Math 77 Section 2  MWF 8:20-9:30 Curtis 304                  E-mail: hancock@math.temple.edu
Spring 2003                                                                                   Office phone: 215-204-1655
Instructor: Melanie Butler                                                        Office hours: Wed., 12:30-2:30
Office: 509 Wachman Hall                                                       Class website:                                
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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING TWO DATES:
Midterm - Friday, March 7 in class
Final - Monday, May 12 8:30-10:30

Below is the course syllabus.  Here are important links for the class:
Assignments and Due Dates
Calculus on the Web (COW)
Suggested problems to try from the text
Hints for reading your text
 
Syllabus


General Course Information:
Course requirements: You must have the following four things:
1: the text: Applied Calculus by Hughes-Hallet, et al., second edition
2: a scientific calculator that is NOT a graphing calculator
3: full, blank sheets of paper for in-class work, and
4: an e-mail account which you check regularly
Please have all of these things by the second week of class.
 
Course content: We will cover the following sections of the text: Chapter 1 sections 1-10, Chapter 2 sections 1-5, Chapter 3 sections 1-5, Chapter 4 sections 1-4, Chapter 5 sections 1-5, Chapter 6 section 1, Chapter 7 sections 1-4.  While ability to perform the problems is expected, there will be an emphasis on understanding the concepts.  For this reason, many aspects of the class will involve writing mathematics.  
 
Prerequisites: You are expected to have a solid foundation in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry.  If you feel that you need to review any concepts, please see me for some materials.
 
Technology: It is very important to have an understanding of the technology that is available.  We will be using computers for class communication, for homework, and for projects.  You will be expected to supply me with an e-mail address by the second week of class.  You are then responsible for any class e-mails that I send.  Also, there is a web-site that lists all of the class information which you are expected to check.  You are welcome to use a graphing calculator outside of class.  In class, however, no graphing calculators will be allowed; on exams and on in-class projects I wish to test your ability to do problems, not your calculator's.  For this reason, you must have a scientific calculator that is NOT a graphing calculator for use on tests and in-class projects.
 
Class Structure:
I do not wish to spend class time copying things from the book onto the board.  For this reason, I will lecture very little.  Instead, we will spend class time working on problems and in-class projects.  This method, however, requires that the students read and work on the assigned sections in the text before coming to class.  The first twenty minutes will be spent in groups working on problems and presenting these.  I will move around the room answering questions and assessing who has read the material.  The next 15 minutes will be a short lecture and the remaining time will be spent on in-class projects.
 
Groupwork: As stated above, the first twenty minutes (or so) of class will be spent in assigned groups working on problems.  The point of this work is to review concepts and demonstrate understanding of the material read in the text.
 
In-class projects: We will be working on in-class projects to provide a more thorough understanding of material than pure lecture would provide.  These projects will also allow the class to be more interactive.  Occasionally, students may be asked to finish a project at home.  In-class projects will be graded on effort and evidence of preperation more than on correctness.  I will always be available to answer questions during these projects.
 
Grading:
Tests: There will be a 50 minute midterm and a two hour final.  The midterm will be on Friday, March 7 during class.  The final exam date will be announced (but it will be during exam week).  There are no make-up tests unless there is an extreme medical emergency and you have a doctor's note.  The test material is based on in-class examples, in-class projects, suggested problems from the text, and homework problems.
 
Homework: You will be assigned homework from Calculus on the Web approximately every one-two weeks.  There is a lot of explanation on the COW website on how to use COW.  If you have further questions, please see me.  There is a link to the COW website on the class website.  Two homework grades will be dropped.  There will be due dates for the homework and no late homework will be accepted.  I will also suggest homework problems from the text, but these will not be collected.
 
Participation: The participation portion of the grade will be based on attendance, alertness during class, attempting problems at the board, effort on in-class projects, and courtesy to other students and me.  You are expected to turn off (and not use during class) cell phones, beepers, etc. Disrupting class will detract from your participation grade.
 
Preparation: This portion of your grade will be based on effort and evidence of preparedness for class, especially on the groupwork at the beginning of class.  Specifically, I will be looking for evidence that you have done the assigned reading and have made an honest effort to understand the material.  To a lesser extent, correctness will be factored into the preparation grade.  Periodically, I wil inform students of this portion of their grade.
 
Grade Breakdown:
Mid-term: 20%                              Final: 25%
Homework: 15%                           Participation: 20%
Preparation: 20%                                
Grade cutoffs are 90% (for an A), 80% (B), 70% (C), and 60% (D).  A plus sign is added for averages in the interval [9, 9.99?] and a minus sign for averages in the interval [0, 0.99?].  The math department only allows the grade of I for a student who could not take the final exam due to medical reasons, has an official note to verify the fact, and has completed all other material.
 
Appealing a grade: If you believe that a mistake has been made in grading a test or other assignment, please write a letter explaining the situation and what you believe should be done.  Also, please attach the original, unaltered graded test or assignment.  Please give me these materials the next class after the test or assignment has been returned. No late appeals will be accepted.