Students Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS/CLASSROOM GROUND RULES:

            Students are expected to behave in the classroom in a manner that is

supportive of the learning environment.  Behaviors that are not supportive

include but are not limited to:, tardiness/leaving early, electronic device noises or use, talking during lecture, abusive, offensive, or disrespectful language and/or demeanor toward faculty, staff, students and/or property. 

            In order to receive credit for a course, all material listed on the syllabus

must be covered.  The state of Texas sets the requirements, therefore, this course will move at a pace to ensure that these requirements are met.  Complaining about the pace will not result in less material being covered.

Students who fail to comply with the standards outlined in the syllabus

and/or “Student’s Rights and Responsibilities” will be subject to disciplinary action which may include but is not limited to: removal from the classroom, consultation with department chair and/or other AC/PDHS authority, withdrawal from the course and/or college. 

FOOD/DRINK

            It is the policy of the Mathematics Department that food and drink not be

allowed in the classroom setting. 

CELL PHONES/ELECTRONIC DEVICES

            It is the policy of the Mathematics Department that cell phone or any

electronic devices must be turned off in the classroom.  Cell phones should not be out during class.

Grading Criteria

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD/EVALUATION

            Tentatively fourteen major exams and a comprehensive final will be given

during the semester.  Test dates will be announced in class.  No make-up

exam will be given.  If it is forseen that an absence will occur on an exam date, the student is to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the exam date.  To compensate for this, you may replace one missed exam grade with the grade you make on the final exam.  If you do not miss any chapter exams during the semester, I will replace your lowest chapter exam grade with the grade you make on the final, provided the grade on the final is higher than the lowest chapter exam grade. 

FINAL EXAMINATION

            The final exam is comprehensive and taken in class.  If the final is higher

than your lowest chapter exam grade, not including the homework

average, it will replace that one grade as well as count as your final exam grade.

GRADING CRITERIA/GRADING SCALE:

            The final grades of A(90-100), B(80-89), C(70-79), D(60-69), and F(below

60) will be computed as the average of the earned grades from:

• College Side:  Homework 20%, Chapter Tests 60%, Final Exam 20%
• High School Side: Each Homework 10 points, Each Test 100 points. 

Attendance

Please remember the deadline for dropping any class at AC for the Fall

2011 semester is November 16.  Please consult with

your instructor or Mrs. Neely before dropping the course. Regular

attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  If an absence

occurs, the student is responsible for the information and assignments

covered in class.  Remember: no late homework will be accepted and no

late tests will be given.  If you stop attending class and your average drops

below a 60 due to missed assignments and you do not officially drop the

course by this deadline, you will receive an F for the course. 

Calendar

Additional Information

DAILY HOMEWORK

            Daily homework assignments will be completed and submitted at the

beginning of class on the due date determined by the instructor.  No late

homework will be accepted.  In order to accommodate absences, six of the lowest homework grades will be dropped (two per six weeks).  If an absence if forseen, the student must make arrangements to complete and turn in the homework to the instructor prior to the absence. 

            Please abide by the following guidelines regarding assignments:

• Write the chapter, section, assignment and your name at the top of the first page.  Initial or put your name at the top of all subsequent pages.  Staple all pages together before class.
• Submit each assignment independently (do not do more than one section on the same page.)
• Write each problem neatly and work the problem, clearly demonstrating all steps as if you were the instructor and were showing another student how to work the problem.
• Work problems down the page, not across.
• No more than 2 columns on each page.
• Keep problems in order.
• Skip lines between problems.
• Box, circle, or highlight your answers.
• Homework will be graded on format and completion.
• Homework with incomplete work will be awarded no credit.
• Simply writing down answers will receive no credit.
• If I cannot tell from what you have written down, what the problem was, how you worked it and what you answer was, you will not receive credit.
• Do not use spiral paper or paper with ragged edges.
• When turning in your assignment, fold your paper long ways (y-axis) with the fold on the left side and place your name, class period, and section number on the front. 

If these rules are not followed when completing an assignment, the instructor reserves the right to not accept the work presented.