Syllabus for Math 151 Sections 528-530
Spring 2009
Instructor: Jennifer Lewis .
Office: Blocker 616
Office phone: 845-7768 office hours: Tues and Thur 12-4 or by appointment
e-mail: jlewis@math.tamu.edu
My website: www.math.tamu.edu/~jlewis
Math 152 Course Home Page URL address is http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math151/
Course Description. Credit 4. This course will
cover vectors in two
dimensions, differentiation
and integration of functions of one
variable, and applications
such as work, velocity/acceleration,
optimization (max/min), and
curve sketching. The course meets 3 times per week in lecture and twice per
week in recitation. One of your recitation meetings is designed to discuss
questions over homework
or lecture. The other
recitation meets in the computer laboratory where the computer package Matlab
will be introduced. The goal of the laboratory portion of the course is to show
how problems that are too difficult to solve by hand, can be solved with the
help of the computer. The prerequisite for this course is either Math 150
(precalculus) or a good high school mathematics background that includes
algebra II, analytic geometry and trigonometry.
Texts: Calculus: Early Vectors, preliminary edition (hard back), by Stewart et al, published by Brooks/Cole. The computer laboratory will use Matlab: An Introduction with Applications by Gilat Amos.
Online Homework: Online homework is required in all math 151 classes. These online homework assignments can be accessed anytime day or night, from any computer with a connection to the internet and a Web browser. All information regarding online homework can be found at http://www.math.tamu/ehmwk
Grading. Your grade will be determined by three exams, a cumulative final exam, a laboratory grade and a homework and quiz grade. The weights of each of these are as follows.
Exam I Exam II Exam III Final Matlab Webassign and Quizzes
15% 15% 20% 25% 10% 15%
Exams I, II and III are common exams (same exam is given for
all sections of Math 151) and are administered in the evenings from
Make-ups for exams and quizzes will only be given with documented University-approved excuses (see University Regulations).
Academic Integrity Statement: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those who do." Please see the Honor Council Rules and Procedures on the web at http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.
Students with Disabilities: The American with disabilities
Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive
civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this
legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a
learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their
disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation,
please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with
Disabilities, in Room 126 of the
Copyright Information Please note that all written and web materials for this course have an implied copyright. In particular, you can xerox (or download) for your own use, but you may not reproduce them for others.
Where to get Help: My office hours are for you. You do not need an appointment to come to office hours. If you cannot come during those hours, please let me know, other times can be arranged.
Week in Review: The week in review is a 2-hour review of the week just completed. You are highly encouraged to attend. The time and place will be announced in class.
Streaming Videos: Streaming videos by Amy Austin are available at
http:// www.math.tamu.edu/~amy.austin/wirmath151.html
Help Sessions: Help sessions are question and answer sessions on a drop in basis. This schedule will be announced in class and can be found at
http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/helpsession/
A list of tutors can be found in a box on the wall outside Blocker 601.