Math 2200: Calculus I - Course Syllabus

Instructor: Caner Kazancı
E-mail: caner@uga.edu
Offices: Boyd Graduate School, Room 318 and Driftmier Engineering Center, Room 410.
Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:00 at Boyd Graduate Studies, Room: 318. Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00-12:00 at Driftmier Engineering Center Room: 410. You can always e-mail me to set-up an appointment at anytime.
Schedule: 12:20-1:10pm (MWF), Building: 1013 (Livestock Poultry), Room: 240
Text: Calculus, by Edwards and Penney, 6e, Prentice Hall

Introduction: The laws of the universe are written in the language of mathematics. Algebra is sufficient to solve many static problems, but the most interesting phenomena involve change and are described only by equations that relate changing quantities. In our course; we will cover differentiation and their applications.

Advice: Students find the way I cover Calculus in class very clear compared to the textbook. So I suggest that you try to learn in class while taking notes, rather than just taking notes and trying to learn the topic using your notes or the textbook. Still, it is almost impossible to understand everything perfectly in class, so I encourage you to interrupt me and ask your questions as I teach.

Help: Office hours are to be determined the first week of classes. You are always welcome to e-mail me to set up an appointment if you can't make it to the office hours. There will be additional help in the mathematics department where you can get help from gradute students in a designated study room. The time and location will be announced here during the second week of classes. There is also additional help, including free tutoring, available at The Division of Academic Enhancement.

Evaluation: Almost all lectures will be based on the previous one, so I strongly recommend that you study daily on your own. To encourage this, there will be homework assignments and pop quizzes. Homeworks will not be graded, however, your quiz grades will count towards your final grade. Homework assignments will be posted on this website as they become available. There will be three in-class exams and an in-class final exam. The components of the course will be weighted as follows in determining the course grade:
Test 1 (September 14) 20%
Test 2 (October 12) 20%
Test 3 (November 9) 20%
Final (December 14, 12-3pm) 30%
Quiz average 10%
Your lowest three quiz scores will be dropped when computing your quiz average. The use of calculators and computers are not permitted on the tests. The standards of academic honesty as described here by OVPI (Office of Vice President for Instruction) will be enforced.

Make-up exams: Make-ups for the exams will only be given for documented reasons of illness, family emergency, or participation in a university sponsored event. Make-up exams may be oral. Please try to arrange a make-up at the earliest possible time if one seems appropriate. There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes since your lowest three quiz scores will be dropped. I will make an exception only if you miss at least four quizzes and have documented reasons for not attending all of them.