MATH 120: Calculus for Functions of Several Variables
(Fall 2015)
Credit: (4-2)5
Course Coordinator: Arda Buğra ÖZER (office: TZ-28, phone: x3421, email: abozer@metu.edu.tr)
Textbook: Calculus, James Stewart, 7th metric international ed., 2012. ( available at the bookstore)
Course Website: http://math.ncc.metu.edu.tr/math120 & http://odtuclass.metu.edu.tr
Contains the full course information including the detailed schedule.
You are responsible for regularly checking the course web pages for updates and announcements.
Exams and Grading: Course grades are determined by (online) homework, short exams, two (non-cumulative) midterm
exams, and a cumulative final exam.
 Homework: 5% (WebWork)
 Short Exams: 15 % (3x5%)
 Midterm Exams: 60 % (2x30%)
 Final Exam: 40 %
Exams: Dates for all exams are set by the university administration. We will announce the dates as soon as they are
known. Students are assigned random seating for each exam – sit according to the posted seating charts.
Calculators and cell phones are not allowed during exams – all cell phones should be left on the desk at the front
of the exam room during the exam time.
Short Exams: Problems in short exams will be chosen mainly from the WebWork problems.
Letter Grades will be given according to the following scheme:
00% - 39%: FF
65% - 69%: DC
80% - 84%: BB
40% - 59%: FD
70% - 74%: CC
85% - 89%: BA
60% - 64%: DD
75% - 79%: CB
90% & up : AA
Make-up Policy: In order to be eligible to enter the make-up examination for a missed examination, a student must have a
documented or verifiable and officially acceptable excuse and turn in all documents to the course coordinator on time.
It is not possible to make up multiple missed exams.
The make-up examination for all exams will be after the final exam, and will include all topics.
Missed Short Exam Policy: At most one short exam may be missed with a valid, acceptable excuse. This short exam’s grade
will be replaced by the average grade of the other exams.
NA Grade Policy: Students who doesn’t attend any of the exams will automatically be given an NA grade for the course.
Students with NA grade are not eligible to take re-sit exams.
Cheating Policy: Cheating on any midterm or short exam will result in any of the following: (1) immediate score of 0 on
that exam, (2) immediate grade of FF in the course, (3) forwarding the case to the university disciplinary committee.
Math Help Room: The mathematics help room in T-103 is a room staffed by mathematics faculty and teaching assistants
where students may ask questions, work on homework. Students are also invited to seek out instructors in their offices.
The schedule of the math help room is available at: http://math.ncc.metu.edu.tr/content/helproom.php
Twitter Account: @metunccCalculus twitter account is set up for instant announcements about the course.
Lecturers:
Lecturer
Section/Recitation
e-mail
Phone
Office
Ahmet Beyaz
Sections 1,2
beyaz@metu.edu.tr
3434
TZ-41
Emine Çeliker
Recitations R1, R2
eceliker@metu.edu.tr
3430
TZ-39
Lectures:
Lecturer
Times
Room
S1 - Ahmet Beyaz
Mon 15:40-17:30, Thu 10:40-12:30
TZ-07
S2 - Ahmet Beyaz
Tue 13:40-15:30, Thu 13:40-15:30
TZ-22
Lecturer
Times
Room
R1 - Emine Çeliker
Wed 08:40-10:30
SZ-22
R2 - Emine Çeliker
Fri 08:40-10:30
SZ-25
Recitations: