Math 131-508, Fall 1999
Instructor: Michael Stecher
Office: Milner 126, 845--3269, stecher@math.tamu.edu
Office Hours: TTh, 10:00am.--10:50am., and by appointment.
Text: WebAlg and WebCalC. These materials are available on the web using Scientific Notebook as a browser.
Prerequisite: Pre-calculus

We will have three exams worth 100 points each, quizzes worth 100 points, and a final exam worth 150 points. Work turned in late will not be accepted. Your grade for the course will be determined as follows:

A: 495 -- 550; B: 440 -- 494; C: 385 -- 439; D: 330 -- 384; F: 0 -- 329

We will be taking advantage of a course management tool called WebCT. I have set up a home page for this course. From this page you will be able to check your grades, send mail to me and/or any of your classmates, have access to a bulletin board, etc. There will also be a link from this home page to previous exams and quizzes, which I have given in this course.

You will need to visit this page often in order to get and return your quizzes, to post questions and receive answers to them.

The URL for this home page is

http://webct.tamu.edu/webct/public/show_courses
After getting to this page click College of Science, then find math 131. Click on it. You will be asked for your login ID and password. Your login ID and password, unless told otherwise, will be your last name, use all capital letters. In the event that two of you have the same last name your login ID and password will then be the first initial of your first name concatenated to your last name, again use all capital letters. The first time you visit this page be sure to change your password. Remember, your grades, and other confidential material will be available to anyone who has your login ID and password.

If you suspect that someone besides you is accessing your account, let me know right away.