MA 229 On-Line – Spring 2003

Syllabus

 

            INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dan Coroian

 

            TEACHING ASSISTANT: Charity Hein

 

            OFFICE: KT 273

 

            PHONE: 481-6228

 

            E-MAIL: Please use the WebCT mail feature to e-mail me.

 

            ONLINE OFFICE HOURS: To be announced. We will use the Chat feature in WebCT.

 

            REGULAR OFFICE HOURS: MTW 5:00-6:00 p.m., or by appointment.

 

            TEXTBOOK: Calculus – An Applied Approach, 6th Edition

                                     Larson/Edwards

 

            TOPICS COVERED: Chapters 1 – 4, and Sections 5.1 – 5.5

 

            COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course, students should:

 

·         Have a better overall understanding of functions and their graphical, numerical, analytical, and verbal representations

·         Be able to mechanically calculate derivatives of simple functions and combinations of functions

·         Understand definite integrals as areas

·         Understanding the relationship between derivatives and integrals

·         Use technology appropriately to gain insight into the solution of a problem

·         Be able to see functions in real-world applications and to develop models in this context understand derivatives as rates of change and in the context of local linearity

·         Have improved skills at problem solving and critical thinking

·         Have improved skills at writing and explaining math

 

 

            QUIZZES: There will be an on-line quiz each week, based on the homework assignments at the end of each section.

 

            EXAMS: There will three one-hour exams and a two-hour comprehensive final. All exams are proctored.

 

            GRADING:                Quizzes            15%

                                                Exams              60%

                                                Final                 25%

 

            GRADING SCALE:              A – 90% or above

                                                            B – 80% or above

                                                            C – 70% or above

                                                            D – 60% or above

           

            FINAL EXAM: During the week of May 5-11.

 

            NOTE: If you require disability-related arrangements for this class, please inform me immediately.

 

Tentative Schedule

 

            Use the lecture notes provided and the textbook to study the material following the schedule below. Each section contains a

            homework assignment. You DO NOT have to turn in these assignments, but I highly recommend that you work every problem since

            the weekly quizzes are based on them. You will be able to take the quiz only once, starting on Thursday through the Sunday of each week.

 

            NOTES:          1.You might want to review Chapter 0, especially if it has been a while since your last Math class.

                                    2. To fit more information on the computer screen try increasing the resolution (for ex. 1024 x 768, or above)

 

            Week 1, Jan. 13 - 17:             Sections 1.1 – 1.3

                                                            Quiz #1

 

            Week 2, Jan. 20 - 24:             Sections 1.4 – 1.6

                                                            Quiz #2

 

            Week 3, Jan. 27 - 31:             Sections 2.1 – 2.3

                                                            Quiz #3

 

            Week 4, Feb. 3 - 7:                Sections 2.4 – 2.6

                                                            Quiz #4

 

            Week 5, Feb. 10 - 14:            Sections 2.7 – 2.8

                                                            Quiz #5

           

            Week 6, Feb. 17 - 21:            Exam #1, over Chapters 1 and 2

                                                            Sections 3.1 – 3.2

 

            Week 7, Feb. 24 - 28:            Sections 3.3 – 3.4

                                                            Quiz #6

 

            Week 8, Mar. 3 - 7:               Sections 3.5 – 3.6

                                                            Quiz #7

 

            Week 9, Mar. 10 - 14:           SPRING BREAK

 

            Week 10, Mar. 17 - 21:         Sections 3.7 - 3.8

                                                            Quiz #8

                                                                       

            Week 11, Mar. 24 - 28:         Exam #2, over Chapter 3

                                                            Sections 4.1 – 4.2

                                                           

            Week 12, Mar. 31 – Apr. 4:  Sections 4.3 – 4.5

                                                            Quiz #9

 

            Week 13, Apr. 7 – 11:            Sections 4.6 – 5.1

                                                            Quiz #10

 

            Week 14, Apr. 14 – 18:          Sections 5.2 – 5.3

                                                            Quiz #12

 

            Week 15, Apr. 21 – 25:          Exam #3, over Chapter 4, and Sections 5.1 - 5.3

                                                            Section 5.4

                                                           

 

            Week 16, Apr. 28 – May 2:   Section 5.5

                                                            REVIEW

 

            Week 17, May 5 - 9:              FINAL EXAM, comprehensive