Syllabus
Calculus I

Course: Math 101, Spring 2009
Instructor: Audrey Gillant-- email agillant@sunymaritime.edu -- Office Sci 112
Lectures:  MWR at 8:30 in LH 133 (01) or MWR at 1:30 in MSci 405 (03)
Course Web Site:http://math.hanusa.net/Math101.html

Course Description: Welcome to  Calculus I! This class covers Chapters 1 through  4 from the textbook and some Trigonometry. We use the following textbook: Calculus Early Transcendental Functions by Ron LarsonBruce H. Edwards, Robert P. Hostetler (4th Edition).

Homework Policy: You are expected to take notes in class. Every day you will be assigned Homework problems from the sections we will have covered in class. They can be found here . DO IT! THERE IS A DEFINITE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE FAITHFULLY AND SERIOUSLY DONE THE HOMEWORK AND THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEMS ON TESTS. . 
      You can not expect to learn the material and the underlying concepts without practice, which is the goal of the homework assignments. Each day at the start of class, one or two study groups will be presenting homework questions that were due by that day (they may be from previous assignments). Your group will be given time to write your previously completed solutions on the blackboard and then explain your solution to the class. Make sure to have your homework completed before the start of class each day. (You may also find that office hours are a good time to ask questions and go over concepts that are hard.)
      It is important to learn how to express yourself in the language of mathematics. I suggest that you organize a homework notebook, in which you will write the solutions to each of the homework problems. In your homework, you should show your work and explain how you did the problem. This is the difference between an Answer and a Solution. It should be obvious to the person reading the homework how you went about doing the problem. This will often involve writing out explanations for your work in words. Imagine that you need an example to help refresh your memory for the final or even another class in six months! 
       If your group does not have the homework completed beforehand each member of the group will be penalized. You will only be given 5 minutes at the start of the class to brainstorm with your group. 

Notes: Attendance: To succeed in this class, you must attend classes. You are allowed four absences, for whatever reason.. .legit or not . After 4 absences I will take points off the exams. It is your responsibility to find out what material was covered for any classes you miss.

Cheating/Plagiarism: DON'T DO IT! Both receiving and supplying the answers on an exam is cheating. I take cheating very seriously. If you cheat, you will receive a zero for the exam and I will refer you to the Judicial Board. If you cheat twice, you will receive an F for the class. Please do realize that working together on homework is not cheating.
    Please refer to Academic Integrity Policy for a full description of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Exams : There will be four exams and a final exam. The exams will be a class period in length. No study aides are allowed (or are necessary). There will be no make-up exam except in the case of a documented emergency. Students with legitimate reasons will be given a make-up at the next class meeting. No contact prior to the next class meeting equals no make-up. In the event of an unavoidable conflict with an exam (an athletic meet, wedding, funeral, etc...), you must notify me at least one week before the date of the exam so that we can arrange for you to take the exam BEFORE the actual exam date.

Grading Scheme: (subject to modification)

Each exam will be graded and then normalized onto a scale from 0%-100%. I will average all normalized grades together. To determine your grade, I will be using the following chart.
Percentage range: 0-60 60-65 65-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-83 83-87 87-90 90-93 93-100
Corresponding letter grade: F D D+ C- C C+ B- B B+ A- A
After midterms are graded, I can give you a projected grade. Stop by my office hours or ask in class to learn more.

Help and Office Hours: Please get help at the first sign of incomprehension. Each topic we cover depends upon what we learned earlier in the semester. This means that if you do not understand one topic, you will likely feel even more lost when we move on to the following topic! Luckily, you have many options to help you understand the topics along the way.
      The Learning Center is a great place to get help, even when I am not around. There are a few computers available for use. Last but not least, I will hold regular office hours this semester. My schedule this semester can be found here. I plan to hold extra office hours before the exams.


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