MAC 2311 -- Calculus I (Spring 2009)

Course title: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

Course objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts and methods of the differential and integral calculus and to demonstrate their usefulness in selected applications. The material in this course should be mastered before the student proceeds to courses for which it is a prerequisite.

Instructor: Dr. Yanzhi Zhang

Lecture time/venue: MW 5:15-6:30pm, Room 101, Love Building

Office hours: T 3:00-4:00pm, W 6:30-7:30pm, F 10:00-11:00, or by appointment

Recitation:

  • Teaching assistant: Mr. John George

  • Venue: Room 106, Love Building

  • Time: R 2:00-3:15 (Section 13), R 3:30-4:45 (Section 14), R 5:15-6:00 (Section 15)

Research Results Textbook: Calculus (Early Transcendentals) (6th Edition), by James Stewart

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Grading: There will be four unit tests, quizzes/homework, and a cumulative final exam. Each test is worth 12.5% of the course grade, the quiz/homework grade is worth 25%, and the final exam is worth 25%. Letter grades will be determined from numerical grades as follows: A: 90-100; B: 80-89; C: 70-79; D: 60-69; F: 0-59. Plus or minus grades may be assigned in a manner consistent with standard University practice. A grade of I will not be given to avoid a grade of F or to give additional study time. Failure to process a course drop will result in a course grade of F.

Quiz/Homework: Quizzes may be given in recitations (announced, 10 points for each) or in lectures (unannounced, 2 points for each). Homework will be assigned using WebAssign from each section and each section's assignment will be worth 5 points. The quiz grade is determined by adding the total number of points earned on quizzes and homework and dividing by the total possible.

Exam Dates:

  • Unit Test 1: January 28 (Wednesday)

  • Unit Test 2: February 18 (Wednesday)

  • Unit Test 3: March 19 (Thursday)

  • Unit Test 4: April 8 (Thursday)

  • Final exam: April 29 (Wednesday)

Eligibility and Perquisites:

  • You must have the course prerequisites listed below and must never have completed with a grade of C- or better any course for which MAC 2311 is a prerequisite. Students with prior credit in college calculus may be required to reduce credit for MAC 2311 accordingly. It is the student's responsibility to check and prove eligibility.

  • You must have passed MAC 1140 (Precalculus) and MAC 1114 (Trigonometry) with a grade of C- or better in each or have appropriate transfer credit. Placement in AMP Group 1 or 1H (or 2 if you are also taking Trigonometry) is also considered to satisfy the prerequisite. AMP Group A4 and T3 will also work.

Download: Course syllabus