Math 124 (section 10) - Calculus I - Prof. Kennedy - Spring 2006

Course home page: www.math.arizona.edu/~tgk/124/

Instructor: Tom Kennedy (Professor, Mathematics)
email: tgk@math.arizona.edu (Please include 124 in the subject line)
Phone: 621-6696
Office: Math 607

Office hours will be announced in class and posted on the web.

Tutoring for this course is available in the tutoring room run by the Mathematics Department in Math East 145.

Text: Calculus, Fourth edition by Hughes-Hallet et al. Warning: There may still be copies of the third edition floating around, so be sure you get the right edition.

Calculator: A graphics calculator is an important tool that will be used in this course. Students must have a working graphing calculator for each test and the final exam. No calculator sharing is permitted during exams.

Tests: There are four tests and a final exam. In addition there will be a preliminary test that covers basic algebraic skills that are essential for success in Math 124. The tests are in class on All sections of this course take a common final exam on Monday, May 8, 2:00 - 4:00. The university policy regarding multiple finals on the same day will be strictly followed. http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/schedule061/exams/examrules.htm

Homework: Homework is the most important part of the course. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing it. Homework assignments will be posted on the web in addition to being announced in class. Selected problems from each homework will be graded. The homework is worth a total of 100 points in your course total.

Late Homework: If you cannot turn in the homework on time for a legitimate reason you should contact me. We will agree on a new due date. However, I will not grade it but simply check that you did it. This homework will not be used in computing your homework average. If you do not contact me or fail to turn it in by the agreed upon date, you will get a 0 on that homework and that 0 will be used in computing your homework average.

Homework collaboration: You may work on the homework together provided you are truly working on it together. Simply copying someone else's solutions will be considered cheating. It will also insure that you do poorly on the exams. I encourage you to ask questions about the homework in class.

Missed tests: A missed test counts as a 0 unless the following two conditions are fulfilled: 1. You have a legitimate, documented excuse. 2. You tell me before the test that you cannot take it. (My office phone has an answering machine in case I am not in the office.) No makeup exams will be given for your first missed exam. If you miss one exam with a legitimate reason, your point total (which will be out of 650) will be multiplied by 750/650. In the extremely unlikely event that you miss a second exam with a legitimate reason, a makeup exam will be given.

Attendance: You are responsible for any material covered in class and any announcements, especially homework assignments and exam info.

Grading: Each test is worth 100 points, the final is worth 200, and the preliminary test is worth 50 points. All the homework assigments together are worth 100 points. So there are 750 total possible points for the course. Grades will be no lower than the following: Dropping the course: Tuesday, Feb. 7 is the last day to drop without a grade. Tuesday, March 7 is the last day to withdraw with a grade of W. You will need to get my signature to do this. After March 7 you need your Dean's signature to drop the course and this requires extraordinary circumstances.

Incompletes: The University General Catalog says that incompletes may be awarded only at the end of the semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. It should not be awarded if the student must repeat the course. The Mathematics Department vigorously enforces this policy, as do I. A grade of I will be considered only if the following conditions are met: