Office: MNB 119, phone: 838-8869,  email: behmarh@wou.edu

Office Hours: 11:00 -12:00 Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri; 10:00 - 11:00 Tues; other times by appointment.

Text: Algebra and Trigonometry with modeling & Visualization , by Gary Rockswold. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-56801-4

Prerequisite: MTH 111 with  grade C- or better, or satisfactory score on WOU's math placement test. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Important Note: To determine your preparedness for this course, a skills test will be given on the second day of the class on March 29th. There will be 20 multiple choice questions on the test. 16 correct answers signifies your preparedness for MTH 112. This skill test counts as one Quiz. If your score is significantly below 16 correct answers, you are unprepared for taking MTH 112. The probability of your passing MTH 112 is very small.

Goal: We will cover selected topics in chapters 6 through 9.

Homework: You will be assigned daily homework through MyMathLab, and/or some handwritten homework or quizzes. MyMathLab is self grading and will give you immediate feedback. You may access MyMathLab only during the scheduled assignment. You should have an access key to MyMathLab from your math 111 course. The course name is Elementary Functions Spring 2011 and the course ID is behmard15958. If you do not have access key to MyMathLab, please come seem me as soon as possible to remedy the issue.

Electronic Devices' Policy: Nonacademic electronic devices and tardiness policies: You are not allowed to use any nonacademic electronic devices (Ipod, MP3 players, cell phones, etc.) during the class time. If you bring your cell phone into the class, you MUST turn it off. If you need to have your cell phone on, you need to talk to me prior to class.

Attendance: Attendance is mandatory.If you are consistently late to class (3 minutes or more), I will ask you not to attend the class until you resolve your time conflict.

Midterms: There are two in-class exams on April 13th and May 11th.

Final exam: A comprehensive final exam will be given on June 8th between 12:00 and 1:50.  The final is required for all students. There is no early final exam.

There is no make-up for missed homework, or midterms.

Grading:
     Homework & Quiz         40%
     Midterms                       40% (20% each)
     Final                              20%

Grades will be assigned according to the following scale:
             A   90-100%
             B   80-89%
             C   70-79%
             D   60-69%
             F   30-59%

Where to get help:

• come see me during my office hours or by appointment;
• work with your classmates in small groups;
• get help from the Tutoring Center;
• If you have a documented disability which requires any academic accommodations, you must come to the Office of Disability Services (ODS) for appropriate coordination of your accommodations. You can come by APSC 405 or contact ODS at (503) 838-8250 (V,TTY) to schedule an appointment.

General guidelines for success:

As any other mathematics course, math 112 is a difficult course. Just coming to class does not guarantee a passing grade. You should be actively involved

in class. The following steps are absolutely necessary (but not sufficient) conditions to be successful in this class.

• attend every class and take notes;
• study and do written homework daily;
• read the current textbook section before/after each class discussion/lecture;
• ask questions about concepts, techniques or ambiguities as soon as possible;
• use the support available: each other, me, the Tutoring Center, your classmates;
• plan to spend 10 or more hours per week outside of class studying/ reading/thinking/speaking mathematics!