Basic Algebra

Adaptations/Accommodations: If adaptations or accommodations are needed because of a disability, if you need to make me aware of emergency medical information, or if you need special arrangements in case of building evacuations, please contact me as soon as possible or by the 10th day of the semester.

Student Contact: Students are expected to monitor their LCMail email accounts for class announcements. If you don’t have a computer at home, find a computer lab on campus to check your email.

Exams: 5 exams will be worth 50% of your final grade. No retakes are possible. Headphones may be worn during tests only if you are listening to prerecorded CDs AND provided they do not disturb others. Make up exams are allowed only if you contact me no later than the day of the exam by phone or email and you have an acceptable excuse for missing the test. Oversleeping and mild illnesses are not acceptable excuses. If you can’t reach me directly, please provide a detailed message either to my email (aphain@lcsc.edu) or my voice mail (792-2107).

Final Exam: The final is comprehensive and will be given as follows:

TUESDAY, September 2: Instructor’s Written Approval is required to Add this class

MONDAY, September 8: Last day to Drop this class without a permanent entry on your transcript

FRIDAY, October 24: Mid Term Grades turned in

GRADING:

Grading Scale	How your grade is determined:

Grading Scale

Academic Dishonesty: According to the Lewis-Clark State College Student Code of Conduct found in the Student Handbook, cheating or plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. All work submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts and current understanding. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, fabrication, helping others to cheat, and plagiarism. Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, looking at previous skill quizzes or notes during a skill quiz, allowing someone to copy your homework, telling someone in the afternoon section about the test in the morning section, submitting answers from the back of the book instead of actually doing the problems, copying someone else’s work on a test or skill quiz, or using a calculator when told not to do so. Collaborative homework is acceptable as long as all the participants fully participate in the work. Students are encouraged to work together on homework and to study together for exams. There is a clear difference between collaboration and copying.

Academic dishonesty in this course will result in a grade of F and the code of conduct violation will be reported to the appropriate administrative office for further action.

Incompletes: Incompletes will only be given under the following conditions: (1) 80% of all coursework is completed. (2) You must be passing with an 70% or better. (3) You must provide written documentation of a medical or family emergency.