Math 113H Sections 12 and 14

Professor: David Cardon, 302 TMCB, 422-4863
Email: click here and follow instructions to see email address
Office Hours: 2:00-2:50 MWF
Section 12: 9:00-9:50 am daily
Section 14: 10:00-10:50 am daily
Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 6th edition, Volume 2 by James Stewart.

Math 113H office hours dedicated to Sections 12 and 14
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
9:00	Matt				Matt
10:00
11:00	Stasha		Stasha	Stasha	Stasha
12:00
1:00
2:00	Dr. Cardon		Dr. Cardon		Dr. Cardon
3:00
4:00		Matt		Matt
		Look for Matt and Stasha in Math Lab
		Look for Dr. Cardon in 302 TMCB
	Working in Math Lab, but not specifically for sections 12 and 14
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
1:00	Matt	Matt	Matt	Matt
2:00	Matt	Matt	Matt	Matt
3:00	Matt		Matt	Matt
	Special Math Lab Math 113 Review Sessions
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
1:00	Kevin	Kevin	Kevin	Kevin	Kevin
2:00
3:00	Steven	Steven	Steven	Steven	Steven
4:00	Brian	Brian	Brian	Brian	Brian

Course Objectives:

1. Development of general intellectual and mathematical ability, including
   1. The ability to learn complex new concepts independently.
   2. An ability to recognize and correct errors in your and others' work.
   3. An ability to write arguments and mathematical computations correctly and accurately.
   4. A mastery of basic logical reasoning and an ability to write simple proofs.
   5. The ability and confidence to attack and solve an unfamiliar problem, and the discipline to keep working on a problem until you solve it.
2. Mastery of the core topics of Math 113. Click here for the list. Basically, this is the material in chapters 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 of the text.

Preparation:  The prerequisites for this class are college algebra or precalculus (Math 110) and trigonometry (Math 111) and Calculus 1 (Math 112). If you did not have these courses here or elsewhere, or if you did poorly in those courses (C or worse), you should probably take or retake them before taking this course.

Preparation Time:  Adequately prepared students should expect to spend a minimum of three hours of work for each credit hour. This adds up to a minimum of 12 hours per week outside of class for math 113. A minimal time commitment is likely to lead to an average grade B-/C+ or lower. Much more time may be required to achieve excellence.

Reading:  We do not have enough time to cover all of the reading material in class before the homework is due. You are expected to read the book and carefully study the examples yourself before the lecture on the material.

Assignments:  Written assignments form a major component of the course. See the Assignments page.

Math Lab:  There are TAs in the Math Lab who can help you with your homework.  This is a good resource, but don't use it as a crutch. If you rely too much on the Math Lab (or anyone else) for help, you might turn in a completed homework assignment but then fail the exam.

Classroom Etiquette: During class do not permit your cell phone to ring, do not read the newspaper, do not use earphones, do not view internet pages, do not use laptop computers, do not play with your telephone or PDA, do not use electronic devices in ways unrelated to this class. This will help others to be undistracted during class.

Grading: The grading depends on assignments, quizzes, and exams as follows, but please read the paragraph about grades and the common final exam.

25%	Homework and Quizzes
50%	4 Midterm Exams
25%	Final Exam

Common Final Exam and Grades: A common final exam is given to all students in all sections of Math 113. This assists the Mathematics Department to fairly assess students' knowledge of calculus and to assign grades fairly. The percentile ranking of each student relative to all students in all sections will be computed based on the final exam scores. Using this information the Calculus Committee will compute an average grade for each section. It is department policy that the average grade for each section should match its average grade on the common final exam. No calculators, books, or notes will be permitted during the final exam. The final exam will be given on April 18  from 7-10 p.m.

Copies of final exams from previous semesters are at
http://www.math.byu.edu/undergraduate/prev_exams.php