IMPORTANT: The administration of this course will make heavy use of Blackboard. Please check Blackboard regularly for homework assignments, grades, and general announcements!

ETIQUETTE:

If you must come to class late, please do so quietly and with an absolute minimum of disruption (e.g. do not walk right in front of your instructor or your classmates).

Use of electronic devices including, but not limited to, cellphones, PDAs, or laptops during class is very rude. All cellphones must be off or on silent mode while class is in session. If you absolutely must take or make a call, please step outside to do so.

While it is not always easy to eat regular meals when (for instance) one has 2 or 3 classes back-to-back, we ask that you refrain from eating in class if at all possible.

TEXTBOOK:

James Stewart, Single Variable Calculus Stony Brook University Edition Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2005 ISBN 0-495-08145-0.

This book is essentially the same as Stewart's Calculus: Concepts & Contexts, 3rd edition. The latter book is more expensive; the Stony Brook edition is available at the campus bookstore at a special (slightly reduced) price. Students who prefer to use a copy of Concepts & Contexts are welcome to do so; however, make sure you are using the 3rd edition, as other editions are slightly different (in partucular, homework problems might have different numbers).

GRADE BREAKDOWN:

Homework: 10% (lowest grade gets dropped)

Quizzes: 10% (lowest quiz gets dropped)

Exam 1: 25%

Exam 2: 25%

Final: 30%

IMPORTANT: There is no curving of quizzes, homework, or exams during the semester. The distribution of letter grades for the course will be determined only at the end of the semester and after all the grades are in from every section.

LIST OF COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID

Take a look at this list before submitting your homework!

QUIZZES:

Every two weeks, starting the week of February 2-February 6, a 15-minute quiz will be given at the beginning of recitation. These consist of three questions based on the homework. Each question is worth 33 points each; the remaining point is a bonus for completion.

All work must be shown; zero credit is given for answers with zero work shown, even if the answer is correct. The lowest quiz grade is dropped at the end of the semester.

HOMEWORK COLLECTION:

The assignments and their due dates will be posted on Blackboard, as well as on this page.

On days when quizzes are not given, homework is collected in recitation at the very beginning of class.

On days when quizzes are given, homework is collected immediately after the quiz.

5 points is deducted from any assignment that is submitted during class after the review of that assignment has started.

15 points are deducted from assignments that are submitted after class, but on the due date.

No assignment is accepted after its due date.

There are no exceptions to these rules. Since the lowest homework gets dropped, missing a homework or losing 15 points on it for a "valid" reason will not negatively impact your final grade if you are taking the course seriously. If you are not taking the course seriously, that one assignment is the least of your worries.

After the due date of each assignment, the fully graded problems will be specified, together with 3 other problems that should be studied in detail for the upcoming exam.

HOMEWORK GRADING:

Homework is graded out of 100. Three problems are graded for full credit at 20 points each, and the remaining 40 points are a bonus for making a solid attempt at the remaining problems. Neither leaving a blank nor writing "I don't know" counts as a solid attempt; the very least that is expected is for you to write out some relevant calculations.

3 points are deducted from that 40 for each insufficiently attempted problem. (You cannot lose more than 40 points in this way even if you omit 14 or more problems.)

As with quizzes, all work must be shown for the fully-graded problems; zero credit is given for answers with zero work shown, even if the answer is correct.

EXAMS:

There are 2 exams during the semester. The first of these will be on Wednesday, February 25th and the second will be on Monday, March 23rd. Both of them start at 8:30PM and end at 10:00PM.

The final exam will take place on Friday, May 15th, from 8:00AM to 10:30AM.

The use of calculators is not permitted on exams.

The same rules about showing work apply; zero credit is given for answers with zero work shown, even if the answer is correct.

While there are no practice exams as such, the problems that will be reviewed for the final are the problems that have been graded for homework as well as the three "other" problems on each assignment.

DSS ADVISORY:

If you have a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services at (631) 632-6748 or http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/dss/. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information go to the following website: http://www.sunysb.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities.shtml