MATH
151:04/05 – Calculus I
Fall 2013
Instructor: Neil Sigmon
Office: Walker 212
Phone: 831-5340
Email: npsigmon@radford.edu
Homepage:
http://www.radford.edu/~npsigmon
Course
Homepage: http://www.radford.edu/~npsigmon/courses/calculus1/math151.html
Office Hrs: 9:45 – 10:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:25 – 3:25 p.m. Thursday
(Other times by appointment)
Textbook: Essential Calculus Early Transcendental
Functions, Larson,
Hostetler, Edwards
Textbook
Coverage: Sections from
Chapter 1-3.
Class Meeting Times: Section 04: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00-10:50 a.m. in Cook 112.
Section 05: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00-11:50 a.m. in Cook
317.
This
course counts 3 hours credit.
Test
Dates: To be announced
(There will
be three major tests)
Final
Exam
Date: Section
04: Monday, December 9th at
10:15
a.m. in Cook 112.
Section
05: Wednesday, December 11th
at 10:15 a.m. in Cook 317.
Grading
Policy:
60 % Major Tests
25 % Final Exam* (Comprehensive)
15 % Pop Quiz, Homework, WeBWorK
Average, Maple Lab Assignments
* Since the final exam is
cumulative, the final exam grade will replace the lowest test score of
the
three major tests.
Bonus Credit: You can received up to 5 points added to
you final grade point
average based on the percentage of the
number of extra St Jude Calculus Mathathon WeBWorK problems that you
work
correctly. There are 584 extra problems that are available for you work
(this excludes
the 97 WeBWorK problems that will be part of your normal homework
assignments).
For the 584 extra problems, if you worked, for example, 220 of these
successfully, you would receive a bonus of (220/584)*5 = 1.88 points added to your final grade point average.
Grade
Scale:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
< 60
F
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in an
approved
college-level pre-calculus course, including or in addition to some
trigonometry at the high school or college level; (2) an SAT math score
of 550
or better; or (3) a passing score on a placement exam approved by the
math
department.
Attendance
Policy: Attendance is
a
requirement in this class. If you miss a class, you are responsible for
making
up any missed work. Attendance will be taken each class period.
Attendance
means RESPONSIBILITY – I look much more favorably on
students who have
good attendance habits.
“Makeup” Test
Policy: Approval for making
up a
missed test should be given prior to the scheduled test. The
makeup test
must be taken within one week following the scheduled test.
Documentation is required for all make-ups. Except for extraordinary
circumstances, approval for a makeup test will not be granted if the
scheduled
test has been given. In this case, the final exam score will replace
the
excused missed test.
Late
Homework
Policy: Late hand written
homework
will be accepted but only limited credit will be given. I consider late
homework to be homework turned in later than 5:00 p.m. of the day the
assignment
is due. The maximum number of points a student can receive for a late
homework
is ten points lower than the minimum grade of all students who have
turned in
the assignment on time. For example, if an assigned homework is worth
80 points
and the lowest score of the on-time assignments is 60/80, the maximum
grade a
student can receive for the assignment is 50/80. No exceptions
to
this policy will be granted except for extreme circumstances that
require
official university documentation or a predetermined arrangement
between the
student and myself that is done prior to the assignment due
date. Late
assignments must be turned in within one class day
of the
assignment due date to obtain any credit. WeBWorK homework has an
assigned due
date and time where late homework is not permitted.
Laptop/Cell Phone/Electronic Device Policy: No cell phones,
computers,
or other electronic devices are to be used in this class when these
devices are
not being used in a way that is conducive for learning what is being
taught in
class during a particular day or time. Determining what is conducive
will be
left up to the instructor's discretion. The instructor retains the
right to ask
a student to leave class if they exhibit this or any other behavior
that is a distraction to learning for other students in the class.
The
Catalog Course
Description: This
course covers the concepts of
functions, limits and continuity of functions, the derivative, and
rules and
applications of differentiation.
Student
Goals
and Objectives of the Course: Students are expected
to learn the basic
principles of Calculus and Analytic Geometry and to demonstrate the use
of
these principles in problem solving. In addition to paper and pencil
problem
solving, students will use appropriate graphing calculator and computer
algebra
system technology to solve equations, plot, differentiate and
integrate. Students
will be able to use the tools of mathematics and quantitative reasoning
to
conceptualize and solve problems. Students will be able to:
Disability
Policy:
If you have a documented disability from the Disabilities and Resource
Office,
I will do my best to accommodate you.
Honor
Code:
By accepting
admission to Radford University, each student makes a commitment to
understand,
support, and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or
exception. Violations of the University Honor Code include (but are not
limited
to): lying, stealing and unauthorized possession of property, cheating,
multiple submission, and plagiarism. This class will be conducted in
strict
observation of the honor code. Refer to your Student Handbook for a
complete
copy of the University Honor Code.