Examinations

Exam I				5:00–7:00 pm
Exam II				5:00–7:00 pm
Final Exam

If you have a legitimate conflict with these exam dates and times, please contact your instructor as soon as possible. Please do not wait until shortly before the exam.

Grades

• The course grade will be based upon your total score on the two midterm exams, the final exam and the homework assignments for the course.

Midterm Exams	100 each
Final Exam	200
Webwork Homework	50
Handed-in Homework	50
Total	500

It is each student's responsibility to be aware of academic deadlines as stated by the Registrar.

Instructor

Vincent Vatter

Office: 314 Kemeny Hall

Office hours: tba

Phone: 646-3507

Blitzmail: vincent.vatter (preferred)

Scheduled Lectures

Section 1	MWF 12:30-1:35 (x-hour Tues 1:00-1:50)	location tba
Section 2	MWF 1:45-2:50 (x-hour Thurs 1:00-1:50)	location tba

The x-hour may be used occasionally and you will be informed in advance as to when it will be used.

Lecture	Date	Topics	Section
1	Monday 1/4	Taylor polynomials
2	Wednesday 1/6	The Remainder Theorem
3	Friday 1/8	Sequences and their limits
4	Monday 1/11	An introduction to series
5	Wednesday 1/13	Geometric series
6	Friday 1/15	The integral test
	Monday 1/18	Class cancelled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
7	Tuesday 1/19 for Section 1 Wednesday 1/20 for Section 2	The comparison test
8	Wednesday 1/20 for Section 1 Thursday 1/21 for Section 2	The ratio test
9	Friday 1/22	Absolute vs. conditional convergence
10	Monday 1/25	Radii and intervals of convergence for power series
11	Wednesday 1/27	Taylor and Maclaurin series
12	Friday 1/29	Integration by substitution and by parts
13	Monday 2/1	Trigonometric integrals
	Tuesday 2/2	First Midterm Exam: 5:00–7:00pm
14	Wednesday 2/3	Trigonometric substitution
15	Friday 2/5	Three dimensional coordinates and vectors
16	Monday 2/8	The dot product
17	Tuesday 2/9 for Section 1 Wednesday 2/10 for Section 2	The cross product
18	Wednesday 2/10 for Section 1 Thursday 2/11 for Section 2	Lines and planes
	Friday 2/12	Class cancelled for Winter Carnival
19	Monday 2/15	Lines and planes, continued
20	Wednesday 2/17	Vector functions and their derivatives and integrals
21	Friday 2/19	Motion in space and arc length
22	Monday 2/22	Functions of several variables
	Tuesday 2/23	Second Midterm Exam: 5:00–7:00pm
23	Wednesday 2/24	Partial derivatives
24	Friday 2/26	Tangent planes and linear approximations
25	Monday 3/1	The chain rule
26	Wednesday 3/3	Directional derivatives
27	Friday 3/5	Maxima and minima
28	Monday 3/8	Maxima and minima
	TBA	Final Exam

Homework Policy

• There will be two separate parts to your homework assignments. The first, called WeBWork, is to be done on a computer and submitted via the web. Webwork assignments will be made each class day, as indicated on Syllabus and Homework Assignments. The assignment will be due at 10:00 am on the subsequent class day. You will only be able to submit the assignment during the time that it is open; at 10 am on the due date, the assignment will close and the correct answers will be available to view.


• The second part of the homework consists of several problems which will be assigned weekly. These problems are to be written up and handed in.


• There will be appropriate adjustments to the homework schedule for holidays. More details about homework are posted on the course assignment webpage (Syllabus and Homework Assignments).

Textbook

The Honor Principle

• On Exams: No help given or received. No calculators or computers are allowed.
  

• On Homework: Collaboration is permitted and encouraged -- a discussion of the general idea of the problem(s) with instructors, tutors, fellow students and others is desirable. However, each student is expected to complete his or her assignments individually and independently. Computing devices are allowed on homework.
  

Tutorials

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• Also note that the Tutor Clearinghouse may have private one-on-one tutors available for Math 8. The tutors are students who have taken the course and have done well in it, and are trained by the Academic Skills Center. If a student receives financial aid, the College will pay for three hours of tutoring per week. If you would like to have a tutor, please click here for more information.

• Also note that the Tutor Clearinghouse may have private one-on-one tutors available for Math 8. The tutors are students who have taken the course and have done well in it, and are trained by the Academic Skills Center. If a student receives financial aid, the College will pay for three hours of tutoring per week. If you would like to have a tutor, please click here for more information.
  

Study Groups

• A study group is a small group of students who meet together regularly once a week with the aid of a trained leader to discuss concepts, confusions and insights into course material. The main role of the study group is to help students organize their thoughts, test their understanding by asking and answering questions, learn how to approach the material and understand the basic concepts involved. Each group is unique, contains students with different backgrounds and abilities, and determines its own pace and the material that will be covered.


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Disabilities

• Students with learning, physical, or psychiatric disabilities enrolled in this course who may need disability-related accommodations are encouraged to meet with your instructor before the end of the second week of the term. All discussions will remain confidential, although the Student Accessibility Services office may be consulted.