Spring Semester, 2026
MATH 1634-03, Calculus I
MW: 12:00–1:15 PM
F: 1:00–1:50 PM
Technology-Enhanced Learning Center, Room 1105
Text: Calculus, Volume 1,
by G. Strang and E. Herman, Openstax.
The student can download the text for free at
Instructor: Dr. Mark Faucette
Office: Technology-Enhanced Learning Center, Room 2247
Phone: My contact phone number is 470-729-1129. This is my Google voice phone number. It will ring my campus phone and my cell phone.
E-Mail: My e-mail address is faucette@westga.edu.
The Web: My web site is at URL http://mfaucette.dyndns.org. The full course syllabus is located on my web site and can be downloaded as a pdf file. It is the student's responsibility to download and/or to print the syllabus and to follow it.
Office Hours: My office hours are
- MW: 10:30–11:30 AM
- MW: 1:30–2:30 PM
- TR: 11:00–11:30 AM
I do not help students with homework or quiz problems. I do not provide private instruction or individual tutoring. If you need help with the content of the course, go to the STEM Tutoring Center or the Center for Academic Success.
I do not hold office hours during final exam week.
Required Equipment: The following are required for this course:
- A graphing calculator is required for this course. Graphing calculators equivalent to the TI-83, 84, 85, and 86 will be allowed on tests and the final examination, as will scientific calculators. The TI-89 and other equivalent calculators will not be allowed. You must have your calculator with you every class day.
Common Language for Course Syllabi: Students, please carefully review the following information at the link
It contains important material pertaining to your rights and responsibilities in this class. Because these statements are updated as federal, state, university, and accreditation standards change, you should review the information each semester.
Grading Policy
- Homework (250 points)
- Homework will be completed online using MyOpenMath. Homework will be scaled to count two hundred fifty points.
- Quizzes (200 points)
- Quizzes will be completed online using MyOpenMath most every Friday. Quizzes will be scaled to count two hundred points.
- Tests (300 points)
- There will be three tests, each counting one hundred points.
- Final Examination (250 points)
- There will be one comprehensive final examination counting two hundred fifty points.
At the end of the semester, the following grading scale will be used:
- 1000 points is the total number of points possible.
- A total of 900–1000 points earns an A.
- A total of 800–899 points earns a B.
- A total of 700–799 points earns a C.
- A total of 600–699 points earns a D.
- A total below 600 points earns an F.