Bloomsburg University                                                                                                                                                              Fall 2020

Calculus 3    Math 225

MWF 1:50pm - 2:40pm, BCH 107; Tu 12:30 – 1:45pm, BCH 107

 

Instructor:  Dr. Kevin Ferland

Email:  kferland@bloomu.edu

Web Page: http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/kferland/    ß Class web page can be accessed from here. 

Office:  Ben Franklin 225       

Phone:  389-4502, Messages can be left at the Department Office 389-4500.  However, email is better.

Office Hours: MWF 12:30pm - 1:45pm,

                        Tu 1:45pm – 3:00pm,

or by appointment.

If on Zoom https://bloomu.zoom.us/j/555612016

 

Text Book: 

Calculus: Early Transcendentals  (3rd edition), by Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, and Schulz, Pearson © 2019.

 

Calculator:

The graphical calculator TI-89 is required for this course. You are encouraged to use a calculator to do your homework when appropriate.  Some of the homework problems may even be best done with a calculator.  In fact, a graphing calculator is a valuable tool with which you should familiarize yourself.  However, always be aware of the times that you do use your calculator, since you may sometimes be required to show your work on tests and quizzes given in class.  In some cases, hand computations and exact answers (not decimal approximations) may be required. 

 

Homework:

The practice of doing homework is perhaps the most important aspect of your learning the material for this course.  Keeping up with the daily homework assignments will enable you to best understand the ideas presented in class.  It will also enable you to filter out those questions that give you the greatest difficulty and that need to be discussed in class.  Some time each week will be devoted to answering homework questions. You should read each section before it is discussed in class.  This will allow you to get the greatest benefit from class time, rather than merely taking dictation.  Homework will always be assigned for your benefit, and it is important that you do it. 

 

Tests:

There will be three in-class tests, each worth 50 points. 

                Wednesday, September 9.

Wednesday, October 14.

Tuesday, November 17.

You will need to be well prepared for each test.  If you have kept up with doing and understanding your daily homework, then studying for the test should not be difficult. Each test will be written under the assumption that you have practiced many problems of a similar type and can therefore work efficiently during the test.  Your ability to do problems in a timely manner could affect your test score.  The tests will not be curved.

 

Final Exam:

Friday, November 20, 1:50pm – 3:20pm, BCH 107

The Final Exam will be cumulative.  Do not make plans to leave campus before this exam is over.  If you have a preexisting conflict, then you must see your instructor during the first week of class.  Unless the final exam is missed due to a sudden emergency and the instructor is informed immediately, a missed final exam counts as zero.

 

Attendance / Participation:

You are required to attend every class and to be on time.  You are responsible for everything that goes on in class, and success in this class cannot be expected without regular attendance.  Regular participation in class by asking and/or responding to questions is also encouraged.

 

Makeups:

There will be no makeup tests given.  If you must miss a test for a legitimate reason, be sure to contact the instructor before the test with verification of the cause of your absence.  If that is not possible, you must contact the instructor at the earliest opportunity. In the case of a documented and excused absence, the missing grade will be made up from the corresponding part of the final exam.  In all other cases the missed exam counts as a zero.

 

Grading Policy:

                Test 1                                                                     50 points

                Test 2                                                                     50 points

                Test 3                                                                     50 points

                Final Exam                                                           100 points

                Total Possible                                                       250 points

 

                The minimum number of points required for each letter grade is as follows:

                A             225 points

                A-            220

                B+           208

                B             200

                B-            195

                C+           183

                C             175

                C-            170

                D+           158

                D             150

                E             below 150

 

Academic Honesty:

All cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Chair of the Mathematics Department.  There will be no tolerance for cheating.

 

Students with Disabilities:

Any student who may need special consideration because of any sort of disability should make an appointment to see the instructor as soon as possible.