Syllabus
In mathematics you don't
understand things. You just get used to them.
-- John von Neumann, Nobel Prize winner.
- Time and Place: MWF 12:00-12:50 at 511 Smith Hall and W 8:00-10:00 at Science 100 (Lab)
- Instructor:
Peter Saveliev (call me Peter)
- Lab: Elwyn Bellis,
Science 257, bellis@marshall.edu,
x2754
- Office: 756 Smith Hall
(under clock)
- Office Hours: M 3-5, T 3-4, W 2-5,
R 2-4, or by appointment, or any
time I am there
- Office Phone: x4639
- Home Phone: 697-7827 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
- E-mail: saveliev@marshall.edu
(put IST 131 as the subject)
- Class Web-Page:
http://saveliev.net/ist131.htm.
- Prerequisites: good
algebra skills, familiarity with some functions
- Texts:
Calculus
(third edition) by Hughes-Hallett, et al., Used Math for the First Two Years
of College Science (second edition) by Swartz
- Computer Requirements:
graphic calculator TI-83, or TI-83+, or
Hewlett Packard
48G
- Goals: understanding of
functions, the limit and the derivative, confident differentiation
- Quizzes: based on the
practice problems assigned daily, once or twice a week
- Grade Breakdown:
TOTAL=.25*LAB+.15*QUIZZES+.10*EXAM1+.10*EXAM2+.10*EXAM3+.30*FINAL
lab 25%
quizzes: 15% (1-2 quizzes may be
dropped)
3 exams: 10% each
final exam: 30%
- Letter Grades: A:
90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: <60
From the Catalogue:
Calculus, including elementary algebraic and
transcendental functions, derivatives and their applications. Applications to
the physical sciences. Credit Hours – 4. Prerequisites – IST 130
Assignment #1 (10 points):
- Go to saveliev.net, then
go to the class page, bookmark it.
- Read the Course
Policy.
- Visit my office during
the next two weeks to introduce yourself.
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