Instructor: John Perry
Office: Southern Hall, 317C
Office Hours: M-F 11⋅30a-1⋅00p
Office Phone: 601⋅266⋅5505
Email: john.perry@usm.edu
Instructor's web page: http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/
Class web page: http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/mat167/
Class meeting time and location: TuTh 9⋅45-10⋅15a SH 215
Math tutoring center hours:
Monday through Thursday, 1-5p, beginning 2nd September and ending 5th December
Limits, continuity, derivatives and their applications including curve sketching and optimization.
One of the following:
| Week | Sections |
| 1 | Review of trigonometry, 2⋅1 The Idea of Limits, 2⋅2 Definitions of Limits |
| 2 | 2⋅6 Continuity, 2⋅3 Techniques for Computing Limits |
| 3 | Labor Day Holiday, 2⋅3 Techniques for Computing Limits (continued), 2⋅4 Infinite Limits |
| 4 | 2⋅4 Infinite Limits (continued), 2⋅5 Limits at Infinity |
| 5 | 2⋅5 Limits at Infinity (continued), Catch-Up |
| 6 | Test #1, 3⋅1 Introducing the Derivative |
| 7 | 3⋅2 Rules of Differentiation, 3⋅3 Product and Quotient Rules |
| 8 | 3⋅4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions, 3⋅5 Derivatives as Rates of Change |
| 9 | 3⋅6 The Chain Rule, Fall Break |
| 10 | 3⋅7 Implicit Differentiation, 3⋅8 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions |
| 11 | 3⋅9 Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Catch-up |
| 12 | Test #2, 3⋅10 Related Rates |
| 13 | 4⋅1 Maxima and Minima, 4⋅2 What Derivatives Tell Us |
| 14 | 4⋅3 Graphing Fucntions, Thanksgiving Holiday |
| 15 | 4⋅4 Optimization Problems, 4⋅5 Linear Optimization and Differentials |
| 16 | 4⋅6 Mean Value Theorem, 4⋅7 L’Hôpital’s Rule |
| 11 Dec | Final Exam |
| 100-90 A | 89.99-80 B | 79.99-70 C | 69.99-60 D | 59.99-0 F |
I do not round up. There is no curve.
| Final Exam | 40% of total |
| Other Tests (I aim for 3) | 30% of total |
| WeBWorK | 20% of total |
| Attendance | 10% of total |
Be advised that students who do not do the homework fail this course, because they are unprepared for the tests, and there is no way to learn Calculus without studying.
Late Assignments
I usually give one or two extensions on WeBWorK if you ask nicely. More than that, I give no guarantee. Students who make a habit of completing their homework late will not receive extensions.
Be advised that students who do not attend class fail this course, because they are unprepared for homework, never mind tests. I give a grade for your attendance (see the grading policy). Missing class, or reporting to class late, directly affects your grade. Carefully read the university’s policy on attendance. Students are responsible for all material missed when absent from class.
I do not give makeup tests/quizzes/etc. without an excused absence. If you must miss class, then you must also produce documentation of the reason for your absence. If you were sick, you can show me the receipt from the hospital or doctor; if you had a sports event, you can show me the schedule; if someone died, you can show me an obituary notice; if the tire on your car blew out, you can show me the receipt from the mechanic. Absences must be consistent with university policy; you may not submit a receipt from a night out at the Peg and Carousel (say) and expect to be excused from the test!
Tests are not multiple-choice. Tests are not easy. They do what the word says: they test your knowledge of the subject. If you have a problem with that, then you are in the wrong major.
A good study guide for your tests consists of
I expect you to turn your phone off once class begins, and to leave it off. If you absolutely must use the phone, please step out of class, take care of business, then return. If you use the phone in the class, I will ask you to leave. If you do not comply with this request, you forfeit the next test. If you use the phone during a test, even as a calculator, you will forfeit the test.
I encourage you to work together on homework assignments, to look at each other's solutions, and to explain answers to each other. This is not the same thing as copying each other's homework. You take the tests alone and without help, so if you cannot explain to your tutor, classmate, or teacher how to solve the problem, then you have not learned how to solve it, and you need to study it more (perhaps by visiting me, the professor).
All students at the University of Southern Mississippi are expected to demonstrate the highest levels of academic integrity in all that they do. Forms of academic dishonesty include (but are not limited to):
Engaging in any of these behaviors or supporting others who do so will result in academic penalties and/or other sanctions. If a faculty member determines that a student has violated our academic integrity policy, sanctions ranging from resubmission of work to course failure may occur, including the possibility of receiving a grade of “XF” for the course, which will be on the student’s transcript with the notation “Failure due to academic misconduct.” For more details, please see the university’s Academic Integrity Policy: https://www.usm.edu/institutional-policies/policy-acaf-pro-12. Note that repeated acts of academic misconduct will lead to expulsion from the university.
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Voice Telephone: (601) 266-5024 or (228) 214-3232
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