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| Syllabus Instructor: Dubravko Ivansi\'c [pronunciation: DOO-brahv-ko EE-vahn-shich] Ivansi\'c is the last name. Phone & e-mail: 762-3552, dubravko.ivansic@murraystate.edu Office: Faculty hall 6A1 (in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics annex) Course webpage: http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/dubravko.ivansic/05spring/250home.html Office Hours: Ask me or check the webpage. Prerequisites: ACT math standard score of at least 26 or MAT 150 or MAT 140 and 145. Textbook: J. Stewart, Calculus, early transcendentals, Fifth edition. We plan to cover chapters 2-5 of "Calculus". Graphing calculator: A graphing calculator is required to take this course. The TI-83 is recommended, and is the one that I will use in class. Any other graphing calculator is OK, however, in this case, be aware that you are responsible to learn how to operate it as I can give only very limited help here. Homework and such: To promote a continuous effort in the course, homework problems will be assigned during the week. The list of homework problems may be found on the webpage. A smaller portion of the homework problems is to be written up and handed in weekly. In order to succeed in the course you will need to work on all the problems, since test problems will be based on all problems assigned for homework and those done in class, not just the ones you hand in. The problems that you hand in should be reasonably neat and all the sheets should be stapled together. You do not have to write the statement of the problem, but should write brief explanations in words where necessary and should follow rules of "mathematical grammar" when writing. Points will be taken off if these guidelines are not followed or if the homework is late. Graded work may also include worksheets and quizzes. Don't fall behind: Math 250 develops essential calculus ideas (e.g. the limit, derivative and integral) and their applications. In this course you will see and do a number of things you may have seen before, but don't think that you can do them independently until you have made sure by working out problems on your own. Mathematics is best learned by doing and to acquire proficiency it is essential that you do many homework problems. You should expect to spend at least one to two hours of study time for every hour of class time. Furthermore, if some things aren't clear to you, come to me for help as soon as possible, and not the day before the exam... Attendance: is strongly encouraged every day, and roll will be taken. If you missed ten or fewer classes during the semester, you get 3% bonus points. Note that you are not penalized for missing a class (the points are in excess to your total grade), so an absence is counted as such regardless of the reason ("excused" or not). Exams: There will be four full period exams whose dates will be announced well in advance. There will also be a final exam which will be comprehensive. On some exams and quizzes, no calculators will be allowed. Final exam: is comprehensive and will be held on Tuesday, May 10th at 8:00AM in our usual classroom. Make-ups: Make-ups for exams will be given only in cases of illness, field trips or other unavoidable circumstances. You will need to provide written verification of the reason for your absence in advance and as soon as possible. If you are unexpectedly absent from an exam, try to contact me, say, by phoning or e-mailing me that same day, or by leaving a message at the math office (762-2311). Make-ups for other graded work will be given at my discretion. Asking for a make-up more than once makes it less likely that I will grant it. Grade: For your final grade, the lowest of your four exam grades will be dropped and the remaining three will be used to compute the final grade. Each of the three exams is worth 20% and the final exam is worth 25%. All other graded work (homework, worksheets) will count 15%. No extra credit work will be given to repair your grade. The final grade scale is |
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