Math 10 Section A2 –
High School Algebra (Track B)
Fall 2006
Instructor: Chris Kurth
Email: kurthc@iastate.edu
Office: 445 Carver
Office Hours: 1:00-2:00 Monday and Wednesday, 12:00-1:00 Thursday
Class Location/Time: 232 Carver, (MTRF 9:00-9:50)
Textbook: Intermediate Algebra 5th edition (Dugopolski)
Webpage: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kurthc/F06/010/math010.html
Math 10 Help Room: ???
Math Help Room Schedule: http://orion.math.iastate.edu/dept/HelpRoom.html
Grading: This is a non-credit class graded “satisfactory” or “fail”. To pass, you must attain a 72% average on all your class work. The distribution of points is as follows:
Homework: 75 (15x 5)
Quizzes: 125
(5x 25)
ALEKS: 100
(4x 25)
Exams: 400 (4x 100)
Final: 200
Total: 900
Homework: Homework assignments will be posted on the website and collected at the beginning of class on Tuesdays and Fridays. Homework WILL NOT be accepted late. There are 5 points worth of homework each week.
Attendance: You are responsible for being in class every day. Coming to class on a regular basis is vital to doing well in this class.
Quizzes: There are six quizzes scheduled over the semester. The five highest will counted for 25 points each. Quizzes cannot be made up afterwards.
Calculators: Graphing calculators are NOT permitted in this class. Calculators without graphing capabilities may be used on homework/quizzes/tests, etc.
Sources of Help: My Office Hours are listed at the top of this sheet. Please stop by if you want to ask questions about problems or talk about the class. If you can’t make it during Office Hours let me know and we can arrange a time to meet. My weekly schedule is on my webpage. Other sources of help are the Math 10 Help Room in Carver 380 and the general Math Help Room in Carver 385. Both will have schedules posted soon.
Disability Statement: “If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Resources (DR) office, located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076, 515-294-6624.”