Instructor: John Mitchell, Amos Eaton 325, x6915, mitchj@rpi.edu
Teaching Assistants:
| Andrew Heyd, sections 1 and 3, heyda@rpi.edu |
| Jason Mahar, sections 2 and 4, maharj@rpi.edu |
Text: Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 4th edition, by J. Stewart.
Schedule:
| Week | Sections | Comments |
| Aug 30-Sep 3 | 4.7, 6.1, 7.1 | |
| Sep 6-10 | 7.2, 7.4 | No class Sep 6. |
| Sep 13-17 | 7.8, 8.1, 8.2 | |
| Sep 20-24 | 10.1-10.3 | |
| Sep 27-Oct 1 | 10.4, 10.5, 11.1 | |
| Oct 4-8 | Review, Test 1, 4.9 | |
| Oct 11-15 | 11.2, 11.6, 11.8 | No class Oct 11. Class meets Oct 12. |
| Oct 18-22 | 11.9, 11.10, 11.12 | |
| Oct 25-29 | 12.1-12.3 | |
| Nov 1-5 | Review, Test 2, 12.4 | |
| Nov 8-12 | 12.5, 12.6, 16.6 | |
| Nov 15-19 | 12.7, 13.1, 13.2 | |
| Nov 22-26 | 13.3, 13.4 | No classes Nov 24-26. |
| Nov 29-Dec 3 | 14.1, 14.3 | |
| Dec 6-10 | Review, Test 3 | No class Dec 10. |
| Dec 13-17 | Final examinations |
Laboratories:
The Thursday class with your TA is a laboratory session,
where you will use MAPLE to help you solve problems.
I will distribute the laboratory assignments on Wednesday,
and they will be collected by your TA on the following Tuesday.
Collaboration:
You are welcome to get a partner to work with you on the
lab assignments; a single report will then suffice,
carrying the names of both partners.
You are strongly encouraged to work with a partner,
and your pair may talk with other pairs.
However, it is not acceptable to copy all or part of lab solutions
from another pair or person,
whether or not that person is currently enrolled in the course.
It is also a violation to leave labs in public places on the
computer, such as your public directory.
Exams:
Wednesday, October 6
Wednesday, November 3
Wednesday, December 8
Quizzes: There will be a 15 minute quiz every Wednesday, if there is no exam scheduled for that week. The quiz will consist of a slight modification of one of the underlined questions on the homework sheet. Generally, the Tuesday session with the TA will be a problem-solving session, when you will be able to go over the homework.
Gateway exams: In order to get an A in the course, you need to score 100% on the gateway exam. To receive a B, you must score 90%. More information on the gateway exams is provided here.
Grades:
15% for each test, 15% for quizzes, 15% for the laboratories.
25% for the final exam.
The World Wide Web: This outline, the homeworks, and other information about the course will be available via my homepage, http://www.math.rpi.edu/~mitchj/math1020
Office hours:
| John Mitchell | Monday 5.0 - 6.0 | Amos Eaton 325 |
| Friday 1.0 - 1.50 | Amos Eaton 325 | |
| Andrew Heyd | Monday - Thursday, 1.0 - 2.0 | Amos Eaton 428 |
| Jason Mahar | Monday - Thursday, 4.0 - 5.0 | Amos Eaton 430 |
Academic integrity: Student-teacher relationships are based on mutual trust. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of academic dishonesty and procedures for responding to them. The penalties for cheating can include failure in the course, as well as harsher punishments.
Appealing grades: As with any other administrative question regarding this course, see me in the first instance. If we are unable to reach agreement, you may appeal my decision to Professor Holmes.
Laptops: More information about laptops is available from http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cis/web/laptops/