2016 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3141.001
Course: Mathematics 3141.001.
Course Title: Advanced Calculus I.
Time: TR 12:30-1:50, W 8:00-8:50.
Place: TR: WCHMAN 527, W: WCHMAN 010.
Instructor: Boris A. Datskovsky.
Instructor Office: WCHMAN 632.
Instructor Email: boris.datskovsky@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7847.
Office Hours: TR 13:55-15:25.
Prerequisites: Math 0127, Calculus III, with a grade of C or higher and either Math 3051, Theoretical Linear Algebra, with a grade of C- or higher or Math 2101, Linear Algebra, or Math 2103, Linear Algebra with Computer Lab, with a grade of C or higher.
Textbook: Text: Jerrold E. Marsden and Michael J. Hoffman, Elementary Classical Analysis, 2nd ed, W. H. Freeman and Co, 1993.
Course Goals: This is the first semester of a real analysis course. Its object is to give a rigorous treatment of limits, infinite series, continuity, differentiation and integration in $R$ and $R^n$.
Topics Covered: Sets and functions, the real numbers, sequences and their limits, series, point set topology, functions and their limits, continuity, differentiation and integration in $R$.
Course Grading: Your grade will be based on a midterm, a final and a homework score. The midterm will count for 25% of your grade, the final for 35% and the homework for 40%. The midterm and final will be curved, if necessary, to bring the median to a C/C+ range. The homework will not be curved. The curve will apply to all grades except A's and A-'s. A's and A-'s must be earned without a curve.
Exam Dates: Midterm, Tuesday, October 18. Final, Thursday, December 15, 10:30-12:30.
Attendance Policy: Missing classes is entirely at your own risk. If you miss a class without a very good reason, please ask your classmate for his/her class notes and be prepared to learn the material on your own.
Calculator Policy: No calculators will be allowed on the midterm or the final. In fact, it would be best if you do not bring them to class at all.
Letter Grade Scale: : 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+, 55-65 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Homework: Homework will be assigned at the end of every class, but will not be collected. Instead, every two weeks I will give you a homework assignment consisting of selected homework problems that I will collect and grade. It is extremely important that you do all of your homework, collected and uncollected. I will begin every class by answering homework questions. I will also answer homework questions and discuss homework problems during Wednesday recitations.
Electronic Devices: All electronic devices, including cell phones, calculators, and computers, must be turned off or put into silent mode and stowed out of sight for the duration of the class.
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.
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Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar for exact dates.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester, 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.