Syllabus: 22M:025 Calculus I [MATH:1850]

Spring 2011 (Section AAA) 1:30P - 2:20P MWF 110 MLH

Instructor:  Dr. Isabel Darcy                 Office:B1H MLH                     Phone: 335- 0778
Email: idarcy.math+25 AT gmail.com
Tentative Office Hours: M 11:40am - 12:15pm, 4:30pm - 5:00pm, W 10:40am - 12:15pm, F 2:30pm - 2:50pm, and by appointment.
Course WWW site:  http://www.math.uiowa.edu/~idarcy/COURSES/25/SPRING11/25.html
Check this for a list of assignments, possible changes in the course schedule, and electronic copies of course handouts.

Discussion sections: (A01) 1:30P - 2:20P TTh 210 MLH and (A02) 2:30P - 3:20P TTh 205 MLH
TA: Luke S Wassink                  Office:255 MH                     Phone: 335-0654
Email:luke-wassink AT uiowa.edu                                     Discussion section attendance is required.

Free tutoring is also available at the Mathematics Tutorial Laboratory (125 MLH)

Text: Calculus (Early Transcendentals Single Variable) by J. Stewart, 6th Edition, (please let me know if you are using a different edition)

Description of Course: Fundamental concepts, methods, techniques of single-variable differential and integral calculus; differentiation, techniques of integration, series, applications. GE: quantitative or formal reasoning.
Goals and Objectives of the Course: By the end of this course, you should
1.) be an expert at pre-calculus.
2.) have learned calculus.
3.) Be prepared for more advanced courses such as 22M:055.

Prerequisite: 22M:009; or 22M:002 and 22M:005; or three and one-half years of high school mathematics, including analytic geometry and trigonometry.

Grading system:

HW: 10% & Quizzes: 10% 90% <= A- < 91% <= A 
Pre-calc Exam (Jan 25): 5% 80% <= B- < 81% <= B < 89% <= B+ < 90%
Exam 1 (Feb 22):  25%  70% <= C- < 71% <= C < 79% <= C+ < 80%
Exam 2 (March 31):  25%  60% <= D- < 61% <= D < 69% <= D+ < 70%
Final (7:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 11 2011): 25%  F < 60%

GRADING & EXAMS:  THE ABOVE EXAM DATES ARE TENTATIVE. All work must be shown in order to receive credit.  This holds for all exams including the final, all quizzes, and homework.  Important note:  If no work is shown, you may receive zero credit even if your answer is correct.

HW will be graded quickly based upon neatness, completeness, and correctness. You are responsible for checking your answers. Odd problem answers can be found in the back of your textbook. Even problem answers will be provided either in discussion section or via HW grading. Except for the double quiz, we will drop your lowest quiz score. The double quiz will be worth double a normal quiz and cannot be dropped.

You are required to bring identification to all exams.   You are required to pick up your exams and keep them until the end of the semester.  The final exam will be cumulative.  

THERE IS NO CURVE IN THIS CLASS, but improvement may be taken into consideration.

If there is a mistake in grading, you must report this mistake within one week from when the exam, homework, etc. has been handed back to the class (whether or not you picked up your exam, homework, etc). Your grades will be posted on ICON. 

Sections to be covered: We will cover most of chapter 1 - 6 and some supplementary material as time allows. You should read all sections/handouts/web material corresponding to covered material and/or assigned problems.  There may be test questions related to this reading even if not covered in class. 

Attendance and absences: Your attendance at each scheduled class meeting and discussion section is expected.  You are  responsible for material covered in class and announcements made during class; these may include changes in the syllabus. Absences from exams will require a compelling reason, and must be arranged with your instructor in advance.

You may collaborate with other students on the homework;   however, each individual student is responsible for turning in your own homework in your own words.  Copying is not collaboration and will be prosecuted under scholastic dishonesty.  Any significant collaboration should be acknowledged.

The University policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Policies and Procedures

The CLAS policy statements have been summarized from the web pages of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.