MTH225-A Spring 2014 Home Page

Class Schedule:	T,Th 11:30-12:45
Class Location:	Student Union 120
Professor:	Dr. Eugene Quinn
Email:	equinn1@stonehill.edu
Office Hours:	Office: Duffy 241

TEXTBOOK

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Because some items are not available in the computer lab, you should install all of the programs listed on your personal computer (they are all free).

We will have an install-a-thon on the first day class meets, so be sure to bring your computer.

There are some dependencies among the programs listed, so try to install them in the following order:

Grades

Final grades will be determined from test, quiz, and assignment grades, according to the following table:

Exact dates will depend on our progress and will be announced well in advance.

Policies

• College Policies
• Additional Instructor's Policies

College Policies

These include:

• Academic Integrity

  All members of the College community have the responsibility to abide by the College's Academic Integrity policies. This responsibility includes reporting known or suspected violations of this policy to the appropriate faculty member or to the Dean of the Faculty in the Office of Academic Affairs.

  Violations include, but are not limited to the following:

  • presenting another's work as if it were one's own; For in-class work, this includes putting the names of group members not present on the paper.
  • failure to acknowledge or document a source, even if the action is unintentional (i.e., plagiarism);
  • giving or receiving, or attempting to give or receive, unauthorized assistance in an assignment or examination;
  • fabricating data;
  • submitting the same assignment in two or more courses without prior permission of the instructors; or
  • having another person write a paper or sit for an examination.

  (Page 108 of The Hill Book )

• Class Attendance and Makeup Work

  The policies listed under Class Attendance on page 108 of The Hill Book apply;

  Note in particular the following:

  • Students are expected to be regular and prompt in their class attendance.
  • In case of absence, students are responsible for all class work, assignments, and examinations.
  • Any student who misses an examination (other than the Final Examination), a quiz, or any required classroom activity to which a grade is assigned must consult the instructor as soon as possible regarding the opportunity to make up the work missed. In such cases, it is the instructor who determines whether or not the absence was legitimate;
    • if it was, and if the student has consulted the instructor as soon as possible, the instructor must give a makeup examination or quiz, or provide the student with an equivalent basis for evaluation.
    • If the absence is deemed not to have been legitimate, the instructor has the option to decide whether or not to provide an opportunity to make up the work.

  (Page 108 of The Hill Book - note exceptions for prolonged illness and conflicts with religious beliefs)

  My idea of legitimate absences includes:

  • Personal illness or injury (with proper documentation)
  • Obligations to one's family in case of illness or injury (with proper documentation)
  • Required participation in an athletic event (i.e., a scheduled game or meet, excluding practice)

• Examinations (final exam)

  The value of the final examination is determined by the instructor. If a student misses the examination without sufficient reason, a grade of F is given for this part of the course requirements. The semester grade is then determined in the same way as for students who took the examination.

  (Page 109 of The Hill Book)

Additional Instructor's Policies

• Assignment Policy
  • Late Assignment assignments will not be accepted.

• Quiz Policy
  • Quizzes may or may not be announced.

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