| Instructor: | Victor E. Ginting |
| Office: | Ross Hall 310 |
| E-mail: | vginting@uwyo.edu |
| Phone: | (307) 766-4018 |
| Lectures: | MTWF, 09:00AM-09:50AM, Classroom Building 142 |
| Office Hours: | MWF, 10:00AM-10:50AM and by appointment |
| Course Website: | http://www.uwyo.edu/vginting/s08m2200 |
Prerequisite: grade of C or better in MATH 1405 (Trigonometry) or MATH 1450 (Algebra and Trigonometry) or Level 5 on the Mathematics Placement Exam or Math ACT of 27 or Math SAT of 600.
Required Text: James Stewart, Calculus Concepts and Contexts, 3rd ed. You are expected to read the relevant sections of the textbook, keeping pace with the class lectures.
Grading System, Tests, Homeworks, & Lab: Your grade will be based on two midterm tests (one common and one in-class exam), homeworks, laboratory assignment, and a common final exam.
Midterm Tests and Final Exam: The common midterm test is an exam written for all sections of MATH 2200. It is scheduled for 5:30-7PM on Thursday, March 6 (location TBA). The in-class midterm test is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 2 during our usual 50-minute class. The common final exam is scheduled for 3:30-5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 6 (location TBA). In all these tests and exam, you will be permitted to use a handheld calculator and one 3"x5" index card on which you have written notes, formulas, etc. in your own handwriting. Sharing of calculators or other aids during tests and the exam is not permitted. The midterm tests will cover a specified unit of material only, but the final exam will be comprehensive.
Homeworks: I will assign some weekly homework problems that are posted in the class website along with the due date (see information above). I expect the homeworks to be collected prior to lecture on the assigned due date. Discussion with other students when doing the homeworks is allowed, but the final writings should be done independently.
Bear in mind that grades are awarded not for what you actually know, but for what you write; therefore a clear, well-organized presentation of your work is essential. In many cases this will require you to write complete sentences. Please remember that every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, and correct spelling, grammar and punctuation are required. Please write your answers neatly and if there are multiple pages, staple all of them together. No late homework will be graded.
Some of the assigned homework may be designated as WeBWorK assignments, to be submitted online, rather than as traditional handwritten pages. Details regarding such assignments will be given during the course of the semester.
Computer Lab: On four days during the semester, you will go to the Computer Lab Classroom in EN 2106 rather than our usual classroom. Tentative dates for the labs are Jan 29, Feb 5, Mar 25 and Apr 22, all of which are on Tuesday. In these labs, you will be introduced to the MAPLE software, which will supplement the lectures and facilitate your understanding of calculus. You will work either individually or in pairs (or in groups of at most 3 students if there is a shortage of available computer terminals). Each student must print out in advance, and bring to the lab, a copy of the worksheet for the designated lab, available at http://math.uwyo.edu/Courses/2200/Labs/. After the lab, each student will have one week to complete the worksheet and hand it in, to be counted toward the lab portion of their final grade. In many instances, the MAPLE software may also be used to check your homework solutions.
The relative weights of the components are given below.
| Common Midterm | In-class Midterm | Final Exam | Homeworks | Lab |
| 20% | 15% | 25% | 30% | 10% |
Gateway Exam: Our course emphasizes depth of understanding of calculus, rather than facility with handling drill-type problems. However, in order to ensure that all students achieve a minimum level of 'basic skills', each student in MATH 2200 is expected to pass a Gateway Exam focusing on pure and simple drill. This computer-based exam will be administered using WeBWorK. No calculators or help sheets may be used on this exam, and a near-perfect score is required in order to pass, with no partial credit being awarded in the case of errors. The initial Gateway Exam will be given in EN 2106 during our usual class time on Tuesday, March 25, and a limited number of additional opportunities to retake this exam will be available at subsequent times outside of class. Unlimited opportunities to practice taking the Gateway Exam are available online, and students are advised to practice before taking the exam in class. The penalty for failing to pass the Gateway Exam will be the loss of a full letter grade for the course. Information relevant the Gateway Exam and to all sections of MATH 2200 may be found at the course webpage maintained by our department: go to http://math.uwyo.edu/ and click on 'Information for Students'.
Attendance & Participation: Class attendance and participation are strongly recommended. For some borderline cases, I will use contributions on these aspects to determine the final grade.
Make-up Exams: There will be NO make-up exams for unexcused absences. Make-ups for the exams will be given only in extraordinary cases. If you are unable to attend an exam, please provide me with a university excused absence. Any necessary arrangement will need to be confirmed prior to the absence.
Math Lab: Please visit first with your instructor for help with course-related questions. If your instructor is not available, however, another resource is the Math Lab, located in the basement of Ross Hall. Here you may work individually or in small groups, and obtain some additional help with course-related questions. The Math Lab Director, David Anton, may be reached at danton@uwyo.edu or phone 766-6577.
Course Supervisor: Students facing difficulties relating to their instructor are encouraged to discuss this first of all with their course instructor. In the event that such difficulty remains unresolved, students are encouraged to bring their concerns to the MATH 2200 course supervisor, Prof. Eric Moorhouse (moorhous@uwyo.edu), Ross 216, phone 766-4394.
Disability statement: If you have a physical, learning, or psychological disability and require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible. You must register with, and provide documentation of your disability to, University Disability Support Services (UDSS) in SEO, room 330 Knight Hall.
Academic Honesty: The University of Wyoming is built upon a strong foundation of integrity, respect and trust. All members of the university community have a responsibility to be honest and the right to expect honesty from others. Any form of academic dishonesty is unacceptable to our community and will not be tolerated. Any suspected violations of standards of academic honesty should be reported to the instructor, department head, or dean. Other university regulations can be found at http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/legal/universityregulations.htm.
Goals of Math 2200 (in fulfillment of QB requirement) This course fulfills the Quantitative Reasoning 2 (QB) requirement of the University Studies Program. QB courses develop a student’s numerical, logical, geometric, algorithmic and critical thinking skills as well as their ability to integrate these ways of thinking with verbal, written and creative thinking skills. Students will demonstrate mathematical and logical skill needed to formulate, analyze and interpret quantitative arguments in a variety of settings. Calculus, one of the classical topics in mathematics, is the study of change. It is useful both in scientific fields and in applied studies from engineering to the life sciences. The primary goals of this course are to master the fundamental concepts and techniques of differential calculus in one variable, and to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills. By the end of this course, students should be able to
The instructor may make changes to the syllabus as the course proceeds. If necessary, these changes will be announced in class.