PREREQUISITE: Math 41 (with a grade of C or better); or a...
Transcript of PREREQUISITE: Math 41 (with a grade of C or better); or a...
PREREQUISITE: Math 41 (with a grade of C or better); or a satisfactory score on the College Level Math Placement Test within the last calendar year.
ADVISORY: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273
Gradeswillbeassignedasfollows:
Grade Percentage
A+ Atleast98%
A 92%– 97%
A- 90%– 91%
B+ 88%– 89%
B 82%– 87%
Grade Percentage
B- 80% – 81%
C+ 78%– 79%
C 70%– 77%
D 60%– 69%
F Under60%MakeupPolicy– Therearenomakeups.
YouMUSTtaketheexamsonthedateslisted.Thereareabsolutelynomake-upquizzes,homework,orexams.Thefinalexamdateandtimehavebeendeterminedandmandatedbythecollege.Noearly/latefinalexammaybescheduled.Ifyouknowthatyouareunabletotakethefinalatthedateandtimeabove,youmustdroptheclassnow.
LatePolicy– Latehomework/assignmentswillnotbeaccepted.
Dropped/ReplacedGrades–
• LowestHomeworkisdropped.
• LowestQuizscoreisdropped.
• LowestExamgradewillbereplacedbyFinalExamgradeiftheFinalExamgradeishigherthanthelowestexamgrade.
Homework/Surveys/Project(15%offinalgrade):Homeworkisakeytosuccessinthisclass.Plantodevoteatleast2hoursofhomeworkstudyforeachin-classhour.HomeworkwillbeassignedattheendofeveryclassandwillbecollectedeveryThursday(exceptforThursdaysprecedingexams).
Latehomeworkwillnotbeaccepted.Onehomeworksetwillbedropped.Homeworkshouldbestapled,theproblemsdoneneatly,andinordertogetfullcredit.Itwilltypicallybecheckedoffifitseemsareasonableeffortwasmadetocompleteit.
Ifyouhavehomeworkquestions,we’lltrytoanswerthematthebeginningofclass(timepermitting)orduringofficehoursintheMath,Sciences&TechnologyResourceCenter[locatedinS-43].
Quizzes(15%ofyourcoursegrade):We’llhave5 quizzes;4bestquizscoresarecounted.Thelowestgroupquizwillbedropped;however,youarenotallowedtodropaquizinwhichyoucheat.Quizdatesarescheduledafterwecovereachchapterontheattachedinitialcalendar,butmaychangeasweprogressthroughthequarter.KeepupwithadjustmentsviaCanvas.
Quizzeswillbetimedandmostwilllastapproximately30minutes.Aftereachquiziscompleted,pleaseplantostayforremainderofclasstime.Nolateormake-upquizzeswillbegiven.Yourlowestquizscorewillbedropped.
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MATH 042.23 – TrigonometricFunctions–Winter2018
MidtermExams(45%ofyourcoursegrade):Wewillhave3midtermexamsthroughthequarterinadditiontothefinal.Midtermexamswilllastapproximately60minutes.
Eachofthemidtermexamswillcoveronlythematerialsincetheprevioustest.Althoughtentativedatesfortheseexamsarepostedonthecoursecalendar(attachedlaterinthisdocument),we’llseteachdatefirmlyatleastoneweekinadvance.
Nolateormake-upexamswillbegiven.Ifyoumisstheexam,you’llearnagradeof0.Yourfinalexamscorewillreplaceyourlowestmidtermexamscore,evenifyourlowestexamscoreisazero.Ifyourlowestmid-termexamscoreistheresultofcheatingorcellphonemis-use,thatscorewillnot bereplacedbythefinalexamscore,butthenextlowestwill.
FinalExam:Tuesday,3/27(1:45– 3:45P)Thefinalexamwillbe2hourslong,worthatleast25%ofyourfinalgrade,andwillbemandatory.Itwillbecomprehensiveandwillincludeallmaterialcoveredduringthequarter.
Thefinalexamwillcovermaterialfromthewholecourse.IfEnglishisasecondlanguage(ESL),aprint(notelectronic)Englishtranslationdictionaryisallowedforexams/quizzes.
Ifyoumissthefinalexamwithoutcontactingme(yourinstructor),youwillreceiveascoreof0ontheFinalExam.
NOTE: Allquizzesandexamsmustbewrittenusingpencilorerasablepen.Keepitneat!IfIcan’treadyourwork,youwon’treceivefullcredit.Ifyouchoosetosubmityourquizusingpen,pointswillbedeductedfromyourscore.
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HELP! Don’twaittogetit.Wereallywanttohelpyousucceed.Findresourcesassoonasyoucan.Remember,gettinghelpbeginswithyou!Youneedtoaskforit.
Here’safewofyourbestresourcesoncampus.
• VisittheMath,Sciences&TechnologyResourceCenterduringWeek1ofthequarter.ü It’slocatedatS-43oronlineathttps://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/mstrc/ü Thecenterprovidesfreetutoringservicesinavarietyofformats(drop-intutoring,one-on-one
tutoringonaweeklybasis,and24/7onlinetutoring).ü It’stheretohelpeachofyou.
• Workwithotherstudentsinthisclass.ü Sharecontactinformationwithclassmatesand/orsetaspecifictimeformeeting(inpersonor
online)toshareandworktogether.
• Joinmeinofficehours(alsolocatedinS-43).Ifyoucan’tbethere,setupanalternativeplace/time.
MATH 042.23 – TrigonometricFunctions–Winter2018
AccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilities:Ifyouhavequestionsabouttheseservicesoryoureligibilityforsupportservicesoreligibility,contactoneofthefollowingresources:• DisabilitySupportService(DSS):StudentServicesBuilding(408)864-8753,TTY(408)864-8748• EducationalDiagnosticCenter(EDC):LearningCenterWest110(408)864-8839• SpecialEducationDivision:(408)864-8407;www.deanza.edu/specialed
Speakwithmeprivatelyafterclassorduringofficehoursregardingyouraccommodations.Allexamsscheduledoutoftheclassroommustbescheduledforatimeperiodthatatleastoverlapsclasshours.Examswillnotbeauthorizedforvastlydifferenttimeperiods.
ClassCancellation/Emergency:IfIneedtocancelclassorcannotattend,I’lle-mailyouassoonasIcan,usingannouncementsviaCanvas.
Ifclassiscanceledforanyreasonorifanemergencycausescampustobeclosed,assumethatanyquiz,examorduedatescheduledonthedatewillberescheduledtoyournextclassmeeting.Ifthereareotherchanges,I’llannouncethemintheclassafterclassesresume.CheckourCanvaspageandemailfornotices/announcements.
Intheeventofanemergencyduringclassthatrequiresevacuationofthebuilding,leavetheclassimmediately,butcalmly. Intheeventofanearthquake,takecoverunderyourdesk,makingsurethatyourheadisprotectedasbestaspossible.Assoonaspossible,evacuatethebuilding.Intheeventofalocalemergencynotrequiringevacuation,call911immediately.
Disclaimer:Anyofinformationinthissyllabusissubjecttochangeiftheinstructorfindsitnecessary.Changeswillbeannouncedduringaclasssessionandthosewhoareabsentwillbeheldresponsibleforanyannouncedchangestothesyllabus.
Thanks for reading this in detail. If you have any questions at all regarding our class, please ask me.
I’m really looking forward working together!
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AcademicIntegrity:Cheatingandacademicdishonesty aren’ttoleratedandcanresultinagradeof0orFfortheassignment(quiz/exam/otherassignment)oragradeofFforthecourseandreferraltotheDeanforacademicdiscipline.Justdon’tdoit.Anygradeof0orFfordishonestywillbedroppedandnotreplaced.
Cheatingincludes,butisn’tlimitedto:copyingfromotherstudents,permittingotherstudentstocopyfromyou,plagiarism,submittingworkthatisn’tyourown,usingnotesthatdon’tmeetpermittedspecifications,continuingtowrite/eraseonanexam/quizafterpermittedtimehasended,changingyourexam/quizpaperafterit’sbeengradedandthenrequestingagradingcorrection.
MATH 042.23 – TrigonometricFunctions–Winter2018
Student Learning Outcome(s): *Formulate, construct, and evaluate trigonometric models to analyze periodic phenomena, identities, and geometric applications.