Instructor office hours:
Mondays 2-3pm and Tuesdays 2-3pm, and by appointment.
There will be common TA office hours. (You may go to any TAs office hours.) They
are as follows.
Yung Ta Li: Monday 10-11 MSB
2129
Alice Stevens: Wednesday 9-11 MSB 2137
Jed Richardson: Thursday 3:30-4:30, Friday 9-10 MSB 2136
Yan Xing: Wednesday 2-4 MSB 2136
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TEXT: Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Weir, Hass and Giordano. It is possible to avoid buying the book if you have good internet access; see below.
GRADE:
Course grade will be based on homework, two midterms and a final exam, with the weighting approximately as follows:
Homework: 10%
Midterm Exam 1: 25%
Midterm Exam 2: 25%
Final Exam: 40%
COMMENTS:
Please bear in mind that cellphone ringing, talking, newspaper reading, etc. disrupt the lectures.
Use of books, notes, calculators and other electronic equipment (e.g. cell phones) will not be allowed on any exam.
There will be no make-up exams. A missed exam counts as 0 points.
Solutions for the midterms will be posted on the web.
I will use a fixed grading scale. If everybody does well, everybody can get an A.
HOMEWORK:
You will do your homework over the web. You are encouraged to work each
problem first on paper before entering the answer into the computer.
You may find it helpful to print out the entire homework before you start to
work on it.
The textbook is connected to an online supplement called MyMathLab. To do the homework, log into the MyMathLab Course Compass. You will need the code for this course, which is morris73657. Follow the instructions at MyMathLab Info.
Unfortunately, MyMathLab works only with Windows.
Mac users are encouraged to go to one of the computer labs on campus.
There are several computer labs on campus that have the necessary plugins installed. These are
75 Hutchison
163 Shields
177 MU Station
1131 Meyer
Homework is due on Fridays at noon. No late homework will be accepted. The lowest three homework scores will be dropped.
My Math Lab Setup:
Go to the MyMathLab Info page for detailed setup information.
You are REQUIRED to set up a computer account to do the Homework. It IS possible to not buy the book if you have good computer access. You do not need to buy any supplements (answer workbooks etc).
Solutions:
Homework solutions are available via MyMathLab.
Other resources: Calculus information of all types at calculus.org.
Learning skills center,
3rd Floor, Voorhies
Hall, Tel.: 752-2013. They run workshops to review areas such as
trigonometry and algebra. Free tutoring. Also have lots of other resources.
Learning skills center.
Counseling center, 219 North Hall, 752-0871