Prerequisites: MATH 1113

Syllabus and Objectives of the Course: Calculus is one of the greatest creations of science. Ever since Newton and Leibniz introduced the subject in the 1600s, Calculus has been studied and applied successfully to a broad spectrum of real world problems. The objective of this course is to study the theory of the derivative and its applications. This course will cover Chapters 2, 3, 4, and Sections 5.2 and 8.3 of the text. Deviations (minor if any) may be necessary. This course is intended to serve as a forum to facilitate your active learning of the material. You are responsible for understanding the material and keeping up with the course, not just showing up for the class. You are expected to be able to demonstrate your understanding of the material by solving the problems similar to those covered in class, not just repeating things exactly like the ones on the board.

Homework, Quizzes and Exams: Doing homework is the most important component of the course. You are expected to do the homework on your own everyday. Math is learned by doing math. Problems on weekly quizzes will be similar to the problems in homework assignment. Past experience shows that students who do not take homework seriously do poorly on the exams and most of them fail. For example, you may fail if you do homework only when exams are near. Quizzes are open book/notes and exams are closed book/notes. There will be no make-up quizzes, nor exams. However, I will drop your lowest score on both quizzes and hour-exams. Homework is posted at 2200-hwass.pdf.
Remember: "No one becomes a good swimmer by just watching others swim; likewise, no one learns mathematics well by just going to lectures." An instructor can guide you, but cannot swim for you.

Exam Dates: Exams are closed book and calculators will not allowed for them. Tentative exams dates (normally will not change) are
          Exam 1:   Jan 29, Mon  Exam 1 Solutions (links will not work before the exam)
          Exam 2:   Feb 26  Mon Exam 2 Solutions (links will not work before the exam)
          Exam 3:   Apr 9   Mon Exam 3 Solutions (links will not work before the exam)
          Final Comprehensive Exam:  (in the usual classroom)  Mon, May 7, 2007, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
 

Sample exams are available by clicking here. For more practice, you might find it helpful to visit exambot and ProblemsList.
Other important dates: click the UGA Calendar

Class Attendance and Participation are very important in this class. I will randomly take attendance and  reserve the right to withdraw you from the class if you miss too many classes and/or too much work--this will save you from frustrations later on in the course, as well as save other students from being held back because of your missing classes/work. In order to protect class from distraction, coming-later-for and leaving-early-from classes are discouraged. Please let me know in advance if you must come late or leave early. You are responsible for all information and announcements given in class, even if your absence is excused.

Collaboration and Academic Honesty: You are strongly encouraged to form study groups to work on your homework and discuss the material for the course. However, you must do independent work on quizzes and exams. Above all, UGA Academic Honesty Policy applies. Excerpts from the UGA Academic Honesty Policy: "Every student has an obligation to be informed concerning the terms of this policy. Accordingly, lack of knowledge of the provisions of this policy is not an  acceptable defense to a charge of violating this policy."

Grading Policy (Partly based on class participation): Quizzes 20%; Hour-Exams 40%; Final Exam 40%. The raw points in each of these will be converted to reflect the percentages. You need to show steps for solutions of problems. No credit will be given to a straight answer to a problem without explanation, unless it is a yes-or-no type problem. You are expected to write your problem solutions in such a way that they are understandable by your fellow classmates.
Letter grades are normally given as follows: A = 90 to 100; A- = 88 to 90-; B+ = 85 to 88-; B = 80 to 85-; B- = 78 to 80-; C+ = 75 to 78-; C = 70 to 75-; C- = 65 to 70-; D = 60 to 65-; F = 0 to 60-.

Tutoring information can be found at: http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/student_services.html

If your circumstance requires special arrangement, please let me know. I will be glad to accomodate.

This syllabus provides a general guide for the course. Deviation may be necessary.