Course Information

• Instructor: Bruce Peckham, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
• Office: 104 Solon Campus Center, 726-6188
• Email: bpeckham@d.umn.edu
• Instructor Homepage: http://www.d.umn.edu/~bpeckham
• Course Homepage: http://www.d.umn.edu/~bpeckham/1596/F2008/
• Office Hours (tentative): M 2-2:50, T 1-1:50, W 2-2:50, Th 9:30-10:30, F 10-10:50, or by appointment
  
• Class Meetings: 11-11:50 M-F in Chem 251
• Texts:
  • Required: Calculus - Early Trancendentals (special UMD edition with Enhanced WebAssign), by James Stewart, 6th edition. If purchasing elsewhere than at UMD bookstore, purchase Calculus Early Trancendentals, 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0495011668 AND a $25 semester Access Code from the WebAssign website.
• Prerequisites: Math 1250 or 3 1/2 years of high school mathematics AND recommendation by advisor or instructor.
• Comparison to Math 1296 ("regular" Calculus I): Honors Calculus I will cover the same topics as Math 1296, but with more rigor and more depth. More challenging (interesting) HW will be assigned. For high-ability students with excellent preparation and curiosity about mathematics. NOTE: Large lecture sections of Math 1296 will use clickers, but we will not use them. Math 1296 will not use WebAssign, but we will.

• General policy statement: Lectures, discussion sections, material in the text, tests, quizzes and homeworks are all intended to complement each other. No one is a replacement for any of the others. You are, in general, expected to learn material which is covered via any of these sources.
• Homework: Homework will be assigned weekly and posted on the course home page. There will usually be an online HW set and a written HW set due each week. Unless otherwise indicated, homework on sections covered in lecture is expected to be completed before the next lecture. All work should be shown for homework handed in. Adhere to the ``Minimum Standard Requirements For Mathematics and Statistics Homework/Lab Assignments.'' You are encouraged to look at and/or try problems other than those assigned, as well. It is often instructive to read the problems at the end of each section and think about how you would solve them, even if you don't actually attempt to solve them.
• Quizzes: Quizzes will be given approximately once each week. Dates will be announce in advance.
• Keeping track of due dates: It is the student's responsibility to keep track of all exam, quiz, and HW due dates. Due dates will be kept on the course homepage and announced by the Instructor in class or by email via the class alias. Students are responsible for checking their email at least once between every class. They should also check the course homepage for changes in assignments and due dates. I will typically send an email whenever material on the Course home page has been updated.
• Missed Exams or Quizzes: Missed quizzes or exams will be assigned a zero score unless you provide a valid written, signed (by a Doctor, for example) excuse for your absence; unless it is not possible to do so, you must inform your intructor ahead of time. Arrangements for a makeup should be made as soon as you know you will miss. If you miss an exam or quiz, contact the Instructor immediately. Do not wait for the next class. You can leave the Instructor a message 24 hours a day by phone or email. Oversleeping, poor preparation, slight colds, and cold weather are not valid excuses.
• Late HW: Unexcused (without a Doctor's note, for example) late HW assignments will be counted for half credit up to one week late. More than one week late will receive no credit.
• Cheating: There is no excuse for cheating. There will be no tolerance of cheating. Exams and quizzes are to be done on your own, without the help of unapproved notes, calculators (see below), and other people. Students cheating on any exam or quiz will be assigned a score of zero on that assignment as well as facing disciplinary action. Students are encouraged to study and work on homework assignments together, but each student should write up his or her own solutions in his or her own words. Copying homework solutions from solution manuals or from other students is expressly forbidden. Student solution manuals should be used only after a solution has been seriously attempted, or better, completed.
• Student Academic Integrity Policy. Academic dishonesty tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found at www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/integrity.. This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat offenders."
• Student Classroom Conduct. The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code (www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/code.). Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities."

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  Calculators

  As a general policy, technology is encouraged for tasks that the student completely understands, but would require more time to perform by hand. In the context of Calculus, this means that calculators are encouraged for algebraic manipulation and graphing, but not for "symbolic manipulation." That is, since you are learning how to differentiate and integrate in Calculus, calculators should not be used for these tasks, except to check answers for work already done by hand. In order to be able to test these symbolic skills fairly for the whole class, Calculators which perform symbolic manipulation, such as the TI-89, will not be allowed on exams. Scientific and graphing calculators will be allowed, but exams and quizzes will be written to minimize the benefit of having a calculator. See the department policy at the department calculator link.

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  Liberal Education Statement

  This course satisfies the UMD Liberal Education requirement for Category Two: Math, Logic, and Critical Thinking. The Calculus is a universal mathematical tool that is used in many diverse areas including business, economics, boilogy, geology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Whenever measured quantities change with respect to time, or other variables, calculus is probably involved. By the end of the term, the successful student will understand the important role that calculus plays in modeling real-world phenomena and how to apply calculus to problems in his/her discipline. Business, economics, biology, geology, chemistry, physics, engineering and numerous other disciplines make heavy use of calculus.

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  Disabilities

  Please inform me of any disabilities of which I should be aware in order to provide for equitable participation.

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  Tutoring

  Help is usually available M-F at the Tutoring Center in Solon Campus Center (SCC) 40. See http://www.d.umn.edu/tutoring/sched/mathsched.htm for schedules.

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Copyright 2008 Bruce Peckham.