TEXT:

• Required: Introductory Algebra, Keedy and Bittinger, Addison Wesley. 1995, seventh edition
• Optional:  Student solutions manual (a copy is available in the math lab for use or preview)

• Class Exams:        35%
• Computer Lab:     15%
• Midterm:               20%
• Final:                     30%

GRADES: A (90-100), B(80-89), C(70-79) or F(less than 70)

ATTENDANCE:
The college policy on attendance states that you are expected to attend all classes.  Only illness, observance of religious holidays, or serious personal matters may explain an absence.  To provide for these, you are entitled, without question, to absences amounting to the equivalent of one week's class time, a total of 4 hours: a one day absence is 2 hours.  Missing 12 hours of this course may result in withdrawal without prior notice or refund, and as a result the Registrar may withdraw you from all your credit courses.
If you know you will miss class you should notify me.  When an unanticipated absence of more than two consecutive class days occurs, you should notify the Dean of Student Affairs immediately.

ASSISTANCE:
If you experience difficulties at any time during the course, you should discuss these with me.  The following assistance is available to you in the Math Lab, Room S-020.

• tutoring: on a drop in basis,
• video tapes: for viewing in the lab only,
• computers: tutorial software which is coordinated with the text,
• audio tapes: a copy will be made on your blank tape.

If you have been classified or were in a special class, you are entitled to special accommodations and support.  You must inform me of your needs as soon as possible.  This information will be entirely individual and confidential.

CALCULATORS:
The department policy is that calculators may not be used in any basic skills class.

CHALLENGING YOUR INITIAL PLACEMENT:
If you feel that your score on the placement test does not represent your algebraic abilities, you may take another test to challenge your placement, subject to the following conditions.

• Your initial placement is in Elementary Algebra.
• This is the first semester your have registered for Elementary Algebra.
• You must challenge your placement during the first week of classes.  See the secretary in the counseling center for details.  There is a fee to retest.

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