Attendance in our course is measured only by on-time completion of
assessments: homework, quizzes, and exams.
Official Course Dates:
This class does not meet on Tuesday, September 7 (Labor Day Break), or
or on Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving Break).
Delta College publishes the list of all official course dates (start, end,
last refund, last drop date). Contact the
Registrar's Office
for more information.
I answer your emails in the order they are received, usually within 24
hours. I will use your Delta College email address.
Reading
Read through the sections that we will cover each week before we meet and
make notes of your questions as you read.
Recommended problems
Test yourself by doing the recommended problems listed on our section
outlines.
The purpose of our recommended problems is to give you practice and
examples to help you complete the XYZ Homework problems and prepare for
your quizzes and exams.
Office hours
Office hours are open to students in all of my courses. Questions are
answered in the order they are asked.
Bring your questions to our office hours and get your individual
questions answered.
Steps to success
Read each section that we cover.
Work through each example in each section.
Read handouts and watch videos on our website and in our homework system.
Work recommended problems and homework problems together. Request
solutions to recommended problems and suggest additional recommended
problems that will help you with your homework problems.
Write down your questions at each step above and get each question
answered from a reliable source (instructor, tutor, classmate, online
source, ...). A reliable source is someone who gives you a correct
explanation that you can understand.
Three attempts are allowed on each problem.
The number of problems per section varies.
Homeworks will be available approximately three weeks before their deadline.
We have scheduled 13 homework assignments.
Quizzes
One attempt is allowed on each problem.
There are 10 problems on each quiz.
The time limit on each quiz is 40 minutes.
Quizzes are available beginning 48 hours before their deadline.
We have scheduled 9 quizzes.
Exams
One attempt is allowed on each problem.
There are 20 problems on each exam.
The time limit on each exam is 80 minutes (1 hour and 20 minutes).
Exams are available beginning 48 hours before their deadline.
We have scheduled 3 exams.
Final Exam
One attempt is allowed on each problem.
There are 30 problems on the final exam.
The time limit on the final exam is 120 minutes (2 hours).
Final exam is available beginning 48 hours before its deadline.
Technology
You need to use both a graphing calculator and Desmos at various times
throughout the course to produce graphs and diagrams.
You need to draw accurate, effective, and complete graphs and diagrams
by hand. The accuracy of your own graphs and diagrams should match the
accuracy of the graphs produced with technology.
I will demonstrate calculation and graphing with both a TI-84 calculator
and Desmos.
Deadlines
All assessment deadlines are set to 11:59pm on the dates specified
Five late passes are built into the XYZ Homework during the semester.
Each late pass extends the deadline of one homework section by 24 hours.
Contact me before a quiz or exam window begins if you have a scheduling
conflict. No late quizzes or exams are accepted.