North Carolina State University, Department of Mathematics
MA141-010: Calculus I, Fall 2010
Instructor: Eric Bancroft
Office: SAS Hall (Math/Stat Building), room 3219
Office hours: M 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and Th 1:45-2:30 p.m. I am also available to meet after class (most days), as
well as by appointment.
E-mail address: eric bancroft@ncsu.edu
LA: Blake Sharrits
LA’s office:
LA’s office hours:
LA’s e-mail address: bgsharri@ncsu.edu
Web page: http://www4.ncsu.edu/∼edbancro/. Grades will be posted on Moodle: http://moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu
Class meeting time and location: T Th 3:35-5:25 p.m. in HA 210
Textbook: Calculus: Concepts & Contexts, 4th edition by James Stewart. Brooks/Cole.
Prerequisites: MA 111 with grade of C- or better or placement via Level Two Achievement Test.
Course Description: First semester in a calc sequence for science and engineering majors. Functions, graphs, limits,
derivatives, differentiation rules, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, applications of derivatives and integrals.
Attendance: University policy requires a record of attendance for all 100 and 200 level courses. Attendance is expected
for the entire scheduled class time. It is the mathematics department’s policy that no distinction is made between excused and unexcused absences unless the absence results in a missed test or quiz (see below for details). Coming to
class late (by more than 5 min) or leaving early will be counted as an absence. Also, any student who is not an active class
participant for the full class time (i.e., text-messaging, sleeping, doing other work in class, talking/socializing, reading the
paper, etc.) or is being disruptive or disrespectful will be recorded as absent and may also be asked to leave. Dates missed
will be recorded in Moodle. Any disputed/incorrect absences must be brought to my attention within one week
of being posted in Moodle or they will stand as recorded! It is in your best interest to routinely attend class and to be
on time. Attendance will be taken into account in borderline cases when determining the final grades. “Good
attendance” is defined as having three or fewer absences.
Grading: Final letter grades will assigned as follows. You should not expect any rounding or curves!
100 > A+ > 98
98 > A > 92
92 > A- > 90
90 > B+ > 88
88 > B > 82
82 > B- > 80
80 > C+ > 78
78 > C > 72
72 > C- > 70
70 > D+ > 68
68 > D > 62
62 > D- > 60
60 > F > 0
The final grade score is determined as follows:
7.5% Maple: Maple assignments are given and submitted on-line at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/calculus/. Start and due
date are listed on the Maple assignment page. There is Maple help available in SAS 2103, or you may ask me for help (I will
only help with Maple if you come to me in person, not over e-mail). No extensions will be given for Maple assignments.
20% Homework and Quizzes: Homework is intended to give you practice solving problems and applying concepts discussed in class. You are encouraged to work on homework assignments in groups of 2 or 3 people; however, any work that
you turn in must be your own, and you must be able to explain any problem to me if I ask you to. Problems will
be assigned from the book in class and/or on the web page; if you miss a class, it is your responsibility to get the assignment
from one of your classmates.
Quizzes will be open note and open book (no calculators allowed) and will consist of problems taken directly from the
homework; you will have about a week between when we cover material in class and when I quiz you on the related homework.
Quizzes will be timed such that you will have enough time to write down the solution if you have already worked the problem,
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but you will not necessarily have enough time to work the problem for the first time. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
Makeup quizzes will only be given if you have an excused absence! Forgetting or not completing your homework, or
not being aware of a quiz is not excused.
Here are the tentative quiz dates (all are Thursdays): 9/2, 9/9, 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/11, 11/18.
50% Tests: There will be four in-class tests. The tests will consist of problems similar to what you will see on the homework
as well as conceptual problems. Details on missed/make-up tests are below. Your tests will be weighted as follows: the highest
test counts 20%, the lowest test counts 5%, the other two tests count 12.5% each. No tests will be dropped!
Calculators will not be allowed on tests unless I say otherwise. If I do allow calculators on a test, only dedicated, non-symbolic
calculators will be permitted (i.e., no cell phones, PDAs, laptops, etc, or TI-89, TI-92/Voyager, or equivalent calculators).
If you have questions concerning the grading or recording of a test, let me know no later than the second class after it is handed
back.
22.5% Final exam: The final exam will be comprehensive. All students must take the final. As per math department
policy, no student may take the final early!
Test and Final Exam Dates: These dates are predetermined and are as follows. Make travel plans accordingly!
Test 1: Tuesday, September 14th
Test 2: Tuesday, October 5th (This is the class before Fall Break.)
Test 3: Tuesday, November 2nd
Test 4: Tuesday, November 23rd (This is the class before Thanksgiving Break.)
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 14th , 1:00-4:00 p.m. (This is during the second week of finals.)
Make-up Test/Quiz Policy: Anticipated test/quiz absences must be excused in advance of the test date. These
include: NCSU duties or trips (certified by an appropriate faculty or staff member), required court attendance (certified by the
Clerk of the Court), religious observances (verified by the Student Organization Resource Center: 1202 Talley Student Center,
919.515.3323), required military duty (certified by the student’s commanding officer).
Emergency test/quiz absences must be reported to me as soon as possible, but not more than two days after the return to class. Examples of emergency absences are: illness or injury (certified by an attending physician), death or serious
illnesses in the family (documented appropriately), being involved in a car accident on the way to class (certified by law
enforcement official).
Make-up tests for excused absences will be of the same length and degree of difficulty as the in-class test.
Make-ups for oversleeping, car trouble, or any other excuse not approved by the university: No unexcused
make-ups will be given for missed quizzes. If you miss a test and do not have an approved excuse, you must contact me and
schedule to take the make-up test within 24 hours of the end class on the day the test was given. Otherwise, you will
receive a score of zero for the missed test. Make-up tests for unexcused absences will be harder. No unexcused make-ups
will be given for the final exam!
If you miss a make-up and do not have a university approved reason for doing so, then you will receive a
score of zero for the test you missed.
Cheating: Cheating in any form is completely unacceptable, and will be dealt with without leniency. You should read the
cheating page which is linked on the class web page and can also be found at
http://www4.ncsu.edu/∼edbancro/teaching/cheating.html
By turning in homework, a test, or any other assignment, you are agreeing to abide by NCSU’s Code of Student Conduct
(POL 11.35.1, in particular, sections 8-11), which can be viewed at
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student services/student discipline/POL11.35.1.php
It is your responsibility be certain about what is or isn’t allowed on an assignment before working on it or turning it in, and
to ask me if you need clarification.
Students With Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900
Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For more information on NC State’s policy on working with students
with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation (REG02.20.1).
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