| Math 201: Calculus I | |
| Instructor: Dr. K. M. Shannon | Phone: 543-6476 any time |
| Office: DH104 | |
Class Policies
Exams: There will be three or four exams; the material covered
by them and the dates 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.
Class Participation and Attendance: Attendance IS MANDATORY. Students are responsible for all
material covered in class and for any announcements made in class (even if said announcement is not reflected on the web site).
Any student who has missed three or fewer classes (according to my records) will have an attendance score of 2 which is added to his/her test average
as described below. In addition, there will be a 1 point bonus to the attendance score for students who, in the judgement of
the professor, participate actively and ask "good" questions on a regular basis.
Homework: There will be three types of homework assigned in this class:
- Some in-class or take home Mathematica exercises which students will probably need to complete as homework.
- WebAssign: The bulk of the homework will be assigned, completed and corrected through WebAssign. Your WebAssign Grade will be determined solely by the number of problems you correctly complete (adjusted for extensions) and will be a score from 0 - 100. Please see the attached description.
- Weekly Summaries: To which I will also periodically add written problems.
Laboratory Exercises: This class will move periodically to a computer lab and where we will work on Mathematica exercises for which there will be lab reports due.
Lab reports will be graded on a check system
where - check means fine,
- check * means good,
- check + (rare) means excellent,
- check ? means needs work and
- check - is minimally acceptable. However, the quality of writing in lab reports will have a somewhat greater emphasis on the grade than it will in homework.
Homework Grades: At the end of the semester, I will assign to each collection of summary and lab grades a score (the SLab score) between -2 and 3 which will be used in determining final grades.
Checks on all assignments will result in a score of at least 1. No one who has turned in all (at least minimally acceptable) assignments will receive a
negative score. At approximately midterm I will give all students a midterm progress report which will include a SLab score and a WebAssign grade.
Tests and the Exam: All tests will be graded on a 100 point scale. The final test
average will consist of a weighted average of the test grades and the final exam grade.
I do not give make up tests. If you miss a test all bets
are off and I assign a grade on the basis of the information I have, in whatever manner I feel
is fair and consistent. If a test is missed for insufficient cause the grade is zero and will be used in
your average!
Grading Policy: Your final grade will be determined based on a score computed by adding 90% of your test average, 10% of your WebAssign grade, your
SLab score and your attendance score. Then your final grade will be determined using the following scale:
| 92 - 100 | A |
| 80 - 91 | B |
| 70 - 79 | C |
| 60 - 69 | D |
| below 60 | F |
I truncate averages and reserve the right to raise any grade on the basis of class participation or
extenuating circumstances.
Class Format: Primarily informal lectures with questions encouraged at appropriate times. 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.
This course is subject to the Henson Course Repeat Policy
And the University Academic Misconduct Policy
Office Hours:See my Schedule
