MATH 241 -- Fall 2006
(*InfoSheet)
Instructor:
Heather Finotti
Office:
Ayres Hall, 303
Email:
heather@math.utk.edu
Phone: 974-4302
Instructor
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:00-10
Lecture:
MWF 10:10-11:00, Ayres 102
R 10:10-11:00, Ayres 101
MWF 11:15-12:05,
Ayres 305
R 11:15-12:05, Ayres 129
Text:
Calculus: Concepts and
Contexts (edition 3E);
James Stewart (author), Thompson Brooks/Cole, 2005.
Class
Website:
www.math.utk.edu/~heather/241Math.html
Homework: Homework will
be assigned by each Thursday and will be the focus of the
discussions on
indicated Q&A Thursdays (see class calendar). There will be
homework quizzes on Thursdays (unless otherwise indicated, see < a
href="241Homework.html"> homework page for dates) as well, covering
the assigned homework up to that point.
Exams:
(*tentative!)
Midterm 1: Friday, September 15
Midterm 2: Wednesday, October 11
Midterm 3: Wednesday,
October 8
Final
Exam:
(10:10 am Section) Friday
December 8, 10:15 am
(11:15 am Section) Tuesday
December 12, 2:45 pm
Grading
Scheme:
Quizzes -- 20%
Midterm1 -- 20%
Midterm2 -- 20%
Midterm3 -- 20%
Final -- 20%
One homework quiz will be dropped. If your final exam score is higher
than your lowest midterm score, the final exam score will replace the
lowest midterm score.
There will be 10 reading quizzes given randomly within the first half
of the semester. These reading quizzes will be 1 point each and will
count as extra credit toward your final exam score. My intention with
these reading quizzes is to help you keep up with reading the
appropriate section before coming to class (the class calendar shows which sections
will be covered in any given lecture). They will not test
understanding, but will serve to indicate whether or not you read the
section or not. Research shows that reading the text before seeing the
material presented in class can have an enormous effect on retention
and understanding.
The grading
scheme reflects my
teaching
philosophy. True learning and mastery of material is an
internal process, not something anyone can give to you or do for
you. Homework and time spent reading (and rereading) and
digesting the material is essential to knowledge of the
material. So, the homework quiz score has the same weight
as any exam.
Working in
groups on homework
sets can certainly be beneficial, however
do your final homework writeups in your own words, preferably
alone. If you attempt this and find you cannot in the end
do the sets on your own, take this not as a sign of defeat, but a mere
indication that there is still something that you need to learn in
order to really understand the material. Whether you seek help
from me, fellow classmates, or from rereading the text is up to you,
just don't give up! Often the only difference between the
students who score well and those who don't is a refusal to give up.