| Semester: | Fall 2000 |
| Instructor: | Richard Hitt, Professor of Mathematics |
| Office Hours: | MWF 2:15--3:00, MW 5:30--6:00, T 1:20--2:00, and by appointment in ILB 306 (enter via ILB 325). |
| Phone: | (334) 460-6755 is a direct line into my office. If I am not in, you can leave a message on my voice mail. If you need to speak to a secretary, you should dial 460-6264 and press 0 (zero) at the voice prompt. |
| E-mail: | My electronic mail address is hitt@mathstat.usouthal.edu . This is a good way to get in touch with me. |
| Web page: | I will maintain a course web page that will contain information on class meetings and homework assignments. You can access it by starting at my web page http://www.mathstat.usouthal.edu/hitt and clicking on the course number. |
| Class Meeting: | MWF 1:25 -- 2:15 and T 12:30 -- 1:20 in ILB 405. |
| Text: | The text for the course is Calculus: Concepts and Contexts by James Stewart. |
| Coverage: | Chapters 1 (Review) through 5 (just through section 5.3). |
| Prequisite: | MA 113 (Precalculus Trigonometry), 115 (Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry) or placement (using high school background and ACT/SAT scores). If you have any question you should see the instructor. |
| Grading: | There will be three in-class tests, each counting as 20% of the course grade. The final exam (Monday, December~11, 1:00 PM -- 3:00 PM) will be cumulative, and will count as 25% of the course grade. The remaining 15% of the grade will be derived from weekly quizzes and homework/project/writing assignments. Additional information on class projects will be distributed later in the semester. There are no make-up tests or quizzes. Late homework and projects can be accepted only with a compelling hard-luck story. If you miss a test and have a valid excuse, a grade for that test will be extrapolated from the part of the final exam that covers the missed test. (Note: You cannot choose to miss a test after you have received the test in class.) Unless otherwise announced, the cut-off points for the letter grades A, B, C and D are 90%, 80%, 70% and 60%, respectively. |
| Audit: | If you are auditing the class, you will receive a grade of UA (unsatisfactory audit) if, in the judgement of the instructor, you do not consistently attend class. |
| Note: | Any student with a qualified handicap which requires accommodations should talk with the instructor after class so that arrangements can be made. A student must verify that he/she has a qualified handicap through the Special Student Services Office (460-7212). |