Rick (Wen) Zhou

Math 165 – Calculus I,  section M2, Fall 2008

Instructor:  Rick Zhou

Class Times:  MTRF, 13:10- 14:00 pm

Meeting Place:  Carver 282

Office:  499 Carver Hall

Office Hours:  WR 14:00-16:00 pm, other times by appointment

Other Help: Math help room (Carver 385) is highly recommended

E-mail:  riczw@iastate.edu

Syllabus:  http://www.public.iastate.edu/~riczw/F08math165/syllabus

Textbook:  Calculus (8^th edition) by Varberg, Purcell, and Rigdon

Course Objectives: Please see http://orion.math.iastate.edu/calculus/obj/objectives_Calc_I.html or the course objectives given by department of math.

Course Syllabus by department of math:

http://orion.math.iastate.edu/calculus/syl/Calculus_I_Syllabus.html

Homework and quizzes: 

1. Suggested homework will be released for each week and not collected. It is your responsibility to do them.

2. Each quiz will fall on a Friday and is worth 20 points. There are about 12 quizzes given (except exam week). Problems of each quiz are similar to the suggested homework set.

Exams:

1. We will have 2 one-hour exams throughout the course. Each one is worth 100 points. 

2. There will be a departmental midterm worth 150 points. It will be given on Thursday, Oct 9th.

3. The departmental comprehensive final exam is worth 150 points, and it will be given during the final week.

Course Policy:  Your overall grade for this course will be based on three in-class tests, a departmental midterm exam, a departmental final exam, weekly quizzes.

                      2 in classs tests                    200 points

Midterm exam                        150 points

Final Exam                             150 points

Quizzes                                  240 points

Total                                    740 points

Make-up Policies:  Note there is no make-up for any quiz unless you bring the formal document of the doctor. You should let me know in advance if you need to take the test in a different time. Generally, making up will not be allowed for mid-term and final exam; you need to contact with me regarding this issue.

Cheating:  Cheating will not be tolerated.  If you are caught cheating, you will receive a zero on the test, exam, quiz, or homework.

Disabilities Statement: If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for information on appropriate policies and procedures. DR is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076; their phone is 515-294-6624.

Course Schedule:

TBA

Homework assignments and solution for quizzes:

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~riczw/F08math165/hw

Grade:

www.public.iastate.edu/~riczw/F08math165/grade

Useful links:

ISU Math Department

Computer lab hours

Help Room and other academic help you can find around campus

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