Class Web Page: http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~ajl213/su15/syllabus.html
Instructor: Andrew Lohr email: ajl213@math.rutgers.edu Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 MWF in Hill 611
Class Times: MWF, 6:00 - 8:40pm, Scott Hall - 214.
This course fulfils both the Quantitative Information (QQ) and Mathematical or Formal Reasoning (QR) learning goals of the SAS Core Curriculum: QQ: Formulate, evaluate, and communicate conclusions and inferences from quantitative information. QR: Apply effective and efficient mathematical or other formal processes to reason and to solve problems.
Course topics: This course is meant to teach the basics of calculus to students in the biological sciences, business, economics, and pharmacy. The course will cover most of chapters 1-5 of the textbook (see below) and a more complete expected schedule is posted here. This schedule is subject to change.
Class organization: Class will begin promptly with a quiz (see below). There will typically be a break from 7:15-7:30. This will be a good opportunity to share any questions you may of not asked during the first hour. After the break there will be a student presentation (see below) before I continue going over material.
Textbook: Calculus by Strauss, Bradley and Smith, Custom Edition for Math 135 Rutgers University (based on the 3rd edition). The ISBN's of this book are either 0-536-80120-7 or 0-536-22085-9 depending on the printing date. A solutions manual is listed for this book as well. While a solutions manual may be a helpful study aid, it is also often a good study strategy to think long and hard about a tricky problem before looking up solutions.
Calculators: A graphing calculator is recommended for the course (TI-83+ or equivalent) and may be needed on some homework assignments. However, calculators will not be permitted on any quiz or exam. An online guide for the TI-83+ can be found at: http://education.ti.com/us/product/tech/83p/guide/83pguideus.html
Homework: Solving homework problems is the only reliable way to learn mathematics. Plan to spend at least 2-3 hours outside of class on homework for each hour of class. There are two types of homework problems for this class, online and written: The online problems use the computer system “WeBWorK” developed at the University of Rochester. A WeBWorK assignment will be due every few days to a week. The due dates and times are shown on the assignment when you log in. WeBWorK problem sets not submitted by the deadline are automatically assigned a grade of zero. The website is run and maintained by the Math department. I encourage you to come into my office hours to discuss any mathematical issues related to it, but technical issues should be emailed to webwork135@gmail.com.
A set of suggested written homework problems is also provided (see the link on our class home page). As part of your studying you should attempt as many of these problems as possible. These problems will not be collected, but you are expected to know how to do any of the types of problems represented in these sets.
Quizzes: A short quiz will be given at the beginning of every class. Each quiz will cover material from recent lectures. If you spend time each day after class studying your lecture notes, reading the related textbook sections, and solving some of the suggested textbook homework problems you should find the quizzes relatively easy. No additional time will be given to students arriving late. No make-ups will be allowed for missed quizzes (grade of zero will be assigned). Each student's lowest two quiz scores will be dropped.
Presentations: Students will form into groups of 3 during the first or second classes. At the end of each class, one group will be randomly selected and will be given a more difficult than usual problem. The following class, immediately after the break, that group will give a short presentation of their solution to the problem. Groups are expected to work on the problem outside of class. I encourage you to visit my office hours before class for assistance on the problem. It is not expected or required that groups create slides for their presentation, working at the board is fine. A paper write-up of solutions must be handed in at the conclusion of the presentation.
Attendance: It’s extremely important that you attend class regularly in order not to fall behind. This is especially important in a summer class which moves at twice the speed of a regular semester class. Though attendance will not be taken, make every effort to be on time. You are responsible for any material or other information missed due to absence or lateness. You are expected to read the book in detail, preferably before attending the lecture; lectures will not cover all the material you are expected to know, so if you read the book first, you can come prepared with questions and will find the lecture much more comprehensible.
Exams:
There will be two in-class exams (dates will be
announced in class and posted on the class home page well in advance) and a
final exam on the last day of class, Wednesday, August 12. Make-up exams will only be given in the case of
a well-documented illness, major emergency or an outside commitment approved
with advanced notice. Sleeping late, traffic, or ignorance of the exam date will NOT
be considered valid reasons for making up an
exam.
Academic Integrity:
All students in the course are expected to be familiar with and abide by the academic integrity policy found here. Violations of the policy are taken very seriously. Your actions define who you are. Even if things seem to be going poorly on an exam, stick to good principles.
Disability Information:
Full disability policies and procedures are indicated here .
Students with disabilities requesting accommodations must present a Letter of Accommodations to the instructor as early in the term as possible (see this site).
Grading: Grading will be based on a weighted average of your grades on exams, WebWork assignments and quizzes as follows:
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Quizzes |
15% |
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WebWork |
10% |
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Presentation(s) |
5% |
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In-class exams |
35% |
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Final exam |
35% |