Math 165: Calculus I
Spring 07: Section C2
Carver 282, MTRF 11:00-11:50
Instructor: Rich McBride
Office: Carver 447
Office hours (subject to change): Wednesday 11:00-12:00, 1:00-2:00
Friday 1:00-2:00, 3:00-4:00
e-mail: rmcbride@iastate.edu
Text: Calculus (9th Edition), Varberg, Purcell and Rigdon
Course Objectives: See http://orion.math.iastate.edu/calculus/obj/objectives_Calc_I.pdf for
course objectives. You are required to have a graphing calculator
for this class, for example a TI-86, TI-89 or TI-92.
Evaluation: There will be 2
exams during the semester, as well as a departmental midterm and
comprehensive departmental final. Every week I will assign daily homework which will be
collected in class the following Monday. I will assign a large number of
problems each week and randomly select several problems to grade.
I will drop the two lowest homework scores, hence I will NOT
accept late homework. If time permits we may do some in-class group assignments. The points will be assigned as follows, for a total of 600 points:
Exam 1 100 points
Midterm 100 points
Exam 2 100 points
Final 150 points
Homework 150 points
The grades will be based on the typical scale of:
100-90 A
89-80 B
79-70 C
69-60 D
59-0 F
with +/- grades assigned at my discretion. Success
in this class depends upon attendance and participation, so your grade
may be lowered if you have excessive absences.
Academic Dishonesty: You are encouraged to work together
on the homework, however the work you submit must be your own.
Cheating on the exams absolutely will not be tolerated and if
caught you will receive a 0 for the exam.
Make-up Exams: In general,
make-up exams will not be given unless you provide documentation for an
emergency; the definition of "emergency" will be at my discretion.
Help: Calculus can be a very
difficult subject, so if you have questions please ask them, either in
class or during my office hours. If you cannot make my scheduled
office hours, e-mail me and we can arrange another time to meet.
I also encourage you to use the Math Help Room in Carver 385, and
to work with your classmates.
Disabilities: If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, that student should contact the Disabilities
Resource office located on the main floor of the Student Service
Building in Room 1076. The phone number is 515-294-6624.
Tentative Schedule:
| Dates |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 1/8-1/12 |
Intro./Section 1.1 |
Section 1.2 |
Section 1.3 |
Section 1.4 |
| 1/15-1/19 |
NO CLASS |
Section 1.5 |
Section 1.6 |
Section 1.7 |
| 1/22-1/26 |
Review Ch. 1 |
Section 2.1 |
Section 2.2 |
Section 2.3 |
| 1/29-2/2 |
Section 2.4 |
Section 2.5 |
Review |
EXAM 1 |
| 2/5-2/9 |
Section 2.6 |
Section 2.7 |
Section 2.8 |
Section 2.9 |
| 2/12-2/16 |
Sectio 2.10 |
Review Ch. 2 |
Section 3.1 |
Section 3.2 |
| 2/19-2/23 |
Section 3.3 |
Review |
Review/ MIDTERM EXAM |
NO CLASS |
| 2/26-3/2 |
Section 3.4 |
Section 3.5 |
Section 3.6 |
Section 3.7 |
| 3/5-3/9 |
Section 3.8 |
Section 3.9 |
Review Ch.3 |
Section 4.1 |
| 3/12-3/16 |
SPRING |
BREAK |
NO |
CLASS |
| 3/19-3/23 |
Section 4.2 |
Section 4.3 |
Section 4.4 |
Section 4.5 |
| 3/26-3/30 |
Section 4.6 |
Section 4.7 |
Review Ch. 4 |
Section 6.1 |
| 4/2-4/6 |
Section 6.2 |
Section 6.3 |
Review |
EXAM 2 |
| 4/9-4/13 |
Section 6.4 |
Section 6.5 |
Section 6.6 |
Section 6.7 |
| 4/16-4/20 |
Section 6.8 |
Section 6.9 |
Review Ch.6 |
Catch-up/Review |
| 4/23-4/27 |
Catch-up/ Review |
Final Review |
Final Review |
Final Review |