Office Hours: MWF noon-12:50pm F 3-4pm Tues.-Thurs 11am-1:40pm	Phone: (305)348-2380, but email is the quickest way to reach me
Office: DM 417A	E-mail: rosentha@fiu.edu

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Prerequisites: None

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Chapters to be covered: Chapter 9, Combinatorics, chapters 11, 13, 14, Probability, chapter 15.

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Grading: There will be three tests (20% each), a cumulative final exam (25%), and a homework grade (15%). Of the four types of homework, only the Blackboard assessments count towards your homework grade. The other three types of homework are not collected, but must be done to be adequately prepared for tests. After rounding off your weighted average to the nearest whole number, the following grading scale will be applied:

 My grading scale is as follows:

A	90+	B-	77-79	D	60-63
A-	87-89	C+	74-76	D-	57-59
B+	84-86	C	67-73	F	0-56
B	80-83	D+	64-66

I will NEVER "curve" grades or drop your lowest grade.

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Attendance:
I) NON-TEST DAYS: OPTIONAL. Absence is preferred to tardiness. Three points will be deducted from your final exam grade at the end of the semester for each tardiness (even one second late constitutes a tardiness). Students with even one tardy will be ineligible for the following benefits:
a) overrides into any of my closed classes in future terms when permitted by math department
b) the privilege of attending my office hours in a future term if enrolled in another instructor's section
c) recommendations (e.g. for graduate school, scholarships, employment, etc.)
No written or oral excuses will be accepted for tardiness. If you can't make it on time, don't come!
II) TEST DAYS: REQUIRED. You will have at least 2 classes notice of an upcoming test. There are NO MAKEUP TESTS. If you miss a test and, in the opinion of the instructor, the absence is excusable, your final exam will count as two grades. If the absence is not excusable, you will receive a zero on the test missed. Be prepared to document your excuse with a traffic ticket, hospital bill, arrest form, etc. A doctor's note is not acceptable unless it says "(student's name) was unable to attend school on (date of test)." Tardiness is permitted on test days without penalty although you will have less time on the test than everyone else. If you are so late that someone has already turned in their test before you arrive, you will not be allowed to take the test.

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Required Materials:
All tests are of the scantron variety and must be written using a #2 pencil. A calculator with a square root button is required. Graphing calculators are prohibited on tests.  You must also bring a government-issued photo ID (such as a drivers license or passport) to each test. Panther IDs are not acceptable substitutions for this requirement.

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Electronic devices :
CELLULAR PHONES, laptops, ipods, etc. must be turned off! The vibrate mode is not considered turned off. Cellular phones must not be visible to you or me. If they are on your belt, they are visible. If they are in your bookbag or pocket, they are not. Violations of this policy will result in you will having to put the beeper or cellphone in the hallway immediately outside the class. If you are afraid it will be stolen, you may choose to leave with it, but you will not be readmitted to class that day. If this occurs during a test, and you choose to leave rather than put the phone in the hallway, all unanswered test questions will be marked wrong.

Classroom Decorum:
One of the reasons students find it harder to learn in large lecture halls is because of the number of distractions. My intent is to eliminate these distractions so students who wish to learn may do so. In addition to the policies prohibiting tardiness and use of electronics (see above), I expect students not to talk without raising a hand and being recognized by me. An exception to this rule would be when you are answering a question I asked. Whispering to a nearby student is a violation of the rule because you are keeping the student you are whispering to from listening to the lecture and 280 students whispering adds up to a roar. Eating and drinking in class is permitted as long as it is silent and odorless. If you do eat or drink in class, I expect you to dispose of your garbage after class in the cans provided. I do not allow student to wear headsets in class. If you wish to listen to your iPod, that is fine. Just don't come to class. Similarly, no books, magazines, or newspapers should be open other than your textbook. Students creating distractions will be asked to leave. Students repeatedly creating distractions will be formally charged with violating FIU's Student Code of Conduct. If any of these policies bother you, feel free to stay home and watch the lessons online.

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DROPS are not initiated by Prof. Rosenthal. If you stop attending, you must drop this class yourself to avoid a grade of F. The deadline for dropping classes with a grade of DR is Oct. 16.

EXTRA TUITION CHARGES FOR REPEATED COURSES AND EXCESS HOURS: The Florida Legislature has mandated a tuition surcharge for the third time a student either takes or attempts a college credit course. This charge should serve as additional motivation for you not to have to retake this course. In other words, DO THE HOMEWORK!!!

Academic Misconduct includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given here. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the university.