Math 1700

Fall 2009

9:00 -- 9:50 and 11:00 -- 11:50 MTuThF

3393 Rood Hall and 3205 Sangran Hall

Instructor Jay Treiman
Office 5524 EV,(387-4571, jay.treiman@wmich.edu , http://homepages.wmich.edu/~treiman)
Office Hours MF 10:00 - 10:50, TuTh 11:00-11:50
Text Calculus with Early Vectors by Zenor, et. al. and lecture notes.
General: The prerequisite for this class is precalculus. It will also be helpful for this section if you have had a physics class. We will try to include a good number of applications from science and engineering in this class.

You are responsible for all material in the text and all material presented in class. This includes any material not in the text and all material in the text that was not presented in class.  A list of topics is available.

It is expected that you will spend at least 2 to 3 hours outside class for every hour in class. Even though roll will not be taken, you are expected to attend all classes.

A list of expectations is available.

You are expected to follow the policy on Academic Integrity in the catalog. Any violations will be forwarded to Student Judicial Affairs.

The last day to withdraw is Novermber 9, 2009. A tentative schedule may be available.

Electronics: All cell phones, wireless devices, mp3/mp4 type media players, and similar devices are to be turned off and put away while you are in the classroom.
Calculator: A TI-89 or TI-Voyage 200, graphing calculator, is highly recommended. We will use many of the extra features of these calculators, including their symbolic computation abilities.
Homework: A list of problems to work will be on this web site. Although none of this homework will be collected, you are responsible for all of the problems. If you have any questions about problems, please ask them in class or in office hours.
On-line Homework: There will be on-line homework assignments. Most of these problems will be skill based problems. The site is at http://evr120.math-stat.wmich.edu:8080/mapleta. This will probably change within the first two weeks of the term.

The new server is https://math090.math.wmich.edu:8443/mapleta .
Quizes: There will a quiz every Friday except there will be no quizzes during exam weeks. They will be cover all of the material through the Tuesday before the quiz. No early or make up quizzes will be given.
In Class Work: There may be assignments given to be worked in class. These may take from 10 to 50 minutes and will be graded. Some of these can be done in groups. The scores will be added to the quiz scores.
Exams: Three tests will be given. Approximate dates are October 2, October 30, and December 4, 2009.
Final: The final exam will be given on Tuesday Deccember 15 at 8 -- 10 am for the 9 AM section and on Thursday December 17 at 12:30 -- 2:30 pm for the noon section in the regular class room. It will be comprehensive.
Grading Policy: All quizes and exams will following the following outline. 50% of the questions are things you must be able to do, 25-30% of the problems are things you should be able to do, and 20-25% of the questions are more difficult. It is not uncommon for averages to be around 60% or lower.

To pass this class with a "C" you must demonstrate that you can do all the required material. Averages for a "C" may go down to 50%. Averages for a "A" may go down to 80%.

The distribution of grades is as follows. The final exam is worth 30%, the tests are each worth 17.5%, and the total from the quizes, on-line homework, and in class work is worth 17.5%.