Trigonometry Course Policy Addendum
Math 111, section 7, fall 2006
2:00-2:50 p.m. MW, PSYCH 204
Contact information
•Instructor: John Kerl.
•Office: Math 318.
•Office hours:
–In my office: Mon. 3:00-4:00, Tue. 2:00-3:00, Fri. 2:00-3:00, or by appointment.
–In the tutor center (Math East 149): Tue. 3:00-4:00.
•Phone: (520) 621-1658.
•E-mail: kerl at math dot arizona dot edu.
•TA supervisor: Doug Clark, office MTL 121A, phone (520) 626-8013.
Homework policy
Homework is an essential component of the course: it helps you prepare for the exams, and it helps me gauge
your understanding of the material. Homework is assigned each class period, excluding exam days.
Unless otherwise specified, homework is due in class, the next class period after the assignment date. I
will usually return homework the following class period. Since this class meets Monday and Wednesday, a
homework assignment given on Monday would be due Wednesday and would be returned to you the following
Monday.
I ask for homework assignments at the start of class. Any assignments not received by me in class
are not accepted for any reason. While this policy sounds harsh, in fact it liberates me from judging the
quality of your reason for not having your homework. The lowest few (probably 4) homework grades over
the course of the semester are not included in the semester grade. (However, I do accept early homework.
Assignments may be dropped off at the math department front desk.)
Unavoidable absences: See the Absence Policy section of this document.
Homework scores are divided equally among (a) setting up the problem correctly and (b) correctly doing
the algebraic work of solving the problem.
Homework assignments are each given a score from 0 to 10 points. At the end of the semester, the lowest
few homework scores are dropped, as noted above. The remaining scores are then added up and re-scaled
to 50 points. This becomes your homework score as described in your Course Policy handout.
In mid-semester, there will be a major quiz on graphs, which contributes 50 of 450 points to your semester
grade. Besides that major quiz, I will have short (5-minute) quizzes every few class periods. These will count
as much as a homework assignment.
For example, suppose there are 31 homework assignments and 9 small quizzes over the course of the semester.
This makes 40 items for your homework/quiz grade. Suppose your lowest 4 scores are dropped at the end
of the semester. Since homework/quizzes are given a score from 0 to 10 points, your total score would be
between 0 and 360 points. This will be rescaled to a 0-50 point range for computing the final grade. Suppose
you had a total of 243 points out of 360. This would be divided by 360, then multiplied by 50. In this
example, (243/360)*50 = 34.
You are encouraged to collaborate by working together with your classmates, attending the tutor center,
or talking to me during my office hours. However, the work you turn in to me must be your own. See
the Academic Integrity section of your Course Policy handout for more information. On the day before an
