Calculus in Context by Callahan, Cox, et.al
A 3-ring binder and hole punch is recommended for the handouts. An
inexpensive scientific calculator will also be useful. For students
who own computers, a student edition of Maple is available.
Remark:
The
homework, tests, worksheets etc. are in pdf format and can be read
with Adobe's Acrobat Reader which can down loaded here.
LeConte 412 is an open computer lab MW 2:30-10:00, F 9:00-12:00 and
1:30-6:00, TTh 2:00-10:00, Sa 2:00-6:00, and Su 2:00-10:00 (tentative
schedule). The computer lab in LeConte 310 will be open these hours
and also M-F mornings if not reserved by a class. You are encouraged to
use LeConte 412 as a general purpose calculus study room, as a group
project meeting room, as well a a calculus computer lab.
Course Content:
Chapters 1 through 5 of the text (with some
rearrangement), plus additional topics for which materials will be
supplied. Facility with the use of Maple will be required of all
students.
Grading:
Three
major tests will be given, each worth 100 points. Tentative dates for
these are Tuesday Sept. 24 Thursday Oct. 31, Tuesday
Nov. 26. (Note that the third test is the Tuesday before fall
break which starts on Wednesday Nov.~27. This was not deliberate on my
part, it is just the way the dates worked out.)
At least nine ten-point quizzes will be given during the semester; the
seven highest scores will be counted. No make-ups will be given
on quizzes or exams, but the final will be weighed more heavily to
replace one exam that is missed with a valid excuse. The final exam is
scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 9:00am. It is cumulative and no
exemptions will be granted. During the semester a total of 700 points
may be earned:
Exams
300
Final
150
Quizes
70
Homework
110
Group projects
66
Oral presentations
14 (bonus points possible)
Letter grades will be announced separately for each exam, for the
final, and for the overall homework and quiz totals. They will
generally fall close to the scal 90--100 A, 80--89 B, 70--79 C, 60--69
D, below 60 F, but may vary. The deadline to drop this course
without a grade of WF is October 5; you should have a pretty good idea
before then how you are doing.
Grading on homework and quizzes will depend on more than just getting
the correct answer, you will be expected to write your answers in a
form so that anther student in the class who does not know how to do
the problem can read your solution and see why it works. At the very
minimum this means that answers will be required to be in the
form of complete sentences and not just a number or formula.
The deadline to drop this course without a grade of WF is October 3;
you should have a pretty good idea before then of how you are doing.
Collaboration:
One of the goals of this course is to learn
how to communicate mathematical ideas. You will be expected to work
with one another in class and on projects; the grading of joint work
will depend in part on evidence of genuine collaboration. However,
you will have to take the exams individually, so don't get too
dependent upon one another.
Attendance:
Regular attendance is crucial for success in
this course. Ten bonus points will be awarded for perfect attendance,
and five bonus points for only one absence. No excuses will be
considered in this regard.
