Syllabus for MAC 2313, Fall
2010
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Professor: Steven M. Hudson. Phone: 305-348-3231.
Office Hours: : DM 419B. Thursdays 11am to 12pm, and 2:30pm to 3:30pm , or by appt.
E-mail: hudsons@fiu.edu, Web Page: http://www.fiu.edu/~hudsons
Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals - Ninth
Edition, by Anton, Bivens and Davis, most of Chs 11-15.
Schedule: See the Schedule and Homework page
for more detail and up-to-date info.
8/24 (Tues) - First lecture, 12:30pm - 2:10pm, in the Ch. Perry building [aka
Primera Casa, or PC] Room 212.
9/9 - HW 1 is due (see the HW page) others TBA
9/16 - Exam 1
10/15 - Last day to drop the course [but check this!]
11/11 - Veterans Day
11/25 - Th. Day
11/30 (Tues) - All late homework, excuses, etc. must be in.
12/7 (Tues) - 12pm to 2pm - the final exam covers the entire course.
Your semester grade will be based on your average exam scores -
not on improvement, effort, extra credit, etc. Incompletes will not be given,
except in special cases such as last-minute medical emergencies.
Percentages of course grade - First 3 exams, 20 % each; Final exam, 40 %;
Homework 0% (but see below). Each student will have a score between 0 and 100 %
at the end of the course. Letter grades will be assigned approximately
as follows;
A 81-100%, B 71-80 %, C 61-70 %, D 51-60 %, F 0-50 %.
(+'s and -'s will be used). I will set the official scale at
the end of the semester, after all grades are in, but will usually announce a
new approximate scale after each exam. The HW won't directly affect your grade,
but if your average is on a borderline bewteen two grades, I will use it as a
tie-breaker.
Expectations: The prerequisite for this course is
Calculus II, MAC 2312, with a "C" or better. This includes some knowledge of
polar coordinates, parametric equations and very basic proofwriting. You are
expected to spend at least 10 hours a week outside of class, on homework and
reading the corresponding sections of the text. DO NOT fall behind! You are
expected to ask questions in my office, after class, or by email. You will need
to visit various pages in this website, mainly to get the HW assignments. You
may use a calculator for your HW, but usually won't need one, and will not be
allowed one during exams.
HW Policies: There will be about 7 HWs, mainly intended to help you
learn the material. I advise you to hand them in, but it is not strictly
required. Do them by yourself and turn them in on stapled loose leaf
paper. For maximum credit be neat, show all your work, and explain your
reasoning. Homework is due at the {\it beginning} of the class. Late homework
(accepted up to 2 weeks) is worth half the normal credit. But note that your HW
score will be used only to decide bordeline cases.
Each exam consists mostly of problems similar to the previous homework assignments and perhaps a conceptual question or two, such as True-False, a textbook proof and/or a definition.
The Main Rules: (these can affect your grade):
Any cell phones, and other electronics must be turned off
during class.
If you cannot arrive and leave on time, see me and explain.
If you miss an entire class, get notes from a classmate.
If you must miss an exam, see me beforehand, and document your excuse, to get
fair treatment.
I don't generally give make-up exams, and very rarely give incompletes.
If you turn in homework late for a good reason, write a note of explanation at
the top.
If you find a grading error, write a note to me at the top of your paper and
return it promptly.
If you have special circumstances, and ask me promptly, I may make exceptions. I will try to identify any cheating that may occur in the course. To avoid unfounded suspicion, please show all your work, turn in any scratch paper you use in exams, and avoid sitting next to your study partners during exams. This covers the basics, but read over My Policies (the long version) so that you are not surprised by anything.
LINKS:
Schedule and HW
Help - advice, tutoring at FIU, websites, online help, etc
Exam Page - practice quizzes, keys, etc