Bloomsburg University                                                                                                                                                        Fall 2013

Calculus 4       Math 226

Section 1, TuTh 11:00am – 12:15pm,  BCH 107

Section 2, TuTh 2:00pm – 3:15pm,  NH 207

 

Instructor:  Dr. Kevin Ferland

Email:  kferland@bloomu.edu

Web Page:  http://facstaff.bloomu.edu/kferland/     ί 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 9:50am – 11:00am

                        TTh 1:15pm – 2:00pm

or by appointment

 

Text Book: 

Thomas’ Calculus  (12th edition), by Weir and Hass, Pearson 2010.

 

 

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 at the end of each class 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.  When an assignment is to be handed in for a grade, this will be clearly announced in class. Homework (when it is collected) will be due promptly at the beginning of class.

 

Quizzes / Collected Homework:

Approximately every week there will be either an in class quiz or a homework assignment to hand in.  A quiz may be unannounced, although most often quizzes will be announced ahead of time.  There will be NO MAKEUPS since the 2 lowest grades will be dropped.  This will accommodate students who need to miss a class regardless of the reason.   Note:  After two quizzes are dropped, your overall quiz percentage will be computed and multiplied by 60 points.

 

Tests:

There will be three in-class tests, each worth 60 points. 

                Thursday, October 3.

                Thursday, November 14.

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:

Section 1: Monday, December 9, 3:30pm – 5:30pm, BCH 107.

Section 2: Thursday, December 12, 8:00am – 10:00am, NH 207.

DO NOT make plans to leave campus before this exam is over (see Makeups).  If you have a preexisting conflict, then you must see your instructor during the first week of class.

The Final Exam will be cumulative.

 

 

 

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 required.  I will keep track of all of this stuff.  Note that this component of the grade does have an impact on your grade at an amount approximately equal to two steps on the grade scale.

 

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 an 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:

Quizzes/Homework (drop 2)                             60 points (total)

                2 in-class tests                                                      120 points (total) 60 points each

                Attendance/Participation                                   20 points

                Final Exam                                                           100 points

                Total Possible                                                       300 points

 

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

                A             270 points

                A-            261

                B+           249

                B             240

                B-            231

                C+           219

                C             210

                C-            201

                D+           189

                D             180

                E             below 180

 

 

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.