Prerequisite: One
and one half years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane
trigonometry, and satisfaction of the Mathematics Placement
Requirement.
Click here
to view important dates and times of the Mathematics Placement Exam for
Fall 2007.
Material presented and requirement
information:
Limits;
differentiation of algebraic functions; analytic geometry;
applications, in particular to maxima and minima problems. Not open for
credit to students who have completed course 21A. GE credit: SciEng.—I,
II, III. (I, II, III.)
Instructor: Corrine Kirkbride,
3127 Math Sciences Building (
Click
here for a map)
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday, 1:10 - 2:00pm in 2228 Dutton Hall
Tuesday and Friday 11:00-11:50am in 3127 Mathematical
Sciences Building (MSB)
And by appointment
*The
review session for the final will be Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 from
10:30am-12:30pm in 1060 Bainer*
* Office hours for next week will
be on Thursday, December 13th, 2007 from 10:30am-12:00pm in 3127 MSB
(my
office)*
My Teaching Method: I
teach by using the Large Socratic Method, which teaches by asking
questions. Asking for different modes of response is important
and you will find me saying things like, "Show me on your fingers...",
"Raise your hand if you agree," or "Tell me what the..." Varying
the things I ask is meant to engage the largest number of students.
While it may remind you of schooling you had a long time ago, it is a
proven method of teaching, and you will hopefully find yourself wanting
to become involved.
Text: Calculus: An
Applied Approach, 7th Edition, by Larson/Edwards ($117.00)
Grading: Your total grade
for the course will be based on homework, two midterms,
and a final.
The percentages used will be as follows:
| Homework: |
15% |
Midterm 1:
|
25% |
Midterm 2:
|
25% |
Final:
|
35% |
TOTAL:
|
100%
|
Extra Credit: If you attend my
office hours, spend time in the
Calculus
Room (MSB 3118), or do a workshop or tutoring at the
Learning Skills
Center you can receive five points of extra credit! Click
here for
a sheet to have signed.
Homework: Homework will
be collected about every other lecture. The assignments for the quarter
can be found
here. Only
selected problems
will be
graded.
No late homework will be accepted.
Test policy: Cheating will not
be tolerated, and students are expected to adhere to the UCD Code of
Academic Conduct at all times. If a student is suspected of cheating,
their test paper will be examined after the exam, and if cheating is
still suspected, a letter will be written to Student Judicial Affairs,
and they will then handle the issue.
Test Dates:
How to do well in this class:
Come to class
Do the homework
Attend the Learning Skills Center Workshop/Drop in hours/Tutoring
(
Link to the LSC
info)
Come to my office hours or spend time in the
Calculus
Room
Read the sections in the book either before or after class (See
syllabus below)
Study
before quizzes and exams
Links you may find useful:
Syllabus
for Math 16A
Academic
Calendar for 2007-2008
Class Schedule and
Registration Guide