Math 101 Fall 2011 Attendance policy:
This course consists of 4 lecture hours per week. Your class attendance record will not directly affect your course grade.
  • You must decide for yourself if and when you want to attend the lectures.
      Your decision must be based on the following considerations.
      • Different people learn best in different ways. You must decide for yourself how much you benefit from attending the lectures.
      • If you attend the lectures you will be expected to act according to the class policies listed below. You must decide for yourself if you will be able to do so.
  • This notwithstanding, attendance will probably be taken during the lectures, and entered to SAPS.
      • Class policy:
      Every student is expected to respect the instructor's right to teach and other students' right to learn. Any behaviour which distracts or disturbs the other students or the instructor, or disrupts class in any way is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Any student engaging in inappropriate behaviour will be asked to leave. Such behaviour might also reflect negatively on the course grade of the student.
    • You must be in class before the lecture starts.
        The lecture starts at xx:40. Students are expected to do their best to be in class on time. No one is allowed in after xx:45.
    • You must stay for the entire duration of the lecture.
        If you must leave due to an emergency, first raise your hand and let the instructor know.
    • You must turn off all your electronic equipment before the lecture starts.
        In particular, cell phones, laptops, media players, and game consoles must be turned off and put away or should not be brought to class at all.
    • You must avoid all activities which are better performed elsewhere.
        In particular, you must not do homework, read newspapers or sleep in class.
    • You must not talk to your classmates during the lecture.
        If you have a question or comment related to the course, raise your hand and address the entire class; otherwise, wait until the end of the lecture. If you talk to your classmates during the lecture, you will be asked to leave.
      •  Grade policy:
      This course is graded according to the following "catalog":

      A total score
      in the interval      		earns
      a letter grade of
      [0,30)F
      [30,40)D
      [40,45)D+
      [45,50)C-
      [50,55)C
      [55,60)C+
      [60,65)B-
      [65,70)B
      [70,75)B+
      [75,80)A-
      [80,100]A
      • Total score is computed according to the weights given in the syllabus.
      • There is no rounding up.
      • Students whose attendance to the classes or the exams is deemed insufficient by the instructor get an FX grade.
      • Note well that objections you make when you see your exam papers are considered to be part of the exam, and might result in loss of points. Students are expected to study the solutions of the exam questions posted on the course web page, as well as to discuss these and other possible solutions with their classmates and instructors after the exam and before seeing their papers. If the objection plainly indicates that the student is unaware of the correct solution of the question, points will be subtracted. The same goes for any attempt to bargain over the partial points.
      Make-up policy:
    • Student who misses a midterm or the final exam with a valid and documented excuse is entitled to take a make-up exam subject to the approval of the instructor.
        The purpose of the make-up exam is to give the student a chance to make up for the missed exam without putting the students who took the regular exam at a disadvantage. The make-up exam takes place after the final exam, covers the entire syllabus, and must be expected to be harder than the missed exam. Although the make-up exam takes place at the end of the semester, the student is expected to contact the instructor by phone or email as soon as possible.
    • There is no make-up for homework and quizzes. The lowest quiz score for each student will be dropped at the end of the semester.
        • Homework policy:
        This course assigns online homework via MathXL . You need a valid registration code (supplied with your copy of the textbook) to access MathXL .

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