Course Syllabus

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Finite Mathematics, M118

Section: 4408
Class Day and Times: Every weekday 12:45pm-2:00pm
Class Location: Swain East 245
Text: Finite Mathematics, 5th edition by D. P. Maki and M. Thompson. The textbook is available through the IU and TIS bookstores.
Instructor: Tao Ma
Office and Office Hours: 11:00am-12:00pm
Important dates: Last day for automatic withdrawals is Tuesday, July 11. 

Exam 1: on class, Wednesday, June 28

Exam 2: on class, Monday, July 10

Announcements and class information: Official course announcements will be made through Canvas. You are required to set your Canvas notifications so that your receive these announcements. Failure to do so will not be considered a legitimate excuse for missing assignments or any other thing that might be announced via Canvas. Go to Account -> Notifications and set Announcements to be received immediately. 

Calculators: No calculators are allowed on the exams for this course. 

Homework: The graded homework in this course will be done through the online homework system WebWork. Students who do not have access to a personal computer should plan to work their WebWork assignments from a Student Technology Center (STC) on campus. For locations, see: https://stc.iu.edu/framework/Apps/Public/SiteRes/LabInfo.cfm (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Additional, suggested problems are recommended and included as ungraded homework assignments. 

Academic Misconduct: The Department of Mathematics expects its students to comply fully with Indiana University policies on academic integrity. The Penalties for a student caught cheating in M118 may include a final course grade of F* (the star tells the registrar that the F is due to cheating) along with probation, suspension, or expulsion from the University. Academic misconduct will be reported to the Office of Student Ethics. Students should review the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, posted at: http://studentcode.iu.edu/ (Links to an external site.)

Religious Holiday Policy: If you will miss class, especially a class during which there will be an exam or other required work, for a religious holiday, you must inform me during the first two weeks of the semester. Procedures and campus policy can be found at: http://vpfaa.indiana.edu/docs/religious_observances/religious-observances-statement.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Resources: You should begin your homework as soon as possible after the lecture it is assigned. If you have difficulties, you have many resources available to help you. MY office hours: 11:00am-12:00pm every weekday. Departmental Help Sessions: Math help is available in the Math Learning Center (MLC). The MLC is located in Swain East 340 and starting Monday, June 19, will be open 10 am-5 pm, Monday through Friday.

There are help videos located from the link at The Finite Show. There are practice exams available at M118 Practice Exams.

Grades: Your course grade will be computed using the following weights listed at the side or bottom of this page.