Math 221 DL1 - Calculus I - Fall 2008

 

Final exam locations (as announced in class both Mon. and Wed.!):

 

Fri. Dec. 12, 1:30-4:30

192 Lincoln - Sections DD2 and DD5 (Daniel’s and James’)

314 Altgeld – Sections DD3, DD6, DD7, DD8, DD9 (Aaron’s, Anja’s, Johann’s)

143 Altgeld – left-handed students from any section

Score Reports    Tutoring Information   MathZone   Calendar and Daily Announcements   Homework and Quiz Assignments Homework Solutions

Test #1 Information

Test #2 Information (solutions)

Test #2 Solutions (corrected – there were a few errors on the one distributed in class)

Test #3 Information (solutions)

Summary of Sections 3.3, 3.4

Lectures (Section DL1): Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-1:50, 314 Altgeld Hall
Instructor: Dr. Karen Mortensen, 247 Illini Hall, kmortens@illinois.edu, 244-4128
Office hours: Mondays and Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00, Thursdays and Fridays 1:00-2:00. Just drop in during these times, or make an appointment for another time.

 

Discussion Sections and Instructors: All sections meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Section DD2 9:00-10:50am in 159 Altgeld - Daniel Morton, dmorton2@math.uiuc.edu
Office hours, Mon. 4:00-5:00 and Fri. 4:00-5:00 in 150 Algeld

Section DD3 3:00-3:50pm in 140 Henry - Aaron Wittrig, wittrig@illinois.edu
Office hours: Thurs. 4-5 and Fri. 1-2 in the Math Library (Altgeld Hall)

Section DD5 12:00-12:50am in 141 Altgeld - James Mahoney,
jmahone2@illinois.edu
Office hours: Wed. 2-4 in B1 Coble Hall

Section DD6 2:00-2:50pm in 443 Altgeld - Aaron Wittrig, wittrig@illinois.edu
Office hours: Thurs. 4-5 and Fri. 1-2 in the Math Library (Altgeld Hall)

Section DD7 10:00-10:50pm in 145 Altgeld -Anja Bankovic, bankovi1@illinois.edu
Office hours: Tues. 11-12, Wed. 10-11 in B1 Coble Hall

Section DD8 12:00-12:50pm in 441 Altgeld - Anja Bankovic, bankovi1@illinois.edu
Office hours: Tues. 11-12, Wed. 10-11 in B1 Coble Hall

Section DD9 3:00-4:50pm in 159 Altgeld - Johann Thiel, jthiel2@illinois.edu
Office hours: Mon. 2-3, Tues. 2-3 in 178 Altgeld

The discussion (recitation) classes are an essential part of Math 221 and attendance is required.  Each discussion section has about 35 students and will be taught by a graduate student teaching assistant (TA).  The TA will give short lectures on material not covered in the Mon/Wed lectures, answer questions about the textbook, lectures and homework, give and grade quizzes.  The TAs will hold office hours for individual consultations with students. Your TA will be able to give you more personalized attention than what you will find in the large lectures, so please take full advantage of your discussion section!

 

Prerequisites: One year of high school calculus or a minimum score of 2 on the AB Calculus AP exam.  If you have had less than one year of high school calculus, Math 220 is recommended instead. Math 220 and Math 221 use the same book and cover essentially the same material, but Math 220 has 3 lectures per week while Math 221 has only 2 lectures per week. Math 220, 221 and 234 are all Calculus I courses and you can get credit for only one of them.  See Dr. Mortensen or one of the Math Department advisors mailto:advising@math.uiuc.edu, 313 Altgeld Hall) if you are not sure which Calculus course to take.

 

Also, you need to have scored 70% or higher on the ALEKS assessment by the 5th day of the semester, Fri. Aug. 29. Otherwise, you will be automatically dropped from the course. Contact advising@math.uiuc.edu with any questions, or see http://www.math.uiuc.edu/ALEKS/

 

Textbook:  Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions (3rd Edition) by Smith and Minton (McGraw Hill, 2007).  For this course we are using the single-variable version of this  book.  It is used for Math 231-Calculus II also. The multi-variable version has additional chapters which will not be needed for Math 221 or 231.  The textbooks in the bookstores will come with a code for "MathZone".  Beginning Sept. 3, MathZone will be used regularly in this section of Math 221.  You can also purchase a code for MathZone separately for $20 here.  By clicking on the "Self Study" tab, you can try out the resources for Chapter 1 for free.

 

Course Content: The course will cover Chapters 1-5 of the textbook. The main topics are limits and continuity, derivatives (their meaning, methods for calculating, applications), antiderivatives, and definite integrals (their meaning and applications).  Methods for finding antiderivatives, often called "techniques of integration", are covered along with other topics in Math 231-Calculus II. 

 

Midterm Exams: There will be three exams in class during the semester.  The dates are
Exam #1 -   Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1:00-1:50 in 314 Altgeld, on Sections 1.2-1.5, 2.1-2.5
Exam #2 -   Wednesday, October 22, 1:00-1:50 in 314 Altgeld, on Sections 2.6-3.5
Exam #3 -   Wednesday, December 3, 1:00-1:50 in 314 Altgeld, on Sections 3.6-3.8, 4.1-4.6, 5.1
Final Exam - Friday, December 12, 1:30-4:30pm, location to be announced, covers entire course

 

Policy on missed hour exams: If you miss an exam, you will receive a 0 for your grade on the exam.  The only exception is if you have a valid excuse for missing, such as a serious illness or emergency - if so, you must inform me before the exam or, if this is physically impossible, then as soon as possible afterwards.  In this case, the grade on the corresponding part of the final exam will count as the grade for the missed exam.

 

Final Exam: Friday Dec. 12, 1:30-4:30pm, location to be announced.  The final exam will cover the entire course. Math 221 has a "non-combined" final exam.  There will be no conflict exam given except for those few individuals who meet the official university criteria given here in the student code; if you fall into this category, you must make arrangements with me by the last day of classes.  Do not rely on rumor or hearsay from your friends - read the official policy and contact Dr. Mortensen or your TA with any questions!

 

Grading corrections: If you think there may be a grading error on one of your quizzes or exams, discuss it first with your TA.  If that doesn't settle the matter, then explain the situation in writing (not email), attach it to your exam paper, and give it to Dr. Mortensen in class or in her mailbox in 250 Altgeld. The deadline for all such requests is one week after the exam or quiz has been returned.  Note: this means one week after your TA returned the paper, regardless of whether or not you were in class to receive it on that day!

 

Homework:  Written homework will be assigned and collected about once a week. Individual problems will not be graded.  If you do nearly all the problems (show your work, not just the final answer, which can be found in the back of the book!), you will get 100%.  If you do at least half but not all the problems, you will get 50%.  If you do less than half the problems, you will get 0% on that assignment.  No late homework will be accepted.  If you have a valid excuse for not turning in your homework, you will be excused from that assignment and it will not count in your average. I strongly encourage you to carefully write out solutions to all the problems, because this is the best (perhaps the only) way to master the material.  

 

Beginning the 4th day of lecture, there will also be one or two MathZone problems to be done before each lecture, and there will be a MathZone review assignment before exams. MathZone problems are done online. Detailed information about MathZone will be handed out in your recitation section.

 

Quizzes: There will be a quiz each week except for exam weeks.  The date and sections to be covered will be announced in advance.  The quizzes will consist of problems very similar to the homework.

 

Policy on missed quizzes: If you miss a quiz, you will receive a 0 for your grade.  The only exception is if you have a valid excuse for missing, such as a serious illness or emergency - if so, you must inform Dr. Mortensen or your TA before the quiz, or, if this is physically impossible, then as soon as possible afterwards.  In this case, the grade for the missing quiz will be dropped and will not count toward your quiz average.  No makeup quizzes.

 

Calculator policy:  No calculators allowed on exams.  The exams will be written in such a way that they can be completed without a calculator.  You may wish to use a calculator when you are working on the homework.

 

Course grade: Your course will be determined as follows:
5% MathZone assignments
10%  Written homework assignments
10%  Quizzes
15%  Exam #1
15%  Exam #2
15%  Exam #3
30%  Final Exam               

 

The following scale describes approximately how the course grades will be assigned.  The instructor may adjust this scale slightly (for the whole class, not for individual students):
90% or above = A+, A or A-
80-89%=B+, B or B-
70-79%=C+, C or C-
60-69%=D
below 60%=F 

 

You will be able to check your quiz and exam grades at Score Reports, which is Math Department's gradebook program. This will be available beginning approximately two weeks into the semester.  Please check Score Reports regularly to make sure your grades have been correctly reported and tell me promptly about any errors.  you are responsible for keeping all of your graded homework, quizzes and exams so that any discrepancies in recorded grades can be settled.

 

Academic Integrity: From the University statement on your obligation to maintain academic integrity: "If you engage in an act of academic dishonesty, you become liable to severe disciplinary action. Such acts include cheating; falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic endeavor; helping or attempting to help others commit academic infractions; plagiarism; offering bribes, favors, or threats; academic interference; computer-related infractions; and failure to comply with research regulations."
The Student Code, Part 4,
gives
complete details of rules governing academic integrity for all students. You are responsible for knowing and abiding by these rules.

 

Disabilities: Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in this class should see Dr. Mortensen as soon as possible to make arrangements.  Any accommodation on exams must be made at least a week in advance and will require a letter from DRES.

 

Instructor, TA, Student Responsibilities
List of "Do"s and "Don't"s