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YEAR COURSE OFFERED: 2016
SEMESTER COURSE OFFERED: Fall
DEPARTMENT: Mathematical and Computer Sciences
COURSE NUMBER: MTH 1410
NAME OF COURSE: Calculus 1
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: John Carter
CONTACT EMAIL*: [email protected]
OFFICE: SCI 1050
*My office phone is the absolute worst way to contact me, don’t use it. I will not answer email on weekends, after 5pm, or before 10 am. Feel free to email me outside of those times, I will get to it, just don’t expect an immediate answer.
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The information contained in this class syllabus is subject to change without notice. Students are expected to be aware of any additional course policies presented by the instructor during the course.
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednsday 10am-11am, or by appointment
Major Assignments/Exams:
- There will be four hour exams each worth 100 points. The lowest of these scores will be dropped. If an hour exam is missed the score will be zero.
NO MAKE UP EXAMS ARE GIVEN!
- There will be a comprehensive final worth 200 points. The final cannot be dropped!
- A Gateway Exam will be given in this class. The first time it is given it will be worth 100 points toward your grade. You must pass this exam with a 90 percent to pass this class.
- Regular HOMEWORK will be assigned and checked daily. The assignments will be checked during the class period on the day they are due. Each assignment is worth two Only a “reasonable” try is necessary for credit (just copying the answers is not a reasonable try). Save all your assignments so that at the end we can make certain that your records agree with mine. In addition, if time permits, there will be two 20 point assignments using Mathematica.
- GRADING SCALE: 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, 0-59 = F. The grades will be averaged numerically. Suppose that you do only 10 homework assignments (out of 31 total), get 10 out of 10 on the excel assignment, and that your four hour exam scores are 93, 62, 92, and 91. Assume your score on the final is 181. Your grade would be:
(93 + 92 + 91 + 181 + 20+10 )/572 = 85.1% = ‘B’.
Required Reading:
TEXT: Briggs, Cochran, and Gillett Calculus for Scientists and Engineers –Early Transcendentals
Optional: Student Solutions Manual,
Graphing Calculator: A TI-84 Plus (or TI-83 or equivalent) graphing calculator is required for this course.
