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Instructor information

  • Lake Land College
  • Instructor name:  Hank Croft
  • Office: Web Hall 130.
  • Office Phone: 217-238-2063

My office hours are 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday and  can be seen by going to https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/employee-directory/  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and typing in my last name.

I can be reached via email at hcroft@lakelandcollege.edu. This is my preference as I usually check my email several times a day during weekdays.(cell phone) if it's important and a weekend or early morning. Please try and contact a couple of other students before contacting me. This isn't to discourage you from talking to me, but it helps build relationships with the other students, and I don't have my phone with me 24/7. You might actually get an answer faster by getting in touch with someone else.  I'm usually available on and off throughout the day from 8 am - 5 pm.

Course information

  • Class APT-042
  • Applied Mathematics II
  • Semester Spring 2025
  • 2 CR
  • Main Campus in the West Building Rm. 138
  • 01/13/2025-3/9/2025
  • Monday, Wednesday 11:15 AM-12:55 PM
  • Prerequisites: None

Required supplies

  • You must have access to a computer with the internet.
  • You will need the book: Technical Mathematics with Calculus
  • You will need a scientific calculator.
  • You will need a grid-lined notebook.

Course Objectives

  • Resolve a vector into components and conversely combine components into a resultant vector.
  • Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines.
  • Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Cosines.
  • Write a system of equations to describe an application problem and solve those equations.
  • Solve fractional equations.

Course Assessment

Each week there will typically be the following graded assignments:

  • Homework due on Wednesdays and Sundays- put those new skills to use.
  • A discussion - interact with class members.

There will be a chapter quiz at the end of each chapter.

There will also be a final exam

Grading scale

  • A >=90%,
  • B >=80% <90%
  • C >=70% <80%
  • D >=60% <70%
  • F <60%

Final Exam

Classroom Polices

  • No Tobacco products.
  • Cell phones on silent, on top of your desk, or put away.
  • I take attendance each day at the beginning of class.
  • We cover lots of material and do a lot of skill practice in this class. If you are late or absent 3 or more classes I reserve the option of withdrawing or failing you.
    • Lateness is distracting to other students and often slows down the entire class.
    • Missing class hampers your ability to gain the skills needed to be successful 
  • Unless we have made prior arrangements, all assignments are due on the due date and can not be made up if missed. 

Student Accommodations

It is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor if a student has an accommodation that needs to be met. More information can be found starting at https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/student-accommodations/ (Links to an external site.)

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