PREREQUISITE: Math 155 or Satisfactory performance on the Placement Exam
SYLLABUS: The course will cover most of Chapters 1-5 of the text.
WITHDRAWAL: The last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course is October 20, Friday.
GRADING: Grades will be assigned on the basis of 650 points, as follows:
<>SAMPLE EXAMS:
Typical Math 229 exams involve non-routine calculations. You may
wish to look at some first exams from previous semesters to see the
level of analysis we expect students to be able to carry out.
NOTE: If you are looking for the sample exam, it is in PDF format, so
you will need
Adobe's Acrobat Reader which is a free and useful download. Click
on the above link to get the latest version of the Acrobat Reader.
Exam 1 (Fall 1999)
Exam 2 (Fall 1999)
Exam 3 (Fall 1999)
Final
Exam
Please note that different instructors assign different exams, so that
a certain raw score on one test might be comparable to a very different
score on another.
Caution: These exams are from a different semester. The
subject
matter was comparable, but the text, the audience, the instructor, and
the
testing environment may have been different from what you will face.
The testing points in the syllabus also vary from semester to semester.
Please remember in addition that tests cannot be comprehensive;
therefore,
there are topics not on this test for which the students
were - and you will be - responsible for studying in
prepartion for the your own test.
THANKSGIVING BREAK: Thanksgiving Break is from Wednesday, November 24 through Sunday November 28. All classes are cancelled on Wednesday. Note that the third exam is scheduled for Thanksgiving Week, so do not make plans to leave town early.
FINAL EXAM: The Final Exam is scheduled for Fri. December 15, 8-9:50 a.m. The final exam will be a comprehensive, departmental examination. All sections of this course will take the same final exam at the same time. Please note that the exam will likely NOT be in your regular classroom. Room assignments from the university are usually made one to two weeks before the final exam week. We will post them as soon as they are available. >
Previous final exams (in Acrobat Reader format):
Sample final,
Spring 99
Two page
Sample final
Sample
final, Fall 2000
Note: The course changes and the exams change. Our goal is to help you learn the material in Calculus, not specifically to prepare you for the final exam. We may choose to assess your command of these ideas rather differently this semester, should the opportunity arise.
CALCULATORS: Students are asked to have a graphing calculator with roughly the capabilities of the TI-83. You will find this useful for investigating the concepts of the class, so you can experiment with additional examples. You may also want to verify parts of your homework calculations.
However, the purpose of this course is to teach you ideas, not button-pushing, and in particular, we need our exams to test your mastery of the concepts, not Texas Instruments Corporation's. Hence, graphing calculators will not be allowed on the departmental final exam.
TEXT:
Calculus
(5th ed.),
by Stewart (publ. by Brooks-Cole)
This is the same book currently in use for Calculus II and III.
Some additional references:
Thomas and Finney, Calculus and Analytic
Geometry.
Edwards and Penney, Calculus and Analytic
Geometry.
Swokowski, Calculus with Analytic Geometry.
Leithold, The Calculus with Analytic Geometry.
ACADEMIC CONDUCT: Academic honesty and mutual respect (student with student and instructor with student) are expected in this course. Mutual respect means being on time for class and not leaving early, being prepared to give full attention to class work, not reading newspapers or other material in class, not using cell phones or pagers during class time, and not looking at another student's work during exams. Academic misconduct, as defined by the Student Judicial Code, will not be treated lightly.
<>CAAR STATEMENT: If you have specific physical, psychiatirc, or learning disabilities and require accomodations, please let your instructor know early in the semester so thatyour learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the CAAR (Center for Access Ability Resources) Office located in the Health Services Building, 4th floor.