Welcome
to
MAT 142
Basic Course Information
• Instructor
•Beth Jones
• Office
•PSA 725
• Office Hours
Tuesday 10:30 am – 12 noon
Thursday 10:30 am – 12 noon
and by appointment
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• Email
Web Information
bethjones@asu.edu
• Web Page
http://www.public.asu.edu/~kamman
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Deadlines
• Deadlines
•Course Withdrawal Deadline – April 8 (in person)
– April 10 (online)
•Complete Withdrawal Deadline – May 3
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Calculator
• Calculator
You may use any scientific or graphing
calculator you like as long as it can calculate
factorials, permutations, combinations, means
and standard deviations and has trigonometric
functions.
no calculators with computer algebra systems
If you need to buy a calculator, talk to me
first.
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Grading
• Grade Scale
There will be no +/- grading
A 90 to 100%
B 80 to 89.9%
C 70 to 79.9%
D 60 to 69.9%
• Grade Breakdown
E below 60%
Midterm Exams – 50%
Final Exam (exam 6) – 10%
Homework, quizzes, participation – 40%
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• Exam Dates
Testing
Test 1 – Monday, February 7
Test 2 – Tuesday, February 22
Test 3 – Tuesday, March 8
Test 4 – Tuesday, March 29
Test 5 – either Monday, April 18 or Tuesday, April 19
• Tests are taken in Math Testing Center
(PSA 21)
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Testing
• Final Date and Time
The final exam will be given at the time listed on the
Final Exam Schedule(s) page online at
http://students.asu.edu/final-exam-schedule
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Attendance
• Attendance Policy
For Fall and Spring semesters:
For classes that meet two days a week,
the maximum number of allowed absences
is four (4).
Students who exceed the number of
allowed absences will receive a grade of
EN.
Being late or leaving early constitutes an
absence (even if it is "only a minute").
Basic Course Information
• Readings
http://www.asu.edu/courses/mat142ej/mat
142readings.html
• Videos
Moodle – http://mathcms.asu.edu
• Homework
WeBWorK – http://webwork.asu.edu
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• Moodle -
Videos
http://mathcms.asu.edu
Use the CAS users log in.
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Homework
• WeBWorK -http://webwork.asu.edu
Click on Jones under the MAT 142 heading.
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Time
Studying and Preparation Time:
The course requires you to spend
time preparing and completing
assignments. A three-credit course
requires a minimum of 135 hours of
student work.
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Course Set-up
This course is sectioned into six
modules. Each module consists of video
lectures, homework assignments,
quizzes, and a test.
Videos are assigned to be watched
before class. In class, you will work on
the homework and complete group
quizzes.