Syllabus

• Time and Place: MW 5:00-5:50, TR 5:00-6:15 at SH 509 
• Instructor: Peter Saveliev (call me Peter)
• Office: 741A Smith Hall
• Office Hours: TR 3-5, or by appointment 
• Office Phone: x4639
• Home Phone: 697-7827 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)         
• E-mail: saveliev@marshall.edu (put Math 229 as the subject)
• Class Web-Page: http://users.marshall.edu/~saveliev/m229.htm
• Prerequisites: excellent algebra skills, good understanding of functions
• Texts: Calculus by Stewart 6 Ed. (most of Chapters 1 - 5), 
• Computer Requirements: graphic calculator TI-83 (or TI-83+) 
• Goals: good understanding of limits, the derivative and the integral, fluent differentiation
• Quizzes: based on the practice problems, every class period
• Grade Breakdown: TOTAL=.05×A+.20×Q+.15×E1+.15×E2+.15×E3+.30×F
  •     attendance and participation: 5%
  •     quizzes: 20%
  •     3 exams: 15% each
  •     final exam: 30%
• Letter Grades: A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: <60

From the Catalogue:

MATH 229 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I.  An introduction to analytic geometry. Limits, derivatives, and integrals of the elementary functions of one variable, including the transcendental functions. (PR: MTH ACT of 27 or above, or MTH 130 and 122, or MTH 127 and 122, or MTH 132)