Prerequisite: Math 1650 or equivalent

Book: Thomas' Calculus Alternate Edition by Thomas, Finney, and Weir

Professor: Neal Brand

Office:  GAB 417B
M 1:30-3:00,     T 11:30-12:30,      Th 2:00-3:30,     F 9:00-10:00 
Please use these hours to ask questions of your instructor.  At other times, your instructor will most likely be busy with other responsibilities, so do not just drop in at other times.  If you need to see your instructor at another time, make an appointment in advance.

Grading: Grades are based on three regular exams, homework, a project, and a final. The homework is worth a total of 100 points.  You will receive over 20 homework assignments, each worth 5 points, but only the best 20 assignments count.  Projects are extended homework that require much more effort and time than a regular homework assignment.  The project is worth 100 points. Each regular exam is worth 100 points and the final exam is worth 200 points.  This gives you a total of 700 possible points. To earn an A it is sufficient to make a total of 630 points, 560 for a B, 490 for a C, and 420 for a D.  In order to make a passing grade in this class, there are two other requirements.  First, you must pass the derivative exam by scoring at least 9 out of 10 on the exam.  You will be given the derivative exam once a week until you pass or the semester ends, whichever comes first.  Second, you must complete the on-line course evaluation as described below.

Course Evaluation:  The site http://evaluate.unt.edu will be open later in the semester for you to evaluate the course (dates to be announced later).  You are required to go to this web site and complete an evaluation of the course sometime during the open period.  The evaluation could take you 10 minutes or less if you just answer the multiple choice questions.  If you wish to make specific comments about the course, the book, mathlab, the instructor or anything else related to this class, you will have the opportunity to type in comments.  Although your instructor will receive a list of who completed the evaluation forms before grades are turned in, he will not receive any other information about the evaluations until after the grades are turned in.  Your instructor will receive no information that would link you to your specific answers or comments.  The mathematics department takes your course evaluation input very seriously.

Regular Exams: The regular exams will be given in class on September 27, October 25 and November 29.  The final exam is scheduled for December 12 (Wednesday) December 10 at 8:00 in the classroom.  The exam dates may change, but the final date is very unlikely to change.

Homework: Homework will be assigned from the book and possibly from handouts. The assignments will be posted on the web. You are expected to turn in neatly written homework that shows all essential work.  If the grader has trouble reading the homework, then the homework will be returned with a zero.  Please see the web site http://www.math.unt.edu/~brand/class/1710/2007Fall/homeworkexp.html for  clarification on what is expected from the grader.

Web Page: From the UNT home page follow through the links through the College of Arts and Sciences, the Mathematics Department and Neal Brand's home page to find the Math 1710 home page. You will find homework assignments, and other information concerning this class at that site. The URL is http://www.math.unt.edu/~brand/class/1710/2007Fall/1710.htm.

Attendance: It is important that you come to class in order to master the material. Consequently, you are required to attend all classes. If you have three or fewer unexcused absences, there will be no penalty other than the natural consequences of not participating in class. For each unexcused absence after the third, your semester grade will be lowered by one letter grade. An absence will be excused if you have a legitimate reason for missing class. Your illness, a death in the family, and a religious holiday are examples of legitimate excuses, while the alarm not going off is not. If you are absent and you think that your absence should be excused, please let me know as soon as possible.

Extra Credit: Do not expect to be able to do extra credit work to help your grade either before or after the final exam. There will be no extra credit for this course other than perhaps an extra problem on an exam. Please do not ask for extra credit work to help your grade. Your best bet to help your grade is to do the required work at the time it is assigned.

Disabilities: It is the responsibility of students with certified disabilities to provide the instructor with appropriate documentation from the Dean of Students Office.

Cheating: No cheating will be tolerated. Cheating includes receiving help from anyone or anything that is not specifically allowed on an exam or final. For example, calculators are not allowed on exams and using one would constitute cheating.  On the other hand, you are encouraged to work together on the regular homework assignments as long as everyone participates and no one just copies the answers. On the project, you are not to get help from any outside source except the instructor.  You will find more details regarding what is allowed on the projects when they are assigned.  Anyone caught cheating will receive an F for the course. Furthermore, a letter will be sent to the appropriate dean. I expect no cheating in this class.

Last Comment: Anything on this syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.

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