Overview of Math 135, Fall 2005
Math 135 has many components. These include the text, lectures,
recitations, homework assignments, WeBWorK, exams, office
hours, and peer tutoring. A few sections are taught in a 5-credit
format that includes a workshop. Attendance at lectures, recitations,
and workshops, unless excused by the instructor, and use of the
WeBWorK system are required for all students.
The text is the third edition of Calculus and Its Applications
by Strauss, Bradley, and Smith, published by Pearson. Students who
may take Math 136 or 138 should get the custom version of the book
prepared especially for Rutgers students. This version is available
only at Rutgers bookstores.
A graphing calculator is not required, but most student will find such
a calculator useful. The suggested calculator is the TI-83 Plus.
Lecturers and recitation instructors will be able to provide limited
assistance in the use of the TI-83 Plus. Students who purchase other
calculators are on their own.
Here is a generic syllabus,
including a tentative lecture-by-lecture description of the course.
Each lecturer will prepare a detailed syllabus for their lecture
section. The lecturer's syllabus is the official one for that class.
Term grades are assigned by the lecturer.
Here are the suggested homework
problems for each section of the text covered in the course.
Individual lecturers may modify this list. Students are expected to
work on homework problems before coming to recitations.
Recitations give students an opportunity to ask questions and to see
sample problems worked in detail. Students will not benefit fully
from recitation classes unless they attempt the assigned problems in
advance. Normally, at the end of each recitation class there will be
a short quiz consisting of one problem similar to those discussed that
day.
WeBWorK is an interactive, online system that permits students
to practice working calculus problems. Students get their own version
of each problem and they may submit answers until they get the problem
right. The WeBWorK assignments must be done on line. At the
end of the semester, the system provides the instructor with a score
for each student. This score is based on the number of problems the
student eventually got right, not on the number of attempts made.
Each student will receive a logon id and a password for WeBWorK. Here
is an introduction to the system and
here is the link to the system
itself.
There will be two hour exams and a cumulative final exam. Hour exams
will be written by the lecturer and given in lecture. The final exam
will be the same for all Math 135 students. It will be written by the
course coordinator. For fall 2005 the final exam will be given from
4:00 to 7:00PM on Friday, December 16, 2005. The location of the
final exam will be announced later in the term. The policies for
calculators on the hour exams are set by the lecturers. A basic
graphing calculator will be permitted on the final. No calculator or
computer with a QWERTY keyboard and no calculator capable of
performing symbolic differentiation will be permitted on the final.
In particular, no version of the TI-89, the TI-92, or the Voyage 200
will be allowed.
Lecturers and recitation instructors will hold regular office hours
each week. Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this
opportunity to ask questions and to get to know their teachers.
The Rutgers Learning Centers
offer tutoring in many mathematics classes, including Math 135. The
tutoring is provided by undergraduate peer tutors.