THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON



THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Department of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics

3450:221, Section 5 Calculus I: Analytic Geometry 4 credits Spring 2020

INSTRUCTOR: Dr James P (J.P.) Cossey Room: CAS 234 Ext: 8127 email: cossey@uakron.edu (email is definitely the best way to get in touch with me)

TEXT: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Eighth Edition, by James Stewart. To reduce the cost of course materials, the materials for this course are provided digitally in Brightspace, and they will be charged to you through your tuition. There is nothing additional required for you to purchase, but discounted print copies may be available to you after the add/drop period.  Please check with your bookstore staff.  By law the cost is below market value, and it is very unlikely that you will find them cheaper elsewhere.  If you choose to opt out of the program and source your materials in another format, you may do so by filling out the form provided at uakron.edu/book and taking it into the bookstore personnel.

PREREQUISITES: [3450:149 with a grade of C- or better], or Placement. You are responsible for having the appropriate prerequisite. Not having the right prerequisite may cause the withdrawal of your name from the course without refund.

CALCULATOR: The use of a calculator is NOT permitted for this course.

OFFICE HOURS TBA. If you cannot make the posted office hours, send me an email and we can try to figure out a time to meet.

TESTS: There will be three in class exams, on dates to be announced. There will also be a comprehensive final exam on Tuesday, May 5th, 7:45-9:45 AM, location TBA.

HOMEWORK AND QUIZZES: Homework and quizzes will be assigned via WebAssign – see the webassign instructional page linked on the course webpage



The assigned sections and due dates will also be posted on the course webpage. This page is important, you should bookmark it and check it frequently. Do NOT use the “communicate with instructor” feature in WebAssign, I do not check those. Regular email is the best way to contact me. (Also note, there is no Springboard page for this course.)

GRADES: Each of the one-hour tests will be worth 100 points, the final 200 points, the quizzes and homeworks will be worth a total of 100 points (after rescaling if necessary). This gives a total of 600 points for the semester. Quizzes are based on all problems assigned. The final scale will be

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