INSTRUCTOR SYLLABUS

Instructor:	Bill Ardis	Office Hours
Office:	F215	MW	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m	F 148
Phone #:	(972) 377-1584	MW	5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m	LH 226
e-mail:		TR	9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m	F 215
Web Site:	faculty.collin.edu/bardis	TR	1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m	F 215
		F	11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m	F 215

Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th ed. James Stewart, ©2016 Thomson

Supplies: A graphing calculator is required, a TI-86, TI-83 or TI-84 is recommended. CAS calculators will NOT be allowed for use during a test. A cell phone/smartphone may NOT be used as a calculator.

Method of Evaluation:

Tests - There will be four tests given during the course of the semester. If you must miss a test, you can make arrangements to take the test ahead of time, but NOT after the test has been administered in class. If you miss a test you will receive a 0. You may replace one test grade with your final exam grade. 

Lab Grade -The lab portion will consist of in class presentations and 4 lab quizzes. .

Homework Grade -There will be 4 homework modules, each module grade is worth 100 points. The homework grade is the average of the 4 homework module grades.

Final Exam - There will be a comprehensive final exam.

Grading Policy:

The final course grade will be determined by adding 55% of the average of the four test grades, 15% of the lab average, 10% of the homework average, and 20% of the final exam grade. The following scale will be used to assign the final course grade:

Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to attend class. If you must miss a class, you are responsible for the material that was covered.

DO NOT DISTRACT class by texting, reading or sending e-mail, or doing any unrelated web surfing during class time.
There are NO restroom breaks during a test.
Any disruptive behavior will be referred to the Dean of Students.

Course Withdrawl Policy:

The last day to withdraw from the course with a grade of "W" is March 9, 2018. The student must initiate the drop process through the Student Development Center at any campus.

Academic Ethics:

Please see Section 7-2.2 of the Collin Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT:

Collin College will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-D140 or 972.881.5898 (V/TTD: 972.881.5950) to arrange for appropriate accommodations. See the current Collin Student Handbook for additional information.