Course Syllabus
Course Prefix and Number: MATH 121
Course Title & Credit Hours: Survey of Calculus, 4 credit hours
Dakota State
University
Academic Term, Year: Fall 2009 (August 31 - December 18)
Course Meeting Time and Location: Internet
Course, final must be taken by December 18th (earlier is fine)
Instructors Contact Information:
Dr. Richard Avery
Office: 208b Lowry Hall
Telephone: 256-5188
E-mail: rich.avery@dsu.edu
Office Hours: I will respond to email every working day and I will respond on most weekends as well. Please send me an email (preferably through Desire2Learn email) and I will get back to you as soon as possible (expect 24 hour turn around during the week, no guarantees on the weekends). The hours listed below are the times I am scheduled (I do occasionally get called out of the office during these times, but not very often – regardless, the preferable communication tool is email) to be in my office on the DSU campus and my phone number is listed above if you would like to call me during these times (you can call at any time, but I may not be in the office – email is usually the best way to contact me).
Monday: 10:00-11:50
Office Hours: Tuesday: 9:00-11:50
Wednesday: 10:00-11:50
Thursday: 9:00-11:50
Additional office hours by Discovery or Appointment.
Course Description: A survey of calculus including an intuitive approach to limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration with an emphasis on applications of the derivative and the integral as well as topics from multivariable calculus. (2008-2009 DSU Catalog)
Course
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: MATH 102 or appropriate math placement.
Technology Skills: Desire2Learn will be used to deliver course information and will be the primary communication tool between students and instructor. Contact Susan Eykamp at susan.eykamp@dsu.edu if you are having difficulties gaining access to the Desire2Learn site. All of the course work including homework, quizzes, and exams will be completed in MyMathLab. Registration and navigation instructions for MyMathLab are provided on the Desire2Learn site for this course and will be sent to in an email message with the syllabus.
Computer: Access
to a computer (PC or Mac) is required to complete the course materials.
Internet Access: Access to the Internet to work on the course assignments and view course materials in MyMathLab is required. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain Internet access during the session the course is being taken.
Securing a Proctor:
All exams must be proctored and it is the student’s responsibility to secure
a suitable proctor for this course. A
proctor is a person that administers exams for this course (ensuring the integrity
of the course). See the proctor
guidelines on the Desire2Learn site for further details. Your proctor must have a business email
address, the password for the exam will be sent to the proctor using this email
address. A proctor is required to ensure
that students are not getting help on the exams during the exams and is an Electronic
University Consortium (EUC) requirement.
Description of Instructional Methods: Students learn mathematics by doing mathematics. Lessons and assignments are developed to engage students and facilitate learning. (ACTIVE LEARNING)
Course
Requirements:
Required Textbook(s) and Other Materials: MyMathLab Access Code for: Brief Calculus and Its Applications, 11/E (Goldstein-Schneider-Lay-Asmar, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007). The multimedia textbook is contained in the MyMathLab course site, see the MyMathLab Registration Instructions on the Desire2Learn site for instructions on purchasing the Access Code. A paper copy of the text is not required.
A
graphing calculator is required to complete some of the exercises in this
course. Graph/Calc is a freeware
graphing calculator that you can use for this course on your computer. The interface is nearly identical to a
hand-held graphing calculator. Students
can download the Graph/Calc at http://www.graphcalc.com/download.shtml.
Course ID: avery10377 is the MyMathLab Course ID for the
Math 121 course during the Fall of 2009.
Homework Completion
Policy: Students are expected to complete
assignments by the deadlines set in MyMathLab (all homework and quizzes leading
up to an exam have the same deadline as the exam, these are listed in MyMathLab
as well as in the course outline below) and there will be no make-up opportunities
for missed homework and quizzes. Students
must complete at least 75% of the homework correctly to take that sections quiz
(for example Q 3.2) which contains just a few questions (sometimes just one)
from that sections homework (quizzes do not need to be proctored, I think of
them as single attempts at a few homework questions). Not all sections have quizzes and some
quizzes can be taken more than once in which case the highest achieved score is
used in the evaluation procedure.
Cheating & plagiarism Policy: Academic dishonesty includes giving, receiving or using unauthorized aid on any academic work. The definition of academic dishonesty and the procedure for handling it are described in detail in the current version of the student handbook. You should read and understand this material. You will be allowed to use any handwritten notes during the exams as well as anything you have saved on your computer, however you are not allowed to use any communication tools during an exam (that means no email, no networking sites like facebook, no phones – turn off your cell phone or leave with your proctor, …). You will not receive credit (zero) if you are caught using communication tools during an exam or using unauthorized aid during an exam of any form.
Make-up Policy: There will be no make up opportunities for
missed quizzes or homework assignments, you must meet the deadlines set in
MyMathLab (all homework and quizzes leading up to an exam have the same
deadline as the exam, these are listed in MyMathLab as well as in the course
outline below). In the case of an
excusable extended illness/absence during the semester contact the instructor
to make arrangements for completing the course.
The Professor reserves the right to modify this course syllabus to better meet student needs.
University
Deadlines:
Add/Drop Deadline (Census Day): September 10th is the last day to add this course or drop this course and receive 100% refund.
Withdraw Deadline: November 16th is the last day to withdraw from this course and receive a grade of “W”.
DSU Student Information and Help
Links:
Student Handbook: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/studentaffairs/handbook/
DSU Catalogs: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/registrar/catalog/
DSU Student Resources Center: http://www.support.dsu.edu/
MyMathLab Online Support: http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/ (click on the Ask a Question Tab)
MyMathLab Phone Support: 1-800-677-6337
Course Goals: Regental General Education Goal #5: Students will understand and apply fundamental mathematical processes and reasoning.
Student Learning Outcome 1: Use mathematical symbols and mathematical structure to model and solve real world problems.
Assessment: Students will:
a. Use derivatives to calculate rates of change on homework, quizzes and exams.
b. Use integrals to calculate total change on homework, quizzes and exams.
c. Learn background concepts to use when computing derivatives and integrals that could be used in real world problems and applications.
Student Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate appropriate communication skills related to mathematical terms and concepts.
Assessment: Students
will:
a. Demonstrate knowledge of limits, derivatives and integrals and relate this information to real world problems on homework, quizzes and exams.
b. Relate functions, limits (all kinds) of functions, derivatives (first and second) of functions, and integrals of functions with graphs on homework, quizzes and exams.
c. Approximate limits, derivatives, and integrals of functions from a table of function data.
Student Learning Outcome 3: Demonstrate the correct use of quantifiable measurements of real world situations.
Assessment: Students will:
a. Use the definitions of integrals and derivatives to determine units and real world interpretations on homework, quizzes and exams.
b. Apply knowledge of derivatives and integrals to business and life science applications on homework, quizzes and exams.
c. Students will use technology as an appropriate tool on homework, quizzes and exams.
Measurable Learning Objectives by Chapter: Questions on exam 1, 2 or the final exam
(in addition to homework and quizzes) assess the following core course
objectives which have been organized by chapter below and are summarized in
student learning outcomes 1,2 and 3 above.
Chapter
1:
Find the slope of the tangent line.
Use rules to find derivatives.
Find the equation of the tangent line at a given point.
Compute the difference quotient.
Compute the limit.
Determine whether or not a function is continuous.
Use rules to differentiate.
Find first and second derivatives.
Chapter
2:
Describe graphs of functions.
Use the first and second derivative rules to make conclusions about functions.
Apply the first derivative test to local extreme points.
Chapter 3:
Use the product rule to find the derivative of a function.
Use the quotient rule to find the derivative of a function.
Find the derivative of a function using the chain rule.
Find derivatives using implicit differentiation.
Solve related rates problems.
Chapter
4:
Use the change of base formula for exponential functions.
Use the change of base formula for logarithmic functions.
Differentiate exponential functions.
Solve first order linear differential equations.
Convert between exponential and logarithmic notation.
Differentiate logarithmic functions.
Use logarithmic differentiation.
Chapter
5:
Solve exponential growth applications.
Solve problems where interest is compounded continuously.
Chapter
6:
Find antiderivatives of a function.
Use Riemann sums to approximate the area under the graph of a function.
Calculate the definite integral of a function by finding the area under the graph of the function.
Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to calculate the definite integral of a function.
Use the definite integral to calculate the area between two curves.
Compute the average value of a function over an interval.
Evaluate an integral using the substitution method.
Evaluate an integral using integration by parts.
Evaluate improper integrals.
Determine the probability density function of the outcome of an experiment.
Use the probability density function to calculate probabilities.
Evaluation Procedures: Course grade will be based on the following percentages:
Homework 20%
Quizzes 20%
Hour Exam 1 15%
Hour Exam 2 20%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%
Sample exams have a weight of zero, they have no impact on your grade. Take the sample exams as many times as you would like at any time during the course to help you prepare for your exam. Your actual exam will have the same types of problems as your sample exam. Your grade will be calculated in MyMathLab (I must submit zeros for assignments that you don’t complete for whatever reason at the end of each unit, so provided you have completed your assessments your grade is up to date) and at the end of the semester 1% is added to your truncated percent average (so for example if your percent average is 79.2% then it truncates to 79% then add 1% to bring it to an 80%) then the following grade scale is applied:
A 90%-100%
B 80%-89%
C 70%-79%
D 50%-69%
F < 50%
Students near a cutoff may receive the higher grade at the discretion of the instructor.
ADA Statement: If you have a
documented disability and/or anticipate needing accommodations (e.g.,
non-standard note taking, test modifications) in this course, please arrange to
meet with the instructor. Also, please contact
Freedom in Learning Statement: Students are
responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are
enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic
performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should
be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course
of study. It has always been the policy of
Course Outline: Homework and quizzes have the same deadlines as the exam they lead up to, the due dates are also listed on the MyMathLab site in the homework and test pages.
Chapter
1 The Derivative
Chapter
2 Applications of the Derivative
Chapter
3 Techniques of Differentiation
Hour Exam 1 - October 18th
(take on or before to meet this deadline)
Chapter
4 Logarithmic Functions
Chapter
5 Applications of exponential and
logarithmic functions
Hour Exam 2 - November 30th
(take on or before to meet this deadline)
Chapter
6 The Definite Integral
Chapter
7 Functions of Several Variables
Final Exam - December 18th
(take on or before to meet this deadline)
The final exam is composed of questions from chapters 1-6. There are no quiz or exam questions from chapter 7. Note: chapter 0 is a college algebra review and is not part of this course.