Our text is exceptional and may differ significantly from mathematics texts which you have used previously. Unlike many mathematics texts, you should find our text to be a wonderful learning resource, specially designed to be read (as opposed to just a source of questions with similar examples). You should strive to read the text, it is written with you in mind. Reading mathematics is a skill we will focus on in this course and an active process, unlike reading most novels or poems. Your homework assignments will likely contain fewer problems than past assignments, and it is expected that you will struggle with most of these problems. Deciding what to do in order to solve a problem will play a major role in this course, and "doing it" correctly is important, but by no means the only requirement for success. In short, we will emphasize the why much more than the how in this course. Most students that struggle with calculus fall behind at some point, avoid this like the plague. One day at a time, calculus is easy! If you blow off a few days, it can become much more challenging.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams worth 100 points each and a gateway exam over the rules of antidifferentiation. Tentatively, the midterm exams will occur after we complete chapters 6, 8, and 9, or approximately on the dates February 6 (exam 1), March 6 (exam 2) and April 17 (exam 3). The gateway exam will be given after we complete chapter 7. We will also have a 150 point cumulative final exam.
Quizzes and Homework: I will collect homework assignments regularly (after each section of the text is covered) and there will be regular (every week or two) quizzes as well. Normally, quizzes will be announced. There will be approximately 350 points total (200 on HW and 150 on quizzes) based on your homework and quiz grades. You should keep your homework in a separate notebook so that it can be collected at any time. Recording "just the answer" will receive little or no credit. You should show and/or explain your work on all assignments for this class. You are encouraged to work together on homework assignments, but this does NOT mean copying the work of others nor answers from a solution set.
Activities and Projects: We will likely complete several activities (mostly in groups), some in-class, others may be out of class. These activities will involve the current topics of the course and normally serve as an introduction of a concept, or an application of a concept covered earlier. We will have approximately 100 points (total) worth of activities. We will do one or two group projects worth 75 points each. These are challenging group assignments, similar to tough take-home exam problems that require word processed write-ups and emphasize writing mathematics in a clear and concise manner. You will be given approximately 2 weeks to complete each project.
Class Participation and Attendance: There will be 50 points based on your class participation (asking questions, taking part in discussions, contributing to your group in activities, etc.) and attendance. I will determine your score for these 50 points. You are responsible for all of the material covered in class each day, even if you are not present.
Late assignments and academic dishonesty: Late homework, activities, etc. will be penalized by 10% each lecture they are late. I am fairly flexible about giving exams at alternate times, BUT you should definitely warn me before the exam is missed, and plan on taking it early rather than late. Quizzes missed due to absences can NOT be made up. Plagiarism, or copying answers from other people or books without citing the source is a serious offense and will result in no credit for the work. It is OK to discuss your answers with other groups on group assignments, but the work you turn in must be your own.
Breakfast line, area under curves activity.
Mathematica activity on the error in using MID and TRAP to approximate integrals.
General advice for working on projects.
The photo finish horse race project (guideline tip sheet). Three horses, whose velocities are given in numeric, graphical, and algebraic form, run a race. It is your jpb to determine which horse wins, and to explain how you know that horse wins.
quiz 1, areas via rectangles, average value, interpretations of the integral.Practice exam 1 (answers), chapters 5 and 6 of the text (antiderivatives and the FTC).
Practice exam 2, chapter 7.1 to 7.7 (integration) questions.
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5.2#1,4,10*,14*,28,30 * use Mathematica 5.3 #1,4,7,12,15,28 |
| 2 | 1-21 to 25 | 5.3, 5.4 | 5.4#2,3,4,8,14,15,17,18,19
breakfast line activity quiz 1 |
| 3 | 1-28 to 2-1 | 6.1, 6.2 | 6.1#2,6,8,10,12,17,22
6.2#3,6,17,18,21,25,28,32,40,41,44,47 52,58,61,64,69,77,78 |
| 4 | 2-4 to 8 | 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 | 6.3#3,5,7,11,14,18,23
6.4#2,8,10,15,18,20,22 6.5#1,2,5,6 horse race project Exam 1 practice (answers) |
| 5 | 2-11 to 15 | 7.1 | 7.1#2,3,6,9,10,17,18,22,25,29,36,44,
46,47,50,51,54,60,61,63,69,70,72,74 |
| 6 | 2-18 to 22 | 7.2, 7.3 | 7.2#2,3,6,11,19,23,26,28,35,36,49,50
7.3#3,5,8,12,15,30,31,39 quiz 2 |
| 7 | 2-25 to 3-1 | 7.3, 7.4 | 7.4#1,4,5,8,9,10,14,17,22,28,38,40 |
| 8 | 3-4 to 8 | 7.4, 7.5 | quiz 3
7.5#2,4,8,9,11,12,17 |
| 9 | 3-11 to 15 | SPRING BREAK! | |
| 10 | 3-18 to 22 | 7.6, 7.7 | Mathematica activity on error
7.6#3,5,7,8,9 7.7#2,3,5,8,13,14,24,25,39 |
| 11 | 3-25 to29 | 7.8 | exam 2 practice |
| 12 | 4-2 to 5 | 7.8, 8.1 | 7.8#1,2,8,14,17,18,23,24,27,28 |
| 13 | 4-8 to 12 | 8.2
quiz 4 |
8.1# 1,2,4,8,10,12,27
8.2#1,4,9,10,11,20,21,22 |
| 14 | 4-15 to 19 | 9.1 | 9.1#1,2,5,6,11,15,16,17,18,25,26
Gateway exam |
| 15 | 4-22 to 26 | 9.2, 9.3 | exam 3 |
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May 9 |
Thurs 3:30 PM |
Section B Cumulative Final Exam |