Catalog Statement:
This course is meant exclusively for students who previously took Math 171.
Background and Goals: Continuation of Math 171. Topics in algebra, trigonometry
and precalculus are integrated with elementary differential calculus.
Completion of Math 217 implies completion of Math 221 and Math 114. An
essential feature of the course is the interspersing of precalculus material as
needed for calculus topics.
Alternatives: Students
can take Math 114 and Math 221 instead of Math 171 and Math 217.
Prerequisites:
Math 171.
Subsequent Courses:
After Math 217, students can enroll in second semester calculus, Math 222.
Disability:
Your success is important to me.
Reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities is a shared faculty and
student responsibility. Students are expected to inform me of their need for
instructional accommodations by the end of the third week of the semester, or
as soon as possible after a disability has been incurred or recognized. I will
work either directly with you or in coordination with the McBurney Center to
identify and provide reasonable instructional accommodations. Disability
information, including instructional accommodations as part of a student's
educational record, is confidential and protected under FERPA.
Please, let me know
about your needs.
Grades:
You will be able to achieve a total of 200 points in
this class:
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Exam
1: Thursday, February 23rd in class
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45
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Exam
2: Thursday, April 6 in class
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45
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Discussion
(Quizzes and Homeworks)
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40
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Final:
Monday, 5/8, 5:05 7:05 pm
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70
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Total
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200
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There will be two in-class midterms and one somewhat
cumulative final.
The scores will be curved. The precise curve will NOT be determined until after
the final exam. You will need to participate in the
final to pass the class. The
time and location of the final are set by the university and cannot be changed.
Do NOT make arrangements to leave town until after the final
time.
The discussion grade is the sum of the quiz grades
(3 points each) and the homework grades (1 point for each submitted homework).
Quizzes are generally on Wednesdays in discussion. There will be no make ups
for quizzes, but we will drop the lowest quiz score.
Exams:
Bring your student ID to each exam.
Calculators are very useful in practical problems, but they can compensate for
a lack of basic understanding. Therefore, calculator and other computing
devices will not be allowed on exams in this course. There will be no make ups
for exams. Please, contact your lecturer, if you have to miss an exam.
Homeworks:
Homework problems will be assigned during lecture. Solutions must be handed in
to your TA at the due date in discussion.
Making
the most of your Math class:
attend the lectures
and the discussion sections.In many years of
teaching I found that nonattendance almost always goes along with poor grades.
start working on the
homework assignments EARLY. If you cannot do a problem, ask for help. Hand in
your attempts. Consider the homework as practice for the exams.
if you need help,
don't delay. Go to see your TA or Lecturer. If you wait until
almost the end of the semester, it is too late to make a significant impact on
the grade.
Disability:
Your success is
important to me. Reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities is a
shared faculty and student responsibility. Students are expected to inform me
of their need for instructional accommodations by the end of the third week of
the semester, or as soon as possible after a disability has been incurred or
recognized. I will work either directly with you or in coordination with the
McBurney Center to identify and provide reasonable instructional
accommodations. Disability information, including instructional accommodations
as part of a student's educational record, is confidential and protected under
FERPA
.
Please, let me know about your needs.
Getting
Help:
If you are having difficulty, first talk to your TA
or Lecturer. If you cannot come to the scheduled office hours, make an
appointment to see either at a different time. Here are some other places you
can get help:
Math Tutorial Program
Please, contact, Dr Frank Rooney (320 Van Vleck) for
that in the first 3 weeks of classes.
Math
Lab:
The math Lab is is an especially good place to go if
you have a quick homework question; more detailed questions are probably better
directed to one of the TAs.
Location: B227 Van Vleck Hall (across from the
Mathematics Library)
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 3:30 - 8:30 pm, and Sunday 3:30 - 6:50 pm.
Dates: starting the second week of classes (usually), through the end of the
semester.
Cost: Free.
Private
Tutoring:
The Mathematics Department publishes a list of Mathematics graduate students who
are willing to tutor students; copies are available on the second floor of Van Vleck
Hall, next to the elevators.
Location: Varies; many tutors will meet in Van Vleck
Hall: some will meet off-campus.
Cost: Fees vary from tutor to tutor; typical costs are $20 to $30 per hour.