Instructor: jason howald. (pronouncing "howald")
Office hours: I will hold traditional office hours Monday, Wednesday, and Thurdsay 2-3. I will also hold online office hours (on the AIM network) Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8-9pm. Please let me know if you cannot make any of these hours -- it may still be possible to reschedule. My goal in office hours is to answer questions as well as I can, so bring specific questions!
Text: A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Bilstein, Libeskind, and Lott, Ninth Edition. We will have regular reading assignments from this text.
Attendance: ... is mandatory. If nobody shows, I get lonely.
Homework: Homework will usually be due the class period immediately after it is assigned, at the beginning of class.
Cell Phones: Cellphones make classrooms worse. Please leave them off.
Readings: It's very important do any assigned reading before class, so that you are properly qualified to work on the problems in class. Reading the text first is often the only way to do the homework!
Quizzes: Quizzes will be taken many Fridays in class.
Exams: We will have three midterms and one cumulative final exam, with approximately one exam every four weeks, on Friday in lieu of a quiz. Of course, it is a very bad idea to be absent on an exam day. But in some cases, especially serious illness and prior arrangement, excused absences can be warranted.
Grade system Each assignment, quiz, or exam will be given a GPA from 0.0 (F) to 4.0 (A), so that you can more easily understand how you're doing. The final course GPA will the weighted average of the GPA's for all your work. No grades will be thrown out or otherwise disregarded.
Academic honesty statement: Academic honesty from all parties is necessary for the proper functioning of a University system. Exam copying, homework copying, and regrading cons will be dealt with uncompromisingly. Chip Morris is a friendly guy, but I don't want to talk to him about you!
Disabilities: I am eager to make accommodations to students with specific needs based on disabilities. If you feel that you need such accommodations, please contact me or see the Office of Accomodative Services (ext. 3267 in Sisson 111) Of course, early notification is important for us to do a good job making any necessary adjustments.