Math 202: Calculus II

 

Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Bergner

Phone: 677-5429

Office: HS 130

 

Class Policies

Homework: See attached homework statement (under construction).   Homework will be assigned daily and a subset of problems collected at the beginning of class each Wednesday unless otherwise noted. 

 

Journals:  These will be emailed to me once every three weeks, approximately five of these for the class.  See attached “What is a journal?” statement.  Some of these will be directed journal entries, others will be reflections on how your learning is going. They will not be accepted late, late postings will earn a 0.  When appropriate you may be asked to write some of your journals by hand, otherwise, they must be typed and submitted through our homepage at webct.

Quizzes:  There will be quizzes every Friday, taken electronically, except during weeks in which an exam was given.  These will cover homework material and class discussion.  No make-up quizzes will be given.  The lowest three scores will be dropped.

Exams: There will be periodic in class exams (3 or 4). The exam dates and material covered by them will be announced in class. It is the student's responsibility to find out what announcements he/she missed by coming late, leaving early, or missing class. There will also be a final exam during the exam period. A make-up exam will be allowed, provided that "official" documentation explaining your absence is supplied and notification of your absence is given prior to the exam by e-mail or phone message.

Final exam: This is a mandatory exam.  To earn an A in the class a student must obtain at least a C on the final.  An F on the final will drop the student at least one letter grade ( e.g. if you have an 89% before the final you will be dropped to a C).

Class Participation and Attendance: Attendance is highly suggested, however I reserve the right to not repeat lessons over material that was covered in a class session you chose not to attend. If you miss class it is your responsibility to learn the material covered and to make yourself aware of any announcements.  Attendance to lab sessions is required, you will receive a deduction from your lab write-up for missed labs.

Laboratory Exercises: This class meets once a week in the computer lab and there will be regular lab reports due. The quality of writing in lab reports is an important component of the lab write-up.  See attached lab exercises statement.

Grading Policy: Course grades will be assigned as follows: A= 90% or higher, B= 80-89%, C= 70-79%, D= 60-69%.  Your performance will be weighted as follows:

 

         Homework and journals                            20%

         Lab write-ups                                        10%

         Quizzes                                                 10%           

         Hour exams                                            40%

         Comprehensive final exam                       20%

                                                                     100%

 

Class Format: Primarily informal lectures with questions encouraged at appropriate times. If appropriate there will be collaborative group work and student presentations of problems and exercises.  During lab sessions you will be encouraged to work together on the calculus, please refrain from too much socializing during labs as this hinders others and yourselves.   Please try to come to class on time! If for some reason you must be late, enter quietly and try to avoid disturbing the lecture.

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Click here for the course agreement.  This needs to be submitted the second class session you attend.