Math 151 Engineering Mathematics I Spring 2010 Texas A M University Instructor Office Phone Jill Zarestky Blocker 640B 862 1302 Office Hours Tuesdays 2 30 4pm and Thursdays 3 4 30pm Email zarestky math tamu edu This is the best way to get in touch with me Include your full name and class in any email you send to me Please check your university email daily Webpage www math tamu edu zarestky Check the website regularly for course information and updates TAs Fred Iacoletti Jiayin Liu Section 507 508 509 510 511 512 Lecture TR HELD 113 8 9 15am 8 9 15am 8 9 15am 9 35 10 50am 9 35 10 50am 9 35 10 50am fiacolet math tamu edu jliu math tamu edu Recitation Lab Time 8 8 50am 9 10 10 00am 10 20 11 10am 11 30am 12 20pm 3 3 50pm 4 10 5 00pm Sections 507 509 Sections 510 512 Monday Recitation CE 136 CE 136 ZACH 119D CE 223 ZACH 119D ZACH 119D Wednesday Lab BLOC 126 BLOC 126 BLOC 122 BLOC 124 BLOC 124 BLOC 122 Course Description Rectangular coordinates vectors analytic geometry functions limits derivatives of functions applications integration computer algebra Prerequisite MATH 150 or equivalent Credit will not be given for more than one of MATH 131 142 151 and 171 Required Materials Textbooks Stewart Calculus Early Vectors 1st ed and Gilat Matlab An Introduction with Applications 3rd ed Calculator Calculators are not permitted on exams or quizzes You may use the calculator of your choice on homework Texas A M Student ID Bring your student ID to all exams Due to privacy issues I cannot discuss grades over email or phone If you have a question about your grade please come see me in person and bring your ID WebAssign All online homework will be based in the online system WebAssign Everything you will need to know about textbook and access code purchasing options creating an account and logging in is available here http www math tamu edu courses eHomework 1 Tentative Schedule All changes will be announced in class or via email Exam locations TBD Week 1 Jan 19 22 Appendix D Section 1 1 Week 2 Jan 25 29 Sections 1 2 1 3 2 2 Week 3 Feb 1 5 Sections 2 3 2 5 2 6 Week 4 Feb 8 12 Sections 2 7 3 1 3 2 Week 5 Feb 15 19 Sections 3 3 3 4 Exam 1 is Thursday Feb 18 7 30 9 30pm Week 6 Feb 22 26 Sections 3 5 3 7 Week 7 Mar 1 5 Sections 3 8 3 10 Week 8 Mar 8 12 Sections 3 11 4 1 4 2 Week 9 Mar 15 19 Spring Break Week 10 Mar 22 26 Sections 4 3 4 4 Exam 2 is Thursday Mar 25 7 30 9 30pm Week 11 Mar 29 Apr 2 Sections 4 5 4 6 4 8 Week 12 Apr 5 9 Sections 5 1 5 3 Week 13 Apr 12 16 Sections 5 5 5 7 6 1 Week 14 Apr 19 23 Sections 6 2 6 3 Week 15 Apr 26 30 Section 6 4 Exam 3 is Tuesday Apr 27 7 30 9 30pm Week 16 May 3 4 Review Cumulative Final Exam Monday May 10 1 3pm for Sections 507 508 509 Friday May 7 12 30 2 30 pm for Sections 510 511 512 Grading Grade Weights Exams 1 2 and 3 Final Exam Online Homework in WebAssign Labs and Quizzes Required Averages A 90 100 B 80 89 9 C 70 79 9 50 25 25 D 60 69 9 F 0 59 9 Grade Disputes All grade disputes must be dealt with at the time you receive the exam or assignment Once you leave class you have accepted your grade Due to privacy issues I cannot discuss grades over email or phone Attendance Make up Policy Attendance is required in this class No make up exams or assignments are possible without a Universityapproved excused absence see the Texas A M University Student Rules An absence for a non acute medical service or regular check up does not constitute an excused absence To be excused you must notify me in writing prior to the date of absence if possible Consistent with Texas A M Student Rules in cases where advance notification is not feasible e g accident or emergency the student must provide notification by the end of the second working day after the absence i e within about 48 hours For injury or illness too severe or contagious to attend class you must provide confirmation of a visit to a health care professional affirming date and time of visit The Texas A M University Explanatory Statement for Absence from Class form will not be accepted It is the student s responsibility to schedule a make up Any assignments given on the day s missed will still be due according to the regular schedule 2 Quizzes Each week during the Monday recitation you will have a quiz over the previous week s material Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped To be successful it is important that you stay caught up with the suggested homework http www math tamu edu courses math151 currenthw html Common Exams Engineering Calculus I uses common exams in order to establish consistency among sections These common exams are administered in the evening Please see the tentative schedule on p 2 Final Exam The final exam is cumulative and is not a common exam The schedule of all final exams is available on the TAMU website Please see the tentative schedule on p 2 for our final exam schedule Matlab Assignments Each week starting week 2 and excluding exam weeks you will have a Matlab assignment due These assignments are always due at the beginning of lab If you are late to lab there is a 5 deduction This deduction will increase by 10 for each day the assignment is late You will complete each lab as part of a team and turn in one lab report per team Visit the following link for the assignments and schedule http www math tamu edu courses math151 matlabsched html Online Homework Online homework is in WebAssign and is required in all math 151 classes You will have one or more sections of homework due each week Your two lowest homework grades will be dropped Everything you need to know can be found here http www math tamu edu courses eHomework Extra Help Preparing for Exams Me I am here to help you but I can t help if I don t know there is a problem I encourage each of you to talk to me ask questions both in and out of class come to office hours send emails etc Your best bet for success is active participation Your Classmates We will all learn more and have more fun if we talk to each other Get to know your classmates Form study groups and help each other Week in Review The Week in Review is a review session conducted by Mr Ben …
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