Math 1303 – 001   PRECALCULUS FOR BUSINESS

Monday/Wednesday/Friday – 12:00 am – 12:50 pm

Room 133 Fondren Science

Instructor:    Daphne Zhang                        Office: 224 Clements Hall          Phone:  214-768-4907 

E-mail:  youqianz@smu.edu                         Website: http://people.smu.edu/youqianz/youqianz.html

Office Hours:        Monday /Wednesday /Friday at 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm ,  3:00pm – 4:30pm

Teaching Assistant:  Meagon Whaley (will grade homework and will be in help sessions on Monday)

Help Sessions:      Monday through Thursday at 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm        Room : 225 Clements Hall 

                              (Math graduate students tutor students during these sessions. Session begin on Wednesday, August 27 and end on Wednesday, December 5)

Textbook:             Applied Mathematics; 4^th Edition; S. T. Tan.   

Grading:               1.   Homework and Participation (10%)—Homework will be listed on Web Site and must be turned in on time.

                             2.      Tests (60%)—You must take each of the four in class tests on the date scheduled.

                                   Each test counts as 15% of your semester grade.  No make up tests are given.

                             3.   Final Exam (30%)—This exam is comprehensive and must be taken at the assigned time.

Class Policies:            1.  You are expected to be in class each day (and on time). Absences and tardiest are unacceptable. 

                                         Please remain in class until you are dismissed.

2.     Please stay focused on this course—do not read other material, sleep, or talk while class is in session.

3.     The academic work in this course will be subject to the guidelines of the SMU Honor Code.

4.     There will be no makeup of quizzes or tests.  All work must be turned in on time—no late work! 

     Final Exams must be taken at the scheduled time.

Disability Accommodations:  Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations.  Then you should schedule an appointment with me as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements.

Religious Observance:  Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence.

Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities:  Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation.  It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements for make- up work with the instructor prior to any missed class.

Important Dates:                                                                                Test Dates (tentative):

Thursday, August 23:  First Day of Class                                                Test #1: Monday, September 17

Monday, November 5:  Last Day to Drop a Course                                 Test #2: Monday, October 8

Monday – Friday, November 19-23:  Fall Break & Thanksgiving              Test #3: Monday, October 29      

Wednesday, December 5:  Last Day of Class                                         Test #4: Friday, November 30

Friday – Saturday, December 7-8:  Reading Days                                   Final Exam:  Monday, December 10

                                                                                                            （3:00pm - 6:00pm)

**Note:  There is no make up for any quiz, test, or final exam.  You must take each of these at the time scheduled.