MATH 2200L
Differential Calculus Lab (Spring 2003)
Course: Math 2200L (14-448)
Room: GRSC 1023-0220
Time: 12:20 p.m. - 01:10 p.m. Wednesday
Instructor: Peter Petrov
E-mail: petrov@math.uga.edu
Office: 321D Boyd Grad. Stud. Bldg.
Phone: (706) 542 5259
Office hours: 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friday
Course Description
The Calculus Lab has been designed to encourage the students to
investigate mathematical problems in a greater depth than is possible
in a lecture course. They work on projects and write reports on
MAPLE, a program useful for computations in mathematics.
Materials
"Mathematics 2200L - Differential Calculus Lab, 2002-2003".
Available by www.math.uga.edu, Undergraduate information, Course
Web Sites.
Projects
Proj.1. Welcome to MAPLE I and II
Proj.2. Limits with Spreadsheets
Proj.3. Some Interesting Limits
Proj.4. Definition of the Derivative
Proj.5. Tangent Lines
Proj.6. Newton's Method
Proj.7. Implicit Plots and Derivatives
Proj.8. Analysis of a Graph
Grading
The grades will be based on the student's performance in the 8 projects.
Each project is 10 points. There will be 10 % bonus for frequently
done extra credits.
A: 90% - 100%; B; 75% - 89%; C: 60% - 74%; D: 40% - 59%; F: 0% -
39%
Attendance Policy
For missing three or more classes, the final grade will be lowered
by 10%, for a late project, the project's grade will be lowered
by 10%.
Withdrawal Policy
A student who withdraws from a lab must withdraw the regular course
(on OASIS).
Project Report Preparation
Students should follow the instructions in the "Differential
Calculus Lab" for each project. Each project should start with
the name, a letter mark of the classes (M for Monday, W for Wednesday,
F for Friday), the ID# and the # of the project. A brief explanation
presenting what the project will be about should be given. Each
part of the project should start with the # of that part and should
include everything needed for it, both the calculations and comments.
Explanations should be included whenever necessary rather than only
performing calculations by MAPLE. They will demonstrate the student's
level of understanding of the matter and their missing will make
the work unsatisfactory. At the end, collaboration and academic
honesty statement should be copied and signed by the student. The
project should not be written on the tutorial fail, but should be
performed on a new one, and should include only problems from the
project. It could be copied on a floppy disk and could be done on
any computer with MAPLE installed, e.g. on any computer in Boyd
Graduate Center or Scientific Library.
Collaboration and academic honesty
The students are encouraged to work together on the projects, but
the final write-up of the report should be your own. Any plagiarism
is prohibited. All students are responsible for maintaining the
highest standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their
academic
careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance
is not an acceptable defense. For more information, look at http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/culture_honesty.htm,
esp. sections 5 and 7.
Additional information
Room 220 will be open from Monday to Thursday, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
for students to get help with the Calculus lab and MAPLE.
Students will have opportunity to work on the projects at "Open
Labs", where they will be consulted by TA.
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