MATH 121B COURSE CONTRACT Fall 2014

MATH 121B COURSE CONTRACT Fall 2014
Course meets: In Votey 367 MWF 9:30 to 10:45 am; Thursdays from 10 am to 11:15 am in L/LA
A101.
Text: Calculus by James Stewart; Edition 7th, early transcendental; hybrid verson. published by
Brooks:Cole. You will need a version of web-assign that allows you to do the homework.
Instructor: Tony Julianelle: [email protected] : 205 Mansfield House; 656-4352.
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from noon to I pm; Thurs from 1 to 2 pm. Also by
appointment.
My home phone number is 899-2211 (before 9 pm, please). My home address is 17 High Meadows Rd.,
Underhill, Vt. 05489.The phone number for the math dept is 656-2940. The fax number is 656-2552.
Course webpage: httphttp://www.cems.uvm.edu/~ajuliane/math121.html
Grading policy:
Quizzes - 20% (I drop the lowest quiz)
Tests
- 40%
Final Exam - 30%
Homework – 10% (via web-assign)
Calendar:
Test 1 – Thursday, Sept 25
Test 2 – Thursday, October 23
Quiz 1 – Thursday, Aug 28
Quiz 2 – Thursday, Sept 11
Quiz 4 – Thursday, Nov 6
Quiz 5 – Wednesday, Nov 19
Quiz 3 – Thursday, Oct 9
Final Exam: Monday, Dec 8 from 7:30 am to 10:15 am in Votey 367.
Do not make plans to leave campus before the final exam. I will not let you take the final exam before
the scheduled time.
Attendance policy: I take attendance at the beginning of every class. You start off with
4 bonus points added to your overall average. For each unexcused absence, you lose one bonus point.
Excused absences will not cause the loss of a bonus point. Examples:
Course Average number of unexcused absences
Final Average
95
0
95 + 4 = 99
83
1
83 + 3 = 86
72
4
72 + 0 = 72
64
7
64 + 0 = 64
Academic honesty – all students are expected to abide by the university’s code of ethics and honesty.
Any student with a documented learning difference should contact me within the first week of classes
Any information will be kept confidential.
Make-ups. I generally do not give make-ups.
An exception will be made if you miss a test or a quiz due to a religious holiday or due to
an approved university activity.
Syllabus
Chapter 12 Vectors and the geometry of space
Chapter 13: Vector functions
Chapter 14: Partial derivatives
Chapter 15: Multiple Integrals
Chapter 16: Vector Calculus