Catalog Description

MATH 017 (GQ) FINITE MATHEMATICS (3 semester hours) Introduction to logic, sets, probability.

Prerequisites

Two units of high school mathematics

Text Book

Finite Mathematics - An Applied Approach, Eighth Edition, by Mizhari and Sullivan, published by Wiley.  The anticipated material for this course includes Chapters 6-9 in this text.  

COURSE FORMAT: There are three 50-minute lectures each week. The sections covered in these lectures are listed at the end of this syllabus.

EXAMINATIONS: Two 75-minute evening examinations will be given during the semester and a comprehensive final exam will be given during the final exam period. NO books, notes, or calculators may be used on the examinations. You must bring your University ID card to all exams. The examinations will be given from 6:30 to 7:45 PM on the following dates:

Midterm Examination I: Tuesday, February 17, 6:30-7:45PM, Room: 102 Forum
Midterm Examination II: Thursday, March 25, 6:30-7:45PM, Room: 105 Forum

CONFLICT EXAMS: For the mid-semester examinations, there is a conflict examination from 5:05 to 6:20 PM on the same night as the regular exam. If you have a conflict with the regular exam time, such as a class or other scheduled activity, you may sign up with your instructor to take the conflict exam. You must have a valid reason for taking the conflict exam, and you need to sign up by one week before the exam date. You will be given the room for the conflict exam when you sign up. Students must bring their University ID to the conflict exam. The ID will be checked by the exam proctor. Although the conflict exam will end at 6:20 PM, no student will be permitted to leave the exam room before 6:25 PM. A student who leaves before 6:25 PM will receive a grade of zero on the exam and will not be allowed to retake it.

MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS: Students who have a valid verifiable reason, such as illness or a class during both the conflict and regular exam times, are permitted to schedule a makeup examination with no penalty. Personal business such as travel, employment, weddings, graduations, fraternity or sorority activities or attendance at public events such as concerts, sporting events, etc. are not valid excuses. Students who do not have a valid reason for missing the exam, such as forgetting the date, time, or room of an exam, are also permitted to schedule a makeup, but 20 points will be deducted from their score. The makeup exams are given from 6:30 to 7:45 PM on the following evenings:

Make Up Exam I: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Make Up Exam II: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

In order to take a make up exam, you must sign up with your instructor within 48 hours of the date of the regular exam. Students must get a sign up form from the instructor and bring it to 108 Whitmore to sign up for the make up exam. You will be given the room for the make up exam when you sign up. You must be prepared to verify the reason for taking the make up. Students who have taken the regularly scheduled exam are not permitted to take the make up exam. Students who have not signed up for the make up will not be allowed to take it. Students must bring their University ID to the makeup exam. The ID will be checked by the exam proctor. If a student misses both the regularly scheduled exam and the scheduled make up, it may be possible to take a makeup exam by appointment. With a valid, verifiable reason, these make up exams will be given with no penalty. Otherwise, at least a 20-point penalty will be imposed. All such make up exams must be scheduled through the course coordinator, and must be completed no later than one week after the scheduled make up exam. Information on contacting the course coordinator is given later in this handout.

FINAL EXAMINATION: The final examination will be given during finals week, May 3 - 7, 2004. The date and time of the final examination will be announced by the University Registrar midway through the semester. The final examination may be scheduled at any time during the final exam period.  Do not plan to leave until after the last day of the final exam week, Friday, May 7, 2004. There are two types of conflict examinations, direct and overload. Direct conflicts are two examinations scheduled at the same time. Students with a direct conflict should file for a conflict examination. Overload examinations are three or more examinations scheduled within a fifteen hour period, from the beginning of the first examination to the beginning of the third examination. Students may elect to take the three or more examinations on the same day if they wish.

Students may file for direct and overload conflict examinations at the Registrar's Office between February 23 and March 5.

Students who miss the final exam will be allowed to take a make up final. If the student has a valid, verifiable reason, such as illness, no penalty will be imposed. If the student does not have a valid reason, a 30 point penalty will be imposed. Students who have taken the original final exam are not permitted to take a make up exam.

DEFERRED GRADES: Students who are unable to complete the course because of illness or emergency may be granted a deferred grade, which allows the student to complete the course within 6 weeks of the following semester. If the student is scheduled for Math 110 or Math 140, then the student must complete the course within 2 weeks of the following semester. Note that deferred grades are limited to those students who can verify a valid reason for not being able to take the final exam. See Policies and Rules, Student Guide to the University, Policy 48-40.

Late-Drop

Students may add/drop a course without academic penalty within the first ten calendar days of the semester. A student may late drop a course within the first twelve weeks of the semester but accrues late drop credits equal to the number of credits in the dropped course. A baccalaureate student is limited to 16 late drop credits. The late drop deadline for Spring Semester 2004 is Friday, April 9.

Grades

The grade for the course is based on a total of 450 points distributed as shown below and the A, B, C, D and F grade levels also are shown below. The plus and minus grades will be determined within the appropriate ranges.

Tutors and Math Center

If you need extra help (paid) tutors, a list is maintained in the Mathematics Department Undergraduate Office in room 107 Whitmore Laboratory. It is available on-line at http://www.math.psu.edu/ug/PrivateTutorList.htm. It is also available through the Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics homepage at http://www.math.psu.edu/UG/. This website is a good source for general information about undergraduate mathematics as well as information on evening exam schedules, office hours for instructors, sample exams, and so on.

In addition, there is free mathematics tutoring available at the Math Center located in 220 Boucke Building, telephone 865-1841.  More information about the Math Center can be found here.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner. Academic integrity is a basic guiding principle for all academic activity at The Pennsylvania State University, and all members of the University community are expected to act in accordance with this principle. Consistent with this expectation, the University's Code of Conduct states that all students should act with personal integrity, respect other students' dignity, rights and property, and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their efforts.

Academic integrity includes a commitment not to engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty violate the
fundamental ethical principles of the University community and compromise the worth of work completed by others.

Based on the University's Faculty Senate Policy 49-20, a range of academic sanctions may be taken against a student who engages in academic dishonesty.  Please see the Eberly College of Science Academic Integrity homepage for additional information and procedures.

If you have difficulties with the course...

If you experience difficulties with this course please consult your instructor or you may consult other instructors in the course. If your problems are other than with the material in the course, please contact the coordinator of the course, Dr. Palanivel Manoharan, whose address is given below.

Math Center

Coordinator for Math 017

Dr. Palanivel Manoharan
Coordinator of First-Year Mathematics
108 Whitmore Laboratory
Telephone: (814) 865-7528
E-mail: manohar@math.psu.edu

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