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MATH 1185: APPLIED
CALCULUS I, Spring 2006
Section 01: MWF
10:00-10:50 (HHH308)
, T 10:30-11:20 (HHH101) Course ID (CRN #): 2260
INSTRUCTOR
Yi Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Computer
Science, Mathematics, and Physics
College of Science and
Technology
Room 315, HHH,
Fairmont
State
University
Email: ywang@fairmontstate.edu
Homepage: http://www.fairmontstate.edu/users/ywang/
OR http://www.fscwv.edu/users/ywang
Phone: 304-367-4621
Office Hours:
MWF: 8:00-8:50
; Tuesday: 9:30-10:20; Thursday: 11:30-12:20 by
appointment.
Welcome to Math 1185, my name is Yi Wang, and I will be your instructor
for this course. I wish by our joint effort, all of you will succeed this
course. We will use
Vista
mainly for on-line quizzes, communication and
grade book in this course. Another good resource for this course is my homepage,
which can be found at http://www.fairmontstate.edu/users/ywang/
or http://www.fscwv.edu/users/ywang.
In general, you may consider my office an “open door”, and I strongly
recommend that you come and see me if you are having any trouble in class (or if
you find that you are not being challenged enough). Come by…I enjoy seeing my
students.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Basic introductory calculus including limits, continuity and derivatives
of functions of one variable, trigonometric and exponential functions and their
inverses, graphing and other applications of the derivative, antiderivatives,
Riemann sums and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and applications. Use of
the computer algebraic system MATHCAD will be taught approximately once a week
to solve paractical Calculus problems.
4 Cretdits
(3 lect/pres, 1 lab, 0 other).
Lectures: MWF 10:00-10:50 at HHH308
Lab:
Tue 10:30-11:20 at HHH101
PREREQUISITES:
(a) High school Algebra I and II, Geometry and Trigonometry and Math ACT
of 24 OR (b) Math 1115 OR (c) a “B” in Math 1102.
GOALS:
To give students an understanding of an appreciation for the theory and many
applications of basic Calculus. Both computational and conceptual skills will be
developed. The students will be exposed to both theoretical and applied points
of view and applications to other disciplines will be stressed. This course also
develops student capabilities related to several of FSU’s
General Education Objectives, including:
· The
ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts and formats.
· Comprehend
the concepts and perspectives needed to function in national and international
societies.
· Integrate
knowledge and ideas in a coherent and meaningful manner.
TEXTBOOK:
S. T. Tan, Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Science,
6th Edition, Brooks/Cole, ISBN: 053446503X
VISTA: This course
will use VISTA at http://vista.fairmontstate.edu.
Syllabus, Class announcements, homework assignments and updated grades will be
posted on
VISTA.
On-line quizzes within VISTA will also be
offered. It is the students’ responsibility to check the information posted at
VISTA.
HOMEWORK/QUIZZES/WORKSHEETS:
It is imperative that you do the homework. If you have trouble
with the assigned problems (or any others in your book) then see me ASAP. Please
work as many problems as you can (even beyond the assigned list if possible).
The bottom line is that if you want to learn some mathematics, the only way to
do this is by “getting your hands dirty” working problems. There will be a
worksheet approximately for each week. About 24 on-line quizzes will be offered
at VISTA. The collected Homework/Quizzes/worksheets will be averaged for part of
your final grade. Sometimes in-class Quiz will be given without notice in
advance.
EXAMS:
There will be four in-class mid-term tests and one final. The final
exam is comprehensive and is scheduled on Friday May 12, at
8:00am.
GRADES:
Here is a breakdown of the Homework/quizzes/worksheets/tests/final:
Homework/Quiz/Worksheet Average….12%
Test 1…………12%
Test 2…………12%
Test 3…………12%
Test 4. …….… 12%
Final………..…40%
If you get the following scores (out of 100) you will receive
90-100………A
80-89………..B
70-79………..C
60-69………..D
Grades in the course
will reflect students’ demonstrated attainment of course objectives.
I reserve the right to adjust these ranges downward if necessary because of
excessive difficulty of assignments or tests. Borderline cases will be
considered according to the attendance, grades of all four mid-exams and grade
of the final.
SOME IMPORTANT POLICIES
IN THIS CLASS:
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ATTENDANCE
is critical to get high points for the assessment of the
Homework/Quiz/Worksheet part. It may be taken form time to time. The
attendances taken will be considered as in-class quizzes and will also
be used as one of the factors to determine borderline grades.
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There is absolutely no make-up for the
homework/quizzes/worksheets. Late work passing the given deadline is not
accepted.
-
A make-up exam will be
given on the next work day after a given mid- exam if one can not attend the
regular exam with a reasonable excuse. No other make-up is allowed until the
last day of the class. On the last day of the class one can make up
any one of the four mid-exams to improve the corresponding mid-exam. However,
only one make-up on the last day of class is allowed.
-
The percentage of the final is used to replace one of
the worst percentages of the four mid-exams if it’s higher.
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A reasonable excuse
commonly refers to an institutional excuse, a doctor-signed excuse, or
an excuse signed by some authorized people.
-
In general an exam
before the scheduled time is not offered unless under some extreme cases
such as with a reasonable excuse.
HOW TO SUCCEED THIS
COURSE?
In addition to my effort,
your efforts are indispensable.
(1) Except extreme cases, attending class only is far less
sufficient to succeed (pass? ) the course. Let alone occasionally attending
class.
(2) To get a grade C, one is advised to spend at least 1
hour (depending on your background in mathematics) for each lecture hour in
reviewing the lecture notes, doing the examples in the lecture notes and in the
book, and doing some homework problems.
(3) To get a grade B, one is advised to spend at least 1-2 hours for
each lecture hour in reviewing the lecture notes, doing the examples in
the lecture notes and in the book, and doing most of the homework
problems.
(4) To get a grade A, one is advised to spend at least
1-3 hours for each lecture hour in reviewing the lecture
notes, doing the examples in the lecture notes and in the book, and doing almost
all the homework problems.
I would suggest you to write down your objective grade for
this course, and commit your effort to this milestone of your life goal. Again,
I wish you succeed.
My objective grade for
this course is
. I will commit hours
for each lecture hour to study the course materials.
Guidelines of how to calculate your overall score:
- The overall score is calculated according to the
contributions from quizzes (12%), four mid-exams (12% each) and final(40%).
- All raw scores are converted to percentage to
participate in calculating and comparison. The maximum percentage is 100%
for any given quiz or exam.
- Please note one to three quizzes with the lowest grades
will be dropped. A missed quiz is scored as 0 for
that quiz. If the number of missed quizzes is less than or equal to the
number of quizzes dropped, your missed quiz(es) will not affect your quiz
points AT ALL. Finally, the average percentage of all the
quizzes are calculated for the points of the quiz part.
- Please note there is no curving for all make-up exams.
In other words, when the percentage is calculated for the make-up,
please note out of which total score is your make-up score.
- The grade (percentage) of the make-up
is used to replace that of the SAME
exam if it is higher. The percentage of the final is used
to replace one of the worst percentages of the four exams if it’s higher.
The
policy of this class is to encourage students who are diligent in this course
and therefore any one who is serious about his/her study can take advantage of TWO
opportunities to improve their grades.
ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to attend regularly the class and
laboratory session of courses in which they are registered. Regular attendance
is necessary to the successful completion of a course of study and is an
integral part of a student's educational experience.
Each instructor shall make available on the first day of
class what the attendance requirements are and what penalties shall be imposed
for nonattendance.
Please check the student
handbook (online) for more information.
The address is http://www.fairmontstate.edu/publications/campushandbooks/FS_StudentHandbook0405.pdf.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Fairmont
State
values highly the integrity of its student scholars. All
students and faculty members are urged to share in the responsibility for
removing every situation which might permit or encourage academic dishonesty.
Cheating in any form, including plagiarism, must be considered a matter of the
gravest concern. Cheating is defined here as the obtaining of
information during an examination; the unauthorized use of books, notes, or
other sources of information prior to or during an examination; the removal of
faculty examination materials; the alteration of documents or records; or
actions identifiable as occurring with the intent to defraud or use under false
pretense.
Plagiarism is defined here as the submission of the ideas,
words (written or oral), or artistic productions of another, falsely represented
as one's original effort or without giving due credit. Students
and faculty should examine proper citation forms to avoid inadvertent
plagiarism.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Services are available to any
student, full or part-time, who has a need because of a [documented] disability.
It is the student’s responsibility to register for services with the
coordinator of students with disabilities and to provide any necessary
documentation to verify a disability or the need for accommodations.
The Coordinator of Disability Services, Andrea Pammer, is located in the
Turley
Center
, room 304. The office phone is (304) 367-4686 or (800)
641-5678 Ext. 8. TDD# is 304-367-4200.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Material presented in this course may be protected by
copyright law.
COURSE
CONTENTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEEDED DURING THE TERM):
Chapter 1: Preliminaries
Chapter 2: Functions,
Limits, and the Derivative
Chapter 3: Differentiation
Chapter 4: Application of
the Derivative
Chapter 5: Exponential and
Logarithmic Functions
*Chapter 6: Integration
*Chapter 7: Additional
Topics in Integration
* These sections are covered
if time permitted
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