Fall 1999 Homepage for Math 125, Section 8
Calculus I

Instructor: Professor David Lomen
Office: MATH 602
Phone: 621-6868
Email: lomen@math.arizona.edu (Please include ``Math 125'' in the subject heading.)

The Menu

• Description and Prerequisites
• Text and Other Resources
• Office Hours
• Tutoring
• Exams
• Homework
• Notebook
• Grading
• Bulletin Board
• Calculator Programs
• Review Handouts
• Attendance and Withdrawal

Office Hours

• Regular Office Hours:
  • Mondays, 4:00pm - 4:50am in MATH 602;
  • Wednesdays, 10:00am - 10:50am in MTL 123;
  • Fridays, 1:00pm - 1:50pm in MATH 602.
  These apply throughout the term except on holidays and times when I am traveling.

• Office Hours by Appointment:
  Anytime the above hours do not fit your schedule, please feel free to make an appointment. This is easiest to do either by phone (621-6868) or by email (lomen@math.arizona.edu) . Please use "Math 125 appointment" in the subject heading of any such message.

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Exams

There will be three in-class exams and a two-hour final exam. These exams are tentatively scheduled as follows.

• In-Class Exams:
  • Friday, 3 September
  • Wednesday, 13 October
  • Friday, 5 November

• Final Exam:
  • Monday, 13 December 5:00pm - 7:00pm in a room TBA

The three in-class exams will be worth 100 points each. Make-up exams are rarely given.

The two-hour Final Exam will be worth 200 points; it will be based on the entire course but will emphasize later material not covered on previous exams. It will be common for all Math 125 sections, but will not be the same as the Math 124 common final.

If you miss the Final Exam, and if by the next day you present a legitimate, well-documented excuse showing that for reasons beyond your control it was absolutely impossible for you to take the Final Exam, and if you have a passing grade at the time of the Final Exam, then you will receive a grade of ``I'' for the course. In all other cases a score of zero will be assigned for the Final Exam and your course grade evaluated accordingly.

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Homework

Homework will be assigned regularly. Selected homework will be graded and a total score equivalent to one test, 100 points, will be assigned. Homework is an essential component of the course. Students are encouraged to work together on homework. A seating chart will be distributed with students names, telephone numbers, and type of calculator. Of course, simply copying another's homework is not an effective way to learn the material. Some homework will be done in groups outside of class.

When and Where to Turn in Your Homework. Each Homework assignment should be turned in no later than its due date by either:

• giving it to me immediately after class,
• placing it in the ``homework tray'' outside the window of the Math office (MATH 108) before 4:45pm (after which time the tray disappears),
• slipping it under my office door (MATH 602) before 5:00pm.

How Each Homework Should Look. Your homework should be neat and legible. You should give the number of each problem attempted and the work for each problem should be indicated clearly. (There should be no arrows running around or between pages!) The reasoning behind each answer should be given. Your answers should be presented in the order that the problems are assigned. If you use more than one sheet of paper, they should be stapled together. The top of the first page should include: your name, our course and section number, my name, and the date the assignment is due.

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Notebook

Each student will keep a loose leaf notebook containing special handouts, homework, quizzes, essays, T/F questions, and projects. One section will be devoted to your chapter summaries containing definitions, theorems, and results. The notebook will be explained more fully in class. 100 points toward the final point total will be for this notebook.

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Grading

Your course grade will be based on the total number of points is obtained by adding your notebook and final exam scores to the best three scores from your homework and three in-class exams. The maximum total score possible for the course is 600 points. The point cutoffs for course grades will be:

540 points (90%) for a grade of ``A'';
480 points (80%) for a grade of ``B'';
420 points (70%) for a grade of ``C'';
360 points (60%) for a grade of ``D''.

The course grade of ``I'' will be awarded only if all the following conditions are met:

1. You have completed all but a small portion of the required work.
2. You have an average grade of ``D'' or better on the work completed.
3. You have a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
4. You agree to make up the material within a short period of time.
5. You ask for the incomplete no later than the day after the final exam.

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Bulletin Board

I will use the Bulletin Board to post the homework assignments and other announcements. It also provides a place for students in Math 125-8 to contact each other and to exchange ideas.

WARNING: Notices on the Bulletin Board do not necessarily reflect course policy, and might be misleading or even erroneous. When in doubt, check with me. Old notices will be automatically removed from the Bulletin Board.

• To read the archive of notices posted on the bulletin board, simply click here.

• To post a notice on the bulletin board, simply e-mail it to math125-8@majordomo.math.arizona.edu . To be of any use, messages should contain your name and e-mail address (or some other means of contact).

• To subscribe to the mailing list for this bulletin board, simply click here and fill out the form. Upon subscribing you will subsequently receive an e-mail copy of everything as it is posted on the Bulletin Board.

If the Bulletin Board is to be maintained and available for student use, everyone must use good judgement about what they post. Here are some guidelines.

Good Things to Post:	Requests for study partners.
	Plans for a study session.
	Requests for help on a homework problem.
	Recommendations of helpful resources.
	Brief messages (single short paragraphs).
Things Not to Post:	Any kind of personal remark or information.
	Notices containing language that is in poor taste.
	What you believe is the answer to a homework problem.
	Any large amount of material.
	Material that is not directly related to Math 125-8 .

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