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MATH 1314.5008 (10:15-12:20 PM)
JORGE W. DE JESÚS TORRES
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TWENTY SEVEN YEARS OF TEACHING
CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
CALCULUS I & II, PRE – CALCULUS
FINITE MATH,TRIGONOMETRY
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
TEXTBOOK
Required Materials: Lial and Hornsby;
College Algebra, 10th ed; Addison
Wesley; ISBN Number:
Textbook Only: 0321499131
Graphing Calculator REQUIRED
 TI 83, TI 83 Plus, TI 83 Silver Edition or TI
84, TI 84 Plus or TI 84 Silver Edition
recommended. TI 82 not
recommended. TI 89 Calculators will not
be permitted on exams.
Quizzes
• Eight quizzes will be assigned. You need
to complete the quizzes online by the due
date.
Make-up Exams
There will be four partial tests and a
cumulative final test.
 There are no make - ups for missed
exams.
 The final test may replace one missing
test grade provided that you contact me
the test day and bring a documented
excuse for the absence.
 A second missed test, for any reason,
will be given a zero score.
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I do not drop grades.
Cell phones and beepers
 Cell phones are not allowed out during class time!
 Any student who takes out (and uses) their cell phone
during class or disrupts the class by talking
excessively may be asked to leave.
 This will count as an absence.
Your grade will be
determined by the
following
Details
Percent
of
Final
Aver
age
Tests
Four partial tests @ 100 points
each
60%
Online Quizzes
Eight quizzes
20%
Final Exam
Final Cumulative Test
20%
Total:
100%
Letter Grade
Final Average in Percent
A
100 - 90
B
89 - 80
C
79 - 70
D
69 - 60
F
Below 59.5
Tutoring
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2nd Floor of the Learning Commons building