What you can expect from me:

1. I will provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.

2. I will provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.

3. I will be actively present in your learning.

4. I will provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.

5. I will respond to emails within a 24-hour period (some weekends I may take a little longer).

How to Study For Mathematics:

Mathematics is learned by putting a conscientious and persistent effort into studying and practicing problems assigned to you. Essentially, understanding is learned by doing, failing, correcting, and trying again. The way in which you study could be hindering your learning potential. Solutions to almost every assigned problem can be found on several websites. Whether it be Chegg, Symbolab, Photomath, Desmos, etc., you need to know how to use these resources in an effective manner. The number of resources available makes it too easy to use frequently and can give you a false sense of learning the material. Understanding the solutions themselves is not the same as learning the material. Here are some suggestions to follow as you study this semester.

• After completing a problem, check your answers in the back of the book. If your answer is incorrect, try the problem again or try to find your mistake. Do not refer to the other solution guides to find the mistake for you.

• Before you refer to solution guides for help, look over your notes. It is why you take them in the first place.

• Understand that you will struggle through homework problems. This is a reality. It may take a couple of tries to figure out the problem. The struggle is part of the learning process.

• If you are struggling after a couple of minutes, go on to the next problem.

• If you need a solution guide for assistance, be sure to return to this problem a second time and rewrite the solution on your own. Make sure you can solve the problem without any guidance or help.

• If you find yourself looking up solutions more than 10% of the time, you should come to me for help. There may be some prerequisite material that is preventing you from learning the course material.

Math Center Details

You may attend the Math Center in person in B363. In-person assistance is available at the Math Center during the hours listed below. To use the Math Center's tutoring services, you must enroll in the following section of TU 301 on MySite. TU 301 is a free, zero-unit, non-credit course that allows you to attend the Math Center.

Math Center Fall Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday and Saturday: 8 am - 2 pm

Academic Dishonesty and Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal Policy: Although an instructor may withdraw a student for poor attendance, it is the student’s responsibility to withdraw if the student does not continue to attend. If your name appears on the roster at the end of the semester, the instructor must give you a grade. Failure to withdraw from the course may result in a failing grade.

*Last day to drop without a “W” recorded on transcripts is Sept 11, 2022.

**Last day to drop with a “W” recorded on transcripts is Nov 4, 2022.

Students who are still officially enrolled past the withdrawal deadline (65% point/Drop with a “W” Grade) and who have been excessively absent per the attendance policy may be assigned a FW grade. The FW counts the same as a F grade in the grade point average, but denotes you stopped attending class and did not fail due to lack of mastery of the course material. The FW grade may impact eligibility for some types of financial aid. See the Financial Aid Office for more information.

Academic Dishonesty: Students are expected to be familiar with and abide by the Academic Honesty Policy stated in the college catalog. Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will only hurt your long-term future. Cheating includes getting answers from another student during a test or turning in someone else’s paper and/or quiz for them. You must show all your work when answering a problem on an exam or quiz. Students are encouraged and allowed to discuss material related to assignments but writing down the assigned work must be done individually. Cheating on an exam/quiz will result in a non-replaceable zero for that one exam/quiz and your name will be forwarded to Student Services/Admissions and Records for further disciplinary action. SOCCCD Administrative Regulation 5401 describes academic dishonesty as, “including, but not limited to falsification, plagiarism, cheating or fabrication, which compromises the integrity of an assignment, a college record or a program.”