• Section information:  Section 5, class number 14956, 12:00 noon-12:50 P.M., MoTuThFr, Witmer 302
  
• Prerequisites:  (1) An appropriate score on the mathematics placement test, (2) Math 112, or (3) completion of Math 107 with a grade of C or better
• Instructor:  L. Peterson
• Phone numbers:  777-4609 (office), 795-8984 (home), 777-2881 (Mathematics office)
• E-mail address:  lawrence.peterson@und.edu
• URL:  http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/lapeters. This syllabus appears on my Web site. Use of the Web is optional. I will announce all assignments in class as well as on the Web.
• Office:  322 Witmer Hall
• Office hours:

  	Mondays:	2:00-2:50 P.M.
  	Tuesdays:	1:00-1:50 P.M.
  	Wednesdays:	2:00-2:50 P.M.
  	Thursdays:	1:00-1:50 P.M.
  	Fridays:	2:00-2:50 P.M.

  These office hours do not apply during University recesses and holidays, on Reading and Review Day (May 7, 2010), or during final exam week. It is generally better for me if you come to see me during my posted office hours rather than at other times. If necessary, we can set up an appointment.
• Course content:  Math 165 is the first semester of a three-semester sequence of calculus courses. This three-semester sequence is the standard calculus sequence for students in chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, and other disciplines that require a thorough background in calculus. Other students may be interested in this course sequence as well. Much of Math 165 will center around derivatives and integrals of functions. We will also discuss some of the practical applications of calculus.
• Essential Studies statement:  Math 165 is part of the Essential Studies program here at the University of North Dakota. In many cases, you may use Math 165 to satisfy a portion of your Essential Studies requirement for Math, Science, and Technology courses. For details, see

  http://www.und.edu/dept/registrar/EssentialStudies/ESRequirements.html

  The ability to think and reason effectively is essential in many endeavors. A critical thinker considers all available evidence with an open mind and uses appropriate techniques to analyze that evidence and reach a conclusion. In this course, you will be given the opportunity to learn some of these techniques, to recognize situations that call for their use, and to use them effectively in a variety of settings.

• Textbook:  Single Variable Calculus, by Jon Rogawski (New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2008). The bookstores may run out of copies of the textbook. They may not order any more copies unless you ask a clerk to order a copy specifically for you.
• Computers:  You may not use computers or calculators during exams or in-class quizzes, but you may need a scientific calculator for some of the homework problems or for take-home quizzes. Be sure that your calculator can compute logarithms and exponential and trigonometric functions. Graphing calculators are generally better than ordinary scientific calculators, but an ordinary scientific calculator will suffice for this course.
• Exams:  There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. The midterm exams will occur in class during regular class periods. The final exam will be comprehensive with an emphasis on the material that we cover after the third midterm.
• Absences from exams:  If you will be absent from an exam, please call me in advance.
• Homework:  I will assign homework regularly, but I will not collect it or grade it. Unless I note otherwise, all assigned homework problems will come from the "Exercises" but not from the "Preliminary Questions." A file folder in the Mathematics Learning Center (rooms 310 and 312, Witmer Hall) will contain worked out solutions to past homework problems.
• Quizzes:  We will have approximately ten quizzes. You may not make up quizzes that you miss, but I will drop your lowest two quiz scores. Most quizzes will take place in class, and I will usually not announce them in advance. These in-class quizzes will last approximately fifteen to twenty minutes. There will also be a few take-home quizzes. Two or three of the take-home quizzes may involve work in the Mathematics Computer Laboratory in Witmer Hall; I will provide detailed instructions for such take-home quizzes.
• Grading:
  • Midterm exams: 60%
  • Final exam: 30%
  • Quizzes: 10%
• Grading scale:  90% A, 80% B, 70% C, 60% D
• Study time:  Many of you may find that this is a difficult course. If possible, please spend at least two hours of study outside of class for each hour of class. If you have done all of the assigned homework, then study the book and your notes. Feel free to do extra problems in addition to those that I assign.
• Tutorial help:  You can come to see me in my office for help with questions or difficulties that you may have. Tutorial help is also available in the Mathematics Learning Center (rooms 310 and 312, Witmer Hall) and in the Student Success Center (Room 201, Memorial Union).
• Attendance policy:  Please attend all class sessions if possible. Please be respectful and considerate of the professor and of other students in the class.
• Changes to policies:  Course policies, including all policies described in this syllabus, are subject to change. I will announce any changes to the policies.
• Comments and concerns:  Let me know if you have any comments about the class. If you have emergency medical information to share with me, if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, or if you need accommodations in this course because of a disability, please make an appointment with me. If you request disability accommodations, please register with Disability Services for Students. The DSS office is located in Room 190, McCannel Hall (Telephone 777-3425, voice/TDD).

              Jan. 12  2.1                Mar.  8  Review
              Jan. 14  2.2                Mar.  9  Exam II
              Jan. 15  2.2                Mar. 11  4.5
                                          Mar. 12  4.5
              Jan. 19  2.3
              Jan. 21  2.4                Mar. 22  4.6
              Jan. 22  2.5                Mar. 23  4.6
                                          Mar. 25  4.7
              Jan. 25  2.5                Mar. 26  4.8
              Jan. 26  2.6
              Jan. 28  3.1                Mar. 29  4.8
              Jan. 29  3.1                Mar. 30  5.1
                                          Apr.  1  5.2
              Feb.  1  3.2
              Feb.  2  3.3                Apr.  6  5.2
              Feb.  4  3.3                Apr.  8  5.3
              Feb.  5  3.4                Apr.  9  5.3
              
              Feb.  8  3.5                Apr. 12  5.4
              Feb.  9  3.6                Apr. 13  5.5
              Feb. 11  Review             Apr. 15  Review
              Feb. 12  Exam I             Apr. 16  Exam III

              Feb. 16  3.7                Apr. 19  5.6
              Feb. 18  3.8                Apr. 20  5.6
              Feb. 19  3.8                Apr. 22  6.1
                                          Apr. 23  6.2
              Feb. 22  3.9
              Feb. 23  4.1                Apr. 26  6.2
              Feb. 25  4.2                Apr. 27  6.3
              Feb. 26  4.2                Apr. 29  6.3
                                          Apr. 30  6.4
              Mar.  1  4.3
              Mar.  2  4.3                May   3  6.5
              Mar.  4  4.4                May   4  6.5
              Mar.  5  4.4                May   6  Review

• Final Exam:  The final exam for my section of this course (Math 165) will occur at the following time at a location which I will announce later:

  8:00-10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 12, 2010.

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Contact Person: Larry Peterson
E-mail: lawrence.peterson@und.nodak.edu
Phone: (701) 777-4609
Date of most recent update: 7 January 2010
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