Finite Mathematics, M118

Section: xxxxx
Class Day and Times: Days Times
Class Location: Buildings and Rooms
Text: Finite Mathematics by Maki, Thompson, McKinley. Students are expected to have access to the text book. It has been included as an eText in this course. 
Instructor: Elizabeth Housworth
Office and Office Hours: Rawles Hall 305 and Zoom. 
Important dates: Last day for automatic withdrawals is __. The midterm exam for Math M118 is __. The  final exam for Math 118 is __.

Proctored Exams: Exams in this course are required to be proctored. If you cannot travel to campus to take the exam here, you may make arrangements to be proctored where you are. The proctor must be approved by me. Examples of types of individuals who can serve as proctors includes librarians, college testing centers, or college instructors. You can search for a testing center close to you at: https://www.ncta-testing.org/interactive-map. Examples of types of individuals who cannot serve as proctors include relatives, coaches, or anyone who works for you. You are responsible for sending me me (Elizabeth Housworth, ehouswor@indiana.edu) the name and professional contact information of the third-party proctor and for getting approval from me for that proctor at least five days before each exam. If you have any doubt of the suitability of your first choice, plan accordingly, and ask well in advance of the exams. Exams count a total of 75% of your grade in the course. 

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. Graded homework counts 10% of your grade in the course. 

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

Textbook Annotations: Your textbook is a resource for you to use to understand the material and to practice additional problems. Because this is an online course, I have chosen the IU E-text version of the book. A small part of your grade is an indication that you have looked at the book in places required in the modules. You will make an annotation in your text to indicate that you have looked at the required material. This can be as simple as placing your initials near the text. However, if you have questions about the text, please use those for your annotations. That will help us help you.

The default settings in your IU E-text allow me to see your annotations. Please do not change those settings. You can form study groups and allow other students to see your annotations as well - just don't delete me in the process. Textbook Annotations count towards 2.5% of your grade in the course. 

Brain Work: The notes, readings, and video lecture content are broken up with Canvas quizzes in between. These quizzes vary in difficulty. They are in place of the examples I might use in an in-person class. After you submit your answer, at the bottom of the response to your submission in Canvas, there is typically a video that covers how to do the problem you were asked to consider. If you really understood the question and your work, you might not need to watch the video. If you did not understand how to solve the question, you should watch the video and take notes, just like you were in a regular course. 

Zoom Office Hours: Since this is an online course and you may not be able to get help from your instructor or AIs in person, we will use Zoom. To connect, click on Zoom Office Hours in the navigation menu and select the appropriate office hour. Zoom works well in major web browsers, and apps are available for many smartphones and tablets. See: https://kb.iu.edu/d/aodc (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for relevant installation information. A small part of your grade is the initial Zoom usage check where you reach your instructor and reaching out to your instructor and/or AI during office hours at least four other times during the term. We hope this is helpful in answering questions you may have about the material. If you really, really have no questions, then just Zoom in, say hello, and make sure your instructor and/or AI records your name. You are also welcome to send me an email (Elizabeth Housworth, ehouswor@indiana.edu) immediately following your Zoom session. I will have the AIs send me names of attendees after each of their Zoom sessions too. Zoom Office hours count towards 2.5% of your grade in the course. 

Discussions: There are graded discussion questions at the end of each module. This is to ensure you are engaged with the material in the module. You will also respond to one of your classmate's responses. This helps ensure you are connected to each other. We will grade the discussion. Your responses are required to be polite and substantial. You are not required to be "right" to get full points on the discussion. But you are required to take it seriously and to try and to be polite. Warnings will be given as soon as we recognize a problem with tone, after which points will be deducted on a scale which reflects the seriousness of the lapse in proper etiquette. Discussions count towards 10% of your grade in the course. 

Resources: You should begin your homework as soon as possible after the lecture it is assigned. If you have difficulties, you should take advantage of the Zoom videoconferencing office hours held by the instructors and the assistants for this course. You can attend any office hour. You can also reach out to your assistant or to me if there is no office hour you can attend close to the time of your question. We will help as much as our time allows. There are also help videos located from the link at The Finite Show. 

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

Learning Objectives for M118 – Finite Mathematics 

1. Students should become proficient in using combinatorics and probability to model problems in a variety of applied areas. This includes identifying which problems can be solved using such methods, solving the resulting mathematical problems, and drawing qualitative conclusions from the numerical solutions. 
2. Students should become proficient in modeling using systems of linear equations in a variety of applied areas. This includes creating variables, translating information about the relationships among these variables into linear equations, incorporating other given data, solving the resulting mathematical problems, and drawing qualitative conclusions from the numerical solutions.
3. Students should become proficient in modeling linear decision-making problems in settings drawn both from business and from everyday experience. This includes creating variables, translating given constraint information into linear inequalities, incorporating given data, solving the resulting linear optimization problem, and deducing optimal decision choices by analysis and by graphical representation of the constraints.

Academic Dishonesty: Academic misconduct will be dealt with as described in the http://www.iu.edu/~code/. Exams are not collaborative. Keep your eyes on your own exam and protect your work from those sitting near you. Smart phones, smart watches, calculators, cameras, and such are not allowed and are to be removed from your desk before your instructor begins passing out the exam materials. Use of any such devices during an exam will be considered as academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of F for that exam. Do not share pencils, erasers, and such during exams. All exam materials that your instructor distributes must be returned to your instructor before you leave the room. In all instances of academic dishonesty, a formal report of the incident will be made to the Office of Student Ethics.

Religious Observation: Students with conflicts between course requirements (e.g. examinations) and religious observances must contact the instructor during the first two weeks of the term and follow the procedures outlined by campus policy, available at: http://enrollmentbulletin.indiana.edu/pages/relo.php.

Other University Information

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If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make an appointment with:

The Sexual Assault Crisis Services (SACS) at (812) 855-8900 (counseling services)
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IU Health Center at (812) 855-4011 (health and medical services)

It is also important that you know that Title IX and University policy require me to share any information brought to my attention about potential sexual misconduct, with the campus Deputy Title IX Coordinator or IU’s Title IX Coordinator. In that event, those individuals will work to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and resources are made available. Protecting student privacy is of utmost concern, and information will only be shared with those that need to know to ensure the University can respond and assist.

I encourage you to visit stopsexualviolence.iu.edu to learn more.