Syllabus for Math 112, Section B

Spring 2006

 

Instructor:       Dr. Alexandra Nichifor (office: Padelford C-326)

E-mail:             nichifor@math.washington.edu

Class website:            www.math.washington.edu/~nichifor/112S06.htm

Contains useful course information, and will be updated throughout the term. Please read this website carefully before emailing any questions.

Text:                Calculus in Business and Economics by G.S. Monk,

(available from Professional Copy ‘N Print, 4200 University Way NE.)

 

Other Required Materials:     • a clear plastic ruler

• a scientific calculator

• packet of lecture handouts (download from the course website)

Course Objectives: To learn the concepts of differential and integral calculus with specific emphasis on applications to business and economics. Topics include: rates of change, tangent lines, derivatives, linear programming, areas, and integrals.

 

Grade Breakdown: Your grade will be made up of:      Final Exam 36%

Midterm I 21%

Midterm II 21%

Homework 10%

Activities 10%

Participation 2%

 

Activities: You will participate in group activities during quiz section each Tuesday. These activities are designed to reinforce or deepen your conceptual understanding of topics in the course or to introduce new topics. You will work on these activities in groups; however, each person will hand in his/her own solutions. These activities are designed to be finished and turned in at the end of the quiz section; but, if a group demonstrates a reasonable effort and is unable to finish, the members of that group may turn in the activity at the next quiz section (but no later).

 

Homework: Homework will be assigned weekly in lecture and will be collected during Friday’s lecture. Since the answers to most of the exercises are available to you, it is important that you write out complete solutions to all assigned problems. No credit will be given for simply writing the correct answer. The first homewok is due this Friday

 

Participation: During Thursday’s quiz sections, you will attempt problems from previous exams in a test-like situation and then discuss these problems as a class. You will receive points for participating in these discussions. After the discussion, your TA will answer questions over the week’s homework assignment.

 

Exams: You will be allowed to use your calculator, your ruler, and one 8.5×11 sheet of personal notes for the exams (two-sided). Other electronic devices will not be allowed (e.g. no cell phones, no laptops, no PDAs). You may not share a calculator or a note sheet with another student on an exam. Exam Dates:

 

Exam I: Tuesday, April 25, in quiz section

Exam II: Tuesday, May 16, in quiz section

Final Exam: Saturday, June 3, time and place TBA

 

Make-Ups: Late activities and homework assignments will not be accepted. However, you are  allowed one free drop, i.e. to miss one activity AND one homework assignment without penalty to your grade, for any reason. In the case of observance of religious holidays or participation in university sponsored activities, such as athletics, arrangements must be made at least 2 days in advance for activities and 1 week in advance for exams. You will be required to provide documentation for your absence.

Make-up exams will not be given. If you miss an exam due to unavoidable, compelling, and documented circumstances, your final exam will be weighted more heavily.

 

Resources:

 

•           The class website: www.math.washington.edu/~nichifor/112S06.htm

•           The Math Study Center (Communications B-006) is open to students in MATH 111.

The Center provides a comfortable place and a supportive atmosphere for students to study, in groups or individually. The MSC will open for the term during the second week of classes. The center is staffed by TAs and instructors. Details at   

                                  http://www.math.washington.edu/~perkins/MSC/m112.php.

•           The Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE) holds drop-in tutoring sessions some evenings, in Mary Gates Hall Commons. See http://depts.washington.edu/clue/

for more details.

•           The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450/V, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.

•           The Student Counseling Center holds academic skills workshops on a variety of topics including stress management, test anxiety and time management to help you succeed at the University of Washington. See:  http://depts.washington.edu/scc/studyskills.html.

 

Things to do before the next lecture:

 

  1. purchase your text from Professional Copy’N’Print on the Ave
  2. download & print the packet of lecture handouts and bring these to every lecture
  3. get a clear plastic ruler and a scientific calculator and bring these to every class
  4. go to the course website and find:

·         the calendar for the quarter

·         the homework schedule for the quarter

·         homework guidelines (read these – read them carefully)

·         a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (read these carefully)

·         the grading scale for this course

·         the Math 112 materials website (including the Exam Archive, the Answers to the Text Exercises, and Graphs and Tables from the homework to print out & turn in)

·         information about the Math Study Center, the Student Counseling Center, and CLUE

  1. Start working on Homework 1