Syllabus Math 8, Spring Semester 1999

Syllabus Mathematics 8, Spring Semester 1999

Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (excluding Jan 18, Mar 12, 22, 24, 26) in HSS-G5 from 8:30 to 9:20. Also, see the Calendar for a complete list of the happenings in this class.
Recitation Sessions are led by Mrs. Filiz Dik, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Office Hours: After each lecture in ROLLA-313 from 10:30 to 11:20. Also by appointment. Appointments may be scheduled in person, by phone (341-6208), or via e-mail (bohner@umr.edu).
Text: "Calculus" (3rd Edition) by James Stewart.
Contents: The first 5 chapters of the textbook, i.e., functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications.
Homework Assignments: In addition to problems from the book there will be 7 weekly homework assignments. They are available in class on the following Wednesdays: Jan 13, 27, Feb 10, 24, Mar 10, 31, Apr 14. Usually, PDF Files of the assignments may be downloaded from my web page already on Tuesday. Homeworks will not be collected, but each of certain Thursday sessions (namely, Jan 28, Feb 11, 25, Mar 9, Apr 1, 15, 29) will start with a short quiz (about 15 minutes) on one particular problem of the homework assignment (all of the problems on the homework assignment will be covered, i.e., different students may get different quizzes, randomly distributed, with different problems, but all of them part of the previous homework assignment). The quizzes are closed book. The remainder of these Thursday sessions will be devoted to the discussion of the previous homework assignment.
Hour Exams: There will be 4 hour exams on Feb 3, Mar 3, Apr 2, and May 5. The hour exams will be open book.
Basic Skill Exams: There will be 2 basic skill exams on Feb 19 and Apr 19. The basic skill exams are closed book.
Final Exam: The final exam is comprehensive and will be on Monday, May 10, in McNutt-204 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon. The final exam is closed book.
Grading Policy: Each of the seven homework assignments and each of the two basic skill exams is worth 5 points, each of the four hour exams 8 points, and the final exam 23 points. Hence the emphasis on the final amount of points is weighted as follows:

Homework Skill Exams Hour Exams Final

35 % 10 % 32 % 23 %
Altogether 100 points are available. A personal password may be used to obtain the personal Scores from my web page. Note that these scores as well as the estimated final grades are updated weekly. The grade will be determined according to the following table:

F D C B A

- 59.5 60 - 69.5 70 - 79.5 80 - 89.5 90 -

Homework	Skill Exams	Hour Exams	Final
35 %	10 %	32 %	23 %

F	D	C	B	A
- 59.5	60 - 69.5	70 - 79.5	80 - 89.5	90 -