Math 1131
Fall 2009
  
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Text:

    Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Volume 1 by James Stewart (6th Edition), with WebAssign code.
CPS units (clickers) and Graphing calculators (TI 82, 83, 85 or 86 recommended) will be used. $15 clicker rebate coupons will be handed out in discussion classes.
Rebate coupons for the clickers were intended to be bundled with your text. You can buy Volume 1 of the Stewart text at the UConn Coop, online directly from the publilsher (with a discount), and many other places. CAUTION: Make sure you get WebAssign codes bundled with the text as they cost about $25 each semester when purchased separately. Volume 1 of Stewart is used only for Math 1131. You will need to purchase Volume 2 for Math 1132 and the multivariable volume for Math 210. We chose the single volumes as the recommended text since were able to have WebAssign codes (for one semester) bundled with each single semester text. However, you are able to purchase combined versions (a complete singe-variable version for Math 1131-1132 or one large, heavy book for 1131-1132-210) but make sure you get two or three semesters of WebAssign codes bundled with them. When bundled with the text, the first Webassign code is free and additional semesters of WebAssign codes when bundled with the text cost $10 each after the first.
The publisher has set up a special web page,   http://ichapterssites.com/ichapters/micro/?cluster_id=1756,    for UConn students to purchase a text online with the WebAssign codes bundled. You can also purchase the combined Volumes I and II with Webassign at a discount.

CPS Registration:

          Clickers will be used in the lectures beginning week 2. You must login to HuskCT by then to register your CPS transmitter.

Home work and WebAssign:

          Web Assign registration: In some sections you will need a class code from your instructor plus a WebAssign code to register online. A link to WebAssign can be found above at the top of the class web page. For other sections, you will be registered by your instructor and need to obtain you login ID and password from the instructor.

Home work: There will be home work assignments for each section of the text. Each assignment will be made available on WebAssign several days before the section is covered in class. The DUE DATE for each assignment will be set by your instructor and will generally be one week after the material is covered in class. You will get 5 attempts to answer each question. After each attempt you will be told whether your answer is correct or not. Full solutions will be available on WebAssign after the due date. If you are not able to get the correct answer after two or three attempts, we recommend that you seek help from your instructor, the Q-Center, a tutor, or another student.

Quizzes: There will be a two question quiz on each home work assignment. These quizzes will be timed assignments on WebAssign and will be due one day after the home work assignment. There may be additional quizzes in the discussion sections.

Grading:

      
Homework        WebAssign   10%    
Quizzes        SebAssign and discussion class   10%    
Clicker response        Lecture class   5%    
Projects        Discussion class   5%    
Exam 1: (October 8 at 6 PM)    Common evening exam (1-1/2 hours)       20%
Exam 2: (November 12 at 6 PM)    Common evening exam (1-1/2 hours)   20%
Final Exam: (December 18 at 1:00 PM)     Common (2 hours)   30%
Gateway Exam (Pass/Fail)     Differentiation    0% (see Note)
Note: Failure to pass the Gateway Exam will lower the course grade by one full letter grade.

  • The evening exams will be held in the rooms listed below from 6-8 pm. The dates and times are listed in PeopleSoft, but not the rooms. Common make up exams will be held from 8-10 pm on the same days as the exams. Permission from your instructor is required.
    • Rooms as listed by section
    • The gateway exam will be available in the Mathematics MacLab (MSB 203) on WebAssign beginning around October 21. There will be an open period from October 21 through November 20 during which the gateway exam may be repeated (as often as needed) in the Mac Lab. Practice versions of the gateway exam may be taken online from WebAssign. These practice versions are from the same test bank as the actual exams and will be graded online.

Gateway Exam

  • Calculators are NOT allowed.
  • Pass/fail exam.
  • Exam on WebAssign in MacLab MSB 203 through November 20.

Past Exams