Math 115 – Intoductory concepts
of Mathematics
Class Hours: Tues/Thur: Sections
W01: 9:35 – 11 AM, W02: 11:10AM- 12:35 PM
Fall Term, 2008 Instructor: Dr. Ranja Roy
Office Hours: Monday – 11 AM - 1 PM Office: HSH- Room 123
Tue, Th
– 9 AM – 09:30 AM Phone: 686-1096
And by
appointment. Email: rroy@nyit.edu
1. There will be quizzes on:
Th. 9/11, Tu. 9/23, Tu. 9/30, Th. 10/16, Th. 10/23, Tu. 11/4, Th. 11/13, Th. 12/4.
2. The best 6 quizzes will be
counted for course grade.
3. There will be 2 full period
exams on Tu. 10/07, Tu. 11/25, Th. and a final exam.
4. There will be an individual research and
writing assignment due on Th. 10/30.
4. Your grade will be computed
as follow:
(i)
The average of
5 grades: 2 from the full period exams,
1 from the written assignment, 1 from the quizzes
(see 2 and 3) and the
final, each weighted equally.
(ii)
Drop the
writing assignment. Compute the average of the remaining 4 grades weighed
equally.
(iii)
Take the
greater of the two averages computed in ( i
) and ( ii ) as the final numerical grade.
5. A student will receive the
highest final letter grade satisfying both of the following conditions:
|
Final
Letter Grade |
Final
Numerical Grade |
Final
Exam |
|
A |
FNG
³ 94 |
FE
³ 75 |
|
A- |
FNG
³ 90 |
FE
³ 75 |
|
B+ |
FNG
³ 87 |
FE
³ 65 |
|
B |
FNG
³ 83 |
FE
³ 65 |
|
B- |
FNG
³ 80 |
FE
³ 65 |
|
C+ |
FNG
³ 77 |
FE
³ 55 |
|
C |
FNG
³ 73 |
FE
³ 55 |
|
C- |
FNG
³ 70 |
FE
³ 55 |
|
D+ |
FNG
³ 64 |
FE
³ 55 |
|
D |
FNG
³ 60 |
FE
³ 45 |
A
final letter grade of F will be assigned if either FNG < 60 or FE < 45.
Also note that you may receive a W grade during the first 8 weeks of
class with the permission of the instructor (withdrawal slip must be signed by the instructor). If you stop attending
classes after the 8th week
and
failing, you will receive WF.