Lane, Richard

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Fall 9-1-2000 MATH 152.04: Calculus I Richard Lane University of Montana, Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Lane, Richard, "MATH 152.04: Calculus I" (2000). Syllabi. 5985. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/5985 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. M ath 152, §4 Calculus I — Fall 2000 Mr. Lane The core of our study of Calculus I will explore chapters 2­7; selected topics from chapter 1 will also be discussed. Each student must plan to  study the tex t regularly. Read actively (with pencil & paper): •  check assertions; •  trea t text examples as worked problems — read statem ent bu t not solution, try  to  solve, compare your work w ith te x t’ s; •  examine concrete examples of general ideas; •  write informal translations of theoretical statem ents; •  write formal translations of intuitive ideas. Additional material and alternative approaches will be presented by classroom lectures or documents published on the class web-site.Students will have the option of using computer software, Maple, to  compute symboli­cally or numerically, to graph functions, and to  write documents which include computations, plots, and prose. (Some class meetings will be held in a computer lab to  do m athem atical ex­plorations using Maple. Maple is available for student use in several campus computer-labs, Windows & Macintosh.)Reading and problem assignments will be given for each class. You should plan on studying calculus a t the rate  of 8-12 hours per week; a  regular pace of 1.25-1.75 hours per day (daily, Sunday through Saturday) is recommended.For some homework assignments, a  few problems will be specified to be written-up, l^nded-in  a t the s ta rt of the next class, graded and returned. W rite legibly on regular size paper (8.5” x 11” , not torn  from spiral notebook); fold vertically; w ith the fold to  the left, print your name a t the top. Short quizes will be given once or twice per week (most Tuesday classes will include a  quiz). Late homework will not be accepted and quizes can not be made-up.Most class sessions will include discussion of some homework problems. As you arrive prior to  the s ta rt of a  class, you may vote (on the side-board) for homework problems to be discussed during th a t class. Similarly, I will solicit daily suggestions for one problem to have its solution published on the class web-site. I will explain this during our first class meeting.Several exams will be given to let you dem onstrate your understanding of concepts and applications. I will usually provide a sample exam prior to  an in-class mid-term exam. You will usually be allowed to use your graphing calculator wherever you consider it appropriate. [Exception: a  calculator w ith symbolic features (e.g., a  TI-92 or TI-89 or HP-48) will not be allowed on in-class exams; those who use such a calculator may borrow a TI-85 or TI-82 for use during an exam. See me in advance to  arrange this.] Some exams may have a take-home component or allow the use of a  card of notes.M astery of routine computational skills using ju s t your mind, plus pencil and paper, is im portant —  chapters 3 & 4 present several crucial procedures for symbolic computations. A “com putational proficiency” exam will test fundamentals of using those procedures; it will be given after we finish studying chapter 4. Neither technology nor notes will be allowed for this skills exam. Passing score on this “skills” exam will be a t least 9 of 10 problems answered correctly. The computational proficiency exam may be retaken (with different problems) until a  passing score is achieved. Re-tests will be done outside class, a t arranged occasions (w ithout a time restriction, bu t a t most once per day), until a passing mark is earned (i.e., score will be 100, 90, or 0). The last day to  retake the com putational proficiency exam is three “course-weeks” after it is first given. (E.g., if first date is 3-Nov, then last is 29­Nov.)Several extended, open-ended projects will be assigned. Some projects will be worth 50 points and must be completed w ithin a two-week period; others will be worth 100 points and will allow four weeks for work. Each individual can choose which projects to  a ttem pt — the best will be considered for purposes of course grade. Furthermore, there will be an option of working in small groups (no more than  three in a group) on any of the 100-point projects.text: Calculus: A  New Horizon, Brief 6th edition, ©1999 — Howard Antongraphing calculator: TI-86 or T I-83 plusT I-83/82/85/81 or HP-48 are ok if you already own, otherwise buy a  T I-86 or T I-83 plus.office M ath 203office hours 10:10-10:50 AM and 1:10-1:50 PM on Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & by appointmentoffice phone 243-5207 (voice mail after 4 rings)e-m a il lane@selway.umt.eduMessages received M -F  by 5 pm will usually have a  reply sent by 7 pm.U R L for class http ://w w w .m ath .um t.edu/~ lane/152/stu d y  room M ath 212T hat is the M ath Student Lounge; it is open 7am-8pm, Monday-Friday.Your course grade will be based upon your performance on the following items — max­imum total points listed on the right:three mid-term exams 300computational proficiency (differentiation skills) exam 100two-hour final exam 200homework &; quizes for first half-semester (thru 27-Oct) 100homework & quizes for second half-semester (after 27-Oct) 100projects —­ best work on several w ith max possible to ta l of 200 points 200The lowest 100-point item (e.g., one mid-term exam or a  half-semester homework+quiz score or half of final-exam score or score on two short projects or on one long project) will be dropped —­ the maximum adjusted to ta l is 900.An individual’s ­ letter grade for this course will be assigned roughly as follows (values are percentages of adjusted total):90-100 %: A; 80 89 %: B; 65-79 %: C; 55-64 %: D; below 55 %: F.Grades are based on dem onstrated achievement, not quotas (i.e., grades will not be “curved” ).im portant_ dates for section 4 of M ath 152: 56 class sessions8 Sept -Fr i Are you ready for calculus? Take-home exam on algebra & functionsThis “gateway exam” is for advice; does not count toward course grade, 25 Sept Mon last day to  add a  class or to drop a  class w ith a  refund 29 Sept Fri exam #  116 Oct Mon last day to  drop a  class or to change grading option 27 Oct Fri exam #  2 — tentative date3 Nov Fri tentative date for first taking of computational proficiency exam 22-24 Nov W -F Thanksgiving Break (21-N ov & 27 -N ov  are not vacation!) 8 Dec Fri exam #  3 —  tentative date 18 Dec Mon final exam (comprehensive), 8:00 am -  10:00 am

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