Department of Mathematics

Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Division

Saddleback College

Up-to-date exam grade:

Currently enrolled students may find their exam grades by clicking the following link: Grade

Contact information:

• office telephone: (949) 582-4316
• office location: Science/Math building, room 365
• home page URL: www.saddleback.edu/faculty/ssworder
• e-mail address: ssworder@saddleback.edu
• postal address: 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635

Course Syllabus :

The syllabus for each class shown below as a hyperlink is available by clicking that link.

Fall, 2009 Class Schedule:

• Beginning Algebra: Math 251(MWF 9:00 am to 10:30pm)
• Beginning Algebra: Math 251 (MWF 10:30am to 12:00 noon)
• Beginning Algebra: Math 251 (MWF 12:00noon to 1:30pm)

Spring, 2010 Class Schedule:

• Differential Equations: Math 24 (MWF 12:00noon to 1:20pm)
• D.E. Laboratory: Math 924 (attend anytime the CS Lab in S/M 348 is open)
• Trigonometry: Math 124 (TTh 10:30am to 11:50 am)
• Trigonometry: Math 124 (MW 9:00am to 10:20 am)
• Beginning Algebra: Math 251 (MWF 7:30am to 8:50 am)
• Beginning Algebra: Math 251 (TTh 8:00am to 10:20am)
• Pre-Algebra: Math 351 (TTh 1:00 pm to 2:20pm)

General Course Policies:

• Regular class attendance is required and you may be dropped from the course if you miss 6 hours of class time.
• Homework exercises are assigned but not collected or graded.
• Your course grade is based only on the 4 or 5 examinations held during the semester. There are no daily or surprise quizzes.
• The normal grading scale is A: 90% or above, B: 80% to 89.99%, C: 70% to 79.99%, D: 60% to 69.99%, F: 59.99% or below.
• Graphing calculators may never be used on an exam. Scientific calculators may be used during any exam except on Part I of the Trigonometry (Math 124) exams, Part I of the Prealgebra (Math 351) exams, and on the Differential Equations (Math 24) exams.
• No food or drink (including water) may be consumed in class at any time.
• No cell phone, pager, or other electronic communication/entertainment device may be used or monitored during class time.
• Please show respect of others. Always be mindful of the presence of others in the classroom. Rude or annoying behavior should be avoided at all times. Such behavior includes chewing, eating or drinking anything during class time, arriving late to class, leaving class before dismissal, leaving and returning during class time, allowing the classroom door to slam shut or making a disturbance when leaving early or arriving late during class time, doing homework (for this or any other class) or reading any materials during our class discussions, having earphones in one or more ears while class is in session, engaging in personal grooming or placing your head down on the desk (or falling asleep in any position ), resting your feet or legs on any portion of another desk or chair, moving around the classroom during class time (such as traveling to the classroom pencil sharpener), sending or receiving phone calls, text messages, pages, talking on a cell phone during class time, eating or drinking in the classroom, carrying on personal communications with other students during class time, being noisy or disruptive.

Vitae

• After serving as Mathematics Department Chair at Sierra College (Rocklin, CA), Mr. Sworder joined the Saddleback College faculty in 1977. He has taught in the mathematics department continuously since that time. In addition to teaching all levels of mathematics and engineering at Saddleback College and serving as the first Mathematics Department Chair, he has worked on numerous committees including the academic senate and the faculty association representative council. At the request of the vice president of instruction and the dean of the mathematics, science, and engineering division Mr. Sworder has completed many research and analysis tasks related to College programs and procedures. Further, he has initiated numerous improvements to the mathematics and engineering curriculum at Saddleback College.
• Mr. Sworder earned an A.A. in engineering from Fullerton Junior College and a B.S. in electrical engineering from U.C. Berkeley. He received an M.S. in engineering, an M.A.T. in mathematics, and a Ph.D. in engineering from U.C.L.A. and an Ed.D. in higher education from Nova Southeastern University (Florida).
• Mr. Sworder was employed as a control systems engineer for a number of years at Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation (Newport Beach, CA) and at Hughes Aircraft Corporation (Culver City, CA). During that time he participated in the analysis and design of special purpose computers for sensor signal processing, weapon delivery and guidance, and aircraft and missile control. He also contributed to the design, integration, and testing of the hydraulic and electrical components of large scale mechanical control systems. Mr. Sworder served for many years as the local research associate for the field based Ed.D. program offered in Orange County (CA.) by Nova Southeastern University (FL.). In that capacity he guided research projects conducted by students working toward the degree of doctor of education and advised these graduate students on the appropriate use of the various research methodologies and statistics required in these doctoral research projects.