Math 1572H, Honors Calculus II, Spring 2006
All of the information about the lecture and most of the information
about the discussion sections can be found at Professor Miller's
Some information pertaining to the discussion sections is repeated below.
Office Hours (in Vincent 505)
- Mondays: 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Tuesdays: 11:15am - 12:15pm
- Thursdays: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Changes in February
Quizzes
There will be a quiz every Thursday at the beginning of recitation, with some exceptions*. The quiz will take approximately 15 minutes. If you are late to class, then you will have less time to do the quiz. There will be 10 quizzes this semester, with the lowest quiz grade dropped. No makeup quizzes will be offered, even for "good" excuses. The 9 quizzes (10 minus 1 dropped score) will count for 9% of the total course grade. Unless otherwise noted beforehand, any type of calculator will be allowed to do quiz work. Quiz problems may be taken from the homework set. Quiz solutions will be posted on the course website.
*The weeks when there will be no quiz are weeks 1, 5, 10, 14, and 15. These are the weeks of the midterm exams, final exam, and the first week of class.
Homework
Homework will be due every Thursday at the beginning of class. Only the starred problems on the assignment guide should be turned in. Since relatively few of the homework problems will be turned in, I expect that some care be taken in the presentation of the homework. Please see the section labeled "expectations of written work". There will be 13 regular homework assignments, the first of which is due in week 2. The lowest homework grade will be dropped. In addition, there will be a "bonus" homework assignment, which will be due in week 15. Since this is a short assignment (only 3 starred problems), any points accumulated in this assignment will simply be added to your homework score. The 12 homeworks which count, plus the bonus homework, will comprise 9% of the course grade. Since the schedule of assignments and coverage is likely to change, I reserve the right to change this homework policy as is appropriate, provided I give plenty of notice and obtain the consent of the class.
Late homework will not be accepted without prior consent of the TA. If you must miss a Thursday discussion for some reason, you must turn in the homework before the time it is due. You will receive no assistance privately from the TA on the starred problems. That is, I will not talk about the starred problems with you in office hours; I will instead work on a similar problem. I may work on starred problems in class (so everyone has equal access), but I would rather elect to work on similar problems. You are encouraged to work with your classmates on all of the homework problems, but every student must write up their own final draft of the assignment. Answers to un-starred, even-numbered problems will be posted on the course website by either the TA or the professor.
Expectations of Written Work
In a number of cases in the homework problems and the questions in the exams you will not get full credit if you simply write down the correct answer. To get full credit you will need to write an explanation of how you got your answer. Where explanations need to be given, these should be written out in sentences, i.e. with verbs, capital letters at the beginning, periods at the end, etc. and not in an abbreviated form. You are encouraged to form study groups. However everything to be handed in must be written up in your own words. If two students hand in identical assignments, they will both receive no credit.
We expect homework to be legible and to follow professional standards. In addition to the expectations above we expect the following:
- You should use a stapler to attach the papers (i.e., do not use paper clips and do not curl the paper from the corner.)
- You should leave margins and space between problems. Neatness and logical organization is required.
- Your name and section number should be clearly legible on the top of the front page of each homework assignment and quiz.
