MATH 251: Differential Calculus                      SPRING  2008

 

Lectures : Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri.   1-1:50pm and  2-2:50pm in WB 205

Instructor: Peter Argyres

Office: 342 Kidder

Phone: 737-5145  

e-mail: pargy@math.orst.edu    

 

Office Hours:  M, W , F   11 am-12 noon and by appointment  (342 Kidder)

 

MLC Hour: Th 11 am – 12 noon  ( 108 Kidder )

 

WEB SITE:      http://oregonstate.edu/~willardp

 

Texts: Calculus 4th ed.  Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum, et al.

Study Guide for Mth 251      T. Dray

 

Calculator: You will need a graphing and a 2 line-scientific calc.

 

 

Topics: Differential Calculus, techniques and applications.

 

Grading: Tests                     400 points

                             Recitation            126 points

  Total                    526 points

 

The course grades will not be ‘harder’ than:  A-/A  473-526,  B-/B/B+  421-472,  C-/C/C+  368-420,

D-/D/D+  316-367, and F  315 and under.

 

The test points will be assigned as follows: Big quiz chap 1 is worth 60 points, Midterm chap 2+ is worth 100 points, Exam chap 3 is worth 100 points, Final is worth 140 points.

 

The recitation points will be assigned as follows: There are 10 homework and 8 lab assignments due in recitation as noted on the calendar, each are worth 7 points.

 

Homework will be assigned in lecture, on the web, and is listed in the table on the back of the course calendar.

Labs will be done in class as noted on the class calendar, so you must be present and participating to get credit.

 

 

DO NOT HAND IN SOLUTIONS COPIED FROM A SOLUTIONS MANUAL AS THIS VIOLATES ACADEMIC HONESTY RULES!!!

 

You will be expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner. Academic dishonesty such as plagiarism and cheating will not be tolerated. Therefore, students are expected to be honest and ethical in their academic work. Academic dishonesty is defined as an intentional act of deception in one of the following areas:

* cheating- use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information or study aids,
* fabrication- falsification or invention of any information,
* assisting- helping another commit an act of academic dishonesty,
* tampering- altering or interfering with evaluation instruments and documents, or
* plagiarism- representing the words or ideas of another person as one's own.

For more information about academic integrity and the University's policies and procedures in this area, please refer to the Student Conduct web site at: http://www.orst.edu/admin/stucon/achon.htm and the section on Academic Regulations in the OSU Schedule of Classes.

 

 

Test Dates: Rooms will be announced in lecture, recitation, and on the web

  

Big Quiz 1:           Tuesday, April 15th   6-7:20pm rooms TBA

Midterm 2:           Tuesday, May 6th               6-7:20pm rooms TBA

Midterm 3:           Thursday, May 15th  IN CLASS

Final:                   Monday, June 9th      4-5:50pm  rooms TBA

 

You may use a scientific calc on quizzes and exams. 

You may use one side of a 3in by 5in card of notes for the Big Quiz 1 and Midterm 2.

NO NOTECARD IS ALLOWED ON MIDTERM 3.

You may use both sides of a 3in by 5in card of notes on the final.

 

Late homework and labs will not be accepted.

 Missed quizzes cannot be made-up.

 Midterms and final tests cannot be rescheduled or taken early.

 There will be no ‘Incompletes’ given for this course.

 

Any requests for special accommodations/extensions must be made in advance, in writing, to me.

 

 

Please be considerate of other students by taking conversations out into the hall.

 

 

The Math Learning Center MLC in Kidder 108 is a great place to drop in for help. It’s open from 9am to 4 pm M-F from the second week of classes through the end of dead week.

 

I will be in the MLC on Thursdays from 11-12 noon.

 

 

Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later than the first week of the term.

 

Save all returned work (exams, quizzes, labs, homeworks) as any disagreement in scores can only be resolved by producing the graded work.

 

Any dispute is grading must be addressed with in one week of the work being returned.

Your absence from class does NOT give you extra time on this issue.