Salisbury University - Fall 2009

Professor: Dr. Michael Bardzell

Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals: 6E by Stewart

Office: Henson Hall 132 A

Office Hours: - Monday 1:30 - 2:30, Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00, Thursday 9:00 - 11:00 and 1:30 - 2:30 or by appointment.

e-mail: mjbardzell@salisbury.edu

Telephone: 410-543-6474

Attendance and Homework: You are expected to attend class. Students are responsible for all material covered in class, any quizzes given in class and any test dates announced in class. Homework will be assigned regularly. Students are expected to complete all assignments. Homework will not be collected but I will answer questions regarding the assignments at the beginning of each class. The time and care spent on the homework problems usually determines how a student performs in this course. Calculus cannot be learned without working through numerous homework problems. Expect to spend a significant amount of time outside of class for this class. You are free to work in groups on the homework problems. In fact, study groups for courses such as this will be beneficial for most students. However, you must work on your own for the problems to be turned in and graded as quizzes. You may discuss quiz problems with me prior to turning them in. We will meet in the lab once a week. It is essential that students attend these lab sessions. Out of class tutoring on computer assignments will not be given for students who miss the lab sessions.

Tests and Quizzes: There will be three tests and a final exam. No make-up tests will be given. If you have an acceptable excuse for missing a test your final exam grade will be substituted for the missed test grade. An unacceptable excuse will result in a grade of zero for the missed test. The quizzes will be given regularly. Some will be in class while others I will allow you to take home. Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped. I may drop more than two quiz grades depending on how many quizzes have been given by the end of the semester.

Technology and Writing: You will be required to use the computer algebra system (CAS) Maple to write lab assignments for this course. No prior knowledge of Maple is assumed - we will discuss how to use the software in class and in the lab. Maple can be accessed on the SU network in any of the computer labs on this campus. The purpose of the lab requirement is two-fold. Over the last 20 years numerous powerful mathematical software packages have been introduced into the market. Exposure to these packages is rapidly becoming an integral part of calculus education. So familiarity with one of these packages is our first goal. The second reason for using a CAS is the Writing Across the Curriculum requirement at SU. Maple allows the user to write text in an environment with mathematics. The labs required for this course will provide you the opportunity to write explanations of the concepts in question. Although the labs will be graded on mathematical correctness, there will be a significant emphasis on grammar and the proper use of English!

Grading: All tests, quizzes, and labs will be graded on the work shown, not just the final answer. The final exam will count 20%, the three tests combined  will count 40%, your quiz average will count 20 %, and your lab average will count 20 %. 90% guarantees an A, 80% a B, 70% a C, and 60% a D. If these cutoffs are adjusted downward, it will be done at the end of the semester.

STEM Living Learning Community (LLC): This section of Math 201 is one of the two paired courses with the STEM LLC. Most, but not all, of the students in the class are part of that LLC and will be participating in other events, coursework, and living in the STEM common area of Chester Hall. However, we do welcome those member of this class not in the LLC.

H1N1 Flu: Please note that there is concern about an unusually high number of influenza cases this year. In the event of a pandemic emergency or university closure, I will be communicating specific information to you about this course via email. I will use the official email class list associated with this course to do so. Therefore, it is imperative that you check your campus email account regularly (xy12345@salisbury.edu) or have all email from that account forwarded to an email account that you do check regularly. While general information about the flu impacts on our academic and other programs will be communicated by SU's Central Administration, I will be communicating all revisions to assignments, quiz and exam dates, and class and grading policies. Depending on the length of any campus-wide closure, I might also provide review assignments shortly before the university reopens. You will be responsible for completing these assignments in accordance with my class policies, as revised to accommodate for the closure.

Honor System: You must follow the University Policy on Academic Integrity. You are free to work with others on the (ungraded) homework assignments.