Instructor: Christopher Hanusa -- email chanusa@math.binghamton.edu.
TA: Viji Thomas -- email vthomas@math.binghamton.edu.
Lectures: MWF 9:40-10:40am in S2 260.
Discussion Section: Thu 8:30-9:55am in SW 329
Web Site: http://www.math.binghamton.edu/chanusa/teaching/221/06_Spr/.
Course Discussion Board: Hosted on blackboard.binghamton.edu.

Textbook: Single Variable Calculus by Stewart, 5th ed.

This class covers: Chapters 1 through 6 (most sections) from the textbook.

Screening Test: EVERYONE who takes Math 221 must pass the screening test.

Homework Policy: DO IT! The homework will be more difficult than the math homework you are accustomed to, and it will take longer as well. It will be common that problems will take longer than one minute and there will even be the occasional problem that will take longer than ten minutes. These are the problems that are the most satisfying to complete correctly.
      Every week a new homework set will be posted on Blackboard. The homework will not be collected, but you can not expect to learn the material and the underlying concepts without doing the assignments. There will be selected questions in bold that your study group may be asked to present during discussion section on Thursdays. Complete the week's homework by the start of discussion section on Thursday so that the TA can go over any questions you may have and so that you will be ready for the quiz.
      It is important to learn how to express yourself in the language of mathematics. In the homework, you should show your work and explain how you did the problem. This is the difference between an Answer and a Solution. It should be obvious to the person reading the homework how you went about doing the problem. This will often involve writing out explanations for your work in words. Imagine that you need an example to help refresh your memory for another class in six months!
      If you insist upon using a Student's Solution Manual, use it ONLY as a last resort. Complete the problem on your own, check to see if the answer is correct, and if not redo the problem. Once you have given up, you can look at the solutions manual. Make a note of this problem and return to practice it before the next quiz and test.

Study Groups: It is useful to form study groups to work on homework. At the beginning the problems will seem easy enough to plug and chug on your own, but as the quarter progresses the questions become quite complex indeed. Study groups good. Copying solutions bad. When a group works on a problem, everyone can participate. But when you write up the answers to the problems, write it up in your own way.
      Study groups have several advantages: (i) you can practice and learn how to solve more problems in less time (doing as many problems as possible is the key to success), (ii) the best way to really learn something is to explain it to someone else (misunderstandings that you never knew you had come to light under someone else's questioning), (iii) no two people solve the same problem the same way, in a group you may discover new and more efficient ways to solve the same problem, (iv) seeing that others also struggle with this material helps to put your own level of understanding in a better perspective and will hopefully reduce some of your anxiety, (v) in making the homework assignments, I assume that you will be working in groups.
      The course Discussion Board is a useful place to advertise and find a study group. Even if no one has posted, that doesn't mean no one is looking. If you can not find a study group, e-mail me or the course e-mail list.

Discussion Sections: Viji will be leading the discussion sections this semester. Discussion sections will be made up of mainly worked homework questions and quizzes, with the occasional group worksheet. Your class participation in the homework presentation and your performance on the quizzes will be graded, so quiz section is key in your grade. The quizzes will assess how well you understand the topics from the previous Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. They will be 15-20 minutes in length and no calculators or study aides are allowed.

Tests: There will be two midterms in Discussion Sections throughout the semester, and the Final Exam on May 15th is two hours long. Again, no calculators or study aides will be allowed.

Grading Scheme: (subject to minor tinkering)

• Homework and in-class presentations: 8%
• Quizzes: 12%
• Midterm 1: 25%
• Midterm 2: 25%
• Final Exam: 30%

Help and Office Hours:

      The math help room is a great place to get help, even when the TA and I are not around. It is open most of the day and is located in LN 2216.
      Please take advantage of the office hours held by our excellent TA, Viji Thomas; he will announce them soon.
      I will hold regular office hours in LN 2233 this quarter on Mondays and Wednesdays after class (10:50-11:50) and on Fridays from 1:45-2:45. If these times are not convenient, I would be glad to meet with you some other time. Please contact me by e-mail at chanusa@math.binghamton.edu with some times that you are free. My schedule this semester can be found here. I will hold extra office hours before the midterms and the final.