Instructor: William Hirt hirt@siskiyous.edu
Office: LS-15
Phone: 938-5255
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-10:50AM, TTh 9:00-9:50AM, and by appointment
Meeting times: M 12:00-12:50PM
Units: 0.5
Meeting place: LS-16
Textbook (required): Essential Math for Chemistry Students, by D. W. Ball
Course objectives: Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to: (1) translate a well-defined problem in introductory oceanography into an equation and solve for any unknown quantity; and (2) state the solution in the correct format, including units, and correctly interpret its significance in the context of the original problem.
2005 Course Schedule:
| Dates: | Class Topic(s): | Reading: |
| 24-Jan | Scientific notation | 2-3; 8-12 |
| 31-Jan | Significant figures | 41-51 |
| 7-Feb | Common units and unit conversions | 55-57 |
| 14-Feb | Ratios, rates, and proportions | -- |
| 28-Feb | Exponents and roots | 105-108; 117-120 |
| 7-Mar | Addition and multiplication properties of equalities | 89-100 |
| 14-Mar | Review of graphing | 133-155 |
| 21-Mar | Direct relationships | -- |
| 4-Apr | Inverse relationships | -- |
| 11-Apr | Inverse square relationships | -- |
| 18-Apr | Power law relationships | -- |
| 25-Apr | Exponential relationships | 120-126 |
| 2-May | no class | -- |
| 9-May | Logarithmic relationships | -- |
| 16-May | Calculating selected areas and volumes | -- |
Evaluation: Grading is CR/NC, and will be based on scores for 14 weekly class activities (140 points). Percentage scores will be calculated out of a total of 140 points, and CR will be awarded for scores of 70% or above.
In addition to class time, a student should expect to spend about 2 hours per week reading and taking notes on their text as well as completing their homework assignments.
Attendance/withdrawal/incomplete policy: Punctuality and regularity of attendance are required for satisfactory completion of this course. A student may incur absences equal to the number of meetings of the class each week (1) after which the instructor has the option of dropping the student from the class. A student may withdraw before the end of the 10th week (March 25, 2005) and is responsible for notifying the student services office and completing all necessary forms. Arrangements for an incomplete must be made with the instructor, and an "I" will be given only in the case of an unforeseen personal or family emergency.
Cheating policy: Students are encouraged to work cooperatively on both in-class activities and homework assignments, so cheating should not be an issue.
Make-up policies for missed work: In-class activities may be made up if: (1) prior arrangements have been made with the instructor; and (2) they are turned in before the graded assignments are returned to the class.
Late assignment policy: In-class assignments will be penalized 1 point for each class period they are late.
Date and time of final exam: There is no scheduled final for this course.
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