Mathematics 265H: Honors Calculus III

Dr. Roger Alexander
Associate Professor of Mathematics
444 Carver Hall, (29)4-7579
alex at iastate dot edu
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textbook cover
Varberg, Purcell & Rigdon, Calculus, 9th Ed.
Hard cover, or unbound ISU version.
MyMathLab is not required for Math 265H.
alert REQUIRED WORK

Your course grade will be determined from (percentages subject to adjustment):
  • [10%] Daily class participation. You will be called on to present solutions to practice problems on the blackboard.
  • [40%] Quizzes. A 20-minute quiz will be given every Friday. Your best 11 scores on the 15 quizzes comprise this part of your grade. There are no make-ups. Quiz problems may address anything covered through the preceding Tuesday, including assigned reading, practice problems and homework, and examples worked in class.
  • [25%] Written homework. About ten times in the term, small teams will be assigned one problem each, and given a week to solve it and write up the solution.
  • [25%] Final Exam. There will be a two-hour Departmental Final Exam.
calendar Consult the Calendar for Math 265H for reading and homework assignments and exam dates and locations.

To prepare for class each day:

  • Read the assigned section(s) in the text.
  • Solve the practice problems; prepare to present your solutions on the board in class.
See also "How to Pass My Calculus Class (or anybody else's)" by ISU's Dr. Eric Weber.

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Document last modified on Thu Nov 10 2011