Math 2200 (SPRING 2009)                        calcULUS I                               DR. Brian Boe

 

Contact:        601B Boyd Graduate Studies,  542-2547, brian@math.uga.edu

 

Office Hrs:   MF 10:00-11:00, W 12:30-1:30. E-mail questions are encouraged!

                                   

Text:             Edwards & Penney, Calculus, (Early Transcendentals), UGA custom edition.

 

Material:       Sections  2.1–2.4, 3.1–3.9, 4.2–4.7, 5.2, 8.1, 8.3.

 

Objectives:  the primary objective is to learn the material in the sections listed above! Also:

¥ understand the concepts of limit, derivative, and antiderivative

¥ learn and use rules and formulas for computing limits, derivatives, and simple integrals

¥ use derivatives to solve applied problems, including: max-min, related rates, curve sketching.

 

Homework:  There is no way to learn calculus without doing lots of homework problems to become adept at the many methods and techniques of the subject. Homework will be assigned at least weekly, using the web-based WeBWorK system, which allows you to attempt each problem as many times as you like, and gives immediate feedback as to whether your answers are correct. Your WeBWorK class is at https://webwork.math.uga.edu/webwork2/Math2200_Boe_Spr09/. Homework due dates are always visible when you sign in to WeBWorK. (More detailed information is on the separate WeBWorK document.)

 

Discussion Sessions:  You will have a weekly discussion session with a TA on Thursdays 9:30-10:30. These are primarily for discussing homework problems. There may also be occasional pop quizzes. Unlike in WeBWorK, on the quizzes and tests you're expected to show all your work and explain/justify your answers. But you can also earn partial credit.

 

Policy:          The official University attendance policy states: "Students are expected to attend classes regularly. A student who incurs an excessive number of absences may be withdrawn from a class at the discretion of the professor." The Mathematics Department interprets "excessive" to mean four or more unexcused absences. Math Department withdrawal policy: A student withdrawing after the first exam will receive a WF unless he/she has a marginally passing (D) average in the class. I do not accept late homework or give make-up exams. (But if you think you have a good reason for requesting a WeBWorK extension, ask before it is due!) Every student is expected to be familiar with the UGA Academic Honesty Policy, "A Culture of Honesty": http://www.uga.edu/honesty/ahpd/culture_honesty.htm (see especially section 5). In particular, copying another student's work (even with minor changes), or allowing another student to copy yours, constitutes academic dishonesty.

 

Grading:       Homework & Quizzes              20%

                     3 Tests                                      45%

                     Comprehensive Final Exam      35%

                                                                     100%

 

Test Dates:   Wed. Feb. 11

                     Wed. Mar. 4                    (tentative—let me know if you have a conflict)

                     Fri. Apr. 17

                     Final Exam:   Wed. May 6, 8:00-11:00 a.m.

 

This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.