Course Description

Math 171 is a continuation of the study of single variable calculus. Placement by the math department or a passing grade in Math 141 or in Math 170 is prerequisite for enrollment in this course. If you have not met this prerequisite, you must talk to me for approval to take this course. The primary focus of study in Math 171 is on integration techniques and applications. A large segment of the course is also dedicated to the definition and analysis of infinite series. We begin with a chapter on logarithms and exponential functions treated from a calculus point of view.

Lectures

Section	Meeting Time	Meeting Place
A	MWF 11:30 - 12:30	Olin 128
B	MWF 12:40 - 1:40	Olin 123

Professor

My name is John Wilson. My office is Olin 118 and my telephone number is 238 - 5409. I am available for help or conversations almost any time I am in my office. If you want to be more formal you may set up an appointment to meet with me. My official office hours this term are 1:45-3:00on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 9:30-11:30 on Tuesday and Thursday. Please do not hesitate to contact me anytime via e-mail at john.wilson@centre.edu.

Textbook

Our textbook is Calculus, 8th Edition, written by Roland Larson, Robert Hostetler & Bruce Edwards and published by Houghton Mifflin.

Your grade in this course will be based on your performance on three midterm exams worth 60% of your total grade and a cumulative final exam worth 25%. The remaining 15% of your grade will be based on class participation & "Just the Facts" quizzes (5%), homework(5%), and a project(5%). Homework problems will not be accepted late without an official excuse. Students will be allowed to drop 5 homework grades during the term. Facts quizzes will be given at the beginning of most classes. Since these quizzes are part of the class participation grade they will not be made up if a student is late for class or misses a class for any reason (excused or unexcused). There will be more than enough opportunities to accumulate a perfect score on the class participation aspect of the course.

My typical grading scale for this course is 90's - A's, 80's - B's, 60's and 70's are C's, 50's are D's and below 50 is a U.

Class Participation

Anyone who is obviously not paying attention or is disruptive in any way in my class will be warned. If the behavior continues the student will be asked to leave. (For example you should not use class time to take a nap, read the paper or do your chemistry homework.) Please make sure your cell phones are off during the class.

Homework Policy

It is very important for students to practice writing out the solutions to problems on a regular basis. I have chosen between 10 and 20 problems from each section to do for homework. You may discuss these problems with others in your class or with help session workers or with me but you must write up the problems on your own. On the written work that you turn in you must give credit to anyone who has helped you. Problems are to be written up neatly and turned in at the start of class. Homework problems will not be accepted late without an official excuse.. If you must miss class, you should try to send your homework with a classmate. You are allowed to drop 3 homework assignments during the term. To receive credit for the homework, your paper should have your name, date, section number in the book and page number. Each problem should be numbered and written on the page. Sufficient supporting work must be included. You should check answers in the back of the book but you will not receive any credit for simply copying the answers out of the book onto your page. Your grade will be determined by the amount of work attempted and the correctness of a few problems I choose to look at carefully. You should expect to spend between one and three hours on each homework assignment.

Study Sessions

Calculators and Computers

Each student should have access to a graphing calculator in this class. Appropriate use of calculators is allowed and is sometimes required on exams in this course. The math department owns TI-83 plus calculators that you will use on exams. You will not be able to use your own personal calculators on exams.

The computer algebra system Maple is available on lab machines on campus. We will be having some assignments teaching you to use this software.

Although calculators and computers are wonderful tools, proficiency in their use is no replacement for genuine understanding of the concepts of calculus. The homework problems are intended to increase your understanding of the material and judicious use of these tools may be appropriate.

Academic Honesty

Collaboration on homework is encouraged (and expected), but to gain the full benefit of the assigned homework you should first study the book and notes and try some problems independently. When you do get together with a study group it should not simply be a swap and copy session. A study session should be a time of exchanging ideas not papers. You should not be leaving a study group or a help session with your homework ready to be turned in. Write up your solution sets by yourself. On the homework you turn in you should indicate which students you helped and from whom you received help in doing the problems

Disabilities

1. Centre is committed to making its programs accessible to students with disabilities.

2. In the higher education setting, it is the student's responsibility to inform the College of any disabilities for which he or she seeks accommodation.

3. The College has designated Mary Gulley, a member of the Academic Affairs staff in Old Centre, as the beginning point of this process. She is charged with reviewing all documentation of disabilities and with coordinating any accommodations offered to students.

4. A faculty member will likely not know of a student's disability unless the student or Mary Gulley( in her role as coordinator) discloses the disability.

5. If you wish to seek any accommodations for disabilities, you must initiate the process right away, for relief cannot always be granted at the last minute and will not be granted after the fact.