Math 211 - Calculus I

Section: 18777
Class Day and Times: MWThF 1:25-2:15
Class Location: (MWF) BH 244 and (Th) according to section
Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Single Variable, 5th edition by James Stewart
WEB Page: http://elizabethhousworth.com/Fall2005/Math211
Instructor: Elizabeth Housworth
Office and Office Hours: 371 Rawles Hall, Tuesday 8-9 am, Sunday 1-2 pm
Important dates: Last day for automatic withdrawals is Wednesday, October 26. The common final exam for Math 211 is Monday, December 12 from 5-7 pm.

Grading Procedure and class policies: Homework is due daily in lecture. Assignments turned in at least half and hour before lecture but outside of class will also be accepted. Your six lowest scores will be dropped and no homework will be accepted late for any reason. There will be quizzes in your fourth hour recitation section as well as random pop quizzes in class. You will be allowed to drop 3 of each and there will be no make-ups. Allowing for six dropped homeworks, 3 dropped recitation quizzes, and 3 dropped pop quizzes should cover all extramural activities, illnesses, and other excused absences. The adjacent table gives the relative contribution of your exams, final exam, homework, and quizzes to your class grade.
 
Homework Format: Homework should be turned in on 8.5x11 inch notebook paper. The problems should be labeled and your work should be shown neatly. If the problem has a simple numerical answer, that answer should be given and boxed at the lower right of your work. In general, you have 5 problems per day that will be graded on a scale of 0-10. Each problem will receive 2 points if you have shown the necessary work and your answer is correct, 1 point if you have shown your work neatly and if you have made a minor mistake, and 0 points if you do not show adequate work that I can read or if you have a fundamental problem with the material.
                           
Points
Recitation Quizzes    50
In-class Pop Quizzes    50
Homework  100
Exam I  100
Exam II  100
Exam III  100
Final Exam  200
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Total  700

Cheating: It is impossible to cheat on homework and quizzes. All homework and all quizzes are open text and you can talk to anyone about them at any time. All quizzes can be worked in groups and I encourage you to take advantage of this policy. If you are struggling, ask a neighbor, me, or your AI. If you are not struggling, be willing to explain your work to those around you. You can learn a lot more by not only being able to do the work yourself but being able to explain it to other people.

All exams are closed-book, closed-neighbor, closed-instructor, closed-AI, closed-calculator, closed-notes, etc... Cheating on an exam will not be tolerated. My policy for anyone caught cheating on any exam, including the final exam, is to award the culprit a "0" for that exam. All cheating offenses will be reported to the Dean of Students who may impose additional sanctions.

Resources: You should begin your homework as soon as possible after the lecture it is assigned. If you have difficulties, you have many resources available to help you. The AI for your section will have office hours scattered throughout the week. Additionally, the department sponsors help sessions from 4:40-6:35 Monday through Thursday and I have office hours on Sunday in order to cover your needs for Monday's homework. Class time will generally be devoted to new material and not to answering questions about the homework.  

 

 
Tentative Syllabus
Date Sections Homework
(due in the following lecture)
Monday, August 29 Review, 1.1, 1.2 1.1: 32, 40, 50 and 1.2: 2, 14
Wednesday, August 31 1.5 1.5: 8, 12, 14, 18, 20
Friday, September 2 1.6 1.6: 10, 28, 38, 60, 70
Monday, September 5 Appendix D App. D: 16, 54, 58, 76, 88
Wednesday, September 7 2.2 2.2: 4, 12, 22, 26, 38
Friday, September 9 2.3 2.3: 4, 12, 22, 26, 40
Monday, September 12 2.4 2.4: 6, 22, 38
Wednesday, September 14 2.5 2.5: 18, 20, 32, 46, 48
Friday, September 16 2.6 2.6: 12, 18, 24, 34, 40
Monday, September 19 2.7 2.7: 8, 10, 18, 20, 28
Wednesday, September 21 Review Practice Exam I
Friday, September 23 Exam I no homework
Monday, September 26 2.8 2.8: 4, 8, 16 (by using the definition)              
Wednesday, September 28 2.9 2.9: 4, 26, 28, 38, 43
Friday, September 30 3.1 3.1: 20, 24, 32, 46, 50
Monday, October 3 3.2 3.2: 4, 6, 18, 26, 42
Wednesday, October 5 3.4 3.4: 10, 16, 18, 36, 42
Friday, October 7 3.5 3.5: 8, 30, 38, 42, 44
Monday, October 10 3.6 3.6: 2, 14, 30, 56, 62
Wednesday, October 12 3.7 3.7: 8, 16, 28, 34, 58
Friday, October 14 3.8 3.8: 8, 16, 28, 36, 44
Monday, October 17 3.10 and 3.3 3.3: 28, 34 and 3.10: 10, 22, 34
Wednesday, October 19 Review Practice Exam II
Friday, October 21 Exam II             no homework
 

Tentative Syllabus - continued
Date Sections Homework
(due in the following lecture)
Monday, October 24 3.11 3.11: 6, 18, 26, 36, 46
Wednesday, October 26 4.1 4.1: 20, 30, 54, 60, 70
(what happens when there is no friction?)
Friday, October 28 4.2 4.2: 4, 14, 16, 18, 26
Monday, October 31 4.3 4.3: 8, 16, 22, 46, 64
Wednesday, November 2 4.4 4.4: 30, 38, 48, 62, 72
Friday, November 4 4.5 4.5: 12, 36, 54, 64, 66
Monday, November 7 4.7 4.7: 2, 6, 10, 12, 16
Wednesday, November 9 4.7 4.7: 28, 40, 42, 56, 58
Friday, November 11 4.10 4.10: 16, 26, 36, 46, 62
Monday, November 14 5.1 5.1: 4, 12, 14, 18, 22
Wednesday, November 16 Review Practice Exam III
Friday, November 18 exam III no homework
Monday, November 21 5.2 5.2: 12, 18, 26, 40, 42
Wednesday, November 23 Thanksgiving Break --
Friday, November 25 Thanksgiving Break --
Monday, November 28 5.3 5.3: 8, 14, 26, 30, 40
Wednesday, November 30 5.4 5.4: 4, 8, 38, 44, 58
Friday, December 2 5.5 5.5: 4, 10, 12, 58, 64
Monday, December 5 6.1 and 6.5 6.1: 14, 24, 48 and 6.5: 4, 22
Wednesday, December 7 9.4 9.4: 4, 10, 14, 20, 22
Friday, December 9 Review Practice Final Exam
Commom Final - Monday, December 12, 5:00-7:00 pm