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Prerequisite: The prerequisite for this course is C or higher in MAT 131 or 141 or AMS 151; or level 7 on the Mathematics Placement Examination. This exam will be given on several dates in September; check the Math Undergraduate Office (P-144 Math Tower, phone 2-8250) for times and places.
Course Coordinator:
Text: Chapters 5(end), 6, 7, 8 and 9 of
Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, by James
Stewart, Brooks/Cole 1997.
Lectures and Recitations: New material is presented each
week in the lectures. The recitation each week gives students
a chance to review, in a smaller class,
material from the week before. This includes
going over difficult parts of assigned homework, and new
exercises, proposed by the recitation leader, to be carried
out individually or in groups. Recitation leaders can give
valuable feedback to the lecturer. Try to make sure your
recitation leader knows who you are!
Calculators: Students are required to have a graphing
calculator. We recommend the Texas
Instruments TI-82, which is widely available.
Other calculators (TI-85, TI-83
Sharp EL9300C) are also acceptable.
The programs
we will use this term will be available for these calculators
and others in the Math Undergraduate Office (Math Tower P-144).
Warning about Solution Manuals:
Solution manuals can be of assistance in helping you to learn the
material if used properly. If used improperly, they can
cause damage. Here is the proper way.
Calculator Abuse: When you first see a problem, your first response
should be to think, not to punch buttons on a calculator;
otherwise you are suffering from calculator abuse. Students with
this syndrome lose out in the following ways:
Group work: We encourage
you to form teams of three or four students and to
work together. We will try to do as many
group exercises as possible, in class and in recitation, to get you
used to this type of work. Several people thinking together
about a problem can often see around a difficulty
where one person might get stuck. This is one reason why
the ability to work
well in a team is rated very highly by prospective employers.
Homework: Homework is a means to an end, the ``end'' being for you to
learn the material. We encourage you to work on homework together
with friends. In this course, we will never prosecute anyone for
academic dishonesty on any issue relating to homework.
If you hand in complete, correct solutions, you will get full
credit for them, no matter how you obtained them. If someone
regularly ``does''
the homework by copying from friends or from solution manuals, they are
only cheating themselves, since this is not a way to learn the material.
Never be shy to ask us how to do a homework problem, even if you
handed in a copied solution that you do not understand.
We will be glad to help you!
Grading There will be two midterms and a final examination.
Students are expected to ensure when they register for the course that
they will be available for all three of these exams. The midterms will be
given on Thursday, October 12, and Wednesday,
November 15.. The final exam will be on December 20.
The final course grades will be determined as follows:
recitation work (includes homework, class participation and quizzes) 15%,
two midterms 50%,
final exam 35%.
There will be no make-up quizzes or midterms. If you need to miss a
quiz or midterm, see your lecturer with a written excuse.
Incompletes will be granted only if documented circumstances beyond your
control prevent you from taking the final examination.
General Advice: In order to understand the lectures,
it is essential that, before you come to class, you review the
material covered in the previous class. This will greatly increase
your understanding.
Extra Help with Calculus:
Your recitation leader and your instructor will be happy to answer your
questions during their office hours. The Math Learning Center
(Physics A-125/127) is open often, for extra help.
Complaints: If you have any complaints about the course, please
contact your instructor first. If this does not resolve the
matter, please contact the course coordinator.
After the course is over, if you have any questions about your
final grade, or if you would like to request a grade change,
send a letter (not an E-mail) to your instructor, c/o Dept. Math,
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook N.Y. 11794-3651. You will receive a written
reply. These matters will be dealt with in writing only;
that way, we have a written record of what the student says, and what we
reply.
Special Needs:
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or
learning disability that may impact on your ability
to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you
contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office
(DSS), Room 133 Humanities, 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review
your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations
are necessary and appropriate. All information and
documentation of disability is confidential.
Homework is to be handed in at the recitation meeting the week after
the material is covered in lecture.
Please remember that mathematics is cumulative, so don't fall
behind! If you are behind, you will find new material presented in
lectures much more difficult to follow, and you will be forced to try to
learn that new material on your own. This will cost you a lot of extra
time. If you feel you are slipping behind, consult your recitation
instructor or your lecturer immediately: get help right away!
Anthony Phillips
Math Dept SUNY Stony Brook
tony@math.sunysb.edu
September 2 2000