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\Large \bfseries {Math 120A Information Sheet}

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\Large{Fall Semester 2000}

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\normalsize {\bfseries PCTR 109  MWF 9:35 -- 10:25}

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\item[Instructor:]	Professor Mark W. Johnson

\item[Office:]	CCMB 320 (This is the building at the left foot of 
			touchdown Jesus.)

\item[Phone:]	631-3981 (From a campus phone, dial only the last 
			five digits.)

\item[email:]	johnson.295@nd.edu 

\noindent	This is the best way to contact the instructor.
		After any discussion of an administrative problem, 
		the student should email the instructor a reminder of the 
		situation and the agreed-upon solution, thereby providing
		a ``paper trail'' for the instructor to follow later.
		Email may also be used for very specific 
		mathematical questions, but speaking in person is
		far more effective for complex discussions.

\item[Course Website:] 	http://www.nd.edu/\~{}mjohnso1/Math120/index.html

\item[Office Hours:]	M 12:45--1:35 PM, W 2--3 PM and by appointment.
		
\noindent	\textit {Office hours are the most underused resource
		at most universities.}  This is an opportunity to discuss
		concerns with the instructor, receive tutoring 
		(often one--on--one) or to give the instructor some
		feedback.  Similar individual tutoring would generally
		cost at least \$30 an hour!    


\item[Text:]	Single Variable Calculus \textbf{Fourth Edition}   
		by James Stewart, available at the Notre Dame bookstore
		and elsewhere. 

\noindent	Textbook Supplement, available at The Copy Shop in the
		LaFortune Student Center (labeled course packet \#29).

\item[Homework:]	Homework will be assigned and collected 
		weekly in recitation section.  There will be eleven
		graded homework assignments worth five points each, and the
		lowest score will be dropped.   Thus, only a portion of the
		assigned homework will be graded.  However, 
		\textit {completing
		the homework assignments regularly and carefully will be
		the most important single factor for success in this
		course.}  Solving only a portion of hard problems will
		help students to ask specific questions and maximize
		the effectiveness of class discussions.  Most class
		meetings will begin with the instructor taking
		questions concerning homework problems.  Those
		uncomfortable with asking questions in class are encouraged
		to email the instructor their questions 
		at least 30 minutes before class, or to come to office hours. 
		Students are also encouraged to work together and help
		one another, although simply copying another student's
		homework will be effectively useless to the learning
		process.  Attempting to help another student through a 
		difficulty often greatly increases one's understanding
		of the material. 

\item[Examinations:]	There will be three midterm exams and a final exam.  
		An unexcused absence from any of these exams will result 
		in a grade of zero for the exam.  If you are absent with a 
		valid excuse you will be given a make-up test at
		a later time.  Excused absences must be arranged through 
		the offices of the Vice President of Student Affairs or the 
		Dean of First Year.  Contacting your instructor on
		the night before or morning of an exam to say you are dizzy, 
		nauseated, etc. will {\bfseries NOT} 
		be sufficient grounds for an 
		excused absence.  Similarly, an airline ticket or a 
		ride home that leaves before an exam is {\bfseries NOT} 
		a valid excuse for missing the exam.

\noindent	After each exam, a scale for assigning letter grades
		will be announced.  These are intended only as guidelines, 
		for students to judge their progress.  
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		{Any student in the D or below range is expected to 
		meet with the instructor within a week after the exam
		is returned, in order to discuss difficult concepts or 
		options for extra help.}
		Students should also keep in mind
		that plus/minus grades will come from the top/bottom
		portion of the indicated ranges in the final grading
		scheme.  For example, if the $B$ range is announced
		as 80--89, an 81 is actually a $B-$ rather than a $B$.

\item[Calculators:]	A scientific calculator
		(capable of computing exponents but not a graphing calculator) 
		will be necessary for
		certain homework problems.  However, 
		\textit {the exams will be
		written so that calculators will {\bfseries NOT} be necessary
		and will {\bfseries NOT} be permitted.} 
		The focus will be on understanding the answers
		and the process of finding them.  This means no student
		will have an advantage over any other because one
		calculator has more options, etc.  

\item[The First Year Learning Resource Center] is a great source of
		help for first-year students.  They offer a variety
		of tutoring and group work environments to assist
		students with specific trouble areas or improving
		study habits.  See their flier for more details.

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	      & Date & Day & Time & Room & Points \\ \hline
	Midterm 1 & Sept. 21 & Thursday & 8:00--9:15 AM &  
			Libr 107 & 100 \\ \hline
	Midterm 2 & Oct. 26  & Thursday & 8:00--9:15 AM &  
			Libr 107 & 100 \\ \hline
	Midterm 3 & Nov. 28  & Tuesday  & 8:00--9:15 AM &  
			Libr 107 & 100 \\ \hline
	Final     & Dec. 15  & Friday   & 1:45--3:45 PM &  
			TBA & 150 \\ \hline
	Homework  & \multicolumn{4}{c |}
		{collected weekly throughout the semester}  
			& 50  \\ \hline \hline
	 \multicolumn{5}{|| r }{\textbf{Total Points:}} & 500 \\ 
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