Instructor: Sergei Chmutov

• Office: Ovalwood 365.
• Telephone: 755-4287
• email: chmutov@math.ohio-state.edu
• http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~chmutov.1/21-31/22-23/m1148/math1148.htm
• Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30 - 1:20 PM or by appointment on Zoom.

Classes: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:35 -- 2:50 PM. Monday and Friday classes will be on ZOOM. They will be recorded and the the link will be posted on Carmen. Wednesday class will be in-person in Ovalwood 110. Its attendance is mandatory. It will not be recorded.

TEXTBOOK: College Algebra by J.Miller, D.Gerken, (MacGraw-Hill). The cheapest version is to get an electronic book through the ConnectMath together with the Access code for it. The information for a hard copy is the following: 1-st Edition, ISBN: 978-1259976612. Loose-leaf version with ConnectMath Access Code at a new book. Used books do not have the Access Code and you need to buy it separately.
You should read sections of the book before they are studied in class.

Homework will be assigned weekly through Carmen: https://carmen.osu.edu and the online system ConnectMath. You need to have an Access Code and register at ConnectMath.

Tests and quizzes: Every Wednesday will be a quiz or exam (during the in-person class). There will be three midterms and one final exams. You may use your calculator. You may not use your text, notes, or solutions to assignments. Except for extraordinary reasons, you must take the quizzes and examinations at the scheduled times. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

Calculators: A graphing calculator is a required component in this course. It is recommended that you use a TI-83, TI-83 plus, or a TI-84. Note that the TI-89, TI-92, and calculators that use a Computer Algebra System are not permitted.

TENTATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE:

MIDTERM 1	Wednesday, September 14.	MIDTERM 2	Wednesday, October 19.
MIDTERM 3	Wednesday, November 16.	FINAL EXAM	Monday, December 12, 1:00 --- 2:45 PM

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE:

Homework 100

Quizzes 100

Midterms 3x100

Final exam 200

TOTAL 700

GRADING SCALE (Percent):

A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D
90	87	83	80	77	73	70	67	63	60

• Goals: Students develop skills in quantitative literacy and logical reasoning, including the ability to identify valid arguments, and use mathematical models.
• Learning objectives: Students comprehend mathematical concepts and methods adequate to construct valid arguments, understand inductive and deductive reasoning, and increase their general problem solving skills.

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