Calculus with applications I

MATH 160 Fall 2003 course information

Instructor: Dr. André Kündgen
Email: akundgen@csusm.edu
Office: Science Hall II 339
Office phone: (760) 750-8070
Office Hours: Wednesdays 16:30-18:00 and Thursdays 9:30 - 11:00 (when classes are in session), or by appointment.

The easiest way to arrange an appointment, or to get a hold of me in general, is by e-mail.

Lecture: Monday, Wednesday 11:30-12:45 (ACD 104).
Lab (01): Friday 11:00-12:50 (SCI2 308), CRN 41492.
Lab (02): Friday 14:00-15:50 (SCI2 308), CRN 41511.
Lab (03): Friday 09:00-10:50 (SCI2 308), CRN 42512.
Webpage: http://courses.csusm.edu/math160ak

The webpage contains useful information, like this handout, a course schedule, general announcements, clarifications regarding the homework and a link to the Homework webpage. You should check the course webpage at least once a week.

Course Material

Stewart, Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, Single Variable (Second edition).
Student solutions manual (solutions to odd numbered problems) and Study guide are optional.
Calculators will not be allowed on quizzes or exams, but may be occasionally useful for homeworks.

Prerequisites

A strong background in high school mathematics (Algebra I and II, Geometry and Trigonometry) or MATH 125 (Precalculus) with a grade of C or better.

Grading Policies

The numerical scores of all tests and assignments will be used in computing a final score that will determine your final letter grade:

Homework 5%
Quizzes 10%
2 Exams 25% each
Final Exam 35%
Letter grade Numerical grade
A 85-100
B 75-84
C 65-74
D 55-64
F 00-54

Important Dates

September 3: First day of classes
September 16: Last day to drop without W grade
October 13: Exam 1
October 24: Last day to drop course for purely academic reasons (inadequate preparation)
November 17: Exam 2
December 17: Final Exam, 11:30-1:30 PM

General Course Policies

There will be weekly homework assignments. Late homeworks will not be accepted.

There will be quizzes every 1-2 weeks in lab. There will be no make-up quizzes, but the lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Make-up exams will only be given in documented emergencies. Make-up exams may be somewhat harder than the original tests in fairness to the students who took the regularly scheduled exam.

The final exam will be comprehensive.

Cheating is a serious academic offense and will be reported to the office of the Dean of students. Penalties range from receiving a zero on the work in question to suspension from the university.

Policy concerning collaboration on homework assignments

Students often learn a lot from working with one another and you are encouraged to meet with other students from class for this purpose. For example, you might work through exercises in the text together or discuss any material you found confusing in lecture or in the textbook. In this class it is also legitimate to discuss assignment problems with other students in the class or the tutors in the Math Lab.

Doing the assigned work regularly, seriously, and carefully is vital to your success in this course. Although your homework is lightly weighted, you should keep in mind that you can only learn Calculus by practicing it. This means doing as many problems as you can. In this sense Homework is mostly a learning tool and the practice you obtain from doing homework will be crucial for your exam performance.