Mathematics 2210
Summer 2006
Instructor: Kelly A. MacArthur
Class Time and Place:12:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in JWB335
Office Hours: MTWHF 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. or by appointment.
Office Location: JWB226
Office Phone Number: 581-6443
E-mail address: macarthur@math.utah.edu
website: http://www.math.utah.edu/~macarthu
Text: Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 8th edition,
by Varberg, Purcell and Rigdon.
**You will also need my class notes which you can purchase at the Copy Center
in the Union building.
Prerequisite: At least a C grade in Math1220 (Calculus 2).
Tutoring Lab: T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center
(adjacent to JWB and LCB), Room 155
M - Th 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
F 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
(closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
They are also offering group tutoring sessions. If you're interested,
inquire at the Tutoring Lab.
Private Tutoring: University Tutoring Services, 330 SSB (they offer inexpensive
tutoring). There is also a list of tutors at the Math Department office in JWB233.
Computer Lab: in T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Student Center, Room 155C.
M – Th 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
F 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Link to computer lab is http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/lab.html
Grading: The grades will be calculated as follows:
Daily Quizzes 20%
Midterm 20%
Midterm 20%
Midterm 10%
Final Exam 30%
(Note: There will be 3 midterms. Your lowest midterm score will count for 10%
of your grade and your top two midterm scores will each count for 20% of your
final grade.)
Homework:
There are homework problems assigned for each day. You can access that list of
problems at
http://www.math.utah.edu/~macarthu/summer2006/Math2210/homework.html
It is important to do the homework problems even though I will not collect the
homework. If you don't do the homework for practice, it is highly unlikely that
you will pass the daily quizzes and exams. Practice makes perfect...or at least
it makes you head in the direction of perfect. :) Observing someone else do the
problems is VERY different from working the problems yourself!!
Quizzes: There will be a total of 12 quizzes. Basically, there will be a 15-minute
quiz every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with the exception
of the first day of class and the Pioneer Day holiday (since we don't have class).
The daily quiz will cover the material presented the previous day in class. Quiz
questions will be taken from text examples, lecture examples or assigned
problems. I will drop your lowest two quiz scores.
Midterms: There will be a one-hour midterm exam every Friday for the first
three weeks of class. I will announce in class every Thursday exactly which
sections will be covered on the midterm.
Final Exam: The final exam for this class is comprehensive and it will occur
on the last day of class. It will take about two hours and will cover all the material
covered in the class with an emphasis on the last week's assignments.
Calculators: You may find it helpful to have a graphing calculator. I do
not have any preference regarding which calculator would be most useful, so
you're welcome to choose for yourself. I will allow calculators on some quizzes
and exams and not on others, depending on the material and whether or not I
think a calculator is necessary. This will be discussed more in class with
each quiz and test.
Other Policies: Due to experience, I have decided to make some additional
policies regarding my classroom administration and grading.
- There will be no retakes of exams…ever. Your score is what you get.
- There will be no make-up exams.
- I will demand respectful behavior in my classroom. Examples of disrespect
include reading a newspaper or magazine in class, social chatting with your
friend in class, text-messaging your buddies during class or cuddling with
your girl/boyfriend in class. If you choose to be disrespectful during my
class, I can guarantee I will take action to terminate your disruptive
behavior in whichever way I see fit.
- There will be no cursing nor negative ranting (for example, “math sucks”)
on any written work turned in. The penalty for such things on your written
work will be a zero score on that assignment or test!
- If you have crisis-level extenuating circumstances which require
flexibility with these policies, it is completely your responsibility to
communicate with me as soon as possible. The longer you wait to
communicate with me, the less I can do to help. I reserve the right to
make exceptions to my policies based on individual needs and timeliness
of your communication.