Before (almost) every class there will be some reading material and a short understanding check based primarily on definitions and some examples. The Pre-Class work will account for 5% of your overall grade.

Completing these pre-class readings and understanding checks allows us to spend more time in class actively doing math as opposed to being passive observers listening to my lecture.

You will have 2-3 attempts for each understanding check. It is highly recommended that you try once before class, and then correct any mistakes you might have made after class. 

These will be due ~2 days after the class they are for. 

Your lowest 4 scores will be dropped.

Every 3 weeks or so, you will be asked to complete a reflection survey on how you feel the course is going so far and if there are any changes you would like to see implemented. I really do consider you all to be active participants in this course, and I want you all to have a voice in how it is run.

These reflection surveys will account for 5% of your overall grade.

These reflections will also provide you a chance to do some self reflection and take stock on how you think your study habits are going in the semester.

There will be homework from MyOpenMath after each class that will be linked directly on Canvas. 

The HWs will be computational problems and the goal of these assignments is to develop mechanical fluency and practice with the fundamentals of the topic covered in class.

HW’s will account for 20% of your overall grade.

For the most part, these will be due a week from being assigned. 

Your lowest 2 HWs will be dropped.

There will be group and individual work you will complete, basically every day of class. For example, in class we will spend a large amount of time on application and “word” problems, so often your submissions will be your groups’ work on the application problems. Other times there will be exit-ticket reflections or calculations for you to turn in.

In-Class activities will account for 20% of your overall grade.

Your lowest 3 scores will be dropped. Moreover, you will have the option of making up a missed in-class activity during one of the Student Visiting Hours.

For this assignment you will synthesize and reflect upon all of the different concepts and problem solving techniques that you will learn throughout the semester.

In your finished portfolio, you will have pages dedicated to each of the topics that we’ve learned that you believe are fundamental/foundational/interesting. More information about expectations, is posted on Canvas.

The Final Portfolio will account for 20% of your overall grade. There will be multiple turn in due-dates throughout the semester to ensure you are keeping up with your portfolio.

During Finals Week everyone will present one page of their portfolio!

This portfolio will hopefully be something you can turn to and use as a reference in your future courses!

There will be two application projects (one on Derivatives, one on Integrals and Differential Equations) that will give you the chance to delve deeper into applications of the material we are learning. 

You will be able to (and encouraged to) work in groups of up to 3 people for each project. More information on these will be posted later on Canvas.

Each Project will account for 15% of your overall grade, for a total of 30% of your overall grade.