COURSE POLICY STATEMENT

SM 223: Sections 4041, 5041, 6041
Dr. T. S. Michael

• Phone: x 3-6759
• Office: Chauvenet 333
• E-mail: tsm@usna.edu
• Text:  Calculus:Early Transcendentals,  6th edition, by James Stewart
• Classroom:  Chauvenet 120
• Meeting Times: MTuWF 4th, 5th, 6th periods
• Office Hours: By appointment and as announced in class each week. Lunch, after school, and 3rd periods are best times.

GRADES  Amendment (24 November 2010): All point values were multiplied by 1.2 from the earlier scheme. So our tests are worth 300 points instead of 250 points. And our final is worth 600 points instead of 500 points. This is the same 80-70-60 grading scale as before, but with 1800 total points instead of 1500.

Total Points = 1800
Tests: (4 - 1) x 300 = 900 points
Quizzes: 300 points
Final: 600 points

Your semester grade is determined according to the scheme in the table above.
However, I reserve the right to assign you a different grade based on a particularly outstanding or poor performance on the final.

HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned daily. (See the link to the syllabus given on our course webpage. It is the student's responsibility to do the assigned problems. The homework will not be collected or graded directly. However, it is not possible to learn the material in the course without mastering the homework problems. Indeed, the assigned problems should be regarded as a minimum list. Many students will benefit from doing additional related problems in the text for practice.

QUIZZES We will have at least 20 quizzes. Most quizzes will be announced in advance and be 3-10 minutes long. Unannounced quizzes are also likely. Some quizzes will allow the use of your notes, text or calculator. Only about one-half to two-thirds of the quizzes (the best ones) will count toward your semester grade.

TESTS There will be four tests during the semester, which will be announced well in advance. The tests will be closed-book and will emphasize the more recent material. However, students are responsible for all of the material covered in the course from the start of the semester.
Your lowest test score is dropped in computing your grade.

SEMESTER EXAMINATION (FINAL) The final exam will be a comprehensive, common examination. The date, time, and place will be announced later.

MATH LAB The Math Lab is staffed by Mathematics Department faculty who provide help on a drop-in basis.
       Place: Chauvenet 130
       Times: Mon-Fri during periods 1 through 6.
You can drop in with specific questions, or choose to work on homework problems on your own in the Math Lab

COMMENTS

• Students must bring their texts to each class meeting (except for test days).
• Students are encouraged to work with classmates and others in learning the material.
• Eating or drinking is not allowed in our classroom, except that midshipmen may drink from closed containers (plastic bottles).
• Phones and other distracting devices should be off during class.
• If you know you are going to be absent on a particular day, it is common courtesy to notify the instructor in advance, preferably by email.
• Information in this Course Policy Statement is subject to minor modifications.
• Before the first test each midshipman must send a signed e-mail  (subject line: Course Policy Statement) from his or her own midshipman account to Dr. Michael with a copy of the statement below (cut and paste works fine):

STATEMENT: I have read this Course Policy Statement and have asked Dr. Michael for clarification on any matters I did not understand. I now fully understand the contents of the Course Policy Statement.