MathXL Access Code may be purchased separately through www.mathxl.com for $20.

NOTE: The above three items (text, MathXL Access, Student Guide) sold as a bundle at the UNC bookstore and at the Book Stop for $112.

• Drop-in Tutoring: Ross 1250 Math Tutoring Lab [Click here for current schedule].
• The Tutoring Center (formerly Center for Human Enrichment or CHE): Michener Library Room L-78. Go there to arrange free tutoring sessions with a personal tutor. Many other academic success workshops and tools available through the Center.
• Supplemental Instruction: Problem-solving activity sessions for Math 120 students on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. Schedule, location, and weekly topic information to be distributed in-class beginning the second week of the semester.
• Other tutoring: See the UNC Tutoring Services list.

• Final Exam: Friday, 09 December 2005, 10:45am to 1:15 pm.
  The final exam will be cumulative.
• Midterms: There will be two mid-term exams:
  Midterm I: 20 September 2005, Tuesday
  Midterm II: 08 November 2005, Tuesday
  
• Projects: There will be two projects:
  Project One will be due the week of 10 October 2005.
  Project Two will be due December 9th, 10:45 am (at the time of the final exam).
• Homework: Classwork, quizzes, and exams will be based on the assigned problems and readings. Each student is expected to attempt all assigned Online and Handwritten homework.
• Grading:
  Weights for each component: CHANGES added 11/29/05
          Final Exam - 20% OR student has the option of choosing to NOT turn in Project 2, in which case the Final Exam will count as 35% of that student's course grade.
          Midterm Exams - 35%,
          Project 1 - 10%,
          Project 2 - 15% OR student has the option of choosing to NOT turn in Project 2, in which case the Final Exam will count as 35% of that student's course grade.
          HW & Quizzes - 20%.
  Grading scale:
          A for 90% or higher
          B for 80% to 89%
          C for 70% to 79%
          D for 60% to 69%
          F for 59% or lower.
• Attendance: The student is expected to attend every class meeting. It is the student's responsibility to drop if s\he stops attending class. According to the office of the Registrar:
      + the last day to add classes is Monday, 29 August 2005;
      + the last day to drop classes is Friday, 02 September 2005;
      + the last day to withdraw or change grading option is Friday, 14 October 2005.
• Missed Work: Note that there are no make-up tests/quizzes/projects and no extra credit work.

Academic Integrity: UNC's policies and recommendations for academic integrity will be followed. See the Student Handbook for more information.

• Suggested study habits

Mathematics is a difficult language; give yourself time to learn. Like any other language, your level of mastery grows every time you use your mathematics skills. Work every day. Pace yourself: it's better to work a little bit DAILY on the material than to save it for the weekend. First, try to understand on your own. You'll learn by doing the work yourself, not by watching someone else do it. When you participate in a study group remember that you are best prepared to discuss and compare your work with others after reading the material and attempting several problems. Skim the sections to be covered in a class meeting BEFORE that meeting. This exposes you to the new ideas and lets you have some feeling for and acquaintance with the material before it is discussed in depth during class. After each class meeting, read the relevant sections of the textbook again, and complete the assigned homework. Go to the instructor's office hours: the University is paying her to be available to you for personalized help. The instructor has at least four office hours each week (often more). If none of the scheduled hours fits your schedule, make an appointment with the instructor.

• Exam procedures

Be prepared to start the exam at the beginning of class. There will be no time for last minute questions or review. Before the exam is handed out, you will be asked to clear your desk of books, notes, paper, etc. You may have a calculator and writing utensils on your desk. Scratch paper will be distributed with the exam. The instructor will provide you with additional blank scratch paper upon request. You will be asked to remove your hat. You will not be permitted to leave the room during the exam. If you wish to leave, you must turn in your exam. You will not be allowed to work on the exam when you return. Therefore, use the bathroom BEFORE the exam begins and do not take in a large amount of fluid right before the test.

• Academic Dishonesty (also known as: cheating)

Behavior that appears to be cheating cannot and will not be tolerated and will be addressed according to University policy as outlined in the Student Handbook (from earning no credit on an assignment to a failing grade in the class along with a notation on your permanent transcript stating that you failed due to academic dishonesty). Here are a few examples of behaviors that appear to be cheating: any means of obtaining information for yourself during an exam, which includes opening the textbook or a notebook or using your own scratch paper; any means of passing information to another student, which includes talking, passing a note, or sharing a calculator during a test; turning in another's work (in whole or part) as your own (i.e.: plagiarism).