Syllabus

 

Instructor Information

 

Name:

Shuai Wang

Email:

swang@math.jhu.edu

Office hours:

Mondays   11:30 – 12:30, Krieger 221

Webpage:

http://www.math.jhu.edu/~swang/HonorsCalculus.htm

 

Course Information

 

Title:

Honors Calculus

Number:

110.113

Time and Place:

MTWTh 9:00 – 11:30, Hodson 313

Description:

This is a honors alternative to Calculus. It is a more theoretical treatment of one variable calculus and is based on our modern understanding of the real number system as explained by Cantor, Dedekind and Weierstrass. Students who want to know the “ Why’s and how’s ” of Calculus will find this course rewarding. Topics include limits, continuous functions, derivatives, optimization, Mean Value Theorems, integration, the foundamental theorems of Calculus, and etc. It also gives you an opportunity to review what you learned in Calculus.

 

Textbook

 

Required Reading:

Calculus, Third Edition, Michael Spivak, Publish or Perish, Inc.

 

Homework and Quizzes

 

Homework:

Homework assignment will appear in the course webpage after each class, and will be due on the following Monday for the first four weeks. No late homework will be accepted. In the last week, you don’t need turn in your homework. Instead, there will be two quizzes whose problems are from the assigned homework then.

Quizzes:

There are two half-hour quizzes on June 28th and 29th.

 

Exams

 

 

There will be one two-and-a-half-hour midterm exam scheduled on June 20th and one two-and-a-half-hour final exam scheduled on June 30th. No lecture notes or other study materials will be allowed in the exams. There will be no makeup exams. Unexcused absences count as a zero. For excused absences, your final grade will be a weighted average of your other grades. Documentation of illness etc. must be obtained from the Office of Academic Advising or Health and Wellness Center.

 

Grading Policy

 

 

The grade for this course will be determined as follows.

·       Two half-hour quizzes:                                  4%

·       Weekly Homework Assignments:               16%

·       Two-and-a-half-hour Midterm Exam:        20%

·       Two-and-a-half-hour Final Exam:              60%

 

Special Aid

 

 

Students with disabilities or other special needs who require classroom accommodations must first be registered with the disability coordinator in the Office of Academic Advising. To arrange for testing accommodations the request must be submitted to the instructor at least seven days (including the weekend) before the midterm. You may make this request during office hours, after class or by sending an email to the instructor.

 

Academic Ethics

 

 

The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition. Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of student affairs and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on "Academic Ethics for Undergraduates" and the Ethics Board Web Site http://ethics.jhu.edu for more information.