MATH F200X: Calculus I
sections: F07,F08, and F09
Fall 2007
Faudree

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Instructor: Jill Faudree
 Teaching Assistant: Beth Zirbes, 302 Chapman, beth.zirbes@gmail.com
Office: Chapman Hall 301D
 Text: J. Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th ed. published by Brooks/Cole
Phone: 474-7385
 Lecture: MWF 11:45-12:45 GRUE 206; T 11:30-12:30 GRUE 206
eMail: ffjrf@uaf.edu
 Recitation Hour:   R  9:45-10:45    Grue 303   (F07)
                       OR   R  11:30-12:30   NSCI 165  (F08)
                       OR   R  2-3                Grue 412    (F09)
Webpage: www.dms.uaf.edu/~faudree/M200F07.html
 Office Hours: MTWF 1-2, or by appointment, or you are welcome to drop by.
My Wednesday office hour will be in the Math Lab, Chap 305

COURSE LOGISTICS
Four days a week (MTWF) will be devoted to lecture. I will do a lot of talking on these days; however, as math is not a spectator sport, we (the class) will work problems in class everyday. You will always have the opportunity to ask questions at the beginning and throughout the hour. The fifth day (R) is a Recitation Hour ddicated to working homework and addressing any other mathematical issues related to the course.

Homework: You will have two kinds of homework - on line homework at Web Assign (www.webassign.net) and paper-and-pencil homework you turn in to me. On line assignments will be due every Monday and Wednesday. Written assignments will be due on Friday. Late homework is not accepted.

You may work in groups on the homework. In fact you are encouraged to do so. Talking with your peers about math is the best way to learn it. However you should write up your solutions independently. Copying another student's answers is a form of academic dishonesty. If you receive significant help in solving a problem, it is customary to make a note in your homework giving credit to the person who helped you.

Attendance: Attendance at the weekly recitation hour is required unless you have turned in a completed homework assignment to the teaching assistant prior to your recitation hour. You may turn your homework into Beth's mailbox in the Math Department Office in Chapman room 101. It is open 9am-5pm M-F. If your homework assignment is not completed by your assigned recitation hour, you must attend the recitation hour and work on your homework. You may work alone or in groups. Beth is there to answer your questions. You must come prepared with textbook, pencil, paper, and assignment in hand. You may leave the recitation upon completion of your homework. You are allowed two unexceused absences over the course of the semester. Every additional unexceused absence will result in a loss of 3 percentage points on you homework average.

Exams: There will be four midterm hour-long exams and one two-hour final exam at the end of the semester. The final is mandatory and cumulative. Exams will be written without any aids whatsoever: no calculators, no notes, no books. You should work homework problems with this in mind. Make up exams will be given only for excused absences and only if I am notified prior to the exam. In cases of illness, a doctor's note is required. Department policy prohibits early final exams.

Course Grades: Course grades will be determined as follows:
homework average
 1/8
 letter grades:
 A+
 98%-100%
 C+
 77%-79%
midterm 1
 1/8
A
 94%-97%
 C
 73%-76%
midterm 2
 1/8
A-
 90%-93%
 C-
 70%-72%
midterm 3
 1/8
B+
 87%-89%
 D+
 67%-69%
midterm 4
 1/8
B
 83%-86%
 D
 60%-66%
final exam 3/8
B-
 80%-82%
 F
 <60%
The scale for the letter grades is a guarantee. I reserve the right to lower the grade cutoffs, I will not raise them. The homework average will be obtained by summing all homework points received and dividing by the total number of possible points. Thus, larger assignments are worth more than smaller ones.

Prerequisites: You must have one of the following in order to take this course.
                 a grade of 'C' or better in MATH 107 and MATH 108 
                 ACT score of 28 or above
                 SAT score of 640 or above
                 COMPASS score of 56  or above on College Algebra and 46 or above on Trigonometry
Additionally, a diagnostic test will be given Tuesday 11 September in class. These will be returned in class on Wednesday. Anyone who did not pass will be given a second opportunity to take a diagnostic exam on Thursday 13 September  in the Recitation Hour. These will be returned in class in Friday 14 September. Anyone who does not pass the diagnostic exam will be required to see me after class on Friday.
 
COURSE CONTENT
This is the first course in the calculus sequence. We will cover the following: limits including those with indeterminate form, continuity, tangents, derivatives of polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions including product, quotient and chain rules, and the Mean Value Theorem. Applications of derivatives including graphing functions and rates of change. Antiderivatives, Newton's method, definite and indefinite integrals, methods for substitution in integrals and the Fundamental Rule of Calculus. Applications of integrals include areas, distances, and volumes.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS and IMPORTANT DATES
Tentative Weekly Schedule
week
 dates
 events
week
 dates
 events
0
 9/7
 first day of class
sections 1.1
9
 11/5-11/8
 sections 4.4,4.5,4.7
1
 9/10-9/14
 sections 1.2-3,1.5-6,2.1
10
 11/12-11/16
 sections 4.7,4.8
F: MIDTERM III
2
 9/17-9/21
 sections 2.1-2.5
11
 11/19-11/23
 sections 4.9,5.1-5.3
F: Thanksgiving. No Class.
3
 9/24-9/28
 sections 2.6-2.8
12
 11/26-11/30
 sections 5.3-5.5
4
 10/1-10/5
 sections 3.1-3.2;
F: MIDTERM I
13
 12/3-12/7
 sections 6.1-6.2
F: MIDTERM IV
5
 10/8-10/12
 sections 3.3-3.6
F: Freshman Grade Reports
14
 12/10-12/14
 sections 6.3-5
F: Last Day of Class. Review for Final
6
 10/15-10/19
 sections 3.7, 3.9
15
 12/17
 M: FINAL EXAM 10:15am-12:15pm
7
 10/22-10/26
 sections 3.10
F: MIDTERM II



8
 10/29-11/2
 sections 3.11,4.1-4.3
F: Last Day to Withdraw




HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL
1. Attend every class. Write down any examples worked in class.
2. Do all the assigned homework problems on time. Work more if you could not work the assigned ones without a lot of help from someone else.
3. Get help about ideas and problems you do not understand.

WAYS TO GET HELP
0. Go to your recitation hour and ask Beth!
1. Go to the MATH LAB, Chapman Hall room 305. Free drop-in tutoring. Hours posted on the door and at www.dms.uaf.edu/dms/MathLab_curr.html.
2.Ask questions in class.
3. Ask questions in Jill's office hours.
4. ASUAF has private tutors at $5/hour. Call 474-7355. Tutors may be limited.

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER POLICIES
Departmental Policies

Incomplete Grade
Incomplete (I) will only be given in Mathematics or Statistics courses in cases where the student has completed the majority (normally all but the last three weeks) of a course with a grade of C or better, but for personal reasons beyond his/her control has been unable to complete the course during the regular term. Negligence or indifference are not acceptable reasons for the granting of an incomplete grade.

 Late Withdrawals
A withdrawal after the deadline (currently 9 weeks into the semester) from a DMS course will normally be granted only in cases where the student is performing satisfactorily (i.e., C or better) in a course, but has exceptional reasons, beyond his/her control, for being unable to complete the course. These exceptional reasons should be detailed in writing to the instructor, department head and dean.

Disabilities Services: The Office of Disability Services implements the Americans with Disabilities Act and insures that UAF students have equal access to the campus and course materials. I will work with the Office of Disabilities Services (203 WHIT, 474-7043) to provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities.

Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, will not be tolerated. It is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and will be punished according to UAF procedures.