Math 8 - Spring 1997
Single Variable Calculus
(continuation of Math 3)
(Last Modified: March 25, 1997)
Examinations | Homework Policy | Grades
The Honor Principle | Tutorials | Disabilities
Syllabus & Homework Problems
Textbook:
Single Variable Calculus, by L. Holder, J. DeFranza,
and J. Pasachoff, 2nd Edition, Brooks/Cole Publishing
(Available at the Dartmouth Bookstore and Wheelock Books)
The course meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:15 to 12:20
in Filene Auditorium in Bradley Hall.
Instructor:
I am Prof. Erik Guentner, the instructor for the course. My
office is 307 Bradley Hall and telephone number is 646-1720.
Other than coming to my office hours
the best way to contact me is by email at
guentner@cs.dartmouth.edu.
Exams:
There will be two "hour examinations" and a final examination. The hour
exams are scheduled as follows:
| Hour Exam 1 |
Thursday, 17 April |
5:30-7:30 pm |
2 Rockefeller |
| Hour Exam 2 |
Tuesday, 13 May |
5:30-7:30 pm |
Filene Auditorium |
The Registrar's Office schedules the final exam, which will occur during
the period 30 May to 3 June. If you must make travel plans before
the schedule for final exams appears, do not make plans to
leave Hanover before 3 June. Exams will not be given early to
accommodate travel plans.
Final Exam
|
Sat, 31 May |
9:00-11:00 am |
Filene Auditorium |
Homework Policy:
Written homework will be assigned daily and will be due before
the end of the next class meeting. Homework will be turned in
and picked up from the boxes outside of the lecture hall. Late
papers will not be graded. Missing papers count zero. Moreover,
neatness counts; if the grader can't read your paper, you
get no credit.
Homework will be graded on an 0 - 2 point scale: 2, mostly
correct; 1, about half correct, 0; mostly incorrect or
missing. The three lowest homework scores will be dropped at the
end of the term. The overall homework score will count 20% of
the final grade in the course. Furthermore, there is a very strong
correlation between those who do not do the homework regularly
and those who receive low course grades.
Grades:
The course grade will be based upon the scores on the two hour exams and
the final exam. Homework scores affect your grade only in borderline
cases.
| Homework |
75 points |
15% |
| Hour Exams |
250 points (125 points each) |
50% (25% each) |
| Final Exam |
175 points |
35% |
| Total Points |
500 points |
100% |
The Honor Principle:
On Exams: No help given or received.
On Homework: Collaboration is permitted and encouraged, but NO
COPYING. In other words, you should feel free to talk to other students
while you are in the process of thinking about a problem. However, when it
comes time to write up your solutions, you should do this by yourself
without outside assistance.
Tutorials:
Tutorial assistance for this course will be available in 13
Bradley Hall on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 7 -- 9 pm.
Disabilities:
Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need
disability-related classroom accommodations should see me as soon
as possible. Also, they should stop by the
Academic
Skills Center in Collis Center to register for support
services.
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