Math 1552 Section 1 Syllabus (1/10/08)
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Instructor: |
Brendan Owens |
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Office:
208 Lockett Phone: 578-1675
E-mail: owens@math.lsu.edu |
| Class webpage: | http://www.math.lsu.edu/~owens/1552 |
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Lectures: |
MTWTh 8:40 -- 9:30, 116 Lockett. |
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Textbook: |
Jon Rogawski, Calculus. |
| We will cover most of Chapters 7 and 10 through 13, and Section 14.3. | |
| Examinations: | There
will be three 60
minute midterm exams held in
class on 1/31, 3/6, and 4/10 and a final |
| exam (2
hours) on 5/5, at 5:30pm. Midterm exams will cover the material seen since the previous midterm. The final will cover the whole course. |
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Homework: |
Homework will be assigned
using the
Webwork system. Each student will have a login name (=PAWS ID) and password
(initially it's your LSUID -- change it!). Homework
questions will be available from the web page (see above) and students will
enter their answers online. Webwork homeworks will be due Tuesday and Thursday of each week -- answers must be posted by 11pm. There will be approximately 30 Webwork assignments. Your 3 lowest scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Additional suggested problems from the textbook will be posted on the webpage, but not collected. |
| Grading: | Midterm exams are worth 15% each, homework 20%, and the final exam 35% of the final grade. |
| Office hours: | Will be held in 208 Lockett, at
the following times: Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30, Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30,
Thursday 9:30 - 10:30.
You are encouraged to come and see me at these times for help with class material or homework. If these hours don't suit you, I will be happy to make an appointment to meet with you at another time. |
| Additional help: |
Is available in 39 Allen Hall,
9:30 to 5:30 MTWTh and 9:30 to 3 on Friday. |
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| Disclaimer: | Anything on this syllabus is subject to modification by the instructor. |