Instructors: Michael D. Roy (e-mail) and Jason B. Hill
Syllabus: (pdf)
Textbook: Anton, Bivens, & Davis: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th ed. (Wiley)
This text has been repackaged (at somewhat reduced cost) specifically for this course as Single Variable Calculus: Math 1300/2300 and is available at the CU bookstore. As you might guess from the title, this text covers the material for Calculus I & II (Math 1300 and Math 2300). Supplemental materials, including Appendices F & G to the text, are available here.
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra, one year of geometry, and one-half year of trigonometry, or Math 1150.
Homework: Homework assignments and partial solutions are available here. Homework is neither collected nor graded.
Quizzes: Weekly quizzes will be given to test your mastery of computational and conceptual ideas. Computational quizzes will be given on Fridays at the beginning of class and be based on material drawn from the homework problems assigned. Conceptual quizzes will be assigned on Fridays and collected on Mondays and will be designed to test understanding of the main ideas of the sections covered.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams. The first two are tentatively scheduled for June 20th and July 6th. The lowest of your three midterm exam scores will be dropped, providing accomodation for any sort of unavoidable absence. The midterms will be held in the normal time and place where class meets. They are not cumulative.
The final exam is scheduled for August 10th and is currently scheduled to be held during the regular class time as well. The final will be cumulative.
Grading: Your grade will be computed as follows:
Quizzes: 15%
Midterm Exams: 25% each, lowest score dropped
Final Exam: 35%
Limits of Collaboration: You are free to collaborate on homework assignments. No collaboration of any type is permitted on quizzes or exams.
Honor Code: The Student Honor Code system, implemented in all schools and colleges, can be found at
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html
and
http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/
Sanctions for honor violations may include: a failing grade for a particular assignment; a failing grade for a particular course; and/or suspension for various lengths of time or permanent expulsion from the university.
The university administration has asked faculty to provide very clear, explicit and detailed instructions about what constitutes plagiarism. In this course we will adhere to the definition drafted by the CU Law School: Plagiarism is the use of any written material which is submitted in a manner which purports or suggests that it is the work and effort of the person submitting it and that it was prepared by him or her as part or all of the task of completing the assignment, but which material is in substance the work of another or is material previously prepared by the student and which was previously submitted for, and which received, academic credit of any kind and the subsequent use of such material was not, in advance, specifically authorized by the faculty member for whom the work was being done.
Classroom Behavior: The classroom behavior policy and the associated procedures adopted by the university can be found at
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html
Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from Disability Services (303-492-8671, Willard 322) and discuss specific needs with their instructors, preferably during the first two weeks of class. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Their web page can be found at
http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices
Observance of Religious Holidays: If, because of religious obligations, a student has a conflict with scheduled exams, assignments, or other required attendance, the student should notify his/her instructor preferably during the first two weeks of class. (but at least two weeks in advance of the conflict) to request special accommodation. Depending on the assignment/exam, we will either provide the opportunity for a makeup exam or an equivalent assignment, allow you to drop the exam score, or arrange for an increased flexibility in assignment due date. See
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html