Mathematics 229: MATLAB lab for Calculus
Spring 1999

Professor: John Verzani
Office: 1S-224
Telephone: 982-3623
e-mail: verzani@postbox.csi.cuny.edu
www: http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~verzani
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:30-3:20, Thursday 5:00-6:25
Required Text: Assingments are provided in class
Meeting Time and places: Tuesday 1:25-2:15, 1S-103 Thursday 12:20-1:10. 1S-103
Exam dates: Thursday March 11, Tuesday May 4.
Special Dates: There is no class on 2/16, 3/31-4/11

Expectations: This class is an introduction to using MATLAB to do calculus problems. The class consists of a number of labs that will be done during class time and most likely outside of lab as well. For the most part the class will be self-paced, but I will lecture to the class from time to time, especially during the first few weeks.

The projects: The projects for this class are available in a book form and are on line. We will be doing all our work on-line. You will submit all your projects to me and receive your grades through the magic of the internet.

There are 11 or so projects for the term. In the beginning of the semester they are concentrated on teaching you MATLAB skills towards the end the focus is on applying those skills to solve calculus problems.

Grading: There will be two in-class exams and a final. Your final grade will be a combination of these three and a project grade. The projects will be worth 50% of your grade, the in-class exams will be worth 15% and the final 20%.

The projects all have a due date which will be assigned during the term. If a project is late a penalty will be applied. The first week is at my discretion. Between one and two weeks the penalty will be 25%. After two weeks a project will not be graded.

Exam Policy: I expect full attendance for all the exams. If you know ahead of time that you will miss an exam, you must make prior arrangements with me before the exam. As a general rule, there will be no make-up exams. No accommodations for a missed final exam will be made. Please keep your old exams as they are your record of your grade.

Exam Dates: The exam dates are listed at the top of this sheet. If there are changes to these dates they will be announced in class and posted on my web page. The content of each exam will be announced in class prior to the exam. The date and time of the final exam will be announced during the semester.