Class Information
MATH 1B PRE CALCULUS
Course Code: 44040 Quarter: 2008 Summer Session II

Meeting Information
Classroom Location: ICS 174
Days and Times: M W F 11:00 to 12:50PM

Instructor Information
Xinfeng (James) Liu
Email: xinfengl@uci.edu
Phone: 824-3217
Office Location: RH 540R
Office Hours: TU F, 2:00PM-3:00PM.


TA Information
Jeremy B. Jankans
Email: jjankans@uci.edu
Office:
Office hours: MW 1:00-2:00PM
Discussion class: 44045, ICS 174

Aseel Farhat
Email: farhata@uci.edu
Office: RH 424
Office hours:
Discussion class: 44050, ICS 180


Discussion 44045: M W F, 10:00 - 10:50 am, ICS 174.
Discussion 44050: M W F, 10:00 - 10:50 am, ICS 180.
Discussion 44055: M W F, 10:00 - 10:50 am, HICF100M.

Textbook: Calculus by Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler and Karl E. Byleen (6th edition)

Syllabus


Homework and quiz:
Homework will not be collected, but you are supposed to do them all. REMEMBER: the more problems you do, the better you understand the material. Students are encouraged to work together on homework sets. There will be approximately two quizes per week (Wednesday and Friday) in the discussion session. There are about four short questions in one quiz. The quiz problems will be either the same as, or very similar to those from the homework. Thus, if a student has made a good attempt at the homework, he/she should do well on the quiz. Two lowest quiz grades will be dropped from the final grade calculation.

Exams: There will be one midterm exam and a comprehensive final exam.
Midterm: Monday, August 18, 11:00 - 12:30 pm
Final exam: Wednesday, September 10, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
The exams are "closed book" – no books, no notes, no graphing calculators, no labtop comptuer or equivalent technology, etc. You may use the scientific calculator. Picture I.D. is required and must be presented upon request. There are no early exams. A late exam is only possible for a legitimate documented reason. If approved, the maximum possible score on a late exam is a 70. Note that student athletes, participating in a UCI athletic event and with appropriate documentation, are exempt from this rule. You must take your exams with the lecture for which you are registered.

Grades:
Quizzes: 25%
Midterm: 35%
Final exam: 40%


Class Files:
Practice Final

Academic Dishonesty: Cheating in any form is never allowed. If a student is caught cheating, I will follow the guidelines as set forth in the UCI Academic Senate Policy on Academic Dishonesty, which includes receiving a zero on the work in question.