The common policies and grading criteria for MTH 107 are explained here. Exams will be individually administered by each instructor on the dates given below.

The first midterm exam for Tues, Thurs lecture sections have been moved to Thursday, Feb 17 due to the snow cancellations.

Math 107 is a special topics course that satisfies the general education requirement for math at URI. The course is intended for students majoring in the liberal arts or other fields that do not have a specific mathematical requirement. The prerequisite is a basic high school algebra background. MTH107 covers the following concepts of modern mathematics: Symbolic Logic, Counting Theory, Finite Probability and Statistics.

Calendar and Syllabus Please note the following changes for spring 2011. This will make up the classes lost due to snow days.

Please note that the exam dates (in blue) on Thursdays are only for lectures that meet on Tues and Thurs. Lectures that meet MWF will follow the other exam date (Wed or Fri).

Schedule your travel plans accordingly--no make-ups. All exams are closed book, closed notes. No cell phones or other electronic devices (except a calculator) are allowed during exams. Your own calculator is required on exams--no sharing of calculators is allowed on exams. No cell phone calculators are allowed.

All exams should be taken at the scheduled time and place. No make-up exams will be given. Instead, the final exam will be divided into 4 parts, corresponding to the material covered on the four semester exams. You will receive a grade for each part. If you should miss an exam for any reason (including a death in the family, automobile accident, oversleeping, or just not ready to take the exam), the corresponding part of the final exam will count as the make-up exam. In fact, two of the semester exam grades can be improved by the corresponding grade on the final exam, regardless of whether you have taken the semester exam or not.

Webassign is an online homework tool that comes with your textbook. Each section of each chapter has a set of 5-15 multiple-choice problems assigned for you to do on the web. They are due before each chapter exam. There is a 10% penalty for late submissions. They are graded immediately on the basis of 100%, and your semester average on these problems counts as the grade for Webassign. You have two tries for each set. To sign up to take these exams go online to the logon page Webassign Login . Before registering, enter the course key: (will be available the week before sem starts). You need an access code, which should come with your book if you purchased it new. If you got a used book, purchase the access code online at a reduced price.

Sakai is being used in part to teach this course. That means you should become familiar with using Sakai. Your instructor might place important course material in the Sakai course shell. Check with your instructor. More importantly, your instructor will maintain your up to date grades on Sakai. You can access Sakai at the following web address: https://sakai.uri.edu/portal. Use your e-campus id or your 9-digit URI student number and your @mail.uri.edu email password.

The work in this course is complex and demanding. To do well, it is best to attend all classes, stay on top all assignments, review your notes regularly, and work with the students at the Academic Enhancement Center (AEC) in Roosevelt Hall. AEC tutors are students like you who have succeeded in this course and understand how challenging it can be. They can answer questions, clarify concepts, test your understanding, and show you how to study in the most effective ways possible.

You can make an appointment or walk in anytime during office hours -- Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 9 pm and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm. For a complete schedule -- including when tutors are available specifically for this class -- go to www.uri.edu/aec, call (401) 874-2367, or stop by the fourth floor in Roosevelt Hall.
See the AEC Website for more information.
Information about Supplemental Instruction (SI)

Any student with a documented disability should contact your instructor early in the semester so that he or she may work out reasonable accommodations with you to support your success in this course. Students should also contact Disability Services for Students: Office of Student Life, 330 Memorial Union, 874-2098. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.

Any incident of academic dishonesty/cheating will be seriously dealt with by the instructor. This could result in zero grade on the particular test or for the course and further disciplinary action by the university.

Examples of academic dishonesty includes claiming someone else's work as your own, communication during quizzes/exams with other students in the room or electronically, accessing notes/books etc during closed book quizzes and exams, using calculator when the instructions clearly says calculator not allowed, attempt to alter grades and helping any other student to committ academic dishonesty.