This semester we'll cover equations, inequalities, graphs, systems of equations, and functions, including polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions. For more details, compare the list of sections below with our text's table of contents. Students are expected to display a thorough understanding of the techniques of these topics.

1. model phenomena in mathematical terms,
2. solve problems using these models, and
3. demonstrate an understanding of the supporting theory behind the models apart from any particular application.

Here are instructions to get started on MyMathLab.

If you're going on to MATH 105 or 111, you might like to have a hard copy of the 8th edition for future reference. You won't be able to access the text on MML once this course is over.

I'm creating some video lectures that you can watch outside of class; I want to to spend our classtime answering your questions as you do the homework.

The "Ask My Instructor" feature on MML will send me an email that will enable me to see exactly the problem you are working on. That's useful, but I might not see that email for several hours. To get in touch with me faster, please call me. I'll be in my office most afternoons, and if I'm not in my office, please feel free to use my home number above. I can't promise to always be available, but I'll help whenever I can.

Your exams will be almost entirely free-response, not multiple-choice. Although ideas we learn before Exam 1 can appear on Exam 2, Exam 2 will be based primarily on material covered since the Exam 1.

Each of the two exams is worth 200 points, daily required homework assignments are worth 40 points altogether. I'll assign letter grades as follows:

Letter grade:	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	D-
Minimum required score:	90%	87%	83%	80%	77%	73%	70%	67%	63%	60%	57%

If you're absent on a non-exam day, I'll assume that you have a good reason for missing and will not require an excuse. However, there's a limit to how much I can help you catch up if you have to miss class. Ultimately, you'll be responsible for learning the material whether or not you attend class.

If you're late for an exam, I'll try to arrange for you to have the full 3.5 hours that everyone else will have, but if you miss the exam altogether and I'm unable to give you a makeup, you'll receive a score of 0, at which point it will be impossible to pass this class.

In a college math class, especially during Maymester, it will necessary to learn some things on your own, and our textbook is one of your best resources. Don't just do the homework until you get the right answer, but practice homework problems until you can do them reliably on an exam. If you are able to get homework questions right only after two or three attempts, or after using MML's "View an Example" feature, then you're not prepared fo the exam.

Practice reading the instructions on homework problems. If you are able to do the homework only after looking at some answers in the back to figure out what the question is asking, then you're not prepared for the exams.

In a Maymester course, you should always be reviewing for the next test. Write (and rewrite) a special set of notes that summarize in your own words the important facts for the test. Include in these notes the different types of problems appearing in the homework and the steps you follow to solve each type. (Here is an example of some notes that an A student in MATH 111 created to help her prepare for an exam.)