Martin Leslie | MATH124 - Calculus I with Applications - Section 12 Spring '09

Course Information

Text

Calculus, Fourth Edition by Hughes-Hallett et al. published by Wiley.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend every scheduled class and to be familiar with the University Class Attendance policy as it appears in the General Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed of any announcements, syllabus adjustments or policy changes made during scheduled classes. Students are expected to behave in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity. The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own. University policies can be found at http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies.

Coming to class is your responsibility: I don't require an excuse for a missed class. However I will administratively drop any students who miss the first few classes to free up room for other students who want to add the course.

Homework

Homework will be submitted in two formats throughout the semester. A computer grading program called WebAssign will be used for problems assigned from the text (see final section for more information). Hand-written homework showing all work with proper notation will also be submitted. These problems will come from the text and/or from a set of problems created by your instructor. A final homework score based on 100 possible points will be assigned (75 points from the computer graded assignments and 25 points from the hand-written assignments).

Written homework will be collected at the beginning of the class in which it is due. Late homework will NOT be accepted for any reason. If you know you will miss a class arrange with me to submit homework early. To make up for unforeseeable absences the bottom few homework grades will be dropped from the grade calculation at the end of semester.

In-Class Exams

The four in-class exams are scheduled for Thursday, February 5; Monday, March 2; Wednesday, April 1; and Thursday, April 30. Each exam will be worth 100 points. A 50 point departmental preliminary exam covering algebraic skills that are essential for success in Math 124 will be given on Thursday, January 22. An on-line review can be found at http://prep.math.lsa.umich.edu/pmc. No calculators will be allowed on the preliminary exam. All electronic devices, particularly cell phones, must be turned off during all exams.

If you miss an exam due to unforeseeable circumstances and let me know as quickly as possible I will give you a makeup test, usually in my office at an agreed upon time, using another instructor's exam.

Final Exam

The final exam is a common departmental exam worth 200 points. It is scheduled for Monday, May 11 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Additional information and a study guide can be found at http://math.arizona.edu/~calc. The University's Exam regulations will be strictly followed (see http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/schedule091/exams/examrules.htm).

Calculators

A graphics calculator is an important tool that will be used in this course. Students are expected to have a working calculator for each exam. No calculator swapping is permitted during exams. Some helpful calculator programs can be found at http://math.arizona.edu/~krawczyk/calcul.html.

Grades

A total of 750 points are available in this course as in the following table.

Preliminary exam 50
4 In-class exams 400
Final Exam 200
Homework 100
Total 750

There will be no 'curving' or 'extra credit'. Your final grade will depend on your percentage of the 750 points available. Grades will be no lower than set out in the following table.

90 to 100% 80 to 90% 70 to 80% 60 to 70% less than 60%
A B C D E

Students with disabilities

If you anticipate issues related to the format or requirements of this course, please meet with your instructor to discuss ways to ensure your full participation in the course. If you determine that formal, disability-related accommodations are necessary, it is very important that you be registered with Disability Resources (621-3268; drc.arizona.edu). You should notify your instructor of your eligibility for reasonable accommodations by Friday, January 23. You and your instructor can then plan how best to coordinate your accommodations.

Students withdrawing from the course

If you withdraw from the course by February 10, the course will be deleted from your enrollment record. If you withdraw from the course by March 10, you will receive a grade of W. The University allows withdrawals after March 10, but only with the Dean's signature. Late withdrawals will be dealt with on a case by case basis, and requests for late withdraw with a W without a valid reason may or may not be honored.

Incompletes

The grade of I will be awarded if all of the following conditions are met:
  1. The student has completed all but a small portion of the required work.
  2. The student has scored at least 50% on the work completed.
  3. The student has a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
  4. The student agrees to make up the material in a short period of time.
  5. The student asks for the incomplete before grades are due, 48 hours after the final exam.

Computing Resources

Information about using computers on campus, setting up a UA email account, and computer support can be found at http://www.oscr.arizona.edu. A list and map of open access computing facilities on campus can be found at http://www.oscr.arizona.edu/maps.

Instructions for WebAssign

To create an account for our class go to http://webassign.net, click on the Log-In button, then click on the I Have a Class Key button. Our class key is arizona 1496 5775. You must do this even if you have used WebAssign in the past or are using it for another course this semester. There is a 14-day grace period (from the first day of classes) before you must purchase your access code for our class. Each time you log-in, you will see a reminder.