Math 1432
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The Course
Text: An on-line version of CALCULUS, 9th edition, by Salas, Hille, Etgen; John Wiley & Sons, Publisher.
This course covers Chapters 7 - 12 of the text.
Your registration in the course provides on-line access to Chapters 1 - 12 and to the answers for the
odd-numbered problems in the Exercise Sets. Click on the link to CourseWare. You will have to
register there. At CASA , you will find the online text, test scheduler, and discussion board for Math 1432. The online text is in "pdf" format, suitable for printing.
Syllabus and Homework: Click on the Syllabus - Homework - Calendar link above to see the syllabus for the course and
the assigned homework problems for the entire semester. The quizzes and exams will be based on the homework assignments
and the in-class discussion and examples.
Homework will be collected each day that the class meets.
You will not be graded on if
your final answer is right, or even on your working, but mostly on
whether it looks like you are doing your homework, and that you are
trying hard. We do not expect you to do all the problems in every set, indeed
some are repetitive so strong students may need to do fewer exercises than
some other students. Each day in lab you will have a quiz that will
include some of the homework questions.
Lecture notes: I provide copies of my
lecture notes--more details and plenty of pictures were given in class
(usually my typed notes exclude the pictures
so it is crucial that you copy good pictures from class). In addition, some of the websites of other instructors
linked on the course homepage contain lecture notes of those
instructors. To a certain extent the tests
may sometimes be based more on the lecture notes of those
instructors (I usually do not make the tests), and so occasionally I may
make reference to those online notes. Then there is
also the textbook. It is sometimes confusing for students to try to
monitor all of these sources of notes. I recommend only using my notes,
reading them extremely carefully, and if you are stuck on homework to look at the other places.
Of course I look over those other places and include anything in my notes I think is important for the tests, so I am really doing this
task for you. My notes (at the board in class, and typed) are, together, completely selfcontained. But it may be helpful to some to use other notes
occasionally.
I usually use the whiteboard rather than computer slides for several reasons
(less boring, more animated and sprightly,
more interactive and flexible, can have more stuff up
at any time, etc). However I understand that a few will not
prefer this teaching method: there are always some in every class
who are not `auditory learners'. For these I recommend relying on the
typed classnotes, maybe reading them before class.
Help is available at several levels. The easiest place to get help is your recitation session.
Here the TA's will answer questions and go over homework problems. Your instructor and your TA will have office
hours and help is available there as well.
The Department of Mathematics has a mathematics laboratory
MathLab , located in
222 Garrison. MathLab has student tutors who, on a walk-in basis, offer help with individual
problems. MathLab also sponsors test-preparation workshops prior to each of the examinations
in the course. See other help links at the top of this page.
You can get online help at any time http://online.math.uh.edu.
The Student Solutions Manual has full solutions to all the odd-numbered problems.
Quizzes and Exams
Exams: There will be three, one-hour (well, really 50 mins) exams during the semester and a comprehensive final exam at the end of
the semester. There are no makeups, thus leave your home several hours in advance of a test so that there is time to eg. catch a taxi in case of unexpected car trouble. If you are sick etc I will need a doctors note for my records. The three one-hour exams exams will be administered in the Center for Academic Support and Assessment CASA ,
222 Garrison. CASA will not allow calculators.
The dates for these are July 17, 24, Aug 1; and each exam will be a combination of multiple choice questions and written questions (which are graded by instructors and teaching
assistants). Sometimes we will still hold class the day of a test in CASA;
on such days schedule your test before class. You can access the test
scheduler for the exams by logging into
CourseWare. The final is also in CASA, on August 7--8.
ADVICE FOR STUDYING FOR TESTS:
1) Put in the time. 2) Read thru the classnotes several times making sure you understand everything, and how everything fits together. Memorize the definitions, statements of main facts/theorems, etc. 3) Make a list of things you don't understand and ask me or your TA. 4) Go carefully thru old tests and quizzes, and the keys, making sure you learn from your mistakes. 5) Go thru the homeworks, and do plenty more. 6) Do the mock exams, but keep one to do under test conditions as a reality check. 7) Keep checking my website for new postings if any.
CourseWare Quizzes: There will be a CourseWare quiz every week. They close at 11:59 pm on the day of their
deadline. They are very very similar to the assigned homework--so again you are being tested on whether you are
doing your homework.
You will be taking these quizzes on-line
at CASA .
You are expected to do the quizzes well *before* the deadlines; thus if
you see two or more assignments with the same deadline then
you are expected to budget your time so that you dont end
up having to do them all on the same night!
Your quiz average will be included in the calculation of your
grade for the course. Each quiz will be available for well over a week, and you can take them up to 20 times each--only the highest score
will be saved.
Apparently CASA has stopped doing `amnesty' over a year ago, so I am unable to reopen quizzes at the end.
Mock exams will often
appear as online quizzes before tests, so be prepared for this: study
for them as you would for the real test. Sometimes
I give a bonus grade of 4 or 5 points
on the real tests to people earning 75% or more on the
practice test.
Recitation quizzes: These are 10 minute quizzes administered every day the class meets in your recitation class. They should pretty much be standard questions from the homework set that
is due that day, which basically covers the material
from the previous class day---so that anyone who has been doing the homework should have already solved
these problems and be able to answer them easily.
Popper quizzes:
THERE ARE NO popper quizzes IN SUMMER SO IGNORE THE FOLLOWING: Popper quizzes will start July ADD in class. They are short review questions, on topics from previous lectures. You must purchase a course packet of Course/Section specific Popper Forms for Math 1432 from the bookstore. You must bring one of these forms to class every day beginning week 3. No other form will be accepted. Questions will be asked in lecture at random times. You will mark your answers on your bubble form and turn it in when requested. Your forms will not be returned. FYI: Your grading ID is your PeopleSoft ID. I do not answer emails re the poppers.
Assessment
325 points determined by exams 1, 2, 3 and 4 (100 points each except 25 points for exam 1--this one just checks on your prerequisites);
135 points determined by quizzes based
on the assigned homework [CourseWare (60), Poppers (0 in Summer), and inclass and recitation (75)];
40 points determined by *completeness* of your turned
in homework (the correctness is evaluated by the quizzes above)
200 points determined by the final exam.
700 points total
We may also possibly have EMCF quizzes.
The instructor may drop the lowest of each type of grade (e.g.\ lowest
test, lowest 3 homeworks, etc) for students who have not been showing gross
irresponsibility in the class. By `gross irresponsibility' I mean for
example who have quit turning in homeworks or taking quizzes).
The instructor may change
the `formula' for the grades above
at his discretion if doing so will benefit the
class as a whole.
Attendance and other course policies
Failure to attend class and/or recitation sessions, or to take
quizzes and/or exams, are grounds for dismissal from the course.
Coming to class you will hear a lot of
math `culture', how we think about beginning certain problems, how to think through computations, how to express your answers, and so much more. If you do not come to class you are missing out on a lot of very important conscious and subconscious learning and culture. In addition, not coming to class is usually a slippery slope that the student soon falls off of.
Classroom behavior: Arrive on time, ready to pay attention.
Turn off your cellphone.
Do not play with your phones, surf the web, talk to your neighbor,
or be disruptive.
If you must leave early be sure to sit at the rear of the class (if there
is an exit at the rear, else sit by the exit),
so as to not appear rude and disturb the class atmosphere
when you leave. Except for the stary and end of class, please restrict your questions in class to things relevant to
what the instructor is discussing, to avoid confusing all the other students.
Specific policies concerning attendance and any other policy issues that may arise will be communicated to you
by your instructor.
Whenever possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them.
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