Math
161 06 - Calculus I
(Section Q)
Professor: Ken Baker,
http://www.math.miami.edu/~kenken/
Email: k.baker@math (add on .miami.edu and put MTH161 in the
subject line)
Office: Ungar 407
Office Phone: (305) 284-2160 (don't leave voicemail, leave email
instead)
Office Hours: Mon 3pm-4pm and at other times by appointment
TA: Kyle Evans
Email: kevans@math
Lecture: Tue/Thur 12:30 PM- 1:45 PM, Dooly
Memorial Classroom Bldg (MM) 203
Discussion: Mon 12:10 PM- 1:25 PM,
Ungar Bldg (UB) 402
Syllabus: This page,
http://www.math.miami.edu/~kenken/math161-spring12.html
Text: Essential
Calculus, James
Stewart
Additional Text: Calculus
(free pdf),
Gilbert
Strang
Online Resource: MITOpenCourseWare
(This contains the additional textbook, an instructor's manual, a study
guide, and answers to odd problems, and a collection of videos)
Exams:
There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. The midterm
exams will be held during class in our classroom. The
tentative
schedule of exams is as follows:
- Exam I: Tuesday February 7
- Exam II: Tuesday March 6
- Exam III: Tuesday April 17 <---- UPDATED!
- Final: Thursday April 26 in class, or at one of these two other
times during Finals.
- Wed May 2 @11:00am in Ungar402
- Thurs May 3 @ 2:00pm in Ungar402
You will be responsible for the material covered in the lectures, the
readings, and the homework.
The date and time of the final is set by the
registrar.
If you have a conflict with any of these dates contact me as soon as
possible.
The three midterms each count 15%. The final counts 30%.
Homeworks & In-class work:
Homework will be assigned
here
and will be due at the beginning of class on
Tuesdays.
No late homework will be accepted. Your lowest two homework grades
will be dropped. Write your solutions neatly and show your
work. Staple your homework!
The homework and in-class work counts 25%.
Late Homeworks/Missed Exams:
No
late
homeworks will be accepted. Two homework grades and one quiz grade
are dropped to give leeway for unexpected occurences. A missed exam
or quiz cannot be made up unless there is either prior approval and a good
reason for the absence.
Working together:
You are strongly encouraged to work on the homeworks and study for the
exams with others. Every assignment however is to be the
product of your own work. For example, a small group of classmates
may together work out a difficult proof. When it comes time to write
up the solution, each student should write up their solution in his/her
own hand finalizing the organization of the proof independently.
Exams must be done independently.
Academic Honesty:
Each student will uphold the University of Miami
Honor
Code. As a succinct reminder, each student will write out and
sign the pledge on each exam:
-
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HONOR
PLEDGE
-
I have neither given nor
received unauthorized aid on this piece of work, and I understand
and will uphold the ideals of academic honesty as stated in the
Honor Code.
Grades:
The grades will break down as follows:
- 25% - Homework and In-class work
- 15% - Exam I
- 15% - Exam II
- 15% - Exam III
- 30% - Final
I'll also let the Final count another 15% in place of one Exam if that
works out better for you.
Course grades will follow standard cutoffs A >90, B>80, C
>70. If it is adjusted, it will be in your favor.