MAT 2010-002 (CRN 21236)

Dan Isaksen

Winter 2009
Wayne State University

Objectives and Philosophy

The objective of the course is to understand the basic principles of calculus, including both derivatives and integrals. There will be an emphasis on problems, examples, and computations.

The secrets to success in this course are:

Do your homework.

Come to class and pay attention.

Read the textbook.

Class Meetings

The class meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:30-9:25am in 219 STAT, except for official university holidays. There will be no class on Monday January 19. There will also be no class from Monday March 16 through Friday March 20. The final examination is scheduled for Thursday April 30, 1:20-3:50pm.

Prerequisites

In order to take this class, you must have:

passed MAT 1800 with a grade of C- or better in Spring/Summer 2008 or Fall 2008 at Wayne State, or

received an acceptable score on a Wayne State mathematics placement exam after May 1, 2008.

Text

The required text is James Stewart: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 6e: ISBN 0495011665. We will cover most of Chapters 1 through 5. The same text is used in MAT 2020 and MAT 2030.

Contacting Me

E-mail: isaksen at math.wayne.edu

Office phone: 313-577-2491

Office Hours

FAB 1195, Wednesday 9:30-10:30am.

Online information

All information for this course, including the content of this sheet, will be posted at http://www.math.wayne.edu/~isaksen/Teaching/Courses/09W-2010

Calculators

You will need a graphing calculator, although this course will not rely heavily on calculators. Suggested models include the TI-83, TI-84, and TI-86. More powerful calculators, such as the TI-89, TI-92, and TI-Nspire, are not allowed on exams.

If your calculator is not listed here, please ask me about it.

Examinations

There will be six in-class midterm exams, approximately every two weeks on Fridays. There won't be any late or early exams, for any reason. Exam problems will be based on (but not necessarily identical to) assigned homework, examples done in class, and examples worked out in the textbook. All midterms will be cumulative.

The exam dates are:

Friday January 30
Friday February 20
Friday March 6
Friday March 27
Friday April 10
Friday April 24

The final exam is Thursday April 30, 1:20-3:50pm.

Grading

Each midterm examination is worth 80 points. Each student's lowest midterm score will be dropped. Taken together, these exams are worth 400 points. The final examination is worth 200 points. In order to earn at least a C-, your final exam score must be at least 50% = 100/200.

The grading scale, out of 600 points, is:

A/A-	540-600
B+/B/B-	480-539
C+/C/C-	420-479
D+/D/D-	360-419
F	0-359

Homework

Homework problems are assigned at each lecture. Students are expected to complete each assignment before the next class meeting. Homeworks will not be collected or graded. We will regularly discuss homework problems in class.

Collaboration in small groups is permitted and encouraged. However, it is important to practice doing problems by yourself because this is the way that you will be tested.

Extra Help

The Mathematics Resource Center, located in FAB 1198, provides free high-quality tutoring by mathematics majors who are experts in the course material for MAT 2010. The MRC is a great place to do your homework.

Email: isaksen at math.wayne.edu