M170 / 171: Calculus I
Boise State University, Spring 1999
Instructor:
Stephen Brill
Office:
MG 214-B
Phone:
(208) 426-3122
Fax:
(208) 426-1356
E-mail:
brill@math-cs.idbsu.edu
Class meetings:
8:40 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Lectures occur every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
in room MG 108.
Computer labs occur every Thursday in room MG 104.
Textbooks:
Calculus: Early Trancendentals
by Stewart (Chapters 0-5)
Maple V Flight Manual
by Ellis, Johnson, Lodi, and Schwalbe
Laboratory Manual for Calculus, Boise State University
by Otis Kenny
Office hours:
Tuesday, Wedneday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Other times by appointment.
Homework:
The purpose of homework is to give students
the opportunity to work with and become familiar with the important concepts
of the course. Homework will be assigned regularly but will not be graded.
Collaborative work on homework exercises is encouraged.
You will have the opportunity to discuss homework exercises in class.
Grading policy:
Your grade will be determined by your performance in five areas:
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Three tests (30%) -- Tests will occur during regular class meeting
times on 12 February, 2 April, and 30 April. Collaborative work on
tests is not permitted.
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Quizzes (20%) -- All quizzes are take-home and will be assigned
and collected on a weekly basis (except those weeks when tests occur).
Although collaborative work on quizzes is encouraged, each student must
hand in his/her own quiz paper.
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Computer Labs
(15%) --
An important part of the course is the use of the
Maple computer algebra system to study concepts of the calculus.
Weekly laboratory exercises will be assigned and graded.
Although collaborative work on computer lab exercises is encouraged,
each student must hand in his/her own paper.
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Project (10%) --
The project is an opportunity for students to work on a (hopefully) enjoyable
problem related to the material we will be studying throughout the semester.
Students will form groups consisting of two or three people each; each group
will have a unique project.
Each group, with
the permission and/or advice
of the instructor, may design its own project,
or may choose to have a project topic assigned by the instructor. The
presentation of the project may be in oral or written form (or, perhaps, in a
combination of the two). It is the responsibility of the students of each
group to meet with
the instructor
(preferably not too far into the semester)
to determine an appropriate project and format.
All projects must be presented before Friday, 7 May 1999, at 8:40 a.m.
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Final exam (25%) -- Tuesday, 11 May, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Collaborative work on the final exam is not permitted.
Your grade will be computed via the following algorithm. Let x be
the number of points accumulated throughout the semester (between 0 and
100):
A: x > 90
B: 80 < x < 90
C: 70 < x < 80
D: 65 < x < 70
F: x < 65
This page was most recently updated on 28 January 1999.
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