Math 175 Sections 03 and 06 - Syllabus

Course: Math 175: Calculus 3, Sections 03 and 06
Instructor: Matthew Moore
Office: SC 1220
Office Hours: MWF noon - 1pm, and by appointment
E-Mail: matthew.moore@vanderbilt.edu
Website: www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~moorm10/201314-spring_calc3
Lecture Hours and Venue: Section 03: MWF 11:10am -- noon, SC 1117
Section 06: MWF 1:10pm -- 2:00pm, SC 1431
Textbook: Stewart, James. Calculus. 7th edition. Cengage Learning. 2012.
Homework: Homework will be assigned on a weekly basis according to the schedule on the website. A subset of the problems assigned will be graded. Problems will be graded based on the justification for the solution as well the solution itself. Solutions given with little or no justification may receive little or no credit. Your lowest 2 homework scores will be dropped.
Quizzes: There will be a quiz covering the material from the previous week every Friday. In addition, there will be a pop-quiz whenever more than 1/3 of the class is absent. Your lowest 2 quiz scores will be dropped.
Exams: There will be 3 exams and a final. Exams will consist of an in-class portion and a take-home portion. The in-class portions will be given during the regular lecture hour on Feb. 7, Mar. 14, and Apr. 11. The take-home portion will be distributed during the in-class exam and will be due on the following Monday. Your lowest exam score will be replaced by your score on the final if it is greater.
Course Grading: Grades will be determined according to the following breakdown:
Homework: 25%
Quizzes: 10%
Exams: 45%
Final Exam: 20%
Standard grade divisions are used for assigning letter grades.
Last Updated: 2014-02-03