COURSE:                   MATH 148-01, SURVEY OF CALCULUS                        Fall 2009

 

 

TIME:                          M W F 10:00 – 10:50                                                      Jepson 124

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:          John Vander Beek, Herak 219

 

Telephone:    ext. 3911

 

                                    Email:  vanderbeek@gonzaga.edu                                                     

 

                                    Web site: http://web02.gonzaga.edu/faculty/vanderbeek/                                         

 

OFFICE HOURS:      Posted outside my office door and on my web site.

                                    I am also available by appointment.

 

 

TEXTBOOK:             Applied Calculus, 6th Edition, by S. T. Tan

 

 

 

EXAMINATIONS:

            Four examinations will be given and will be closed book in nature and will include both multiple choice and longer answer formats.  In general, no makeup examinations will be given.  If an examination is missed due to illness then (1) the illness must be of sufficient severity to be verified in writing by the University Health Center or by a local physician, and (2) the instructor must be informed prior to the examination.  If it is decided that there are sufficient reasons for a makeup examination to be given, that exam will be scheduled for the last day of class.  

 

 

 

QUIZZES:

            There will be at least two quizzes given between consecutive examinations.  Questions on the quizzes will generally reflect the character of questions encountered in the homework. There will be NO MAKEUP QUIZZES although the lowest quiz grade will be dropped so if you miss a quiz it will not adversely affect your grade.

 

 

 

FINAL EXAMINATION:

            According to the Fall 2009 Course Offerings Schedule, the final for this class has been scheduled for Monday, December 14 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.  Make your travel plans accordingly.  The final exam is comprehensive and has the same type of format at the in class exams.

 

                                   

 

 

HOMEWORK:

            Assigned homework has the following three purposes:  (1) To specify the material students will be responsible for, (2) To provide relevant examples for class discussions and, most importantly, (3) To provide material through which the students can enhance their knowledge of the subject.  Homework will not be collected.  Students will be responsible for all problems assigned in the text.  At the beginning of each class period, time will be devoted to answering questions pertaining to the homework.  Mathematics can only be mastered through practice—which means completing all homework assignments. 

 

 

GRADING SYSTEM:

            The four in-class examinations are each worth 100 points.  The final examination is worth 150 points.  The quizzes will collectively contribute 50 points toward the final grade.  Of this total of 600 points, final grades will be based upon the following percentages of the 600:

88% - 100% --- A

                                                76% - 87%   --- B

                                                64% - 75%   --- C

                                                52% - 63%   --- D

                                                0%  -  51%   --- F

Plusses and minuses are discretionary.

 

 

ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

            Only calculators may be used during class, but they may not e used during exams or quizzes.  Please shut off your cell phones and unplug your music devices.

 

 

SPECIAL NEEDS: 

If you have a documented disability for which you will need special accommodations in this course, you must make arrangements for such accommodations through Disabled Student Services, DREAM.  Until such arrangements are made, no special accommodations should be expected.