Spring 2011 Course Syllabus

Course: Mathematics 1041.101.
Course Title: Calculus I.
Time: TR 5:50-7:30PM.
Place: WI 210.
Instructor: Thornton, H. Frank.
Instructor Office: Wachman 440.
Instructor Email:
Instructor Phone: 215-204-1648.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~angelone/spring11/1041spring11.html
Office Hours: TR 4:00-5:00.
Prerequisites: Mathematics placement test, Math 1022 (Precalculus) with a grade of C or better, or an equivalent transfer.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Jon Rogawski; 2008, First Edition, W.H. Freeman and Co.
Course Goals: To learn the concepts and techniques of differential calculus.
Topics Covered: Mathematics 1041 is a first semester calculus course that involves both theory and applications. Topics include functions, limits and continuity, differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear approximation and Taylor polynomials, L`Hospital`s Rule, curve sketching, optimization, antiderivatives, and The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Course Grading: Your course grade will be computed according to the following scheme: Review Quiz - 2%, Exam 1 - 24%, Exam 2 - 24%, Differentiation Quiz - 2%, Quiz/Homework Average - 15%, Final Exam - 33%.
Exam Dates: We will have a Review Quiz (during second week of class), a Differentiation Quiz (during eighth week of class) and two common midterms: Test 1: Wednesday, February 23 from 5:50 PM to 7:20 PM (the room to be announced); Test 2: Wednesday, April 13 from 5:50 PM to 7:20 PM (the room to be announced); Final Exam: Thursday, May 5, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM (the room to be announced).
Attendance Policy: More than 4 absences during the semester will result in your grade being lowered by 1 notch, e.g., from B to B-, and for every increment of 4 classes or a portion thereof that you miss the grade will be additionally lowered".
Calculator Policy: NO CALCULATORS may be used during the exams and most of the quizzes.
Quizzes/Homework: There will be a 20-25 min. quiz every week (when there is no midterm). Each quiz will consist of 4-5 problems similar to the ones assigned from the textbook. There will be no make up quizzes. The lowest two scores for the quizzes given before Exam 2, will be dropped. Homework will be regularly assigned from the textbook. It will not be collected and graded on a regular basis (only occasionally), but it will be the basis for the weekly quizzes.
Letter Grades: 0-49 F, 50-54 D-, 55-64 D, 65-69 D+, 70-72 C-, 73-76 C, 77-79 C+, 80-82 B-, 83-86 B, 87-89 B+, 90-92 A-, 93-100 A.
Make Up Policy: There will be NO MAKE UP exams except in the case of an emergency, like an illness or an accident. The documents confirming the emergency (from a hospital or police) must be provided.
Blackboard: This is a registered Blackboard course. Please check Blackboard daily for important announcements.
Common Final Exam: Final exam will be held on Thursday, May 5, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Please note that if you miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in, your grade for the course will be F.
Review Quiz: The Review Quiz will be given in the middle of the second week. It will be based on precalculus material and its result will be counted as 2% of the grade for the course.
Differentiation Quiz: The Differentiation Quiz will be given during the eighth week of class. The quiz will consist of a list of explicit functions to be differentiated using the rules of differentiation. The result of this quiz will be counted as 2% of the course grade.

Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:

• The first day of classes is Tuesday, January 18.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, January 31.
• Spring recess is the week of Sunday, March 6.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 28.
• The last day of classes is Monday, May 2.

During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.

The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.