Summer1 2014 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1041.017

Course: Mathematics 1041.017.
Course Title: Calculus I.
Time: MTWRF 10:45-12:20.
Place: BB 400.
Instructor: Schiller, John J.
Instructor Office: Wachman 606.
Instructor Email: john.schiller@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7844.
Office Hours: MTWRF 10:00-10:30.
Prerequisites: Math placement or a grade of C or higher in Math 1022 or equivalent transfer credit.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart, 7th ed., Brooks Cole Publishers.
Course Goals: To provide students with the means to learn the concepts and techniques of differential calculus.
Topics Covered: Limits and continuity, differentiation, applications of derivatives to optimization and graphing, anti-derivatives.
Course Grading: 3 Quizzes: 15%, Test 1: 25%, Test 2: 25%, Comprehensive Final Exam: 35%.
Exam Dates: Test 1: Wednesday June 4, Test 2: Thursday June 19, Final: Monday June 30. A quiz before each test and the final.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Students who miss more than 3 classes without a legitimate excuse will have their grades lowered one notch (e.g., from B to B-). Those who miss more than 6 classes will have their grades lowered by two notches, etc.
Course Web Page: All announcements and review materials will be posted on Blackboard.
Calculator Policy: No calculators will be allowed on any tests or quizzes.
Make-up Policy: Make-ups will only be given in cases of DOCUMENTED EMERGENCIES (sickness, car accident, death in the family, etc.). It is the student's responsibility to contact his/her instructor RIGHT AWAY, preferably by e-mail, in case of a missed test. All make-ups must be taken within two days of the missed test. No make-ups will be given once graded tests are returned.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.

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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 Monday, May 19.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, June 2.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, June 16.
• The last day of classes is Monday, June 30.

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.