Text: Stitz, C. & Zeager, J. (2013). College Algebra. Available free online at https://stitz-zeager.com/szca07042013.pdf See Canvas for full syllabus and other course materials.

Instructor: Dr. Edward Early
E-mail: edwarde@stedwards.edu
Office: JBWS 168C
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-2, Wednesdays 1-3 (or other times by appointment)

Attendance/Participation:

• Taken using clickers
• May be withdrawn for absences (WA) with 5 absences
• Participation grade is percent of clicker questions answered

• Done online through Canvas
• Should take several hours each week, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
• No late work accepted (not even for athletes, illness, etc.)
• Lowest 3 grades dropped to compensate for not accepting late work and technical difficulties

• Four in-class exams, without calculator, see schedule
• Comprehensive final exam, without calculator, check Registrar's schedule for date and time
• No makeup exams after solutions are posted, final exam score may substitute for missed exam/lowest score in addition to its 25%
• Open-book group review quiz before each test

• Length: 10 minutes, 6 questions total, must get 5 out of 6 fully correct to pass
• First try success = 100% for grade, each retake lowers the maximum score by 5 points
• Up to 7 retakes outside of class if needed, last chance Friday, September 18

Grades:

• Four Exams: 50%
• Final Exam: 25%
• Homework/Quiz: 14%
• Mastery Benchmark Quiz: 5%
• Participation: 6%
• C (70-79) is average, B (80-89) is good, A (90-100) is exceptional
• Grades within 2.5 points of a cutoff (90 or 80) may receive a + or -.

Cheating: Turning in work you cannot replicate yourself, whether from another person or a computer. First offense gets a 0, second fails course.