Simply put, calculus is the study of change---change in populations, change in production, change in accumulation. If the question you are asking involves change over time, then it is a calculus question.  To truly understand change, we need to witness it over smaller and smaller intervals. This is what sets calculus apart from previous mathematics courses---the introduction of infinity. It wasn't until mathematicians understood how to manage the infinite that the study of calculus really came into its own. As we approach each new topic, ask yourself these two questions "What is changing?" and "Where is infinity coming into play?"

James Stewart, Calculus Early Transcendentals 6th edition, Thompson Brooks/Cole, 2008.

Taylor Notes and Taylor Series (TN), University of Washington. 

As you are developing mathematically, I will be asking for different measures of assessment this quarter.

It is important to focus on mathematical communication (in addition to aquiring computational skills.) To this end, I will continue to assign lots of homework but will only request one or two problems to be handed in on Thursdays. Your write-up needs to be self-contained, in complete sentences, and ideally explain not only the problem and its solution, but also contain a connection or reflection on the material.

There will be almost weekly quizzes, 2 group consulting projects, 2 hour tests, and one final. Additionally, you must pass two Gateway Exams (one on differentiation and a second in integration)  acheiving a score of at least 85% on each. You will be given multiple opportunities to complete the gateways (the first one in class and the rest outside of classtime). While the gateway score will not affect your assigned grade in this course, failure to pass one gateway will decrease your final grade by 0.3 and failure to pass two gateways will decrease your final grade by 0.6. Your grade will be determined as follows:

8	Homework	10 points each	60 points
7	Quizzes	10 points each	60 points
2	Consulting Group Projects	50 points each	100 points
2	Midterm Exams	100 points each	200 points
1	Final Exam	200 points	200 points
TOTAL			620 points

Quizzes will be given in class on Tuesdays. It will be a mixture of homework quizzes and cotent quizzes from previous quarters. So either I will pose questions for you to answer that you have never seen before or you will be given a problem number from the suggested HW assignment and be asked to write the problem and solution---using only your homework solutions. Your three lowest quiz grades or homework problems will be dropped, consequently there are no make-up quizzes and late homework is not accepted.

Consulting Projects. These groups writing projects will give you the opportunity to explore calculus examples in an applied context. The purpose is twofold---to improve communication of mathematics, to understand mathematics must be collaborative, and see mathematics in action. Consulting Projects are due by 11:59 p.m. on May 2(Project 1) and May 30 (Project 2) and will be submitted online.  More details to follow.

Midterm Exams are 60 minutes in length and are scheduled for the first half of class on Thursday, April 24 and Thursday, May 22.

The Final Exam is cumulative and scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2008,800-1015, CP 108.

Inclement Weather

Call (253) 383-INFO to determine whether campus operations have been suspended. If not, but driving conditions remain problematic, call the professor's office number. This number should provide information on whether a particular class will be held or not, and/or the status of pending assignments. If the first two numbers have been contacted and the student is still unable to determine whether a class(es) will be held, or the student has a part-time instructor who does not have an office phone or contact number, call the program office number for updated information.

Teaching & Learning Center (TLC)

The Teaching & Learning Center offers academic and technical support for students at all levels of expertise - review, upper division, graduate and TA. For your writing, reading, study skills, and public speaking needs, please make an appointment online at http://moodle.tacoma.washington.edu/signup/index.shtml or visit KEY 202. For your math needs, assistance is available on a drop-in basis, Monday to Friday, hours are posted at http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/ctlt/about_us/mathhours.cfm.

Campus Safety Information

Escort Service

Safety Escorts are available Monday - Thursday 5:00pm - 10:30pm. They can be reached either through the duty officer or by dialing #300 from a campus phone.

In case of a fire alarm

Take your valuables and leave the building. Plan to return to class once the alarm has stopped. Do not return until you have received an all-clear from somebody "official," the web or email.

In case of an earthquake

DROP, COVER, and HOLD. Once the shaking stops, take your valuables and leave the building. Do not plan to return for the rest of the day. Do not return to the building until you have received an all-clear from somebody "official," the web or email.

For more information, please refer to the Emergency and Safety Plan prepared by the UWT Safety Committee: http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/safety/emergency/Emergency_plan.pdf

Incomplete

http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/front/Grading_Sys.html#I

An Incomplete is given only when the student has been in attendance and has done satisfactory work until within two weeks of the end of the quarter and has furnished proof satisfactory to the instructor that the work cannot be completed because of illness or other circumstances beyond the student's control. A written statement of the reason for the giving of the Incomplete, listing the work which the student will need to do to remove it, must be filed by the instructor with the head of the department or the dean of the college in which the course is given.

Plagiarism

A major part of your experience in the class will be reading, synthesizing, and using the knowledge and ideas of others. It is the responsibility of the faculty to help you in this process and to be certain you learn to credit the work of others upon which you draw. To plagiarize is to appropriate and to pass off, as one's own ideas, writing or works of another. Plagiarism is no less of a misconduct violation than vandalism or assault. Ignorance of proper documentation procedures is the usual cause of plagiarism. This ignorance does not excuse the act. Students are responsible for learning how and when to document and attribute resources used in preparing a written or oral presentation.

For more information, please refer to the Academic Honesty: Cheating and Plagiarism document prepared by the Committee on Academic Conduct in the College of Arts and Sciences, UW Seattle: http://depts.washington.edu/grading/issue1/honesty.htm

Student Counseling Services

To schedule an appointment with a counselor, please call the front desk in Student Affairs at 692-4501. Appointments are available as soon as the next day. We are open for appointments Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. If crisis services are needed outside of these hours, call Emergency Services at 911 (9-911 on campus). Services are currently free, with the exception of any assessment or testing fees or outside consultations that may be necessary.

For more information, please refer to the Student Counseling Center web page: http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/student_affairs/counseling/

E-mail Policy

http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/policies_procedures/E-mail_Policy.pdf

Electronic Devices

Electronic devices (including, but not limited to, cell phones, pagers, laptops, and personal digital assistants) may only be used in the classroom with the permission of the instructor. Activities that are non-relevant to the course, such as checking/ sending email, playing games, and surfing the web, are considered disruptive activities when class is in session.