Course Grades
Information:
The final exam grades are now posted on score reports and your course average
is also shown. This will be converted into a course grade as follows. Round off
your average to the nearest whole number. 97 is A+, 92 is A, 90 is A-, 87 is
B+, 82 is B, 80 is B-, 77 is C+, 72 is C, 70 is C-, 60 is D, below 60 is F.
University policy requires me to keep the final exams on file for a year,
but you are certainly welcome to come by my office in January and look at your
final exam.
Calculus I
Review (for final exam)
Test 3 Information
and Review Problems
Solutions
to Test 3 Review Problems (Please email me if you
find any possible errors in these solutions.)
Corrections
to #1, 4i, 6, 14 solutions
Test 2 Solutions
(yellow version). . . . . .Test 2 Solutions
(white version)
Test 2 Information
and Review Problems
Solutions
to Test 2 Review Problems (corrected as of Oct.
Test 1
Information and Review Problems
Score Reports
Office
Hours in Calendar Format Tutoring
Information MathZone
Quiz Assignments
Calendar and
Daily Announcements
Lectures (Section DL1): Mondays and
Wednesdays 1:00-1:50, 314 Altgeld Hall
Discussion Sections and Instructors: All
sections meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Section DD1 8:00-8:50am in 345 Altgeld -
Aaron Ziegler
Section DD2 9:00-10:50am in 159 Altgeld - John Maki
Section DD3 3:00-3:50pm in 140 Henry - Aaron Ziegler
Section DD4 1:00-1:50pm in 145 Altgeld - Kevin Milans
Section DD5 12:00-12:50am in 141 Altgeld - Kevin Milans
Section DD6 2:00-2:50pm in 443 Altgeld - Suil O
Section DD7 10:00-10:50pm in 145 Altgeld - Suil O
Section DD8 12:00-12:50pm in 441 Altgeld - John Lenz
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!
Office Hours - All students may attend the office hours of any
of the following:
Dr. Mortensen - 12:00-12:50 Wed., 1:30-2:30 Fri. in 247 Illini Hall
Chris Appuhn - 1:00-1:50 Tues, Thurs. in B1 Coble Hall
Kunwoo Kim - 11:00-12:00 Mon, Wed, in 230 Illini Hall
John Lenz - 12:00-1:00 Wed., 11:00-12:00 Fri. in B1 Coble Hall
Tim LeSaulnier - 10:00-11:00 Wed. in B1 Coble Hall
Patricia LeVon - 3:00-4:00 Mon. and Thurs.in B1 Coble Hall
John Maki - 4:00-5:00 Mon. in 159 Altgeld Hall
Kevin Milans - 4:00-5:00 Mon, Wed, in 223 Illini Hall
Suil O - 4:00-5:15 Mon, Fri. in B1A Coble Hall
Wojciech Samotij - 11:00-11:50 Tues, 9:00-9:50 Thurs. in B1 Coble Hall
Aaron Ziegler - 4:00-6:00 Thurs. in B1 Coble Hall (4:00-6:00 Tues. Sept. 18
only. No office hours Thurs. Sept 20.)
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 (advising@math.uiuc.edu,
313 Altgeld Hall) if you are not sure which Calculus course to take.
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". MathZone is required for the DL1 section of
this course, and will be used extensively for online homework. 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 - Monday, Sept. 24 on Sections 1.2-1.5, 2.1-2.7
Exam #2 - Monday, October 22 on Sections 2.8-3.7
Exam #3 - Monday, December 3 on Sections 3.8, 4.1-4.6, 5.1-5.3
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: Thurs. Dec. 13,
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!
ALEKS Assessment:
Every student must take the ALEKS Assessment by
September 5. You can try multiple times. One attempt is free
and additional attempts will cost $3.50. If you earn 60% or above on any
of your attempts, then you will get 100% for the ALEKS portion of the
grade. If you do not reach 60% by September 5, then you will earn
0% on the ALEKS portion of the grade and it is strongly recommended that you
switch to Math 115-Precalculus instead of Calculus I. If you have taken
ALEKS during the summer and earned over 60%, then you must still take it again
(for free) to get the 100% instead of 0% on this portion of your grade; it will
not matter what your score is this time, but why not take it seriously and get
some additional precalculus practice?
Homework: Most of the
homework will be done online, using MathZone. Information about getting
started on MathZone can be found at http://www.mhhe.com/math/mathzone/docs/MZ_Student_Quickstart.pdf.
The section code is 679-47-6BB. There will occasionally be some problems
to be done on paper. Homework counts as part of your grade. Although MathZone
requires only the final answer, I strongly encourage you to to print out the
assignment and then write out solutions to all the problems, because this is
the best (perhaps the only) way to master the material. It will also
be a good study resource for exams.
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:
10% ALEKS
assessment
10% Homework
10% Quizzes
15% Exam #1
15% Exam #2
15% Exam #3
25% 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."
Rule 33 of the Code of
Policies and Regulations Applying to All Students 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 an 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