MA 225 Section Section 002

• Instructor: Gary Doyle Faulkner, Ph.D.
• Office: Harrislson 225
• Phone: 919-515-3261
• Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 MWF. At any time I am in my office you are welcome to come for help. You are the most important part of my job.
• Text Book: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, by Smith, Eggen, and Andre

• A syllabus can be found at Syllabus

• There will be formal homework and homework problems will be assigned. I expect you to be able to work any problem in the book. Only select homework will be collected. When it is appropriate in terms of material covered, we will have an announced homework quiz. There will be a midterm and a final
• The final grade will be computed as follows: The average of the homework quizes and homework will count as 1/3 of your grade. The midterm will count 1/3 and the final will count 1/3..

• I will not take daily attendance, but you are expected to attend the class. I will know if you establish a pattern of not attending. Also if you do not attend you chances of doing well are small. University attendance policies can be found at attendance

• If you miss a test you must either tell me the reason before the absence or have a vaild documented excuse. Within these restrictions you may make up a test.
• If I stop having fun in the class.....I will leave.

• Course prerequisites can be found at Prerequisites.

• Academic Honors and Integrity policies can be found at Being bad or Stupid.

• General Academic Policies are at University

• There will be two inclass test, a final exam, and homework.

• Grading:

1. The exam will count 30%

2. The tests will count 20% each

3. The homework will count 10%