FIRST DAY HANDOUT:

• Instructors
• Teaching Assistants
• Course Grade
• Make-up Tests and Special needs Tests
• Final Exam Information
• Important General Information

Instructors:

The following is a list of instructors for the sections of M408L offered during Spring Semester, 2006.

Teaching Assistants:

Course Grade:

(1) HOMEWORK: (10%)

Homework will be assigned regularly via the Web using the UT Homework Service; all answers and grades will be returned via the Web also using the UT Homework Service. There will be fourteen assignments. The three lowest homework scores will be dropped. Additional problems may be found in the text.

(2) TESTS: (57%)

Three tests will be held during the EVENING from 7:00-9:00 pm in rooms indicated in the chart on the following dates.

Please note the following:

• Each test will count 19% of the course grade and will consist of at most 20 multiple choice questions taken from the same data bank of questions as the homework.
• Tests will NOT be held in the scheduled classroom for lectures. The location of tests are listed above.
• There are NO negative points on tests - it pays to guess.

(3) Quiz: (5%)

(4) FINAL EXAM: (28%)

Make-up Tests and Special needs Tests:

(i) For students who have a scheduled class or exam conflicting with tests announced in the table above, make-up tests will be held as follows (NB. inform your instructor of a conflicting class or exam before a scheduled test):

(ii) For students who are unable to attend the scheduled test due to illness, additional make-up tests will be held as follows (NB. inform your instructor as soon as possible about your illness):

(iii) For students whow fall under the Uniersity's Learning Disability Policy the tests will be held as follows (NB. your letter from the Dean of Students will take effect only after it is presented to your instructor):

Important General Information:

1. If a student is absent from a test and wishes to be given a make-up test, then he or she must formally request this within 48 HOURS of the test missed. The request, which must be supported by a properly documented excuse, must be presented to the student's instructor. If you are the least bit uncertain as to the validity of an excuse based on some previously scheduled, upcoming event, then seek approval for a make-up before the exam in question, not after the fact.

2. To succeed in M408L students need to develop good study habits and to seek assistance whenever and wherever it is provided. Students are particularly encouraged to attend discussion groups regularly and to seek help from the Teaching Assistant for the section for which they are registered. Additional help is available at the UT Learning Center (UTLC) in Jester A332. It will offer the following programs to all U.T. students taking M408L in Spring, 2006.

• Free drop-in tutoring for M408L is available in JES A315, Monday-Thursday, 10a-4p and 7p-10p; Fridays 10a-3p. This room is set aside for students working on entry-level math, precalculus, calculus, chemistry, and physics, and 5 tutors are available at all times to help you with your questions. This is a great place to go to ask questions about homework problems you have been struggling with. Plan to go after you have worked on problems on your own, and come with questions.
  
  
• The tutors at UTLC can also answer questions related to prerequisite knowledge (precalculus topics), study strategies, and "math anxiety problems". The Drop-In tutoring lab assistants can provide you with many helpful math resources (textbooks, videos, handouts, formula sheets, etc.).
• Private one-to-one Tutoring is also available at UTLC. The cost is $12/hour. In order to sign up for tutoring, you will first need to visit the UTLC front desk (JES A332) to be registered in the UTLC database. If you are receiving financial aid, you may qualify for 25 hours of free tutoring per semester. Inquire at UTLC to see if you are eligible.
  
  
• Free workshops and classes are also offered by the UTLC. These include Study Skills, Trigonometry Review, Differentiation Review, and Final Exam Review for M408L, among others. The full schedule for Spring 2006 classes can be viewed at http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/class.html
  
  
• Because good algebra and trigonometric skills are essential for success in M408L, students should test their skills by taking the free Algebra Diagnostic Test and Trigonometric Diagnostic Test for Calculus Students
  
  
• Calculus videos are also available for check out at the UGL Audio Visual Reserves (3rd floor). One can search for the videos by typing in "Whitehead" for instructor or "M 408" for course at the site: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/lib/utnetcat/rsrv.html. Videos are "in-library" use only, but there are many viewing stations available at the UGL.

3. Academic Communities Program
Sunday - Thursday evenings. See website.
Jester Dormitory (Jester City Limits, 1st floor, 7:30-10:00 pm)
Kinsolving Dormitory (KIN dining entry area, 8-10 pm)
The College of Natural Sciences has created the Academic Communities (AC) Program for M408K, M408L as well as CH301, CH302, Bio311C and Bio311D to encourage group study and independent thinking. AC will be staffed by teaching assistants and undergraduates.

4. Students who fall under the University's Learning Disability Policy must present the Dean of Student's certification of that fact to the student's instructor prior to the first test.

5. Calculators may be used on the homework but may not be used on any tests.