CLASS INFO

PRECALCULUS:  MATH 190
Text:  Precalculus (3rd edition)
by Stewart, Redlin & Watson 

Section 75: TR 7:00--8:45  Natural Sciences 110

Professor: Keith A. Kearnes    Email: kakear01@homer.louisville.edu
Office:  Natural Sciences 247  Phone: 852--6826
Hours: T 6-7, R 4-6            WWW: http://www.louisville.edu/~kakear01

Course Outline:
This course is about one variable
functions and their properties. 
We will cover chapters 2--7, 9 and 10
of the text. 

Prerequisites:
The equivalent of Math 102 (Intermediate Algebra) and a year 
of high school geometry. Chapter 1 of the text reviews this material.

Quizzes, Lab and Exams:
During the semester there will be regularly assigned homework, 
weekly quizzes, two fifty minute tests and a final exam. Your 
grade will be based on quizzes, and exams. These components of 
your grade will be weighted according to the following formula.

Grade = Quiz(20%) + T1(25%) + T2(25%) + Final(30%).

I will not give make up quizzes. Instead I will not count your 
two lowest quiz grades, so you can miss up to two quizzes without 
it harming your grade. Only in extreme situations, when advance 
notice is given to me, will I consider make up tests for tests 1 and 2.
The final will be a combined sections comprehensive exam.

Scoring:
Written work will be judged on the basis of {completeness},
{legibility} and {correctness}. Strings of formulas without 
explanation will not be accepted. Paragraph organization 
(where appropriate), complete sentences and correct punctuation 
are expected.

Dates:
Quizzes/Tests: Due Thursday      Spring Break: Mar 16-22
Martin Luther King Day: Jan 19   Test 2: Mar 26
Test 1: Feb 12                   Last Day of Class: Apr 27

Getting Help:
Don't wait until it is too late if you need help. Ask questions! 
I am available during the office hours listed above and also at 
many other times. If you can't see me during office hours, then 
make an appointment with me to see me at a different time. I will 
also give short answers to questions sent by email.

WWW: 
Information concerning our class will be posted
on my web page under {\bf information for students}.
Copies of documents I hand out in class will be accessible
from this page. I will post test solutions here.