Course Syllabus
Finite Mathematics, M118
Section: 2881
Class Day and Times: Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-2:15pm
Class Location: Woodburn Hall 100
Text: Finite Mathematics by Maki, Thompson, McKinley 6th edition.
Instructor: Iulia Demeter, email: idemeter@indiana.edu
Office: Rawles Hall 258
Office Hours: Monday 2:40-3:40pm (subject to change), Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm, Thursday 2:30-3:30pm in my office
Important dates: Last day for automatic withdrawals is Sunday, October 22.
Exam 1: Thursday, September 14, 1:00-2:15pm in class, WH 100.
Midterm exam (common): Saturday, October 14 from 8-9:30 am, room TBA
Exam 3: Thursday, November 16, 1:00-2:15pm in class, WH 100.
Final exam (common): Friday, December 15 from 2:45-4:45 pm, room TBA
Make-ups are almost NEVER allowed. I will not drop any of the four exams. If you think you have to miss an exam due to conditions not under your control, you must notify me in advance (well before the exam) to discuss your option(s). In case of sickness, complete doctor’s documentation is required. If you have a schedule conflict, you must discuss it with your instructor as soon as possible and bring documentation, as appropriate to the situation. No one will be allowed to take any exams earlier, regardless of the circumstances.
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. The use of them during the exams is considered as academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of F for that exam.
Homework: The graded homework in this course will be done through the online homework system WeBWork. Access WeBWorK from Canvas -> Home-> 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.)
Usually, you will have 2 assignments each week due 2 times a week: an assignment opened on Tuesday will be due on Friday and an assignment opened on Thursday will be due on Tuesday. Due time is 9am. WeBWorK should be checked daily to see if new assignments have been posted. 10% of the WeBWorK will be dropped at semester’s end in recognition of the fact that on occasion good students will miss some of the assignments due to reasons beyond their control (nobody will get a score over 100%). Consequently, WeBWorK due dates will not be extended on a student-per-student basis. For WeBWorK related questions, please use the ”Email instructor” button attached to each problem. Keep in mind that answering questions by email might be difficult and I do not promise you’ll always get an answer. It's better to find a human being to help you than rely on the email help. I strongly encourage you to come to the office hours and make good use of the Departmental Help Sessions.
When all parts of a WeBWorK problem have been completed, most browsers will display a “green bar” confirming that your work on that particular problem is finished and your answers have been accepted as correct. Firefox is a good browser in this respect. No matter what browser you elect to use, your work will be saved and recorded each time you hit the submit answers button. Note that some problems are presented in stages and that each next part of such problems requires that you hit “submit answers” twice in order to see those next parts appear. Always be sure that WeBWorK shows you a 100% score for each problem before you conclude that your work on that problem is finished
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 (see top of page),
*Departmental Help Sessions: 4-6 pm in the Mathematics Learning Center (SE 340),
*free tutoring available at the Academic Support Centers in the dorms from 7-11 Sunday-Thursday (see Departmental Syllabus for more info).
There are help videos located from the link at The Finite Show. There are practice exams available at M118 Practice Exams.
Final course grade: Your course grade will be computed using the following weights listed below or at the side of this page.
Exam 1 17%, Midterm 22%, Exam 3 18%, Final 28%, WeBWorK 15
Students disputing a grade must do so within a week of its being posted in the gradebook. There is NO extra credit available in this class.
Time expectations: Expect to spend at least 8 hours per week preparing for this class, though this might need to be increased significantly depending on things like your background, intensity of your study, etc.
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