MAT 2010-002 (CRN 11092)

Dan Isaksen

Fall 2008
Wayne State University

Announcement 12/8/2008

You must bring a blank full-size blue book to class by Wednesday 12/10. At the final exam, you will receive a blank blue book in which to write your solutions.

Announcement 10/31/2008

Class is cancelled on Tuesday 11/4/2008 for Election Day.

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 214 STAT, except for official university holidays. There will be no class on Tuesday November 25 and on Friday November 28. The final examination is scheduled for Monday December 15, 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 Winter 2008 or in Spring/Summer 2008 at Wayne State, or

received an acceptable score on a Wayne State mathematics placement exam after February 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/F08-2010

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.

The exam dates are:

Friday September 19
Friday October 3
Friday October 17
Friday October 31
Friday November 14
Friday December 5

The final exam is Monday December 15, 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