Calculus I MATH 2554 Fall 2004

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Janet C. Woodland

OFFICE HOURS: SCEN 225; also by appointment

Monday 2 – 4 p.m.

Tuesday 1 – 3 p.m.

Wednesday 2 – 4 p.m.

TELEPHONE: 575-8755 (office) or 575-3351 (department)

EMAIL: woodland@uark.edu

WWW: http://comp.uark.edu/~ calculus (or ~woodland)

PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Calculus I (C or better recommended), or a mathematics score of at least 26 on the ACT. If you do NOT meet these prerequisites, or have any doubts about your placement level, see me immediately.

TEXT: Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions (Third Edition),

by Larson, Hostetler and Edwards (Houghton-Mifflin), Chapters P through 5.

There may be supplementary materials; you may consult any other sources you find helpful, (unless otherwise directed. Cite your references in your assignments.

*Each student will be required to use a programmable graphing calculator.

Classroom demonstrations will be based on the TI-82; TI models 82-86 are recommended.

You may use any model you wish, but you are expected to know (or learn) how to use it!

Laptops, TI-89, 92, or other devices with QWERTY keyboards will not be allowed. *

*You will need about fifty 3x5 index cards. *

COURSE TOPICS:

* Functions * Limits and Continuity * Differentiation and its Applications * Antidifferentiation *

* Definite Integral * Fundamental Theorem of Calculus * First-Order Differential Equations *

COURSE GOALS:

* Develop new problem-solving and reasoning skills * Approach problems numerically, graphically and analytically * Understand the motivating questions for differential and integral calculus * Apply the ideas and methods of mathematics * Use technology effectively to explore new ideas and solve problems * Express mathematical concepts verbally and in writing

* Appreciate mathematics as a study in itself and as part of the language of science * Stimulate curiosity and creativity * Develop as a learner and thinker *

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attendance is not recorded, but it is expected. You must complete all assignments on time and are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not you are there. Collaborative learning is encouraged and will occasionally be required; but remember that only YOU will be taking the exams.

*COME PREPARED * ASK QUESTIONS * PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!*

Like all mathematics, calculus is not a spectator sport; you will learn only by doing!

Consistent effort will be rewarded - but procrastination will also have its rewards...

don't fall behind!

There are tutors (FREE!) in the Mathematics Resource and Tutoring Center (MRTC; SCEN 202 and 206). Their hours are 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday (subject to revision). You can also get help at the Enhanced Learning Center (ELC). Take advantage of my office hours, send e-mail, drop in, or make an appointment to see me.

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There are 750 total points available for this course; general guidelines for letter grades

(subject to change; but they won't get any more strict) are:

90-100% - A; 80-89% - B; 70-79% - C; 60-69% - D; below 60% - F.

The course points are distributed as follows:

• COMPREHENSIVE, COURSE-WIDE EXAMS:

THU OCT 14 MIDTERM EXAMINATION 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. 150 pts

THU DEC 9 FINAL EXAMINATION 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. 200 pts

• CLASSWORK: 100 pts (as described below)

• TESTS: 300 pts (four 75-point tests, as described below)

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• COMPREHENSIVE, COURSE-WIDE EXAMS: 350 pts

Be present and prepared. ELIMINATE ANY CONFLICTS NOW. Make-ups for these exams will be VERY hard to come by! Review materials will be available in a few weeks.

• CLASSWORK: 100 pts

Daily: “Two-Point Quizzes” – Ask and Answer/Quick Query; 10 percent

Most days, there will be a short break (could be at the beginning, middle, or end of class) when I will ask you to respond on a 3x5 index card to one of the following:

Answer a question about the reading assignment.

Summarize a topic we have been studying.

Solve a short problem, similar to assigned homework.

Ask ME a question, or tell me how things are going.

Each “index card opportunity” will count as two points. I will drop five of these scores,

and use the average of the remaining points as one-tenth of your classwork grade.

Weekly: Homework, Quiz, Group Project, Presentation; 90 percent

Homework will be assigned DAILY but collected only periodically. Mastery of the material is not possible without practice! Each week there will be one or two 25-point assignments (providing a variety of ways to approach the course material).

Rather than "Better late than never", our motto is "Better some than none."

LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND THERE ARE NO MAKE-UPS.

Of twenty-one scores, the lowest three will be dropped, and the average of the remaining points will be ninety percent of your classwork grade.

• EXAMINATIONS: 300 pts

I will give four in-class examinations (in addition to the midterm and final), each worth 75 points. Part of each test score may come from a writing assignment or project. These will be announced at least one week in advance. THERE ARE NO MAKE-UPS. If you miss a test, notify me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you have a LEGITIMATE and DOCUMENTED excuse, your grade will be recalculated without that test.

*Bonus* Correct and resubmit your graded exams to gain one-fifth of the points missed. This is an "all or nothing" deal: the solutions submitted must be perfectly correct to receive any additional credit. Example: If your original score is 60, you can gain up to 3 points (one-fifth of the 15 points deducted). You may work with others on these corrections. Because of this bonus policy, we will not spend time going over exams, but you are quite welcome to discuss them with me outside of class.

Note: this policy does not apply to the midterm or the final.

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Classroom Courtesy

• Class will begin and end on time, as determined by my watch (as no two buildings on campus seem to have synchronous clocks!), set by http://www.worldtimeserver.com.
• Assignments are due before class starts, and should be placed on my desk or table.
• Sleeping in class will not be tolerated. Reading newspapers, books, and so on are similarly forbidden. Personal conversations should take place outside of class time. Cell phones should be off and stowed.
• I do want you to ask questions in class – it’s important for me to know what needs to be clarified, and it makes the class more interesting for all of us.

Office Etiquette

• “Office Hours” mean that I will be in my office, and you are welcome to walk in for help. “Appointment” means “previously-arranged and mutually-convenient meeting time.” You can always try your luck, and stop by my office to see if I am available, but keep in mind that I often have other responsibilities.
• Please come prepared to office hours. Try to formulate specific questions to ask, or show me where you got stuck in solving a problem. It will make our time together more effective!
• Note that my home phone number is not on this syllabus. Please do not call me at home.

The Purposes of Homework

• Practice skills
• Refine understanding
• Get feedback on your progress
• Improve test scores

The Why and How of My Grading

• Assignments should be stapled, or not stapled (write your name on each page). Do NOT fold over corners (or fold the paper in any way, for that matter). Paper clips are acceptable, but not preferred. Please remove “spiral” edges.
• It is unpleasant, and sometimes impossible, to grade an illegible assignment. Please write clearly, in a reasonably-sized “font”, and if you use a pencil, use a sharp one! You may not use red ink (except perhaps in color-coding graphs).
• Your work will be graded on its content. Effort is not explicitly rewarded, because effort is expected. (However, there are small rewards for outstanding effort.)
• When I grade your solutions, I look for reasoning (are you using appropriate methods to solve the problem?), completeness, and correctness. I also grade carefully regarding the use of vocabulary and notation, since these are an integral part of learning any mathematical topic. As the semester progresses, I will become more strict in these matters.
• I spend many hours carefully grading your assignments, in order to give you the best possible feedback on your progress toward mastery. Please read my comments.

Test-Correction Protocol

Remember that this policy does NOT apply to either the midterm or final exam.

When you take an in-class test, I will grade it and return it to you promptly. You will find, however, a distinct lack of the comments I usually make on homework. It is your mission

to use whatever resources you like to determine why points were deducted, and correct any errors to regain a portion of those missed points. You may work together, with me, with a tutor, with friends, family, roommates, bosses, significant others, and most certainly with your book open! After a few days, I will ask you to resubmit the original test, UNALTERED (if alterations of any kind are made, this offer is null and void), with your

new and improved solutions on separate paper. I will examine the new solutions, and

if they are correct, then one-fifth of the points missed will be restored to your test score.

If a problem is not correct, then no points will be restored.

Notice that it pays to get it right the first time!

Ask anybody* New work on separate paper * Original unaltered * All or nothing

Urban Calculus Legends

• I’ve never had calculus before, so maybe I shouldn’t take this class. This course is first-semester calculus. No prior calculus knowledge is assumed or necessary.
• I had calculus in high school, so I already know all this stuff. No offense to your high school educators, but I assure you – there is more to learn here. Most of you will take more than one semester of calculus, and trust me – I have seen your future, and know what you need.
• My lowest test score will be dropped. Your lowest test score will NOT be dropped in my class (regardless of what another instructor may be doing).
• If I miss a test, I will just take the make-up later. There are NO make-up tests. If you miss a test for some reason, contact me by phone or e-mail as immediately as possible. If the circumstances justify it (according to my judgment), I will waive that test for you, and your course grade will be based on the remaining 650 points. (Note that this increases the “weight” of each remaining test as it contributes to your average.)
• The test will be just like the practice test, which she will cover in the review session. There are no practice tests for this class, and no review sessions for in-class exams. However, there will be practice materials for each test, abundantly so for the midterm and final, and I will offer review sessions (and extra office hours) for those major exams.
• The tutors should be able to help me instantly! Please be patient with the MRTC tutors; while all of them have previously succeeded in calculus, it may have been some time since they’ve thought about it.

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Midsemester Grades: In the sixth week of class, current grades will be reported to the dean’s office. At this point, you will also have the opportunity to evaluate this course and instructor.

Special Accommodations: Students who are registered with the Center for Students with Disabilities must notify the instructor by the end of the first week of class, or within one week of registering with CSD.

I also require ADVANCE notice (at least one week) of University-related absences which affect exams or other assignments. If you are (for example) a student-athlete, please keep me regularly and promptly informed of your scheduled absences.

Academic Honesty: You may work with other students on most assignments, but you are expected to write your own solutions (supporting and explaining all answers). There will be NO tolerance for cheating or plagiarism; University policies will be enforced in such cases.

Inclement Weather Policy: Class will meet unless the University is closed. On-campus students are expected to be present. Off-campus students should make their own decisions in the best interests of personal safety. Off-campus students will not be penalized for being absent on the days the Fayetteville Public Schools are closed due to weather. If attendance is severely affected by weather, deadlines or exam dates may be adjusted.

Please do NOT call me OR the Mathematics Department with weather-related inquiries!