Math 141 – Precalculus
Class Hours: Tues/Thur: 2:20 PM
– 4:50 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, Th. 10/9, Tu. 10/21, Tu. 10/28, Th. 11/13, Tu. 11/25.
2. The best 5 quizzes will count as one full period
exam.
3. There will be 3 full period
exams on Tu. 9/30, Tu. 11/04, Th. 12/04 and a final exam..
4. Your grade will be computed
as follow:
(i)
The average of
5 grades: 3 from the full period exams
and 1 from the quizzes
(see 2 and 3) and the
final, each weighted equally.
(ii)
Drop either one
of the 3 full period exams. Compute the average of the remaining 4 grades, weighing the final
40%, Quiz average 20% and each of the remaining 2 test grades 20 % .
(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.