| TIME / PLACE | |
| MTThF 3:00 - 3:50 PM / Atwater Kent 116 Conference: Monday (A03 & A04) or Tuesday (A01 & A02). Lab: Tuesday (A03 & A04) or Monday (A01 & A02), SH 306. | |
| WEB PAGE | |
| http://www.math.WPI.edu/Course_Materials/MA1024A00/ | |
| TEXT | |
| Varberg & Purcell, Calculus, 7th edition, Prentice Hall, 1997. Please bring the text to class. | |
| INSTRUCTOR | |
| Joseph D. Fehribach ( 201C Stratton Hall, 831-5069, bach@wpi.edu ) | |
| OFFICE HOURS | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM, MT; 11:00-12:00 noon, Th; 4:00-4:30 PM, F; and by appointment. Please see me after class or send e-mail for an appointment. | |
| HOMEWORK | |
| Recommended homework problems are listed on the syllabus. Symbiotic student interactions are encouraged; parasitic interactions are discouraged. This term, no homework will be collected. | |
| QUIZZES | |
| On three Fridays (8 September, 15 September, 22 September) and two Tuesdays (10 October and 17 October), a short (approximately fifteen-minute) quiz will be given at the beginning of lecture. Each quiz will be worth 25 points. On each quiz, at least half of the points will be taken verbatim from the recommended homework. | |
| EXAMS | |
| There will be two in-lecture exams, the Mid-Term on Monday 2 October 2000, and the Final on Thursday 19 October 2000. In general, the exam will be graduated---the first question being easiest, the last, hardest. Each exam will be worth 100 points. | |
| MAPLE LABS | |
| There will be four Maple labs. Labs meet on Mondays or Tuesdays (depending on Section) in SH 306. There will be no labs the first week, the week of the mid term, or the last week of term. Each Maple lab will be worth 25 points. Lab reports are due one week following the lab, except for the week before mid term. The format of these reports will be described on the web. Lab attendance and participation are mandatory. | |
| GRADING | |
| Of the five quizzes given, the four highest grades will count. Hence the total value of the quizzes is 100 points. All four Maple lab grades will count, so the total value of the Maple labs is also 100 points. A grand total of 400 points is available in the term. Grades are based on a floating scale; the scale is based on the difficulty of the questions/assignments. The maximum number of points required for an A is 360; for a B, 320; for a C, 280. Final letter grades will be assigned based on the total number of points earned, with some consideration given to consistency, progress in the course, etc. | |
| MISSED QUIZZES, MAPLE LABS AND EXAMS | |
| In general no make-up quizzes or tests will be given, and late computer assignments will not be accepted after the final deadline. A grade of zero will be recorded for all missed work. Rare and unusual circumstances, however, will be considered. | |
| NOTICE | |
| The management reserves the right to change the above policies. Such changes (if any) will be announced at a regular class meeting and/or by e-mail. | |