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Important Dates

The last day to add this class is Thursday, June 17th. The last day to drop this class without a W appearing on your transcripts (and to apply for a refund) is Friday, June 18th. The last day to withdraw from this class is Thursday, July 22nd. Your grade will be available after Monday, August 9th.

Attendance

To avoid being dropped for "non-attendance" you must complete each of the following: 1) finalize the enrollment process by sending an email to me on or before Monday, June 14th; 2) contribute to the "Introduction" blog in the Communications section of our course on Blackboard by Wednesday of the first week; 3) by Wednesday of the second week, commit to a date, time, and place to take the final exam (for more information see the Schedule or Grades section of our course); and 4) regularly participate in the course by logging in on Blackboard at least twice each week (although this may not be sufficient to stay caught up and to keep track of changes to the weekly schedule).

Accommodations

Academic accommodations are available for students with disabilities. If you suspect that you have a learning disability, or require services for any other type of disability, please contact Disabled Student Programs & Services DSPS.

Math 175 Lessons Materials Assignments Answers Schedule Grades

Math 175 College Alg

Spring 2010

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is ~John Louis von Neumann

All fractal art by Junpei Sekino

Upcoming Due Dates

Due Date	Assignment(s)
Tues 7/27	Textbook assignments 5.3 & 5.4, the 5.3 & 5.4 Mini-labs, and Lab 6 are all due by 11:59PM.
Wed 7/28	All attempts to take Quiz 6 must be completed by 11:59. Quiz 6 covers Lessons 5 & 6 as well as Labs 5 & 6.
Tues Aug 3rd	Textbook assignments 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, & 7.4, and Lab 7 are due by 11:59PM.
Wed Aug 4th	All attempts to take Quiz 7 must be completed by 11:59PM. Quiz 7 covers Lesson 7.
Fri Aug 6th	Textbook assignments 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, & 8.4 are due by 11:59PM. Also, Quiz 8 must be completed by 11:59PM. The face-to-face final exam must be completed by this date. You will need to bring a valid picture state id (such as a Driver's License) with you to the final.

Announcements

Date	What's happening?
Mon 7/26	Lessons 7 and 8 are both up. Quiz 7 and Quiz 8 will be up by Wednesday, July 28th. The blogs for lessons 7 and 8 will also be up by Wednesday, July 28th. You should get started on lesson 7 as soon as possible as the assignments quizzes for lessons 7 and 8 are due next week. Reminder - Lab 6, the 5.3 and 5.4 mini-labs, and the 5.3 & 5.4 textbook assignments are all due on Tuesday, July 27th. Also Quiz 6 must be completed by 11:59PM on Wednesday, July 28th. Here's a practice final exam. The problems on the final will be similar to these problems. Use the Practice Final blog to post your questions and comments about these problems.

Date

What's happening?

Mon
7/26

Lessons 7 and 8 are both up. Quiz 7 and Quiz 8 will be up by Wednesday, July 28th. The blogs for lessons 7 and 8 will also be up by Wednesday, July 28th.

You should get started on lesson 7 as soon as possible as the assignments quizzes for lessons 7 and 8 are due next week.

Reminder - Lab 6, the 5.3 and 5.4 mini-labs, and the 5.3 & 5.4 textbook assignments are all due on Tuesday, July 27th. Also Quiz 6 must be completed by 11:59PM on Wednesday, July 28th.

Here's a practice final exam. The problems on the final will be similar to these problems. Use the Practice Final blog to post your questions and comments about these problems.