Office Hours: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.,MTWR, and otherwise by appointment

Class meeting time: 9:00 - 11:20 a.m.; MTWR in PE123A

Text: Essential Calculus, Early Transcendentals, First Edition, by James Stewart

Homework: Homework exercises from the text will be assigned daily. These will form a basis for discussion in succeeding class periods. Homework assignments will be announced only on the course web page. The course web page (URL shown above) can also be found in a link from the Blackboard website for this course. A tentative course calendar can be viewed there as well as a record of assignments given and other announcements

Exams: Mid-Term Exam on July 16 and Final Exam on August 6.

The final exam will be partially comprehensive but will primarily focus on the latter half of the course. These two exams will count 150 pts. each. Four brief quizzes (two - four questions each) will be given on the remaining four thursdays of the summer session. The total value of these will be 120 points.

Excused absences from exams: Excused absences will be granted only for extremely unavoidable circumstances. To be allowed, the excused absence must normally be negotiated personally by the student involved, no later than the day of the exam.

Hand-in Assignments and Quizzes: There will likely be occasional quizes given on days other than thursdays. These will normally consist of one or two questions.

Calculators: You will need to have a programmable graphics calculator for use in class, on homework and exams. This calculator should be brought to class daily. A graphing calculator may be used during all exams and most quizzes. Any brand of graphing calculator is permissible but class demonstrations will be done using a TI 84 calculator so a TI-83 or TI-84 is highly recommended. No calculator or computer containing a computer algebra system (e.g. TI-89, TI-92, TI-Nspire) and no PDA or cell phone may be used during any exam.

Grade Calculation: The total on the mid-term and final exams will be divided by 5 to obtain an exam score. The total of the quiz scores will be divided by the maximum possible total quiz score and this fraction will be mutiplied by 40 to obtain the final quiz score. These two values will be added to obtain a final numerical score for the course. (i.e. The two exams are weighted as 60% and the quizzes as 40% of the course grade.)

The letter grade will be obtained by applying the following scale to the numerical grade:

Taking the final exam is required to receive a passing grade for the course.

Calculus I in the University Program: MTH 132 may be applied towards the requirements in Group IIB. The subject covered is based upon mathematics developed in the 17th century to describe laws of motion which, in turn, provided a description of forces and motion within the universe. In the 20th century these laws have been superseded as a description of the universe at large, but the mathematics of calculus has been discovered to be an important tool for modeling change in a variety of contexts. The techniques used here are typical of mathematics at large and of mathematical models used in the sciences.

ADA: CMU provides students with disabilities reasonable accommodation to participate in educational programs, activities or services. Students with disabilities requiring accommodations to participate in class activities or meet course requirements should first register with the office of Student Disability Services (250 Foust Hall, telephone #989-774-3018, TDD #2568), and then contact the instructor as soon as possible.