Math140 - Calculus I

Lectures: MWF 9:00am-9:50am ( ARM0135 )
Recitations in small sections on T and Th in class rooms in the Mathematics Building
Instructor: Georg Dolzmann ( dolzmann@math.umd.edu)
Office: 4101 Phone: 405-5066
Office hours: MW 10-11, Th 2-3, or by appointment
Teaching assistants and their office hours
: Daniel Carrera, W 3-4 and Th 3-4
Bao Zhong Mao, M 12:30-1:30 and W 10-11
David Moyer, M 12:30-2:30 and Th 3-4
Stacey Nicholls, T 11-12 and Th 11-12
Class web page: www.math.umd.edu/~dolzmann/Math140/math140.html
Text: Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5th Edition, by R. Ellis and D. Gulick. The syllabus of Math 140 consists of the material in Chapters 2-5 and Section 10.5. You are expected to master the material in Chapter 1.
Graphics calculators: Graphics calculators are an integral part of the course. The Texas Instruments (TI-8x) are the preferred types (they are available in the book store). Click for a toolkit for the TI 82 and 83 and for TI 85 and 86 . Neither calculators nor computers will be allowed during examinations.
Prerequisites: Permission of department based on 3 1/2 years of college preparatory mathematics (including trigonometry) and a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement exam, or Math 115 with a grade of C or better. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: Math 140 or Math 220.
Homework: Graded homework must be submitted on time via Webassign. Please read the local help pages for a first introduction. Your username is your initials plus your last name. For example, M. C. Laskowski's username would be mclaskowski, and my user name would be gdolzmann. Your password is your nine digit student number.
Additional homework will be assigned from the text book. All homework is due at 2AM on the class day following the next recitation session, i.e., homework assigned on MF is due on W at 2AM, and homework assigned on W is due on F at 2AM. You can find the solutions for the odd-numbered textbook problems on the web. See the handout for the ID and the password. Quizzes and exams will be based on webassign and textbook problems.
Tutoring: The Mathematics Department offers drop-in tutoring in Room 0301 of the Math Building. Note the many hours on the Drop-In Tutoring Schedule at which Math 140 TAs are available this semester. There is also a dorm-based drop in tutoring service, the Math Success Program. That service focuses on lower math courses (003-115), but other students are welcome to come in and see if any of the tutors can help with their class. It is likely the tutor can help with Math 140.

Usually, it is better for you to make use of the many free opportunities for help, rather than pay someone not currently affiliated with the course (individual tutors are expensive). However, in some cases an individual might benefit from an individual tutor, and there is also a list of qualified tutors-for-pay kept in the Department of Mathematics at the Undergraduate Office. Other tutors are free lance; some are fine and some are terrible -- be careful. In particular, be wary of any tutoring service which guarantees improved scores. No tutor can guarantee your scores.
Quizzes, Midterms, and Final Exam: There will be four midterms and one final examination at the end of the term. The midterm exams focus mainly on the new material, but the final exam is cumulative. The lowest scoring midterm counts only 50%. Unannounced quizzes may be given throughout the term in the recitations and the lectures, except possibly in exam weeks. Your solutions are not complete unless methods and steps are explained thoroughly, clearly and grammatically. A solution to a problem is a good solution only if you can explain it to others in such a way that they understand immediately your ideas. The MathNet Test Bank contains a lot of exams from previous terms that are excellent material to practice for upcoming examinations. Absolutely no make-up quizzes will be given. If you have to miss a midterm exam and you have a written excuse according to the University Policies, then you will be given 50% extra credit on the final.
Test dates (tentatively): Test 1: Friday, September 20, Chapter 2 and Section 3.1. Check-list as pdf file; solutions as a pdf file.
Test 2: Friday, October 11, Chapter 3. Check-list as pdf file; solutions as a pdf file.
Test 3: Friday, November 8, Chapter 4. Check-list as pdf file; solutions as a pdf file.
Test 4: Friday, December 6, Chapter 5. Check-list as pdf file; solutions as a pdf file.
Final exam: Monday, December 16, 1:30-3:30 pm
( Academic calendar and final exam schedule)
Grading: Webassign homework: 60 points
Worksheets: 60 points
Quizzes: 80 points
Midterm exam: 350 points
Final exam: 200 points
Total: 750 points

(Point totals will be normalized to these relative weights.)
Academic integrity: All students are expected to respect the Academic Integrity and the Honor Pledge.
Religious observances: If your religion dictates that you cannot take an exam or hand in assigned work on a particular date, then contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternatives. You are responsible for making these arrangements at the beginning of the semester.
Disabilities: If you have some disability related to testing under the usual timed, in-class conditions, you may contact the office of Disabled Students Services (DSS) in Shoemaker. If they assess you as meriting private conditions and/or extra time, then you may arrange to take your tests at DSS, with extra time as they indicate. You must arrange this well in advance of a test (in particular: no retakes). Click for further information.