Professor:
Jeff Johannes
Section 5 MTWF 1:30-2:20p
Sturges 105
Office:
South
326A
Telephone: 5403
(245-5403)
Office Hours: Monday 10:30 - 11:20a, 3:00 - 4:00p; Tuesday 11:30a - 12:30p; Wednesday
12:30 - 1:20p; Thursday 8:00 - 9:00p; and by appointment or visit.
Email Address: Johannes@Geneseo.edu
Web-page:
http://www.geneseo.edu/~johannes
Course Materials
Thomas' Calculus, Twelfth Edition by Weir and Hass
Required:
TI-89 Calculator
Additional handouts of reading,
problems, and activities will be provided
Purposes
- to develop some fluency and comfort with the techniques of
the calculus in order to use those techniques to solve routine
exercises and nonroutine problems
- to appreciate the cultural significance and consequence of
the calculus
Overview
Calculus is the culmination of high
school mathematics and the entryway to higher level
college mathematics. The discovery of the calculus was a
turning
point in the history of mathematics and society. As the
mathematics
of change, calculus is widely applicable in all fields of study that
have quantifiable change. It is for these reasons that we
will
be studying not only how to do calculus, but why calculus is done the
way it is, and why it is done at all.
Grading
Your grade in this course will be based
upon your performance on various aspects.
The weight assigned to each is designated below:
Exams:
Assignments:
(5% each, complete 10)
Exam
1
13%
Problem Sets (5)
25%
Exam
2
13%
More (2)
10%
Final
Exam 25%
Lab Writeups (3)
15%
More may include extra problem sets,
papers, or lab writeups.
Exercises
With each day of lecture, I will suggest
several exercises that are relevant for practising from that day's
lesson. I will not grade these exercises,
but will gladly discuss or look at them.
Reports
After attending a mathematics department
colloquium (or other approved mathematics presentation) you may write a
report. In your report, please explain the main point of the
presentation and include a discussion of how this presentation affected
your views on mathematics.
A
– Well written, answers the questions, and is interesting and
insightful
B
– Well written and answers the questions
C
– Well written or answers the questions (convinces
the reader that you
were there)
D
– attempted
Papers are due within a classweek of the colloquium presentation.
I will gladly look at papers before they are due to provide
comments.
Problem Sets
There will be five pairs of problem sets
distributed throughout the semester. You must complete one of
each pair. Problem sets are due
on the scheduled dates. You are encouraged to consult with me
outside of class on any questions toward completing the
homework.
You are also encouraged to work together on homework assignments, but
each must write up their own well-written solutions. A good
rule for this is it is encouraged to speak to each other about the
problem, but you should not read each other's solutions. A
violation of this policy will result in a zero for the entire
assignment and reporting to the Dean of Students for a violation of
academic integrity. I strongly
recommend reading the suggestions on working such problems before
beginning
the first set. Each question will be counted in the following
manner:
0 – missing
question or plagiarised work
1 – question copied
2 – partial question
3 – completed
question (with some solution)
4 – completed
question correctly and well-written
Each entire problem set will then be graded on a 90-80-70-60% (decile)
scale. Late items will not be accepted. Problem
sets will be returned on the following class day along with solutions
to the problems. Because solutions will
be provided, comments will be somewhat limited on individual
papers.
Please feel free to discuss any homework with me outside of class
or during review.
Laboratory Activities and Writeups
We will regularly be spending classes on activities. Activity descriptions will
be distributed in class the day before the lab. Please come
to
class prepared for the activity (i.e. complete the section labeled
"Before the Lab" if there is one), but without having completed it
before. We will not use class time to prepare. I
strongly recommend reading the suggestions on writing lab writeups
before
submitting one. Lab writeups may be turned in no more than
three
class days after the lab activity.
Exams
There will be two exams
during the semester and a final exam during finals week.
If you must miss an exam, it is necessary that you contact me
before the exam begins. Exams require that you show ability
to solve unfamiliar problems and to understand and explain mathematical
concepts clearly. The bulk of the exam questions will involve
problem solving and written explanations of mathematical
ideas. The first two exams will be an hour's worth of material
that I will allow two hours to complete. Tentatively they are
scheduled for Thursdays 7 – 9p. The final exam
will be half an exam focused on the final third of the course, and half
a cumulative exam. Exams will be graded on a scale approximately
(to be precisely determined by the content of each individual exam)
given by
100
– 80% A
79 – 60% B
59
– 40% C
39 – 20% D
below
20%
E
For your interpretive convenience, I will also give you an exam grade
converted into the decile scale.
The exams will be challenging and will require thought and creativity
(like the problems). They will not include filler questions
(like the exercises) hence the full usage of the grading scale.
Feedback
Occasionally you will be given
anonymous feedback forms. Please use them to share any
thoughts
or concerns for how the course is running. Remember, the
sooner
you tell me your concerns, the more I can do about them. I
have
also created a web-site
which accepts anonymous comments.
If we have not yet discussed this in class, please encourage me to
create a class code. This site may also be accessed via our course
page on a link entitled anonymous
feedback. Of
course, you are always welcome to approach me outside of class to
discuss these issues as well.
Social Psychology
Wrong answers are important. We as individuals
learn from mistakes, and as a class we learn from mistakes. You
may not enjoy being wrong, but it is valuable to the class as a whole -
and to you personally. We frequently will build correct answers
through a sequence of mistakes. I am more impressed with wrong
answers in class than with correct answers on paper. I may not
say this often, but it is essential and true. Think at all times
- do things for reasons. Your reasons are usually more
interesting than your choices. Be prepared to share your thoughts
and ideas. Perhaps most importantly "No, that's wrong." does not
mean that your comment is not valuable or that you need to censor
yourself. Learn from the experience, and always try again. Don't give up.
Disability Accommodations
SUNY Geneseo will make reasonable accommodations for
persons with documented physical, emotional or learning
disabilities. Students should consult with the Director in the
Office of Disability Services (Tabitha Buggie-Hunt, 105D Erwin,
tbuggieh@geneseo.edu) and their individual faculty regarding any needed
accommodations as early as possible in the semester.
Religious Holidays
It is my policy to give
students who miss class because of observance of religious
holidays the opportunity to make up missed work. You are
responsible for notifying me by January 29 of plans to observe a
holiday.
Schedule (subject to change)
January 18 introductions
19
review
21
7.1
24
Lab 15
25
7.2
26
Lab 16
28
7.3
31 Lab 10
February 1
7.5
2
7.6
4
Problem Set 1 due; Lab 17
7 8.1
8
8.2
9
8.3
11
8.4
14
8.5
15
Lab 18
16
8.6
18
8.7
21
review
22
Problem Set 2 due; review
23
review
24 XM1 (7-9p Welles 134)
25
XM discuss
28 XM discuss
March 1
10.1
2
Lab 19
4 10.2
7 Lab 20
8 10.3
9
10.4
11
Lab 21
21
10.5
22
Problem Set 3 due, 10.6
23
10.7
25
Lab 22
28
10.8
29
Lab 23
30
10.9
April 1
review
4
10.10
5
Problem Set 4 due, review
6 review
7 XM2 (7 - 9p Welles 138)
8 XM discuss
11
XM discuss
13
7.5
15
9.1
18
Population Project
19 11.1
20
11.2
22 11.3
25
Lab 24
26
11.4
27
Lab 14
29
11.5
May 2
Problem Set 5 due, review
3
review
Monday, May 9 3:30 - 6:30p
Final XM
Assignments at beginning of the semester for Calculus 222:
The most important topics to review from 221 for 222 are
differentiation and integration. While I will assume that you
know all of chapters 1-6, focus your review thoughts on Chapters 3 and 5.
Opening day exercises (remember exercises are not graded)
If you want a taste of things, here are some sample questions of review
nature to think about:
p. 176-182
p. 301-307
For Friday, February 4
Read “Suggestions to the
Students” first
required to complete at least one of two options:
Problem Set 1A
Problem Set 1B