Section 0103 M-F 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. in MTH 01033, June
2-July 25.
Instructor: Dr. Peter Wolfe
Text: Calculus with Analytic Geometry
, sixth Ed. by R. Ellis & D. Gulick, Thompson Custom
Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-759-31379-2.
Graphics Calculators: Graphics calculators are an integral part of the course. The Texas Instruments (TI-8x) are the prferred types. (They are availible at the bookstore.) 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.
Group Work: You will be asked to form groups of four. On the days noted on the syllabus these groups will spend the first half hour of the class working together on the worksheets. These will be handed in and graded.
Tutoring: The Mathematics Department provides a free tutoring service. The tutor for MATH140 is Mr.Sean Kelly. He will be in MATH 0401 daily 12:30-2:30 p.m through July 11.
Exams and Quizzes: There will be four hour exams; on June 11, June 23, July 9 and July 22 and a final exam on July 25. In addition, there will be 10 ten minute quizzes and two special quizzes, noted as QA and QB. (The dates are noted on the syllabus.) Make-ups for hour exams will be given only upon presentation of an acceptable excuse. No make-ups for quizzes will be given.
Homework: There is a homework assignment for each day (given on the syllabus). If there is no group work, the first 20 minutes of each class is set aside for the discussion of homework. Students will be responsible for all assigned problems.
Grading: The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped and the rest will count as one hour exam.The special quizzes will count as .4 hour exam. The final will count as 1.5 hour exams. The worksheets will count as half an hour exam. Grading will be on the scale 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D, <60=F. However, grades may be adjusted upwards on the basis of a) improvement over the semester or b) an exceptionally good final exam.