| Instructor |
Dr. José Iovino. Office: Science Building 4.01.34. Office hours: M, W, 4-5 pm, or by appointment. Office phone: (210) 458-5531. (Please do not leave messages asking me to call you.) |
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| Textbook | James Stewart, Calculus, Fifth Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole. | ||||||||||||
| Content of the Course | Chapters 2-4 of the textbook. The following sections will be omitted: 2.4, 2.6, 3.7, 4.6, and 4.9. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Exam Policy |
After every class, I will post a list of homework exercises.
The solutions will be due within a week. The homework is to be be submitted electronically;
you will need an iLrn account.
To activate your account, you will need the actication code which is posted on the
web page of the course.
I urge you to work on the exercises on the same day they are posted. Don't make the mistake of waiting until the weekend! The course moves fast, and if you postpone your work, you are almost sure to get behind and it will be very hard to recover. On average, I believe that you should dedicate at least five hours per week to the homework exercises. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you work on these exercises diligently. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing mathematics, i.e., solving problems. You see, one does not learn mathematics by watching somebody else work on examples (although this is important as a starter), nor by reviewing exercises that one has already solved. You really have to train yourself to face a new situation every time you attack a new problem, and this is actually the one part of the course that will stay with you even after you graduate. In your written work (homework, exams and quizzes), you must show clearly, how you derived the answer. An answer without proper justification will be regarded as no answer and will not count towards credit. Don't hand in messy work. An important goal of this course (and of any mathematics course) is that you learn to organize your ideas in your mind. Disorganized work often shows disorganized ideas, so disorganized solutions will not be graded. If your homework solution includes more than one sheet, please do not forget to staple all the sheets together. We cannot be responsible for loose sheets. There will two 50-minute exams and a final. The dates are posted on the web page of the course. There will be no makeup exams or quizzes. If you miss a test due to medical or other verifiable reason beyond your control, then the weight of the final exam may be adjusted to replace the missing test grade. |
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| Evaluation |
The grading scale will be the standard one: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69. | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | You are urged to attend every lecture, and it is your responsibility to be present for the exams and quizzes. Attendance will otherwise not be controlled. Keep in mind, however, that some of the questions on the exams or quizzes may be based on examples that have been discussed in class. |