Math 153 Instructor: Jeff Downs
Days:
Tuesday & Thursday
Time:
1:00 PM 2:50 PM Prerequisite: Successful completion of Math 152B with a grade of C or better or
the appropriate skill demonstrated through the math assessment process. Course Description: This
is a formal course in geometry covering the basics of lines, planes, angles,
triangles and congruence, the Pythagorean Theorem, similarity, and special right
angles. Office
Hours: Monday,
Wednesday:
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tuesday &
Thursday:
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Friday:
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Office
Location: D
127 Office
Phone: (530)
541 4660 ext. 287 Text:
Geometry, 2nd Edition, by Harold R. Jacobs. Grading
Scale: A
90 100%
B
80 89% C
70 79% D 60 69% F 59% and below Grade
Breakdown: Exams:
45% Quizzes:
20% Homework:
15% Final:
20% Exams:
There will be 3
exams, usually occurring on Thursdays. Quizzes:
There will be at least 5 quizzes, occurring on
Thursdays when there is no exam, and covering homework topics/questions.
The top 5 quizzes will be counted toward the grade. Homework: Homework will be collected each week during the last class meeting of that week. If all homework is completed and collected on schedule, the student may drop her/his lowest quiz score. Final: There will be a comprehensive final exam given on Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 PM. Attendance: If a
class is missed, it is the responsibility of the student to check what was
missed. If a student is to miss an
exam or a quiz, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the
instructor prior to the exam or quiz and make arrangements for taking the exam
or quiz. This does not mean that you call me 10 minutes before class time to
notify me of your pending absence. If
a student is ill, in an accident, or meets with other such unavoidable
situations, the student may make up the exam if proper documentation is
presented legitimizing the absence. (Such
documentation can be a doctors note on appropriate letterhead, police report
of an accident, etc.) Note:
Please be polite and deactivate audio devices prior to entering class.
Pagers and Cellular phones are distracting.
Please do not receive calls during class time. Tentative
Assignments: Unless
otherwise stated, assignments are every third problem, e.g. 1, 4, 7... 1.2:
Sets I and II 1.3:
Sets I and II 1.4:
Sets I and II 1.5:
Sets I and II 1.6:
Sets I and II 1.7:
Set I 1.8:
Sets I and II 1.9:
Sets I and II 2.1:
Sets I and II 2.2:
Sets I and II 2.3:
Sets I and II 2.4:
Set I and # 25 -29 all 2.5:
Sets I and II 2.6:
Sets I and II 3.1:
Set I 3.2:
Sets I and II 3.3:
Set I 3.4:
Sets I and II 3.5:
Set I, # 23 -30 all 3.6:
Set I, #25 and #26 4.1:
Sets I and II 4.2:
Sets I and II 4.3:
Set I, #28 and #31 4.4:
Set I and #30 4.5:
Set I and #31 4.6:
Set I and #22 4.7:
Set I 4.8:
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