CATALOG DESCRIPTION: College Algebra II (3:3:0). Relations, functions, graphs; polynomial, rational functions, graphs; word problems; nonlinear inequalities; inverse functions; exponential, logarithmic functions.

PREREQUISITE: Math 21 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination.

TEXT: College Algebra, 3rd Edition, PSU Special Edition, by Mark Dugopolski, published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company.

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: Three 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 three examinations will be given from 6:30 to 7:45 PM on the following dates:

Midterm Examination I: Thursday, February 5, 6:30-7:45PM
Midterm Examination II: Monday, March 1, 6:30-7:45PM
Midterm Examination III: Tuesday March 30, 6:30-7:45 PM

Rooms for the exams will be announced by your instructor at a later date, and may also be found on the bulletin board outside 107 Whitmore.

CONFLICT EXAMS: For the three 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. 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 11, 2004
Make Up Exam II: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Make Up Exam III: Wednesday, April 7, 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.

COURSE GRADES: Grades will be assigned on the basis of 550 points, distributed as follows:

Final course grades will be assigned as follows:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT: "Academic dishonesty includes, but is no limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, . . ., facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with academic work of other students. . . . A student charged with academic dishonesty will be given oral or written notice of the charge by the instructor. If students believe that they have been falsely accused, they should seek redress through informal discussions with the instructor, the department head, dean or campus executive officer. If the instructor believes that the infraction is sufficiently serious to warrant the referral of the case to Judicial Affairs, or if the instructor will award a final grade of F in the course because of the infraction, the student and instructor will be afforded formal due process procedures." From Policies and Rules, Student Guide to the University Policy 49-20.

QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS: If you have questions or concerns about the course, please consult your instructor first. If further guidance is needed, you may contact the course coordinator Dr. Palanivel Manoharan. Dr. Manoharan's e-mail address is manohar@math.psu.edu and his office is 108 Whitmore Lab.

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