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Math 131 - Applied Calculus Semesterxx

(Sample First - Day Handout; Syllabi for different sections may vary)

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Name [www.math.tamu.edu/~first.lastname]

OFFICE: XXX Blocker, 845-XXXX or name@math.tamu.edu

OFFICE HOURS: XXX and by appointment .

TEXT: Current Text from http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/course_offerings/currenttextbook.php

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Limits and continuity. Rates of change, slope. Differentiation: the derivative, maxima and minima. Intergration: the definite and indefinite integral techniques. Curve fitting.

CALCULATOR POLICY: This course REQUIRES that you have a TI--83 graphing calculator. If you choose to use another type of calculator, you do so at your own risk.

GRADING POLICY: 3 Exams - 100pts each; Quizzes and Calculator Avg - 70 points; Homework Avg. - 70 points; Final Exam - 160 points; for a total of 600 points in the course. Grades will then be assigned on a standard scale: A=540-600; B=480-539; C=420-479; D=360-419; F=below 360.

HOMEWORK will be collected for this course. From the list of suggested homework problems, I will assign 6 problems that will be turned in for credit. This assignment will be given out at the end of class and also placed on my Math 131 web page. All homework will be due at the beginning of the next class period or it will be considered late. If you turn it in after class has started, it will be considered late. Late homework will be docked 5 points. One homework will be dropped at the end of the semester.

There are 4 cutoffs for turning in late homework: Exam 1, Exam 2, Exam 3, and the last day of class. This means that homework assigned due before the cutoff will not be accepted after that cutoff.

QUIZZES and CALCULATOR ASSIGNMENTS: Quizzes will be unannounced and will take around 5 to 10 minutes to complete with the majority of the questions coming from the homework. Each calculator assignment will count as a quiz grade. You are encouraged to work together on the calculator assignments. I am also available for help on these assignments. I will drop at least one of the quiz/calculator grades when calculating the quiz average. Take-home quizzes and calculator assignments will not be accepted late without a university excused absence.

EXAMS: There will be three in-class exams. The final exam is comprehensive. If you miss a test for any university excused absence, you need to notify me no later than the day after the test to set up a time for a makeup.

GRADING DISPUTES Any question regarding grading/scoring must be done within a week of the return of the exams or no change in the grade will be made.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Every Tuesday from 7:00--9:00pm in Blocker 158 except Nov 24 and Dec 1. Dec 1 is rescheduled to Dec 3 7:30--9:30pm in Held 105.

MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-ups for missed quizzes and exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam or quiz is missed. Consistent with University Student Rules , students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam or quiz. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. Collaboration on assignments, either in-class or out-of-class, is forbidden unless permission to do so is granted by your instructor. For more information on university policies regarding scholastic dishonesty, see University Student Rules .

COPYRIGHT POLICY: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. One xerox copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.