9/26 summary:

Correction on the 2nd page of the syllabus: the exam date for Midterm 2 is November 15.
(instead of the originally listed date of Nov 8th).

Announcements: on Thursday in quiz section there will be a diagnostic test made by the Office of Educational Assessment. It will be graded by the Office of Educational Assessment and returned to you for feedback. I will not count your score towards your grade in this class, but I will give you some credit for taking it. Also please note that the format of this diagnostic test will likely be very different from the format of our midterms. 

Topics covered:

bulletthe class structure and rules (see the syllabus)
bulletunits and rates from Chapter 1.

To do for Friday:

bulletaquire the textbook and a scientific calculator
bulletbrush up algebra skills
bulletread Chapter 1 and attempt the homework