Syllabus Scavenger Hunt for College Algebra, Fall 2021
Note: Click
HERE for the syllabus.
1. According to the syllabus, what happens on Monday,
December 13, 2021? (Select the best answer.)
o. We will have our class holiday party. Remember to bring your instructor a gift.
o. We will have cocoa with assorted toppings to honor
National
Cocoa Day.
o. We wear candles on our head to celebrate the Swedish
Feast
of St. Lucia.
o. This is
National
Horse Day. To celebrate, we will watch a triple
feature: War Horse,
Seabiscuit, and Black
Beauty.
*o. This is the day you come to take the paper and pencil, two hour, proctored
final exam.
2. Can you submit e-Homework Assignments late? (Select the best answer.)
o. No, sorry. Such an opportunity is not possible.
o. Only if you cross John's palm with a $20 bill.
*o. Yes, with the following condition: for each score 90% or above (≥ 18)
earned, you may redo one past due assignment, but for a 10% late penatly.
3. How do you earn double points for an e-Homework question? (Select the best
answer.)
*o. If you find that your answer is correct and the system tells you otherwise
(due to mathematics and not text entry) and you are the first to report it to
John.
o. Hire a computer hacker at
Hackers R Us.
o. Work your eHW assignment during class.
o. This is not possible.
4. How can you earn 2 bonus points on a chapter test? (Select the best answer.)
You receive a +2 bonus on a chapter test if ...
o. you write your credit card number under your name.
*o. you
earn 90% or above (≥ 22.5) on each quiz over that test material.
o.
your name is randomly drawn in a raffle. Raffle tickets are only $100 each.
5. According to the syllabus, what happens on Friday,
October 29, 2021? (Select the best answer.)
o. To remember that
fateful
day October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed,
also called Black Tuesday, we all must wear black.
o. We are required to wear a bandana to honor National
Bandana Day.
o. This is National
Cat Day. To celebrate, we will bring a cat to class. Alternatively, you can dress
up like a cat.
o. All of the above. You must wear a black bandana,
dress as a black cat,
and bring a cat to class.
*o. For Purdue
Fort Wayne students, this is the last day to officially withdraw
from the class without a letter grade.
6. How do you earn a +1 Rhino Bonus on your participation score? (Select ALL
correct answers. There may be more than one.)
o. When you walk into the classroom, make sure you hand a latte to the
instructor.
*o. Post to the Piazza Discussion Board: ask a question, answer another
student’s question, or positively contribute to the class community by sharing a
tip.
o. Come to class dressed in a rhino costume (One like this.).
o. Wash the instructor's car.
*o. Earn a perfect score on this Syllabus Scavenger Hunt.
7. There are several ways you can keep track of deadlines in this course.
(Select the best response below.)
o.
Use the
handy, click-able Rhino
Checklist.
o. Use the calendar on Brightspace.
o. Use the calendar on the e-homework (Möbius) Website.
o. Use the calendar on page 4 of the syllabus.
*o. All of these
8. What is the reason you are given a departmental Prerequisite Skills Quiz?
(Select the best answer.)
*o. To provide quick and early feedback to you so you know if you have the
skills needed for this course, if you need to brush up, or if you need to take a
refresher course.
o. It is required by law in Indiana.
9. Select the best answer for each.
(a) For this course a graphing calculator is
....
o optional
*o required
(b) For this course, the textbook Functions Modeling Change, 6th
Edition is ....
*o optional
o required
(c) What else is required?
o protractor
o straight edge or ruler
o crayons or colored pencils
*o access to eHW (e-homework, or commercially called Möbius) that you are using
right now to answer this question.
o a toga for the weekly toga parties
o compass
o box of Kleenex tissues
o All of these
o None of these
10. Answer the following about how Quizzes and eHW
count toward your grade.
(a) The 100 points you can earn by HW assignments will be the ________best eHW scores (each worth 20 pts) converted to a percentage and taken
out of 100 points.
List Choices:
CHOICE 1: sum of your 6
*CHOICE 2: average of every one of your
(b) The 150 points you can earn by quizzes will be the ___________ best
quiz scores (each worth 25 pts)
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: sum of your 6
CHOICE 2: average of every one of your
11. Answer the following about each:
(a) The departmental Prerequisite Skills Quiz is taken _________
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: in class. It is paper and pencil, proctored
CHOICE 2: outside of class, online, unproctored, through Mobius
(b) Homework assignments are _________
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: submitted electronically through Mobius
CHOICE 2: completed with paper and pencil and handed in
(c) Quizzes over new material are taken _________
List Choices:
CHOICE 1: in class. It is paper and pencil, proctored
*CHOICE 2: outside of class, online, unproctored, through Mobius
(d) Chapter exams are taken _________
List Choices:
CHOICE 1: in class. It is paper and pencil, proctored
*CHOICE 2: outside of class, online, unproctored, through Mobius
(e) The two hour departmental comprehensive Final Exam is taken _________
List Choices:
CHOICE 1: in a location to be announced with paper and pencil, proctored
*CHOICE 2: outside of class, online, unproctored, through Mobius
12. Answer the following about the number of
attempts for each:
(a) You have _________ on the departmental Prerequisite quiz.
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: one attempt
CHOICE 2: unlimited attempts
(b) You have _________ on the e-homework assignments.
List Choices:
CHOICE 1: one attempt
*CHOICE 2: unlimited attempts (before the deadline)
(c) You have _________ attempts (before the deadline) on quizzes.
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: three
CHOICE 2: unlimited
(d) You have _________ attempts (before the deadline) on chapter exams.
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: three
CHOICE 2: unlimited
(e) You have _________ on the departmental final exam.
List Choices:
*CHOICE 1: one attempt
CHOICE 2: unlimited attempts (before the deadline)