1 - 5.3, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1 - 7.5, 8.1 - 8.3, 9.1 - 9.5, 10.1 - 10.3, 12.1 - 12.4. Practical applications will be emphasized throughout the course.

Required Technology: You will need a scientific calculator with trig functions.

Prerequisite. Knowledge of standard high-school mathematics (as measured by the TASP test).

Attendance. Attendance is mandatory. In a math class, it is impossible for the teacher to give you permission to miss any material. The most efficient way to cover the material is to come to class every day, and to do the homework soon after that. If you miss many classes (or two in a row) it will be very difficult for you to catch up.

Time Required. In college-credit courses, you are expected to spend two to three hours outside of class for every hour in class. In this course, that means about 6 - 9 hours per week, some of which will be time in the Testing Center. Take time now to plan your schedule.

Calendar:

Week	Material covered	Week	Material covered
1	Appendix D, 2.2	9	6.3, 6.4
2	2.6, 2.7, 2.8	10	7.1, 7.2, 7.3
3	2.9, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2	11	7.4, 7.5
4	3.3, 3.4, (2.3)	12	Handout on trig graphs, 9.1,9.2
5	3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3	13	9.3, 9.4
6	4.4, 4.5	14	9.5, Handout on exponential and
7	5.1, 5.2, 5.3	15	logarithmic functions and equations
8	5.10, 6.1	16	Review and Final Exam

Homework. The main way you will learn the material in this course is by doing homework. On the homework sheet, when a range of problems is given, you are to do all the odd-numbered ones and just the even ones which end in the numbers 4 and 8. You are responsible for doing the problems over the material covered in class each day by the next class, checking your solutions, and asking your questions during the next class or office hours. You will turn in the homework after each test. Each of the five homework sets will be graded on a scale of 0 - 20 and the five grades are combined for one homework grade of 0 - 100.

Daily Quizzes and Projects. Each day, I will either take a problem for the quiz from the material on the homework from last time, a problem like that, or some problem related to the new material being covered. These will usually be worth three points per day. In addition, there are occasional extra projects. No late quizzes or projects will be accepted. The total number of points assigned for all of this will be at least 120 and I will only count up to 100 points. This gives a rather liberal allowance for absences.

Tests.

Test 1: Appendix D, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, secs. 1 & 2

Test 2: Chapters 3 and 4

Test 3: Chapters 5 and 6

Test 4: Chapter 7 and material on trig graphs

Test 5: Chapter 9 and material on exponential and log functions and equations

Some tests will be in class and some in the Testing Center at NRG. The last test will be in class on the last day of class. (You will need your ACC student ID and a picture ID, like your driver's license, to use the Testing Center.) Tests must be done entirely on your own, with no help from anyone else. Violating the rules of the testing center, or giving or receiving help on tests is scholastic dishonesty, and the punishments are severe.

Because the material in the course is strongly cumulative, a student who misses a test or who makes a low grade should make test corrections and turn those in within two weeks of having the test returned. If that is accomplished, the lowest test grade may be replaced with the homework grade.

Deadlines for the tests will be enforced very strictly. When the test is in the testing center from Monday through Wednesday, you are expected to take the test on Monday or Tuesday, and then there is an extra day for you to take it late if your car broke down on Tuesday.

Grades. Your total homework grade will be substituted for your lowest test grade, as long as satisfactory corrections have been turned in within two weeks of the time it is returned. Then six grades will be averaged: five test grades and the daily quiz/project grade.

A: 90-100; B: 80-89; C: 70-79; D: 60-69; F: below 60

Note that every student who makes a serious effort can get A's on homework and quizzes/projects. This enables some students to make a somewhat higher course grade than their test grades might indicate. Consider the student with the following test grades: 65, 65, 60, 75, 80; and 95 on homework and 100 on quizzes/projects. (These are fairly typical grades for a student who finds the material quite challenging and makes a serious effort.) What final grade would this student receive?

Withdrawals

Attendance is required in this course. Students who miss more than 4 classes may be withdrawn. After the withdrawal date each semester, neither the student nor the instructor may initiate a withdrawal. It is the student's responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. The instructor may withdraw students for excessive absences (4) or failure to meet course objectives but makes no commitment to do this for the student.

Incompletes

Incomplete grades (I) will be given only in very rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of I, a student must have taken all examinations, be passing, and have a personal tragedy occur after the last date to withdraw which prevents course completion.

For the official handout for a specific section, refer to the one handed out in class during that semester. The Web version may not necessarily be updated every semester, but I will update it when I make any changes that I consider to be significant. This was last updated on August 22, 1997. mparker@austincc.edu