Chris McDonald

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Contact Information   

Mathematics Department

St. Louis Community College

At Florissant Valley

3400 Pershall Road

St. Louis, MO 63135-1499

 

Office: SM 270

Phone: 314 - 513 - 4170

 

e-mail: cmcdonald@stlcc.edu

 

FAX: 314-513-4199

 

 

McDonald

 

Fall 2009 Office Hours:

Monday       12:05-5:30

Wednesday 12:05-5:30

 

 

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Grading Policy

  • I give 5 unit tests and I drop the lowest test grade. I also give a comprehensive final examination. I do not give make-up tests. If you miss a test, then that is your drop test. The four highest tests and the final exam are each worth 20% of your final grade.

 

  • Although I do not collect or grade homework, completion of all assigned problems is essential to a thorough understanding of the material.

 

  • Although attendance is not used to calculate your grade directly, attendance is clearly an essential factor in successfully completing any mathematics class.

 

  • Usually each of the five unit tests has a take-home part and/or a project which is due the day of the test and worth 20 – 30 % of the test grade.

Description of Teaching Style

  • I usually lecture about 80% of the class time and have students work in groups about 20% of the class time.
  • I present the theory and and then show many examples.
  • My lecture is more fluid than structured.
  • I always try to demonstrate abstract concepts with real world examples.