SYLLABUS


MATH 151.03 Calculus I Spring 2016



Instructor: Ivan C. Sterling, 177 SH, cell 240-431-8185, isterling@smcm.edu.


Office Hours: TBA


Book: Active Calculus, Matt Boelkins. Bound copy available for about $45 at SMCM Bookstore. PDF version available at faculty.smcm.edu/isterling


Course Outline: Selected Sections from Chapters 1-5


Tests: There will be four exams (worth 80% of your course grade, 20% each). One of the four exams will be the non-comprehensive final. The exam problems will be the same or similar to those in the homework and the examples worked in class.


Dates-Times for the exams:

Tuesdays 6-7:50: 2/9 3/8 4/5

Final W 12/16 9-11:15am


Homework: Homework will be part of your grade (worth 20%). Regular homework will be collected at the beginning of class on the day its due. Late homework will not be accepted. After it is collected some of the homework problems will be selected for the TA to grade. There will also be WeBWork homework. WeBWork homework will be explained in class. The link is http://webwork.math.smcm.edu/webwork2 , our class is 151.03, your username is the name part of your smcm email address, your initial password is your student id.


Class Grading (roughly): 90-100% A,A-; 80-90% B+,B,B-; 70-80% C+,C,C; 60-70% D+,D,D-; 0-60% F;


Teaching Assistant: Peekay Than, ntthan@smcm.edu , 240-328-4777, OH TBA.


Review Sessions: Required! Tuesdays SH132 6:00-7:50