Syllabus for MAC 2312.07, Fall 2007 (#82965). Last modified on
Professor: Steven M. Hudson. Phone: 305-348-3231 (but email is recommended)
My Office: DM 419B. Hours: TR 2pm- 3pm, or by appt
E-mail: hudsons@fiu.edu , Web Page: http://www.fiu.edu/~hudsons
Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals
- Eighth Edition, by Anton, Bivens and Davis, most of Chs
6.4-11.3, but not Ch 9. [The smaller, Single-Variable
edition is also OK for this course, but not for MAC 2313]
Schedule: See the Schedule
and Homework page for more complete up-to-date info.
8/27 - First lecture, 11:00am - 12:40pm, in GC 285
9/6 - HW 1 is due
9/13 - Exam 1
11/2 - Last day to drop the course
11/22 - Holiday - No class
12/4 - All late work, doctors' notes, etc are due
TBA - the final exam, covers the entire course.
Your semester grade will be based on your average exam/HW scores - not on improvement, effort, etc. Incompletes will not be given, except in special cases such as last-minute medical emergencies. Percentages of course grade - Three exams at 20% each; Final Exam 30%; Homework 10% total. Each student will have a score between 0 and 100% at the end of the course. Letter grades will be assigned approximately as follows;
A 81-100 %, B 71-80 %, C 61-70 %, D 51-60 %, F 0-50 %.
and +'s and -'s will be used. I will set the
official scale at the end of the semester, after all grades are
in, but will usually announce a new approximate scale after each
exam.
Expectations: The prerequisite for this
course is Calculus I, MAC 2311, with a "C" or better.
This includes a reasonable knowledge of trig identities and
derivative formulas. The lectures begin with Ch 6.4.
You are expected to spend 10-15 hours a week
outside of class, on homework and reading the corresponding
sections of the text. DO NOT fall behind! The lectures are
intended to give you a light introduction to the material (with
attention to the rough spots). The reading and HW will go a bit
beyond the lectures. You are expected to ask questions,
especially in my office, after class, or by email.
You will need to visit various pages in this website, mainly to
get the HW assignments, and perhaps to practice with old exams.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader and a Javascript-enabled
browser to see it all. You may use a calculator for your HW, but
usually you won't need one, and will not be allowed one during
exams.
HW Policies: There will be 6 HWs, mainly
intended to help you learn the material, but they do count into
your grade. Do them by yourself and turn them in on stapled
loose leaf paper. For maximum credit be neat, show all your
work, and explain your reasoning (of course, this should NOT be
copied from a solution manual, etc). Homework is due at the beginning
of the class. Late homework (accepted up to 1 week late) is worth
half the normal credit.
The HW will be graded briefly by a student assistant, based mainly on a few selected problems. By the end of the term, your average HW grade will probably be pretty accurate, but if you think not, you can return all your HW to me for review. The HW should usually be returned to you within a couple of days, in time for the next exam, but I'd suggest making a copy in case it gets delayed. If you do not want your homework to be graded, write me a note this first week.
Each exam consists mostly of problems similar to the previous homework assignments and perhaps a conceptual question or two, such as True-False, a textbook proof and/or a definition.
The Main Rules: (these can affect your grade):
Any beepers/cell phones, etc must be turned off
during class.
If you cannot arrive and leave on time, see me and explain.
If you miss an entire class, get notes from a classmate.
If you must miss an exam, see me beforehand, and document your
excuse, to get fair treatment.
I don't generally give make-up exams, and very rarely give
incompletes.
If you turn in homework late for a good reason, write a note of
explanation at the top.
If you find a grading error, write a note to me at the top of
your paper and return it promptly.
I will try to identify any cheating that may occur in the course. To avoid unfounded suspicion, please show all your work, turn in any scratch paper you use in exams, and avoid sitting next to your study partners during exams. This covers the basics, but read over My Policies (the long version) so that you are not surprised by anything. I may have to change some policies (for example, if we do not get a grader for this class, or if the early exam scores are abnormal).
LINKS:
Schedule and HW
Help - advice, tutoring at FIU, websites, online help, etc
Exam Page - practice quizzes, answer keys, etc