MATH 1432
Section 16212     MWF 11:00-12:00
160 F

Instructor: Pam Balthazar, 620 PGH, pamb@math.uh.edu

Office Hours (held in CASA):       Monday       1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

                                                                 Wednesday   1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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/. More information can be found here.

Homework: Homework will generally be collected on Mondays in recitation, starting the second week of class, except on weeks when recitation does not meet.  In these cases, additional information will be given. A list of problems will be posted on the course homepage in a pdf file for completing the homework. You must print off this file and provide your work and answers on the sheets. Staple them in the upper left hand corner, and make sure that all information (name, etc.) is provided. You must attempt ALL of the problems in order to receive ANY credit.  Any deviation from these instructions will result in a grade of ZERO. Your work on your homework will not be returned.  Other suggested homework problems can be found on the syllabus.

Daily Grades: Daily grades will be given in lecture beginning the first day of the third week of class. You need to 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.

EMCF: "EMCF" stands for "Electronic Multiple Choice Form". EMCF assignments are answered on CourseWare using the EMCF tab. The questions will be posted on the EMCF assignment page. EMCF assignments will generally be given three times a week. Check the EMCF assignment page and/or the homepage for more details.

Weekly Written Quizzes: Quizzes will be given every week on Friday in lab. Quizzes will be returned in lab.  There may be quizzes given on Mondays.

Weekly Online Quizzes: Online quizzes will be given most weeks. You may attempt these quizzes as many as 20 times. The highest grade will be used for your score. If you fail to reach 70% during three weeks of the semester, I have the option to drop you from the course. You can access the quizzes by logging into CourseWare at http://www.casa.uh.edu/. More information can be found here.  The quiz calendar is available from the course homepage. Quizzes will not reopen once they have closed.

Exams: All sections of Math 1432 take common exams. Four exams are given during the semester. The first exam is online and is available the first day of class, and the others will be taken 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, after the first, 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. The scheduler will be available 2 weeks prior to the start of the exam cycle. More information can be found here.

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/. More information can be found here.

Grades:

400 points determined by exams 1, 2, 3 and 4
150 points determined by online quizzes and homework (equally weighted)

100 points determined by daily grades (poppers and EMCFs) and written quizzes (equally weighted)

200 points determined by the final exam
850 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 lab, and the poppers will be used to determine your attendance in lecture. I will allow you a total of 3 unexcused absences from lecture and lab (total). You may 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.

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