MATH 121 - Calculus I


Fall 2008

 MATH 121--Enhanced Calculus I
 Fall 2008

Last updated on August 21, 2008
Times: MWF   11:00-11:50 am
TR 11:00-12:15 pm
Place: 30 Strong
Prerequisite: MATH 103 or MATH 104 or 3 years of college preparatory mathematics, including trigonometry, and a score of 28 or more on Enhanced ACT Mathematics, or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test. These prerequisites are strictly enforced. Open only for two hours of credit to students who have taken Math 115.
Credit: 5 semester hours
Instructor: Dr. Marian Hukle
Office: 521 Snow Hall
Phone: 864-5186
Email: hukle@math.ku.edu
Instructor Web Page http://www.math.ku.edu/~hukle/
Homework Web Page http://www.math.ku.edu/~hukle/hwf08.html
Office hours (tentative): MWF 12:00-1:00; TR 12:20-1:15 pm
Morning hours may be added later.
Course Coordinator Professor Atanas Stefanov
Course website Coordinator website
Gateway Informationhttp://www.math.ku.edu/academics/gateways.html
Textbook: Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, James Stewart
Brooks/Cole, 2006, University of Kansas Edition
Or Edition 3, 2004 hardback

 
Chapters Topics
  1  Sections 1-7 Functions
   2   Sections 1-9 Limits, Continuity and Derivatives
   3   Sections 1-8 Differentiation
   4   Sections 1-6, 8-9 Applications of the Derivative
   5   Sections 1-10 Integrals
   6   Sections 1-7 Applications of the Integral

 

Please Note: Everything on this page is subject to change as necessary.

Common Exams
There are two common exams for these courses. The midterm will be held Tuesday October 14, 2007 from 5:45-7:45 pm and the final will be held Thursday, December 18, 2007 from 4:30-7:00 pm. You must attend these exams at these times. Plane tickets, employment, weddings etc do not constitute excused absences.

Graphing Calculator
A graphing calculator such as the TI-83, TI-83-Plus, or TI-84 is required for this course. The instructor will be using a TI-84.

Homework
Homework will be assigned from the textbooks for most sessions and graded by a grader. Each homework assignment will be due at the beginning of the class period on the date due. No late homework assignment will be accepted. Members of the class are encouraged to study together but EACH must write out their solutions to the assigned problems. HOMEWORK IS WORTH A FULL LETTER GRADE IN THIS COURSE!

Gateway Exam
Information regarding the Gateway can be found at the following link. All gateways will be taken on-line. Be sure to read the page labeled "Read this first"!
Gateway Exam Webpage

Attendance
Attendance is required and is worth 25% of your quiz grade. Unexcused absences will result in a loss of 5 percentage points per absence.

Computer Access
All students will need internet access to get the assignments and read course announcements. KU will provide you with an account and there are labs on campus with computers available. Class related material such as assignments and announcements will be posted on my web site daily.

Grading
Your grade will be determined by the number of points that you accumulate. A maximum of 1000 points is possible.

Important exams/dates

points date
Homework 100 Daily MTWRF
Attendance and Quizzes 100 Quizzes- Every Friday
Attendance--daily
Gateway 100 To be announced
Exam 1 100 Tuesday, September 16
Midterm exam 200 Tuesday, October 14, 5:45-7:45 pm
Gateway Free Day Friday, October 24
Exam 3 100 November 18 or 20--Tentative
Final exam 300 Thursday, December 18, 4:30-7:00pm
Last day to drop online with no W   Thursday, September 11
Last day to drop--W   Monday, November 17


Policy on Religious Observances
Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternative accommodations.

Policy on Students with Disabilities
The KU Office of Disability Resources (DR) coordinates accommodations and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted DR, please do so as soon as possible. Their office is located in 22 Strong Hall; their phone number is 785-864-2620 (V/TTY). Information about their services can be found at http://www.disability.ku.edu/. Please also contact me privately in regard to your needs in this course.

Policy on Academic Misconduct
According to University Senate Rules and Regulations, Section 6, Academic Misconduct is: "2.6.1 Academic misconduct by a student shall include, but not be limited to, disruption of classes; threatening an instructor or fellow student in an academic setting; giving or receiving of unauthorized aid on examinations or in the preparation of notebooks, themes, reports or other assignments; knowingly misrepresenting the source of any academic work; unauthorized changing of grades; unauthorized use of University approvals or forging of signatures; falsification of research results; plagiarizing of another's work; violation of regulations or ethical codes for the treatment of human and animal subjects; or otherwise acting dishonestly in research."

Homework Assignments, Working in Groups, Tutors
Students may discuss the homework problems in groups, but each student is responsible for doing his/her own work and in turning in his/her individual solutions. When a student works with a tutor, it is the responsibility of both the student and the tutor to ensure that it is the student who works to arrive at the solutions of the problems. Tutors should not do students' homework for them or provide them the solutions for their instructors' assignments.

Policy on Intellectual Property
Course materials prepared by the instructor, together with the content of all lectures and review sessions presented by the instructor are the property of the instructor. Video and audio recording of lectures and review sessions without the consent of the instructor is prohibited. Permission to make such recordings may be granted by the instructor on a case by case basis, on the condition that these recordings are used only as a study aid by the individual making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the instructor, recordings of lectures and review sessions may not be modified and must not be transfered or transmitted to any other person, whether or not that individual is enrolled in the course.


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