Instructor:   Dr. Bruce Crauder;    Math Office: 522 Math Sciences;    Phone: 744-5666 (be sure to identify yourself as a student in my class);  e-mail:crauder@math.okstate.edu

Office hours:  Office hours are times I set aside solely to work with you one-on-one or in small groups.  There is no need to call ahead or make an appointment -- just come to my office! 
Hours:  Mondays 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Tuesdays 9 - 10 am, and Wednesdays 2:30 - 3:30 pm.

Class Website:  Please bookmark this URL, the website for this class.  The website has a copy of this syllabus, calendar, homework assignments, hints for homework, announcements, etc.  It will be updated throughout the semester.    http://www.math.okstate.edu/~crauder/1483s03

Text and supplies:   The textbook is  Functions and Change, 2nd edition by Crauder, Evans and Noell.  In addition, there are two optional texts, which are supplement to the textbook, that are inexpensive and useful:  The Technology Guide is a quick resource for using graphics calculators with the textbook. The Student Solutions Guide gives complete worked answers to every odd-numbered exercise in the textbook.  You will need a TI-83 or 83 Plus graphics calculator.

Purpose:  This is a mathematics skills course intended for majors that use mathematics. The emphasis is on the study of functions, especially by graphing, and on the uses of functions in applications. Graphics calculators will be used intensively.

Homework Policy:   Homework will be assigned regularly in class, due generally on Tuesdays. Late assignments will not be accepted unless special arrangements are made.  It is extremely important that you keep up with the lectures by reading the text and doing the homework when it is assigned, not the night before it is due.

This course may be different from other mathematics courses you have taken. One difference is that participation in classroom discussions is expected. To encourage attendance and participation, for each day you come to class you will receive one point that will be added to your combined homework raw score. Another difference is that your written solutions to problems must include an explanation, in sentences, of your work.  Merely recording your computations is not acceptable---in fact, many problems will involve mathematical skills other than simple calculations. Note that group discussion of homework assignments can be helpful, but you must write your solutions in your own words and based on your own work.

Exams: There will be three mid-term examinations, scheduled for Feb. 13, Mar. 27, and Apr. 24.  The comprehensive final examination will be from 10:00 to 11:50 am  on Thursday, May 8.  Make-up examinations will be given only in extraordinary circumstances and with prior approval.

Grading: Out of a total of 700 points, the combined homework and attendance score will be worth 200 points, the mid-term exams will be worth 100 points each, and the final exam will be worth 200 points. The following grades are guaranteed: 630 points---A; 560 points---B; 490 points---C; 420 points---D.

Drop policy:  The last day to drop the course with no record is Tuesday, Jan. 21.  A automatic grade of `W' will be assigned if the course is dropped after Jan. 21 and through Friday, Apr. 11. The last day to drop the course is Friday, Apr. 11.