Kent Pearce
Math 3360-001
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MA 012
Durbin, John R.
Modern Algebra: An Introduction
3rd Ed., Wiley
Chapters I-VII, IX
Grading
HomeWork:
Daily assignments (evaluated @5 points) over sections 1-33, 37-38
Record top 30 assignments
Writing Assignments:
Seven writing assignments
Three assignments (even numbered) returned for revision
Examinations:
Two mid-term examinations (February 16, March 29)
No make-up examinations1
Final examination:
Comprehensive (Monday, May 8, 1:30 p.m.)
Total
Grading Scale
A...100% - 90%
B...89% - 80%
C...79% - 70%
D...69% - 60%
150 pts.
150 pts.
200 pts.
200 pts.
700 pts.
F...59% - 0%
Critical Dates
Monday, January 17, 2000 - Martin Luther King day, no school.
Monday, February 28, 2000 - Last day to drop a course with an automatic W.
Saturday-Sunday, March 11-19, 2000 - Spring vacation, no school.
Monday, April 24, 2000 - Day of no classes.
Friday, April 28, 2000 - Last day to drop a course with a W or WF.
Wednesday, May 3, 2000 - Last day of classes.
Monday, May 8, 2000: Final Exam (1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.).
Notices
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require special arrangements in order
to meet the course requirements should contact me as soon as possible so that necessary
accommodations can be made.
A student who is absent from classes for the observance of a religious holy day shall be
allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a
reasonable time after the absence if, not later than the fifteenth day after the first day of the
semester, the student has notified the instructor of each scheduled class that the student will
be absent for a religious holy day.
1
Except as amended under the Notices section.