Math 0240

Student Guidelines and Syllabus

About the course

This is the third in a sequence of three calculus courses for science and engineering students. The goal is to prepare you to make use of calculus as a practical problem-solving tool.

Prerequisite

Math 0230 or equivalent, with a grade of C or better.

Text

The text for this course is James Stewart, Essential Calculus, Early Transcendentals, second edition.

Recitations

Twice a week you will meet with your TA to go over problems related to the material covered the previous week.

Homework

All graded homework will be done online, using the LON CAPA system. In addition, you will be provided with a list of practice problems to do, even though they will not be handed in and graded. Quiz and exam problems will sometimes be modeled on these practice problems.

Grades

Your course grade will be determined as follows:

Final Exam

The final exam will be held during class time on both April 24 and April 26. Calculators will not be permitted.

Exam Dates

The two midterm exams will be held on February 20 and April 3.

Materials

In addition to the textbook, you will need at least a scientific calculator. Any calculator with logarithms, exponentials, and trigonometric functions will do. Programmability is desirable but not essential. A graphing calculator, such as the TI83 or TI86, is better still.

Getting Help

Tutoring

Walk in tutoring is available in the Calculus/Engineering Lab and in the Math Assistance Center (MAC) on the second floor of the O'Hara Student Center. Tutoring hours will be posted outside the lab and the MAC, as well as on the web at http://calculus.math.pitt.edu.

Office Hours

I will hold office hours Monday 4-5pm and Wednesday 5-6pm.

Disability Resource Services

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the Office of Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union (412) 624-7890 as early as possible in the term.

Academic Integrity

Cheating/plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students suspected of violating the University of Pittsburgh Policy on Academic Integrity will incur a minimum sanction of a zero score for the quiz, exam or paper in question. Additional sanctions may be imposed, depending on the severity of the infraction.