COURSE...........Math 240, Spring 2012
MEETING..........MTW F 12:00-12:50 in Swenson 3009
REQUIRED TEXT....Calculus by James Stewart

INSTRUCTOR.......CHAD SCOTT
OFFICE...........Swenson 3021
EXTENSION........8211

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PHILOSOPHY
  (4) A first course in the fundamentals of calculus. Topics include: real 
  numbers; functions; limits; continuity; derivatives, integrals; and 
  applications. Prerequisite: acceptable score on the Mathematics Placement 
  Test or completion of MATH 115 with a grade of at least C-or equivalent.

EVALUATION
  Weekly Assignments (25%)
    Problems from the course text and given in class will be regularly 
    assigned, collected, graded and returned.
  Midterm Exams (Two of them, each worth 25%) 
    One exam will be given about 6 weeks into the course and another will 
    be given about 2 weeks before the end of the course.  The first exam 
    covers course content since the beginning of the semester.  The second 
    exam covers course content since the first exam.
  Final Exam (25%) -- date/time in current class schedule
    This exam is COMPREHENSIVE.  So, any course content from the entire 
    semester is fair game.   
  Grades
    A: 93 -     A-: 90 - 92, B+: 87 - 89, B: 83 - 86, B-: 80 - 82
    C+:77 - 79, C : 73 - 76, C-: 70 - 72, D+:67 - 69, D : 63 - 66
    D-:60 - 62, F :    - 59

LATE POLICY
  Only under TRULY EXTRAORDINARY circumstances will late work be 
  accepted or makeup exams be given!!  Proof WILL be demanded.  

  A couple of things that are NOT truly extraordinary:
  (1) Overlooking/forgetting a date.
  (2) Not advising me immediately upon discovering a problem (i.e. 
      If you know there will be a problem and I don't hear about 
      it immediately so that I can advise you, then there is NO CHANCE 
      of any accommodation)

  All assignment due dates and exam dates will be announced in class 
  at least 4 days in advance (usually a week).  It is your responsibility 
  to make note of these dates and comply.   
    
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
  Class Cancellations
    When weather conditions are dangerous, students will be informed via 
    the media about class cancellations.  Please DO NOT call public safety. 
    Phone lines need to be open for emergencies.
  Accommodation of Religious Belief
    Students' sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably 
    accommodated with respect to scheduling all examinations and other 
    academic requirements.
  Disabilities Accommodation
    Adaptations of methods, materials or testing may be made to accommodate 
    educational participation.  Students must inform their instructors at 
    the start of the semester of these needs.

  Please see the catalog and campus web site for full descriptions of these 
  policies.


SCHEDULE

  Weeks 1 and 2 (~Chapter 1)
    Introductions, review and intro to limits (the basics)
  Weeks 3-6 (~Chapter 2)
    More limits, derivative of a function, Computing derivatives for 
    several kinds of functions including trig functions and polynomials, 
    The Chain rule and implicit differentiation.  Applications as time
    permits.

***********************  Midterm Exam I.

  Weeks 7-9 (~Chapter 3)
    Several deeper facts about the derivative (e.g. Extreme value theorem, 
    mean value theorem, first derivative test) and two major applications
    (curve sketching and optimization)
  Weeks 10-12 (~Chapter 4)
    Antidifferentiation, definite integrals, their relationship 
    (e.g. the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus) and the area problem. 

***********************  Midterm Exam II.

  Weeks 13-15 (More Chapter 6)
    More applications such as calculating volumes, arc length and 
    surface area, first order differential equations and various physical 
    applications (time permitting).

***********************  Final Exam.

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