Course: Math 77, Spring Semester 1998
Time: Tues-Thurs 2:10pm-12:25pm in MCL229, Wed 1:10pm-3pm in EE 182
Instructor: Dr. Cleary
Office: Peters 357
Phone: 278-2173
Tentative Office Hours: Tues 3:25-4:15pm, Wed 11:10-12pm,
3:10-4:30pm, and by appointment
Text: Anton, Calculus, 5th ed.
Sections Covered: Chapters 14-18
Prerequisite: a thorough knowledge of the topics in math 75, 76
Website:http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~cleary/math77
Internet Newsgroup: csuf.math77
Your grade will be computed as follows:
General Expectations: For each class hour spent in the lecture or the lab, I expect at least two hours spent outside of class reading and understanding notes from lecture, reading the book, and working on the homework. Math 77 is a difficult class not only because there are a number of challenging topics to be covered, but also because there are so many topics. Furthermore, some of the topics are considerably more abstract than the topics from the topics in math 75 and 76 and will take more work and energy to understand competently.
Exam Policy: All exams are CLOSED book. Calculators, notes and books will not be allowed. Photo ID will be required at all exams. There are no make-up exams. If you are going to miss an exam, it is your obligation to let me know as soon as reasonably possible. On the exams, it will be your obligation to demonstrate that you know how to solve the problems. The exams will consist of some problems similar to the homework and also some more difficult ones that will require some creativity to solve completely and efficiently. I will not expect every student to get every question completely correct, but I do expect students to know the material well enough to make reasonable progress even on difficult problems.
Important Note on Grade Computation: If you do better on the final exam than the on lowest scoring of your preliminary exams, your final exam score will take the place of that exam. Be warned, though, that the final will be difficult, and thus it is a fundamentally bad idea to count on doing better on the final than on the earlier exams.
Homework Policy: Homework will be assigned in lecture each week. I will also post the current homework assignment on the website for this class. The first homework will be collected on Thursday, January 29th. Homework will be collected at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted. Because of this policy, the lowest three homework scores will not count. Since it is not feasible to grade all of the assigned homework problems, only a select few problems will be graded on each assignment. Your homework should be neatly stapled and folded in half lengthwise, and labelled with your name, the assignment number, ``Math 77'', the time the class meets, and ``Cleary'' neatly on the outside.
Front Row Duty: The participation grade will largely be based upon Front Row Duty performance. Each lecture after the first week, there will be about 5 people who will be on Front Row Duty. The names will be announced in advance and we will cycle through the entire class several times over the course of the semester. Students on Front Row Duty are expected to sit in the front row and answer questions about the material as it is presented. This will give everyone a chance to participate and will help as we learn each other's names.
Group Work: One important component to mathematics is the ability to explain your mathematical reasoning to others. A tool for developing this skill is group work. It is one thing to be able to solve a problem and find an answer; it is something else to be able to explain to someone else who does not already understand the method. There will be some graded group work in this course, so not only will you be responsible for understanding the material, you will be responsible for helping others in your group understand the topics as well. As with all group work, sometimes you will be able to help others in your group and sometimes they will need to help you. If this makes you uncomfortable, please talk to the professor during the first week.
General Advice: This class will require a great deal of time because we will cover many topics over the course of the semester. Lectures, homework and laboratory work will be an essential part of this class. If you do not have adequate time to devote to this class, please consider postponing this class until a semester in which you will have sufficient time. Remember the words of Dostoyevsky: ``Originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and stuggle" and also consider the comic on the syllabus.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
This class is conducted under the provisions of the Student Code of
Conduct. All work submitted for this course should be your own.
If you collaborate with other students on the homework or use
reference materials other than the text, you must acknowledge
the help. There is nothing bad about this, but if you work with
other students on the homework you must mention their names.
You are permitted to work with other students in the class,
but this permission only applies to cooperative work, not to work
done by one student and copied by another.