Math 1307– 002

Tuesday/Thursday – 9:30 am – 10:50 am

Room 133 Fondren Science Building

Instructor:  Daphne Zhang                                Office:              131 Clements Hall

Phone: 214-768-1552         e-mail:  youqianz @ mail.smu.edu     Website:  http://people.smu.edu/youqianz/youqianz.html

Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday:  11:00 am – 12:00 am

Help Sessions:  Monday through Friday  – Room 225 Clements Hall – 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

                             (Help sessions begin on Tuesday, January 16 and end on Tuesday, May 1)

Textbook:            Finite Mathematics ( for Business, Economics, Life, and Social Sciences);

                             10^th Edition;  Raymod A.Barnett / Michael R.Ziegler / Karl E. Byleen

Grading:                1.   Homework:  10% 

                              2.   Tests:  60% (3 in class tests must be taken on the scheduled date—no make up tests!)

3.       Final Exam:  30% (You must take the final exam on the scheduled date for your class.)

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

                                          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 with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work.

Important Dates:                                                                                Test Dates:

     January 16 – First day of class                                                               Test #1:  February 1

     March 12–17 – Spring Break                                                                 Test #2:  March 8

     April 4 (Wed) – Last day to drop a course                                              Test #3:  April 17

     April 6 – University Holiday (Good Friday)                                       

     April 26 (Thurs) – Last day of class

*April 4, Wednesday:  Last day to drop a course. 

Final Exam:  Saturday, May 5 – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm  (You must take the exam at this time!!)