INSTRUCTOR: Ionut Ciocan-Fontanine
OFFICE: Vincent Hall 450; tel. 625-7801;
EMAIL: ciocan@math.umn.edu;
URL: http://www.math.umn.edu/~ciocan/1272/1272.html
OFFICE HOURS: (tentative) WF 1:25 pm - 2:15 pm, Th
12:20 - 1:10 pm Vincent Hall 450, or by appointment.
CLASSES:
Lectures:
MWF 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm, EE/Csci
3-210
Recitations: Section 051 T Th
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm, Rapson 56
Section 052 T Th
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm, VinH 206
Section 053 T Th
3:35 pm - 4:25 pm, 1701 Univ 206
Section 054 T Th
3:35 pm - 4:25 pm, 1701 Univ 207
Section 055 T Th 3:35 pm - 4:25 pm, VinH
20
TA's: Fanhuan Zhou (051 & 054), Yun Liu (053), and Yi Shi (052 & 055) -- office hours TBA.
TEXT: J. Stewart, CALCULUS Early Transcendentals, 5th edition.
PREREQUISITES: C- in Math 1271.
QUIZZES: There will be 12 short quizzes (no quiz the first and last week of the semester, and Thanksgiving week) given on Tuesdays in the recitation sections, EXCEPT for the week of October 2-7, when the quiz will be on Thursday, Oct. 6. The 2 lowest quiz scores will be dropped. Each quiz will cover the material discussed in class during the preceding week.
HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned daily, but it will be neither collected, nor graded. A list with the assignments can be found by following the homework link in the course home page. The quizzes and midterm exams will consist of problems similar to the ones assigned as homework. If you don't do your homework on a regular basis you should expect to do poorly in the course.
GRADING POLICY: Grades will be based on
quizzes, three midterm exams, and a comprehensive final exam,
contributing as
follows:
|
|
10 quizzes |
3 midterms |
final exam |
total |
|
total points |
120 points |
330 points |
300 points |
750 |
|
|
16% |
44% (~15% each) |
40% |
100% |
The final exam is a common exam for all sections of Math 1272; it will be given on Thursday, December 15, from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. You will NOT be allowed to take the final exam at any other time. Your grade for the class will depend on how your score in the final exam compares with the scores of the students from ALL sections. However, if your cumulative score is at least 675 points (that is, 90%) you are guaranteed an A, if your score is at least 560 (~75%) you are guaranteed a B-, and if your score is at least 450 (60%) you are guaranteed a C- for the class. The final exam will have two parts, one consisting of "multiple choice" questions, and another consisting of problems that require a complete written solution. The midterms, however, will consist only of problems for which you have to write down a complete solution.
SCHEDULE OF MIDTERM EXAMS: The midterm exams will be given in your
recitation sections, according to the following schedule (subject to
change):
Exam 1 Tuesday, October 4
Exam 2 Thursday, November 3
Exam 3 Thursday, December 1
MISSED EXAMS POLICY: Missing an exam is permitted only for very serious and unavoidable extenuating circumstances, and only if you notify your instructor (not the TA) in advance. In all cases of absence from exams a written excuse is required. Otherwise you will get a score of 0 on the exam. Even if you are excused from taking a midterm exam, you will not be given a make-up. Instead, the following procedure will apply: at the end of the semester, two grades will be computed for a student who missed a midterm, and the highest of the two grades will be the one awarded for the class; the first grade will be determined by giving appropriate extra weights to the other two midterm exams, while the second grade will be determined by giving extra weight to the final exam. Except in truly exceptional situations, a student who misses the final exam will fail the course. There will be no make ups for missed quizzes.
INCOMPLETES: These will be given only in extraordinary circumstances, and are at my latitude. More precisely, I will consider giving you an incomplete if you have successfully completed all but a small portion of the work of the course and some severe, unexpected event prevents you from completing the course. This means that you must have taken at least 2 midterms and must be doing work at the C level or better. You will have to sign a contract detailing what you have to do to complete the course. I will not give you an incomplete simply because you are behind in your work; in the latter case you should try to drop the course.
S/N GRADE: If you are registered S/N, I will submit a grade of S if your letter grade is C or above, and otherwise a grade of N.
CALCULATORS: During exams and quizzes you will be allowed to use "scientific" calculators, but NOT graphing calculators. A scientific calculator is one that can calculate the values of standard functions, but cannot display the graphs of functions, or perform symbolic manipulations.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance will not be taken into account towards the final grade for this class, however it is very highly recommended. You are responsible for all material covered in class and all assignments. Experience shows that poor attendance most often results in a poor grade.
DROP DATES: The last day to drop the course without permission is October 31; if you drop the course before September 19, no mention of this course will appear on your transcripts. Otherwise, you will receive a "W" for the course.
Below are the official University grading standards. (You can also find these by following this link . )
A -- achievement that is outstanding
relative to
the level necessary to meet course requirements.
B -- achievement that is significantly
above the level
necessary to meet course requirements.
C -- achievement that meets the course
requirements in
every respect.
D -- achievement that is worthy of credit
even though
it fails to meet fully the course requirements.
S -- achievement that is satisfactory,
which is
equivalent to a C- or better (achievement required for an S is at the
discretion of the instructor but may be no lower than a C-).
F (or N) -- Represents failure (or no credit) and signifies that the
work was
either (1) completed but at a level of achievement that is not worthy
of credit
or (2) was not completed and there was no agreement between the
instructor and
the student that the student would be awarded an I (see also I)
Academic dishonesty: academic dishonesty in any portion of the academic
work
for a course shall be grounds for awarding a grade of F or N for the
entire
course.
I -- (Incomplete) Assigned at the discretion of the
instructor when, due to extraordinary circumstances, e.g.,
hospitalization, a
student is prevented from completing the work of the course on time.
Requires a written agreement between instructor and
student.
Here is the official
The