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Goldstein, Lay, Schneider, Brief Calculus and its Applications, tenth edition, Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-046618-2
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Goldstein, Lay, Schneider, Brief Calculus and its
Applications, tenth edition, Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-046618-2
CALCULATOR. You are expected to have a calculator capable of scientific calculations; it should be brought to class each day and to exams, tests, and quizzes. A graphing calculator is highly recommended. Class demonstrations will be done using the TI-83, but you can use any calculator you feel familiar with.
PREREQUISITES. High school algebra.
COURSE CONTENTS. This is a short course in Calulus. It covers roughly Chapers 0 to 6 of the text, and includes the following topics:
COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. By the end of the semester you should:
LECTURES. This is a 4-credit course.This means that you are expected to spend 12 hours per week on it. Of these, you will be spending 4 hours per week in class: three lectures, 80 minutes each. The other 8 hours must be devoted to studying on your own: reading the book, reading and organizing your notes, writing homework, solving additional problems.
HOMEWORK and QUIZZES. You will need a separate notebook for homework. Homework is assigned for each section of the book covered and is a required component of the course. Working the exercises is intended to help you learn, and give you some perspective on your progress. You are encouraged to discuss homework problems with each other, but not to copy them from each other. The final write-up must be your own. Homework will not be collected for grading, but it will be checked at the beginning of each class. In particular, this means that you must bring your homework notebook to class.
Approximately once a week, there will be a short mini-quiz on one or two of the homework problems from recent assignments. The dates of the quzzes will not be announced in advance. The two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.
The problems on the tests and the final exam will be similar to the ones discussed in class or assigned as homework. Discipline yourself to write clear readable notes and solutions, they will be of great value as review.
Of course, the assigned problems should be considered to be a minimum. You should solve many more problems, especially if you don't feel quite comfortable with any section.
ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, AND MAKE-UPS. You are supposed to attend all lectures and conferences. Attendance will be taken at the begining of every class and is part of your grade. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to make a copy of the classnotes from another student and make sure you learn what you have missed.
You should come to class prepared to discuss homework, ask questions, and share solutions. Homework will be discussed briefly at the beginning of each class. If all your questions are not addressed during this time, do not hesitate to seek additional help (office hours, student tutors, Learning Services with a private tutor).
Absence on any occasion of evaluation (test, quiz, or homework) will result in a grade of zero for that evaluation. The only exceptions will be prior approval and written documentation. If some unavoidable circumstance comes up that will prevent you from taking an exam or test as scheduled, you must talk to me about this personally (face to face or on the telephone) and in advance.
There will be no make-ups for quizzes for any reason.
GRADES. There will be four in-class tests, as shown on the schedule. Each test will take 50 minutes. There will be a comprehensive final exam on a date set by the registrar's office. All exams, tests, and quizzes are closed-book. No books or notes of any sort are allowed. You should bring a calculator to the tests and final exam.
Your final grade will be calculated in the following way:
50% of the grade come from the four Tests,
(5% lowest, the others 15\% each),
25% of the grade come from the Final Exam,
10% of the grade come from the Homework, Attendance, and Participation
15% of the grade come from the mini-quiz scores (lowest two are
dropped).
These scores are combined to give a final number of
points, between 0 and 100.
Point ranges for the final grades are:
| A | 93-100 |
| A- | 90-92.9 |
| B+ | 87-89.9 |
| B | 83-86.9 |
| B- | 80-82.9 |
| C+ | 77-79.9 |
| C | 73-76.9 |
| C- | 70-72.9 |
| D+ | 67-69.9 |
| D | 63-66.9 |
| D- | 60-62.9 |
| F | 0-59.9 |
INTEGRITY: All work you submit for grading must be your own and must comply with the Standards of Integrity set forth in the Elizabethtown College Catalog. In particular, no collaboration on quizzes or exams is allowed.
DISABILITIES: If you have a documented disability and need reasonable accommodations to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements, you must:
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