You may retake two tests. You may not retake quizzes, or the final. Your grade will be the higher of the test and the retake, but will not be higher than 'B'. You must retake before the next quiz or test. Please see me if you want a retake, or if you have any questions.
Proficiency can be demonstrated in either of two ways:
Common Errors in College Mathematics
Completing the square, a geometric perspective
Completing the Square: Solving Quadratic Equations
A short decription of non-numeric algebra
Here are three good links about factoring:Conic sections - the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola
Planarity, a game
The Free Rice vocabulary quiz
At Jim Loy's Mathematics Page, you can vote for your favorite rectangle, or see why there are no uninteresting numbers.
If the IRS had discovered the quadratic formula (in pdf format).
A Calculator in a PDF file. Ingenious!
Foolproof:A Sampling of Mathematical Folk Humor(pdf format)