MATH 81
Section 4359
MICHAEL CHITGAR
Fall 2013
TEXTBOOK: Essential of Mathematics:An Applied Approach, Aufmann, Lockwood, 9th Edition,
Cenage, 2014.
Study Skills by Nolting
Aim Workbook by Cenage
Course Description: Topics such as review of basic arithmetic, Operations with whole numbers,
fractions, decimal numbers, and applications of percent are covered.
Prerequisite: None.
Tests (3)
@ 35 points each*
= 105 points
Quizzes (5)
@ 3 points each#
= 15 points
Homework (4)
@ 5 points each+
= 20 points
Arranged Hours **
= 10 points
Final Exam
50 points
= 50 points
-------------------------Total Points:
= 200 points
Grading:
180 – 200
‘A’
160 – 179
‘B’
140 – 159
‘C’
120 – 139
‘D’
Below 120
‘F’
Student Learning Outcomes:
1- Students will develop success skills and academic behavior including use of class notes
and required text, regular attendance, timeliness, participation in class activities, and
adherence to the College Honor Code and other codes of conduct.
As assessed by: Class records including but not limited to attendance records and homework
records.
2- Given a simple expression involving whole numbers, fraction, decimals and/or percents
with or without grouping symbols, students will correctly evaluate the expression without the
use of a calculator.
As assessed by: Collected and graded work.
Policies:
No calculators will be allowed for the tests and final exam.
*THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NO MAKE-UP TESTS OR FINAL. A test will be
given after completion of each chapter. If you miss a lecture, make sure to check with a
classmate about announcements that I normally make at the beginning of each lecture.
+HOMEWORK WILL BE COLLECTED ON THE DAY OF EACH TEST. They are
an essential part of the class, so you should do them as completely and as accurately as
possible. Please use a pencil to do your homework. Homework should be STAPLED,
with your name written on the first page, so they may be easily identified when passed back.
Unstapled homework will be Rejected. LATE HOMEWORK GETS ZERO POINTS.
#Quizzes will be unannounced. You may make up for a missed quiz at the beginning of
the next meeting that follows the quiz. However, you will lose a point if you decide to
make up a quiz.
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-2** Arranged Hours: Students can fulfill this requirement by attending faculty and or
Supplemental Instruction Workshops, or completing activities from the Aim textbook, that
have to be assigned and approved by me first.
Documentations as proofs of workshop attendance will be required.
NOTE:
Doing homework in the Math Lab or getting tutoring in the Math Lab will no longer
fulfill your Arranged Hours requirement of this course.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
A student must attend ALL class sessions of the course that meet during the first week of the course;
otherwise he or she will be dropped by the instructor.
YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE IF YOU HAVE THREE OR
MORE ABSENCES DURING THE SEMESTER.
Your grade will be a ‘W’ if you get dropped before the eighth week of the semester, and an ‘F’,
if you get dropped after the eighth week of the semester.
NOTE: Please try to be punctual in my class. If you would like to leave the class early, make prior
arrangements with me at the beginning of class, otherwise you will be marked absent.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
If you stop attending class and do not inform me of your intention to drop, you risk receiving a failing grade
of ‘F’ for the course.
For withdrawal dates and policies please check at the following website:
http://www2.smc.edu/schedules/2013/fall/
Students in need of additional assistance outside of the class lecture should go to the Math Lab,
MC 84, where Instructional Assistants and Math Tutors are available to help you at no charge.
Office Hours: 5:10-6:40 pm, Tuesdays in MC 23.
To contact me, you may send me an electronic mail (e-mail) with the subject line of
Math 81 at: CHITGAR_MICHAEL@smc.edu
However, only in an Emergency situation, you may call me in my office at (310) 434-4548.
Please Do Not call the Math Department to leave a message for me.
Since the format of the tests and final exam is multiple choice, you will need to buy scan-tron form 882-ES
or compatible to it for your tests and final exam. You can buy the scan-tron from the bookstore.
Please TURN OFF your cellular phone and all other electronic devices during the lecture in class.
You will be prevented from coming to class for two class meetings and reported
to the college Disciplinarian, if I find you texting during class lecture.
Please be respectful of other students and do not distract them during the lecture.
Class participation and doing homework are very important in learning mathematics.
Please do your homework as soon as we finish each section.
Good luck and have a nice Fall semester. 