Mathematics 265H: Honors Calculus III

Dr. Roger Alexander
Associate Professor of Mathematics
444 Carver Hall, (29)4-7579
alex at iastate dot edu

Consulting Hours in 444 Carver
This page is http://www.math.iastate.edu/alex/265H/homepage.html

See the Math Department Calculus Page
for course syllabus and objectives.
Honors Calculus III covers Chapters 13-17.

Varberg, Purcell & Rigdon, Calculus, 8th Ed.
REQUIRED WORK

Your course grade will be determined from (percentages subject to adjustment):
  • [10%] Daily class participation. You will be called on to to present solutions to homework problems on the blackboard.
  • [40%] Quizzes. At each Friday class meeting, a 20-minute quiz will be given. Your best 11 scores on the 15 quizzes count toward this part of your grade. There are no make-ups. Quiz problems may address anything covered up to the third preceding class day.
  • [30%] Written problem solutions and oral reports. About a dozen more challenging problems from the textbook will be assigned during the term. Working in small teams you will write up the solutions and present the results in class.
  • [20%] Exams. There will be a two-hour Departmental Final Exam.
Disability Accommodation Statement 		Consult the Math 265H calendar for reading and homework assignments and exam dates.

To prepare for class each day:

  • Read the assigned section(s) in the text.
  • Solve the homework 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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