MA125-A Fall 2008 Home Page

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Class Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:30-3:45 Stanger 201
Professor:Dr. Eugene Quinn
  equinn1@stonehill.edu

General Information Announcements Syllabus Assignments Notes and Handouts Policies Grading


Announcements

10/28/2008 Exam2 solutions are posted.
10/23/2008
REVIEW SESSION
Jake Wood will conduct a review session in Duffy 017 at 6:30 Thursday, 10/23/08
10/10/2008
REMINDER!
Class will meet at today 1:00 in Stanger 201
9/30/2008 Solutions to Exam I are posted.
9/23/2008 Teaching assistant Jake Wood will conduct a review session for Friday's exam from
7-8 PM Wednesday, 9/24/08 in Duffy 017
9/17/2008 Additional material covering the precise definition of a limit is posted in the Notes and Handouts section.
9/05/2008 Due dates have been posted Sections 1.5 and 1.6 problems and for next week's material - see the assignments section.
Everyone was such a good sport about the problem competition that I have decided to award each team two points extra credit for each question they answered correctly (this will count towards the 200 points for homework and quizzes).
The results were:
  • Team 1 - 2 questions (4 points)
  • Team 2 - 6 questions (12 points)
  • Team 3 - 3 questions (6 points)
  • Team 4 - 1 question (2 points)
8/29/2008 Assignments covering this week's material are posted in the assignments section.
8/26/2008 Stonehill College is committed to providing all students equal access to learning opportunities. The Center for Academic Achievement is the campus office that works with students who have disabilities to provide and/or arrange reasonable accommodations. Students registered with The Center, who have a letter requesting accommodations, are encouraged to contact the instructor early in the semester. Students who have, or think they may have, a disability (e.g. psychiatric, attentional, learning, vision, hearing, physical, or systemic), are invited to contact The Center for Academic Achievement for a confidential discussion at 508-565-1208.


Assignments

Assignment NumberDate DueAssignmentComments
33Tuesday 12/9/2008Section 5.5 Problems 
32Friday 12/5/2008Section 5.4 Problems 
31Thursday 12/4/2008Section 5.3 Problems 
30Friday 11/21/2008Section 5.2 Problems 
29Thursday 11/20/2008Section 5.1 Problems 
28Friday 11/14/2008Section 4.9 Problems 
27Thursday 11/13/2008Section 4.8 Problems 
26Thursday 11/11/2008Section 4.7 Problems 
25Thursday 11/07/2008Section 4.5 Problems 
24Thursday 11/06/2008Section 4.4 Problems 
23Thursday 10/31/2008Section 4.3 Problems 
22Thursday 10/30/2008Section 4.2 Problems 
21Tuesday 10/28/2008Section 4.1 Problems 
20Thursday 10/23/2008Section 3.11 Problems 
19Tuesday 10/21/2008Section 3.9 Problems 
18Friday 10/17/2008Section 3.8 Problems 
Section 3.7 Problems 
Section 3.6 Problems 
17Thursday 10/16/2008Section 3.5 Problems 
Section 3.4 Problems 
15Friday 10/10/2008Section 3.3 Problems 
14Thursday 10/9/2008Section 3.2 Problems 
13Tuesday 10/7/2008Section 3.1 Problems 
12Friday 10/3/2008Section 2.8 Problems 
11Thursday 10/2/2008Section 2.7 Problems 
10Tuesday 9/30/2008Section 2.6 Problems 
9Thursday 9/25/2008Section 2.5 Problems 
8Thursday 9/18/2008Section 2.4 Problems 
7Tuesday 9/16/2008Section 2.3 Problems 
6Friday 9/12/2008Section 2.1 Problems 
Section 2.2 Problems 
5Thursday 9/11/2008Section 1.6 Problems 
4Tuesday 9/9/2008Section 1.5 Problems 
3Friday 9/5/2008Section 1.3 Problems 
2Thursday 9/4/2008Section 1.2 Problems 
1Thursday 9/4/2008Section 1.1 ProblemsPlease write up solutions to your assigned problems to hand in on the due date. You may collaborate with others who have the same problem as long as you are capable of doing the problem without assistance at the end. Neatness is appreciated!


MA125-A General Information


Textbook:  Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart


Notes and Handouts

DateDescription
11/14/08Newton's method spreadsheet implementation for x^5-20=0
Riemann sums maple worksheet
9/17/08Epsilon-Delta a somewhat whimsical explanation of the precise definition of a limit
Part 2 A few more examples
Part 3 Still more examples




Policies

College Policies

All policies listed in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of The Hill Book will be strictly adhered to.

These include:

Additional Instructor's Policies


Grading

Basis of Grades

Your final grade will be based on a total of 700 possible points:

ComponentPoints
3 exams (100 points each)300
cumulative final exam200
quizzes and assignments
(in class, written, and MAPLE)
200
TOTAL700

Some implications to consider:

Assignment of Letter Grades

Letter grades will be assigned according to the following table:
GradePercentage
A92
A-90
B+88
B82
B-80
C+78
C72
C-70
D60
F<60

While I reserve the right to use a curve, you should NOT expect one.

Partial Credit

In most cases, partial credit will be given.

The process of assigning partial credit is somewhat subjective, but
I will use the following guidelines for individual problems:

On a 10 point problem,

Exams will be designed so that a reasonably well-prepared student should be able to complete them without a great deal of time pressure.


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