MATH 3 is structured to allow students opportunities to visit and revisit the material on a flexible schedule. The course structure is given as follows:

At the end of each class, we will outline the basic points of the material we will cover in the next class.
Between classes, you'll use the written text and exercises to prepare for class. Class preparation is worth 5% of your grade.
Based on the results of the exercises, your instructor crafts activities for our in-class time. The point of these exercises is not to get them all right, but to show instructors where students are getting stuck. As a result, these problems are graded in two ways. First, they are graded simply for completion (5% of your grade - see part 1) - did you attempt the problems in good faith? Second, you'll be graded for mastery at the end of the course (see #3).

At different times, class time may include

lecture
individual and/or group problem solving
student presentation of solutions to problems
discussions of technique
construction of strategies for complex problems

3. An important part of learning mathematics (and, specifically calculus) is to revisit concepts and techniques regularly both to ensure continued understanding as well as to link the older ideas with newer ones. We build this into the class in several ways.

The Khan Academy exercises remain available throughout the course and each student is required to demonstrate mastery in each topic by the last day of classes. Achieve mastery takes consistent effort and repeated return to the material. Take a look at our overview of Mastery in Khan Academy page for more details. Overall mastery is worth 15% of your grade.
Much of class time during the term will be devoted to review, synthesis, and building connections among the ideas we are learning. While Khan Academy exercises are often relatively straight-forward, the work we do in class will often bring ideas together in more complex ways. Consequently, work in class is most reflective of what we want you to learn to do.
As the course develops, we'll devote time to applications of calculus which require bringing together diverse ideas and techniques.
At the end of each unit, we provide a summary, listing the topics and connections that students are expect to have mastered. These will help students see the skeleton of the course and draw connections between different parts.

5. Our course will have two midterm exams and a final exams. While your scores on these exams contribute 80% of your grades (25% for each midterm and 30% for the final), it is difficult if not impossible to do well on the exams without actively engaging in the ongoing preparation and classwork.

Grading summary:

	Percentage
Class preparation	5%
Mastery in problem sets	15%
Midterms	25% each
Final Exam	30%
Total	100%