MAC 2311 CALCULUS I

MAC 2311 CALCULUS I

Spring, 2012

Instructor: Yi Zhi Yang

Office: DM 426

Phone number: 305-348-2348

Office hours: MWF 1100 -1200, other times by appointment.

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Course description: Limits, continuity, derivatives and their formulas and applications, differentials, L’Hopital’s rule, integration, etc..

Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 9th Edition by Howard Anton, Irl Bivens, and Stephen Davis published by John Wiley & Sons Inc (buy the text book only).

Student Solutions Manual: Available online at w3.fiu.edu/math

Topics to be covered: 0.1-0.5; 1.1-1.6; 2.1-2.6; 3.1-3.6; 4.1-4.5, 4.8; 5.2, 5.3; 10.1.

Prerequisites: Grade C or better in Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry.

Grading policy: Weekly quizzes (60 pts. in total), three exams (100 pts. each), and a cumulative final exam (140 pts.). The grading scale is as follows:

450-500 A 385-399 B- 320-334 D+

435-449 A- 370-384 C+ 300-319 D

420-434 B+ 350-369 C 285-299 D-

400-419 B 335-349 C_ 0-284 F

Your final grade is determined by your total score, nothing else.

The two lowest scores of your quizzes will be dropped. There will be no make-up quizzes. The quizzes are given every Friday except the weeks with an exam.

· Exam Dates: Exam I, Friday, Feb.3

Exam II: Friday, March 2

Exam III: Friday, Apr.6

Final Exam: Monday, Apr.23, 12:00pm-2:00pm.

There will be no make-up exams. If you have a genuine emergency, you are expected to phone or email in advance, if possible (but no later than the day after the test); be prepared to document your written excuse (hospital bill and doctor's note, traffic tickets, etc.). If you are excused from a test, that percentage of your grade will be made up on the final. This policy applies to at most one test. Once you have started taking a test or quiz, you cannot be excused from that test or quiz.

The final exam must be taken to earn a passing grade for the course.

You will not be permitted to use calculators and formula sheets during tests and quizzes.

Incomplete Grade Policy: IN grade is given to a student only under the condition that the student has substantially completed (with a passing grade) most of the course but is unable to complete the course because of circumstances beyond his/her control. An incomplete grade must be made up within two semesters. Every incomplete grade must be approved by the Math Department.

DR grade: The deadline to drop the course with a DR grade is March 19, Monday. To drop the course, you need to do it yourself before the deadline. If you simply stop coming to class, you will receive an F grade.

Academic Misconduct: Any attempt of cheating on a test or a quiz will result in an F and further administrative action might be taken. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given in the Student Handbook. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the University.

Classroom Etiquette: Please avoid coming in late or leaving class early as such behavior is disruptive and hence inappropriate. If you miss an entire class, get notes and homework assignments from a classmate.

Tutoring: The Mathematics Department and the University offers a variety of services, ranging from online videos to free tutoring, designed to help students with their courses. Please visit http://casgroup.fiu.edu/MathStatistics/pages.php?id=1168 for more details.

Learning Assistant: Alexandra Cuadra [acuad006@fiu.edu] will serve as LA for our class. She will conduct 1 hour study groups after class on Wednesday.