MATH 1432
Section 19360
MWF 10:00-11:00
100 SEC

Instructor: Dr. Jeff Morgan, 651 PGH, 713-743-3455, jmorgan@math.uh.edu

Office Hours: 12:15 pm - 1:00, MWF or by appointment.

Course Homepage: http://www.math.uh.edu/~jmorgan/Math1432

Text: CALCULUS, 9th edition. Authors: Salas/Hille/Etgen. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Note: You do not need to purchase this text. You can access the text electronically by logging into CourseWare at  http://www.casa.uh.edu.

Homework: Homework will be collected each Monday in lab from the sections covered the previous Monday, Wednesday and Friday in lecture, starting the third week of classes. A list of problems will be posted on the course homepage by Friday. You can expect most (if not all) of the problems to come from the list linked from this page. Every problem must be attempted and written neatly. Additional instructions will be given with the instruction. Any deviation from the instructions will result in a quiz grade of ZERO. Your work on your homework will not be returned.

Daily Grades: Daily grades will be given in lecture beginning the third week of class. Additional information will be given in class. DO NOT PURCHASE scantron forms for this class.

Weekly Written Quizzes: Quizzes will be given every week in lab.

Weekly Online Quizzes: Online quizzes will be given most weeks, starting week 2. You can attempt these quizzes as many times as you like. The highest grade will be used for your score. If you fail to reach 70% during three weeks of the semester, the Department of Mathematics has the option to drop you from the course. You can access the quizzes by logging into CourseWare at  http://www.casa.uh.edu.

Exams: All sections of Math 1432 take common exams. Three exams will be given during the semester in CASA (located on the second floor of Garrison). You can access the scheduler for these exams by logging into CourseWare at http://www.casa.uh.edu.  Each exam will consist of both multiple choice and written questions. The multiple choice questions will be machine graded. The written questions will be graded by the instructors and teaching assistants for all sections of Math 1432, and they will be returned in lab.

Final Exam: A comprehensive final exam will be given in CASA. You can access the scheduler for this exam by logging into CourseWare at http://www.casa.uh.edu.

Grades:

300 points determined by exams 1, 2 and 3
100 points determined by written quizzes, online quizzes, homework and daily grades
200 points determined by the final exam
600 points total
90% and above - A

at least 80% and below 90%- B
at least 70% and below 80% - C
at least 60% and below 70% - D
below 60% - F

Attendance is Mandatory!! Attendance will be taken in lecture and lab. I will allow you a total of 3 unexcused absences from lecture and lab (total). You will lose 1% of your grade for every unexcused absence from lecture or lab after the third. Documented University of Houston excused absences will be permitted.

Additional Course Information can be found here.

Whenever possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them.