COURSE: Math250 College Arithmetic #58145
TEACHER:	Merle Siebert
TEXTBOOK:	Ba~ic College Mathematics. Fourth Edition Authors - Slater/Tobey
Publishers - Prentice Hall
CLASS MEETS . Mon. and Wed. from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM: Room SOC 31 MAJOR OBJECTIVES:
To review the basics of arithmetic and prepare for a course in algebra
ATTENDANCE:
Regular attendance is imperative in a math course in order to maintain continuity of subject matter. Thus, a student who accumulates more than 2 absences by the end of the 9th week will be in danger of being droppecL (Exceptions for special circumstances only) Last day to drop is Friday, March 12 (a letter grade is issued after this date).
HOMEWORK:
Exercises will be assigned regularly (see attached sheet). Solutions to these excercises will be due to be “turned in” on the day of the chapter test. Each chapter of assignments will be worth 10 points.
TESTS:
The unit tests will be chapter tests (each test will be worth 100 points). The Final will be worth 200 points. There will be some opportunity to earn bonus points on tests. (No unexcused late tests!) FINAL TEST time: Wed., May 19 at 3:30 P. M.
GRADING:
Points earned on all homework and tests will be totalled. The following table will be used to determine the grade:
	Grade	% of total
	A 	90 or more
	B  	80-89
	C 	65-79
	D 	50-64
	F  	below 50
HOLIDAYS:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day——--Monday, Jan. 19
President’s Day Holiday—-——-----Friday - Monday, February 13 -16
Spring Recess -—   —---—--------Monday-Saturday - April 5 -10