MW 11-12:15, F 11-11:50
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Instructor: Jessica Sidman Office: 402a Clapp Lab Phone: 538-3251 Email: jsidman Office hours: TBA Text: Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th ed., James Stewart, Brooks Cole, 2007. The material in this text comes packaged in many different ways. Any book containing chapters 1-5 of the 6th edition will work for our purpose. It is very important that you purchase the 6th edition as homework problems vary between editions, and you'll want to make sure you are working the correct ones. I've listed some of the various options below. You can choose what you'd like based on your own situation. There will be books for purchase at the Odyssey Bookstore. If you choose to purchase the text from another source it is your responsibility to make sure that you have the correct edition ready for use when classes begin.
Exams: There will be two midterm exams and a final. They are tentatively scheduled for March 5th and April 2nd. Attendence: You are expected to come to every class ready to do mathematics. This means that you should bring your book, pens, pencils, and other equipment that you may need. Before each class you should prepare by doing the assigned reading and recommended problems. No work missed due to unexcused absences can be made up. Excused absences are granted only in extreme circumstances and may require written documentation. Homework: Written homework will be due most Wednesdays. The problems on the written homeworks will be challenging. I urge you to start working as soon as the problems are posted so that you have plenty of time to discuss the assignment with classmates, tutors, and me. Each student may turn in two assignments late without penalty. However, late work is discouraged, as it delays the communication of important feedback. Late work will not be accepted more than one week late except under extreme circumstances. Your goal in completing the assignments should be learning. The best way to learn mathematics is to do it. This doesn't mean that I expect you to complete your homework all by yourself. I encourage you to start it on your own to see how much you can do alone, but then you should feel free to get help from classmates, tutors, or from me. You are free to get as much help as you need on homework as long as it aids your understanding. I will post the answers to each homewok assignment to ella one week before the due date. As you are doing the problems you can check your answers. Of course the important part is the reasoning that produced the answer. To get full credit for an assignment you must show your work. When you write up your assignment I ask two things. First, please acknowledge any help that you received. (You can just write "Help from ..." at the top of the assignment.) It is always appropriate to acknowledge help. Second, I ask that you only write down what you truly believe you understand. If something is a little hazy when you're writing it down, then you can let the grader know that you were a little confused so you can get feedback there. Grading: Your grade for the course will be determined as follows:
PLUMS (Peer Lead Undergraduate Mentoring System): PLUMS sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday nights. For more information please see the PLUMS information sheet under the resources on ella. |