Textbook: Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, 3rd ed., Stewart, Brooks/Cole

Class meetings:

• Section 4: Tues. 11:10 - 12:20 in SCI 261; Wed. 11:10 - 12:00 in SCI 261; Fri. 11:10 - 12:20 in SCI 364.

• Section 5: Mon. 8:30 - 9:40 in SCI 256; Wed. 8:50 - 9:40 in SCI 256; Thurs. 8:30 - 9:40 in SCI 256.

Office Hours:  Mondays 2:30 - 3:30, Wednesdays 10 - 11, and Thursdays 2:30 - 3:30.

Homework:

• Mastery of new mathematical concepts and techniques comes with practice. Homework assignments will be posted twice weekly on the MATH115-4&5-F07 conference and on the web. Your written solutions will be collected at the beginning of class on Mondays/Tuesdays and Thursdays/Fridays.
• In mathematics, good study skills are a key igredient for success.  It is important to begin each assignment well in advance of its due date.  You should expect to spend three hours studying outside of class for every hour in class---if you find that you are putting in considerably more time than that each week, please see me.
• Each student is allowed two late homeworks, due one week from the due date.  No explanation is necessary, but please let me know when you take your late.  Additional late assignments will receive no credit.

Math Help: Every Sunday - Thursday,  7 - 9 pm in SCI 362.

• The Math Help room is for anyone seeking help with her Calculus homework.  It is staffed by math majors who have already taken Calculus through Math 205 or more. 
• The Help Room will commence Sunday, September 9.

Honor Code:

• On homework, collaboration is expected and encouraged. You should feel free to talk to other students while you are in the process of thinking about a problem. However, you should write up your solutions by yourself without outside assistance.
• On exams, no help should be given or received.

Exams:

• Three hourly examinations:

  Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3

  Wednesday October 3 Wednesday October 31 Thursday/Friday November 29/30

• Late exams will be given only in the case of a medical or family emergency and must be taken within one week of the original exam date.
• There will be one self-scheduled, closed-book final exam, during exam period.

Grading Policies:

Disabilities:

• Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment with me as soon as possible. Also, they should visit the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center to register for support services.

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