Math 1301 Syllabus

Math 1301: Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II
Lecture Section 1 - Room: SC 1308 – Time: MWF, 11:15a - 12:05p
Discussion Section 2 - Room: SC 2212 – Time: T, 9:55a - 10:45a
Discussion Section 3 - Room: SC 2212 – Time: T, 11:00a - 11:50a
Fall 2023
Welcome! The Department of Mathematics and Vanderbilt University are invested in your success
and want to provide an equitable and inclusive learning environment as well as a variety of options to
support your learning. Please read this Syllabus to familiarize yourself with the course and refer to it
throughout the semester.
Instructors:
Lead Instructor: Li Ying
Office: SC 1232A
Office Hours: MW 2:10p - 4:10p
or by appointments
Email: [email protected]
Teaching Assistant: Quan Chen
Office: SC 1415
Office Hours: T 8:30a - 9:30a
R 10:00a - 12:00p
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Office hours are for drop-in meetings. You do not need to make an appointment. Office
hours are offered at varied times to accommodate most students’ schedules. If you have academic
conflicts with all the office hours, please contact the Lead Instructor to schedule another time to meet.
Office hours are for academic help and advice, such as questions about the course material and/or
math in general as well as concerns, or thoughts you want to share. If you have questions about the
course content, it is most productive to bring specific questions to office hours.
Email Contact: We want to hear from you, so don’t hesitate to contact us if we can be of help.
Sometimes emails get caught by spam filters or accidentally marked read. If you do not hear back from
us within 48 hours, please send a follow up message.
Course Basics:
Course Description and Prerequisites: Math 1301 is the second course in a two-semester accelerated
introduction to single-variable calculus and offers 4 hours of credit. Specifically, Math 1301 begins with
differentiation and integration techniques for exponential, logarithmic and other transcendental
functions; continues with single-variable integration techniques from Math 1300; then introduces
applications of integration such as arc length, surface area and separable differential equations; infinite
sequences and series; parametric plane curves; polar coordinates and applications; conic sections.
Math 1300 is a prerequisite.
Textbook: Calculus, 9th edition, by James Stewart
If you take 2300 in succession, without a break, you will use this textbook for both courses. You can get
a physical textbook (new or used) or an electronic version. You do not need to bring the book to class,
but it is a vital resource, and Textbook Exercises are an important source of learning. A physical copy of
the textbook will be reserved in the Stevenson Science Library. We strongly encourage you to get access
to the Student Solutions Manual. If you have any financial concerns, please contact your financial
advisor about the resources Vanderbilt provides for textbook purchases.
Gradescope: Your weekly homework will be submitted through Gradescope (a link is provided on
Brightspace). Submissions must be submitted as a single PDF file, making sure to assign each problem
to the correct page (one point will be taken off if fail doing so). Handwritten pages can be scanned and
emailed at the library, or photos of your work may be taken on your phone and converted to a PDF
through an app such as `Photos PDF: Scanner Converter’. Free apps such as Evernote Scannable or
CamScanner can be used and there are scanners available in the library. Handwritten submissions
composed on an iPad or other tablet are also acceptable.
Accommodations: If you require course accommodations due to a disability, need special
arrangements in case of evacuation, or have emergency medical information that needs to be shared
with the instructor, you should contact the instructor as soon as possible. Student Access Services (SAS,
615-343-9727 or https://www.vanderbilt.edu/student-access) at Vanderbilt provides instructors with
information about specific accommodations with physical or learning disabilities. Faculty cannot
provide accommodations without an official notification from the SAS office. If you believe you qualify
for accommodations, you should contact the SAS office during the first week of classes. Failure to
contact them in a timely manner and follow their procedures may result in a delay that prevents you
from receiving your accommodations. Upon receiving appropriate documentation from the student,
the SAS office will make arrangements with the instructor to satisfy these accommodations.
If you need special accommodations for exams, you must:
1. follow the procedures of SAS to certify their accommodations AND
2. follow the procedures in the Alternate Exam Accommodations document posted on the class
Brightspace page.
Course Structure:
Overview: Each week, the course consists of three Lecture Sections held on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday and one Discussion Section held on Tuesday.
Lecture: The MWF Lecture Sections will be used to introduce new material and administer quizzes.
Textbook Exercises: Exercises from the textbook are listed on the Daily Schedule and are intended
for the student to engage with the material covered after each Lecture Section. Given the vertical
nature of the course, you should make every attempt to complete these exercises prior to the next
class meeting. Furthermore, concepts from these exercises will appear on the exams. The instructor
and TA will be happy to answer questions about these exercises and class material during office hours.
Attendance: You are responsible for all assignments and announcements made in class. After
missing a class, you should obtain and review lecture notes from a classmate, read the relevant
section(s) of the text, and attempt the Textbook Exercises. Then, if you have questions about the
material, please come to office hours. The stated attendance policy of the College of Arts and Science
applies in this course:
Students are expected to attend all scheduled meetings of classes in which they are enrolled; they have
an obligation to contribute to the academic performance of all students by full participation in the work
of each class. … The faculty of the College of Arts and Science recognizes that occasions arise during the
academic year that merit the excused absence of a student from a scheduled class or laboratory during
which an examination, quiz, or other graded exercise is given. Examples include participation in
sponsored university activities (e.g., debate team, varsity sports), observance of officially designated
religious holidays, serious personal problems (e.g., serious illness, death of a member of the student’s
family), and matters relating to the student’s academic training (e.g., graduate or professional school
interviews). Conflicts arising from personal travel plans or social obligations do not qualify as excused
absences.
Discussion: Quan Chen will conduct the Tuesday Discussion Section. They may present new material,
administer quizzes, and answer questions. Attendance policy applies.
Assessments and Grades:
Overview: Your final grade in the class will be determined using a variety of assessments:
Graded homework, Quizzes, 4 Midterm Exams and a comprehensive Final Exam.
Graded Homework: 7 graded assignments, worth 15 points each, will be given throughout the
semester. Students are encouraged to work with other students in my class on these assignments. NO
LATE ASSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ANY REASON. Your lowest homework score will be dropped.
Quizzes: 15 in-class quizzes, worth 5 points each, will be given throughout the semester. Quizzes will be
given at the end of the class. Dates are available in the course schedule. Your three lowest quiz scores
will be dropped.
Midterm Exams: Four 100-point midterm exams will be given during the semester. The dates of these
exams are posted on the Daily Schedule. All midterm exams will be given on Thursday evenings, 7:00 –
8:15p. One midterm exam score will be dropped to account for unavoidable absences. If a student
takes all 4 midterm exams, the dropped exam will be the one with the lowest score. Each student may
bring one sheet of notes (8 ½ X 11 sheet, front and back) to each midterm exam. Exam attendance is
compulsory.
Alternate Exam Time: Any student who has an anticipated, excused, and documented conflict with a
midterm exam time, including SAS students, should inform their instructor and complete ALL the
procedures in the Alternate Exam Accommodations document (posted on Brightspace) at least one
week prior to the exam date. No exam will be given on an alternate date. Late requests will either
be denied or will result in an automatic 1-point deduction from the student’s exam score for every day
it is late. No accommodations will be made for requests submitted after 4p two days before the exam.
Midterm Exam Day Emergencies: Students who miss an exam because of an excused absence due to
an emergency, such as a serious illness (COVID, influenza, a concussion, an illness requiring a hospital
stay, etc.) or the death of a family member, should notify their instructor as soon as possible via email.
Documented evidence of the emergency must be submitted to the instructor within 48-hours of the
missed exam and the excuse will be adjudicated by the Calculus Coordinator.
1. One missed exam with or without approved documentation: A grade of 0 will be recorded and this
grade will be dropped.
2. Two missed exams with approved documented excuses for both: A grade of 0 will be assigned for
the first missed exam and this grade will be dropped and the second missed exam grade will be
replaced with the student’s percentage grade on the comprehensive final exam.
3. Two missed exams with only one approved documented excuse: A grade of 0 will be assigned for
the exam with an approved documented excuse and this grade will be dropped and a grade of 0
will be assigned for the unexcused exam.
Final Exam: A 150-point comprehensive final examination will be given at The Primary Examination
Time on Monday, December 11, 7-9p. The Alternate Examination Time will NOT be offered. Each
student may bring one sheet of notes (8 ½ X 11 sheet, front and back), to the final exam. The final
exam grade will not be dropped. Students who miss the final exam with a documented emergency
will receive an M grade (if they are passing the class, have an excused absence, and have completed at
least 60% of the graded course work) and must take the final exam at the beginning of the Spring
semester.
Grades: There is a total of 600 possible points for this class.
Category
Graded Homework
Quizzes
Midterm Exams (after lowest score is dropped)
Final Exam
Total
Points
90
60
300
150
600
Letter grades will be assigned so that a student earning at least 90% of the points will be guaranteed a
grade in the A range, a student earning at least 80% of the points will be guaranteed a grade in or
above the B range, a student earning at least 70% of the points will be guaranteed a grade in or above
the C range, and a student earning at least 60% of the points will be guaranteed a grade in or above
the D range. Plus and minus grades will be assigned as appropriate.
Each student’s grade will be determined using both of the following formulas and each student will be
assigned the higher of the two grades. The second formula gives a higher weight to the final exam.
(Homework + Quizzes + Midterm Exams + Final Exam)/600
(Homework + Quizzes + Midterm Exams * (225/300) + Final Exam * (225/150))/600
Grading and Feedback: There are multiple opportunities for students to receive feedback on their
performance and learning style throughout the course. Students should use this feedback to identify
areas they need to expend more effort, employ new strategies, seek help, and improve throughout the
semester. We hope that all students, even those who do well early in the semester, will develop
greater knowledge and problem-solving skills through active engagement with the material.
We are interested in your learning and thought processes, therefore partial credit will be given on all
assessments when you have solved parts of the problem correctly. Showing your work allows us to
assess whether you are on the right track.
Class Policies:
Conduct: We are committed to creating a learning environment where diverse perspectives are
recognized and valued as a source of strength. We request that all students work with us to create a
class culture based on open communication, mutual respect, and inclusion. As a class we will approach
all discussions with respect and civility. Disagreements and debates in academic discourse are expected
and welcome, but personal attacks are never OK, and will not be tolerated. We strive to ensure an open
and welcoming classroom for all students. If we ever miss the mark, please don’t hesitate to talk to us.
We are all learning together.
Honor Code: You are capable of meeting the course expectations. If you are concerned about how well
you are doing, please seek help rather than considering academic misconduct. We strive to provide an
environment where it is easy to act with integrity by encouraging collaboration, allowing students to
use a sheet of notes during exams, actively proctoring in-class assessments, and providing a variety of
forums to get help.
All work submitted for credit must be your own, and you are subject to the provisions of the Vanderbilt
Honor Code. Details can be found at the Honor Council web site
https://studentorg.vanderbilt.edu/honorcouncil/. In this class, all in-class assessments such as exams
and quizzes must be completed individually and using only the materials specified by your instructor. It
is an instance of cheating to give or receive help on an in-class assessment except from an instructor.
On out-of-class assessments, students are encouraged to collaborate and must follow the collaboration
policy below. In or out of class, copying solutions from another student, an online resource, or a tutor is
considered plagiarism.
Recording class without written permission from the instructor and/or publishing recordings outside
the Vanderbilt ecosystem is an Honor Code violation.
Submitted homework must be completed without the use of a calculator unless explicitly stated
otherwise. Calculators are not allowed on midterm or final exams.
Collaboration: Although work on in-class assessments is expected to be completely independent, you
are encouraged to work together on out-of-class assessments with fellow students FROM YOUR CLASS.
This collaboration should benefit the learning of all involved and all participants should contribute.
However, you are expected to write up your own solutions. In other words, you are ENCOURAGED to
understand how to solve problems together but EXPECTED to demonstrate your understanding by
writing up the solutions INDEPENDENTLY. (i.e. No student should see another student’s written
assignments before it is graded.) Working collaboratively is a vital skill to nurture and improve learning.
There are learning benefits both when peers hear and give explanations to each other, and peers are
often in a better position to clear up misunderstandings than instructors.
Complaint Procedure: If at any time during the semester you wish to discuss class procedure, schedule,
grades, or any class situation, contact the instructor during regularly scheduled office hours or via
email. Both office hours and email address are given above. Any complaint that cannot be resolved
directly with the instructor should be referred to the Calculus Coordinator (Lori Rafter in SC 1408) or
the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Henry Chan in SC1326A).
Classroom Conduct
 Texting/IMing during class is not acceptable. It is in your best interest to pay attention to classroom
activities and using your phone is distracting to other students.
 Use of electronics is limited to class purposes and electronics must sit flat on the desk. Screens that
are propped up are distracting to other students.
 Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire class. The seating is tight. If you must leave early,
sit near the door. We understand that emergencies happen. If you have an emergency and must leave,
do so as quietly and quickly as possible.
 Although audio and video recording is prohibited without express written permission of the instructor,
you may take still pictures of the board. Math classes intentionally have small enrollments to allow the
class meetings to be interactive. It is impossible to capture that interactivity in video or audio form.
*Disclaimer: This syllabus is not a legal contract, and may be subject to change*