CALCULUS 1 -- MATH 141 --
Spring, 2008
Time: T Th
8:00 – 9:30 am Location: Collins 201
Professor: Steve Prothero Office:
Collins 302
Phones: Office:
6484 Home: (503) 393 - 5143
e-mail: prothero@willamette.edu
Office Hours: M W F
9 - 10:15 am and T Th
9:40 – 11:30 am
Afternoons “by
appointment”
{Exactly
what this means will be explained in class.}
Text: CALCULUS from Graphical, Numerical, and
Symbolic Points of View –
Single Variable by Ostebee & Zorn – 2nd
edition
This
text is available in two versions. The
one subtitled “Single
` Variable” contains all the
material for both Math 141 and Math 142.
The
other version is subtitled “Volume 1” and while cheaper,
contains
only the material for Math 141.
Coverage: Chapters 5-11 plus sections 7.1 & 7.2
Grading: Quizzes 4
@ 30 points 120 points
Mid-Term
Exams 3 @ 50 points 150
points
Final Exam: 1 @ 100 points 100
points
Total
Possible 370 points
While
grade cutoffs are not rigidly determined ahead of time, a point total of
333 or better ensures no worse than
an A-
296
ensures no worse than a B-
259 ensures no worse than a C-
222 ensures no worse than a
D
However,
the cutoffs may be lower.
The
Final will be used as a tiebreaker.