INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dan Coroian
TEACHING
ASSISTANT: David Williams
OFFICE: KT 273
PHONE: (260) 481-6228
E-MAIL: Please use the WebCT mail feature
to e-mail me.
OFFICE HOURS: To be announced weekly. Use the Chat feature in WebCT. (Click on General Chat for MA229)
DAVE’S
ONLINE OFFICE HOURS: To be announced.
(Click on General Chat for MA229)
REGULAR
OFFICE HOURS: MW 5:30-6:00 p.m., TTh 10:30-11:00 a.m., or by appointment in Room 273, Kettler Hall.
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 a weekly on-line quiz, based on the homework
assignments at the end of each section in the lecture notes.
EXAMS: There
will be three one-hour exams and a two-hour comprehensive final. All exams are
proctored. If you are planning to take the tests at IPFW, please get familiar
with the Testing Services procedures at http://www.ipfw.edu/dlearning/testing.htm
Otherwise, please contact
Mary
Lou Hutter
Program
Assistant for Distance Learning
IPFW
‑ Continuing Studies
(260)
481‑6267
Kettler Hall 145
FAX:
(260) 481‑6949
to set up proctoring for the exams at your location.
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 December
13-17.
NOTE: If you require disability-related arrangements for this
class, please inform me immediately.
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)
3. To print the lecture notes use the
link provided.
Week 1, Aug. 23 -
27: Sections 1.1 – 1.3
Quiz
#1
Week 2,
Aug. 30 – Sept. 3: Sections 1.4 – 1.6
Quiz
#2
Week 3,
Sept. 6 - 10: Sections 2.1 – 2.3
Quiz
#3
Week 4, Sept. 13 - 17: Sections 2.4 – 2.6
Quiz
#4
Week 5, Sept. 20 - 24: Sections 2.7 – 2.8
Quiz
#5
Week 6, Sept. 27 – Oct. 1: Sections 3.1 – 3.2
Exam
#1, over
Chapters 1 and 2
Week 7, Oct. 4 - 8: Sections 3.3 – 3.4
Quiz
#6
Week 8, Oct. 11 - 15: FALL BREAK (Mon. and Tues.)
Section 3.5
Week 9, Oct. 18 - 22: Sections 3.6
Quiz
#7
Week 10, Oct. 25 - 29: Sections 3.7 - 3.8
Quiz
#8
Week 11, Nov. 1 - 5: Sections 4.1 – 4.2
Exam
#2, over
Chapter 3
Week 12, Nov. 8 – 12: Sections 4.3 – 4.5
Quiz
#9
Week 13, Nov. 15 – 19: Sections 4.6 – 5.1
Quiz
#10
Week 14, Nov. 22 – 26: Sections 5.2 – 5.3
Quiz
#11
Week 15, Nov. 29 – Dec 3: Exam #3, over Chapter 4, and
Sections 5.1 - 5.3
Section
5.4
Week 16, Dec. 6 – 10: Section 5.5
REVIEW
Week 17,
Dec. 13 - 17: FINAL
EXAM,
comprehensive