Math 54A
Broussard Fall 2009
Course Policies

Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is for learning and teaching. You may need to modify your usual approach to life while in my classroom. Here are some examples:

• I am easily distracted by students having conversations. If you want to have a conversation with another student or with someone on a cell phone, please leave the room quietly and have your conversation outside the room..
• Cell phones, pagers, etc. should be turned to silent at the beginning of class.
• In-class learning activites have a time limit. If your group loses focus, you may have to turn in your activity before you complete it.
• Any behavior that demeans or threatens another student undermines their attempts to learn. This kind of behavior is prohibited.

I will deal with disruptive behavior that compromises the efforts of me to teach, or of other students to learn, in three stages: 1) Confronting and explaining why the behavior is distracting, 2) requiring the student to leave for the rest of the class period, and 3) dropping the student from the course.

Emergency first responders: I will grant you an exception; you may leave your devices on. Please minimize classroom disturbance as much as is feasible, but if my house is burning down, I want you there.

Support Hour:
The class meets 5 hours per week with an additional hour per week in the Math lab. Tutors are available in the Math Lab to answer questions and give you assistance on your assignments. To stay enrolled in Math 54A, it will be necessary for you to sign up for one particular hour per week in the Math Lab.

Attendance/Withdrawals/Incompletes:
Your Activity scores are all based on your active and informed participation in class. They cannot be made up. If you drop by September 11, you will not have a "W". If you drop by November 20, you will have a "W" but not a grade. If you experience serious illness or bereavement and you have completed 2/3 of the coursework with a 70% average, I can give you an "I" (incomplete) grade. If the "I" is not completed within the agreed-upon time, the grade will be computed as above.

Late Work:
Work done in class ( tests and activities) will be collected the same day. CourseCompass homework must be started before its due date, but can be completed later.

Academic Dishonesty Policy:
In this class, "cheating" shall mean the use of resources (calculator, book, notes, help, another student's paper) on a graded assignment or test when permission to use those resources has not been expressly given. For the online homework, I give you permission to use any resources you wish. On activities, you will be encouraged to work in teams and use calculators. On quizzes, tests, and the final exam, I will specify what you can use. The first time I find that you have cheated on an assignment, you will receive an undroppable zero for that assignment. The second time, you will fail the course.

Students with disabilities:
If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the DSPS office. If you qualify for services through DSS, bring your official notification of your accommodation needs to me as soon as possible. If I am made aware of a documented disability, I will try to provide any reasonable accomodations.

Use of personal care products:
We have students (and some staff) with sensitivity to the perfumes common in personal care products such as perfume, aftershave, and haircare products. Please use restraint when using these before coming to class.

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