Scarborough Texas A M Math 131 Mathematical Concepts Calculus Spring 2010 1 Math 131 Mathematical Concepts Calculus Instructor Dr Sherry Scarborough Office 629B Blocker Office Phone 862 4187 Email Address sherry scarborough math tamu edu Emails In all correspondence please include your name your course number and your section number in the subject line Please regularly check your TAMU email as I often send the class emails Web Site http www math tamu edu Sherry Scarborough Office Hours on Class Days Mondays 3 4pm Tuesdays 1 30 3 15pm Thursdays 1 30 3 15pm Special Office Hours before Finals Wednesday May 5 from 10 11 30am Textbook Single Variable Calculus Concepts Contexts 4 th ed Stewart 2010 You do not have to buy a text book as you will have access to it via WebAssign your online homework system http www math tamu edu ehmwk Calculator A TI 83 84 or TI 83 84 Plus graphing calculator is required and no other calculators are permitted Calculators must be reset before and after exams No sharing of calculators on exams or quizzes Having any unauthorized programs applications or the use of any unauthorized type of calculator during exams or quizzes will be considered a case of academic dishonesty and will be reported to the Aggie Honor Council Course Description Math 131 Limits and continuity Rates of change slope Differentiation the derivative maxima and minima Integration the definite and indefinite integral techniques Curve fitting Prerequisites High school algebra I and II and geometry Credit will not be given for more than one of MATH 131 142 147 151 and 171 Class Times Math 131 504 MWF 12 40 1 30pm RICH 114 Math 131 505 MWF 9 10 10am RICH 114 Math 131 506 MWF 11 30am 12 20pm RICH 114 Tentative Exam Schedule Exam I February 17th Exam II March 24th Exam III April 21st Comprehensive Final Exam Schedule Math 131 504 Monday May 10 from 10 30am 12 30pm in RICH 114 Math 131 505 Monday May 10 from 8 10am in RICH 114 Math 131 506 Wednesday May 12 from 10 30am 12 30pm in RICH 114 Grading The average of your 3 regular exams 15 each will count as 45 of your grade your quiz average 15 your online homework 15 and your comprehensive final 25 Due to confidentiality grades will not be discussed via phone or email only in person Grade cutoffs A is 90 100 B is 80 89 C is 70 79 D is 60 69 F is 0 to 59 Exams You will need to bring to your exams your Texas A M student ID a 2 pencil TI 83 84 calculator and an eraser You will also need Scantron form 882E for your comprehensive final exam Quizzes Quizzes will be given in class and may or may not be announced ahead of time Please do not ask if we are having a quiz not in class not in emails just always expect and be ready for one This will keep you prepared for the material At the end of the semester when your final course grade is calculated 2 of your lowest quiz scores will be dropped before the quiz average is calculated though your note card grade will not qualify to be dropped regardless of the grade Homework and WebAssign All online homework will be based in the online system WebAssign Everything you will need to know about creating an account and logging in is available here http www math tamu edu ehmwk bookmark this web page First go to the Math 131 link on this page and read the instructions Also on http www math tamu edu ehmwk notice the important links at the top WebAssign Login Page Student Help Request Form and FAQ Scarborough Texas A M Math 131 Mathematical Concepts Calculus Spring 2010 2 At the end of the semester when your final course grade is calculated 2 of your lowest online homework grades will be dropped If you have ANY issues with WebAssign you cannot log on website it graded a problem wrong you cannot see graphs web site crashes etc submit a Student Help Request Form found at http www math tamu edu ehmwk This form goes to the online homework gurus in our mathematics department that can help you please do not email me as I am not the one who can help you I can certainly help you with any math questions Grade Disputes Once you leave class with any graded paper you accept its grade unless there is a totaling error All grade disputes must be dealt with at the time you receive them If the grade was not totaled correctly you have one week from when the paper was first returned to the class to get the correction made Student ID You will need to have your Texas A M student ID with you for ALL classes Help Sessions Help Sessions are a place to see homework type problems worked and a place to get online homework help Help Sessions usually start about the second week of school There is a Help Session link on my Math 150 web page http www math tamu edu courses helpsessions html Week In Reviews WIR Weekly reviews will be given by one of our mathematics instructors Sandra Nite These include an exam review on the week of your exam WIR is not held the week immediately after an exam week On my Math 131 web page are links to Week In Reviews for this semester as well as in the past The WIR starts the second week of school It is strongly recommended that you seriously work on all of the appropriate WIR problems each week before attending the WIR Make Up Policy No make up examinations or assignments will be given without a university approved 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 acknowledged email or written prior to date of absence if such notification is feasible Consistent with Texas A M Student Rules students are required to notify their instructor by the end of the second school day after missing an examination or assignment 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 makeup Attendance is required in this course Math 131 Welcome Information about the note card assignment as well as other important guidelines is found at the following web site http www math tamu edu scarboro 131spring2010welcome pdf Policies Policies pertaining to absences scholastic dishonesty and final examinations are identical to TAMU regulations Students with an official excused absence are permitted to make up work only for the dates of the absence All