Syllabus for
all Sections of M171 Calculus I
Fall 2009
N.B.
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Math 171 Fall 2001 Supervisor: Dr. Richard Swanson
(http://www.math.montana.edu/~swanson/)
Office: Wilson 2-240
Office
Hours: By Appointment Please. Feel free
to phone: 994-5353
(can leave a message)
Math Office: 2-214 WIL 994-3601
Can Email: swanson@math.montana.edu
Text for Fall
2009: Single
Variable Calculus (Early Transcendentals) 6e
by James Stewart. Brooks/Cole. Warning: Prior
additions have different
problem sets even if section material is unchanged.
Prerequisites: See
(http://www.math.montana.edu/undergrad/policies.html)
Calendar and Recommended Homework for all sections of M171
Grading Structure:
You will receive a raw percent score and a standardized score on each
hour exam and
the final. The standard score goes into the gradebook.
The raw score (percent
out of 600 possible) X will be
converted to a standardized score Y according to the
following table. Standardized scores are in the more familiar
decile system (A=90-100, B=80-89, etc.). Within each interval standardized
scores are "linearly interpolated" to the nearest tenth. For instance,
the raw score "68" has the standard value of "74.2". The reason for
this is that over the past 10-20 years exam scores and grades have
worked out like this, so we might as well institutionalize matters.
| Raw Scores |
91-100 |
88-90 |
84-87 |
80-83 |
76-79 |
72-75 |
66-71 |
60-65 |
57-59 |
53-56 |
50-52 |
0-49 |
| Standardized
Score |
94-100 |
90-93 |
87-89 |
83-86 |
80-82 |
77-79 |
73-76 |
70-72 |
67-69 |
63-66 |
60-62 |
0-59 |
| Letter
Grade |
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D+ |
D |
D- |
F |
Total
Points and Your Grade: There will be 3 common hour
exams each worth 100 (standardized) points. The final is worth 200
(standardized) points. Each section contribution is 100 points.
The Raw score percentage of 600 points will be converted to a standardized percent and then rounded to the nearest
whole number to obtain your final grade as in the above table.