Calculus
Prentice/Hall, Eighth Edition.
Publisher's website for the book.
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The WebCT database has now been reset, so that this link should be gone from your personal WebCT homepage. If you have any further questions about the final exam or your grade, please email me!
By request, I have included a discussions panel on WebCT. I have posted a welcome message there, but I have never tried this before - tell me what you think (via email, if the thing does not work!). You should be able to post questions to everybody and talk about stuff even late at night. You can also vent your anger at, say, exam 1, completely anonymously. I am very interested in getting feedback about anything in the course and apart from replying, I take feedback into account when planning future lectures and setting up exams. I have cut back the number of times I am checking the group because I just do not have the time. But when I do check in, I see this is going strong, and I appreciate the feedback, too. Hats off to all those who helped others out with some bit of information! And it's OK to vent your anger on the anonymous course feedback page! Some of those complaints would have been easy to sort out via email to me. None of them are such that I could not stomach them personally. I appreciate any feedback! I'm glad some of it was positive, though - sorry that I cannot thank those people. I can only hope you took something away from this class!
If you liked Newton's method and computers in general, have a look at the MATLAB software package on the computers in the Mathematics Computer Lab. This webpage contains also a good kick-start mini-manual. I would be happy to answer questions and get you started, too.
(when you started MATLAB, try these few lines
syms x y z
y=diff(cos(x)/x)
z = int(cos(x)*x)
to see what it can do!
Some information about the mathematics of tsunamis.
Check your homework marks - please email me ASAP if anything is wrong. All late homework is now graded.
| Math 165 Section 2 (= B1, C1, D1, E1, E2) | M W F 10.00-10.50am in CARVER 0001 |
| Math 165 Section 3 (= F1, G1, G2, H1, J1) | M W F 11.00-11.50am in CARVER 0101 |
The first class is Monday, January 10, 2005, and the last class is Friday, April 29, 2005. There are no classes on Martin Luther King Day (Jan 17) and during Spring Break (March 14-18). In the week May 2-6, there will be the Final exam. I will publish the exact date here as soon as I know it.
WebCT is a tool for publishing your grades with statistics like average, max/min, plus model solutions. You are invited to look at your marked exam papers and check the grading (you cannot take them home). If you think some particular mark is wrong, tell your TA and/or me. There are model solutions and course notes up to 7.3 now.
The Math Help Room is staffed by students who can help with questions, too.
Consulting Hours are the times when you can come to my office to see me in person. If the door is shut, please knock!
A syllabus and objectives for this course may be found on the departmental calculus page. This lists the material and the skills you will learn in this course with an approximate timescale and is the basis for the departmental common exams.
| Varberg-Purcell-Rigdon Calculus Prentice/Hall, Eighth Edition. Publisher's website for the book. |
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| Grade | F | D | dropped |
| % of students | 17 | 7 | 12 |
Course grades will be based on your exam scores as well as homework and participation in classes. There will be two hour exams during class time, a departmental midterm and a final, both night exams. There will be more specific information on the material covered, policies etc.
| Exam |
points |
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100 |
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125 |
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100 |
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50 EC |
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150 |
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Homework |
125 |
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Total |
600 |
If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires accommodations, she/he 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. If you are considering this, I recommend talking to me early in the process, too.
This webpage is http://www.public.iastate.edu/~roettger/165/homepage.html
Comments to roettger@iastate.edu
Please put the letters Math 165 [x] at the beginning of your subject line (where [x] is your section number)!!! Then add some meaningful subject like 'meeting' or 'grade' or 'homework'. There are some 200 other students out there, and I have to organize my correspondence more.