Instructor:Dimitar Grantcharovoffice: MH 312
Instructor:Dimitar GrantcharovOffice:MH 312
Telephone:924-5175 Email:
Office Hours:MW 2:00-3:45pm, or by appointment.Web page:
Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the Mathematics Placement Exam; satisfaction of the ELM requirement
Required Text: James Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Thomson/Brooks/Cole, 6th Ed. (We will use the new 6th edition,not the 5th!)
Course objectives:Introducing and studying limits, continuity, and differentiation. Graphical, algebraic and numerical methods of solving problems will be applied. We will cover the first four chapters of the textbook.
Homework: Homework assignments will be given after every lecture. Keep a collection of all assigned homework. A selected portion of the homework assignment will be collected and graded every month. A couple of projects on applications of limits and derivatives will be given as well. Students are allowed and even encouraged to work together (in groups) on their homework assignments and projects. No late homework/project will be accepted. Graphing calculators are recommended.
Quizzes: Roughly every three weeks you will have an in-class quiz. The problems on the quizzes will be based on the assigned homework. The dates of the quizzes will be posted on the course web site and announced in class.
Midterms and Final: There will be three midterm exams: the first on September 26, the second on October 31, and the third on December 5. The Final exam will be comprehensive. No calculators will be permitted on the midterm or final exams.
Grading system:Homework and Projects:10%
5 Quizzes:5% (1% each)
3 Midterms:45% (15% each)
Final: 40% / Letter grades scale:
Students with total course score of 90% or higher are guaranteed a letter grade A/A- for the course. Those with 80% or higher: at least B-; 70% or higher: at least C-; 60% or higher: at least D-.
Make-up exams and quizzes: No make-up exams or quizzes will be allowed unless there is a verifiable excuse such as a medical emergency. In such a case you should contact me (via phone, email, in person, note, etc.) before the exam. Make-up exams will be more difficult.
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Notes: 1. Feel free to drop by my office at any time but keep in mind that I am not usually on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
2. Students are encouraged to visit SJSULearningAssistanceResourceCenter in the StudentServiceCenter on Tenth Street (see for additional assistance.
3. On all exams, quizzes, and homework assignments you should show all your work on every problem and give explanations/proofs when they are required.