Calculus I Syllabus for 2018-2019
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Course

MATH-2413-003 Calculus I

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: MATH 1414 and MATH 1316-minimum grade of C, or Department Chair consent

Course Description

Limits and continuity; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; definition of the derivative of a function and techniques of differentiation; applications of the derivative to maximizing or minimizing a function; the chain rule, mean value theorem and rate of change problems; curve sketching; definite and indefinite integration of algebraic, trigonometric and transcendental functions, with an application to calculation of areas.

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Occupational License Disclaimer

Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Washington Street Campus Bookstore:  (806)371-5304

Supplies

Basic:  Blue-line notebook paper (8.5” x 11”) and blue-lined graph paper --4 or 5 squares per inch or engineering paper, stapler, a straight edge, pencils, erasers, a highlighter in your favorite color.  You can get free graph paper at http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/lite/.  Access to a Computer with reliable internet.

Graphing Calculator:  You will need a graphing calculator for this course.  All demonstrations in class will be done on a TI-84 Plus. The following calculators are acceptable:  TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-84, or TI-84 Plus graphing calculator.  If you already own another graphing utility, check with me to see if it is appropriate for this course.  You will not be able to use a TI-89, TI-92, or TI-Nspire calculator on exams. 

Graphing Calculator Checkout:Students unable to afford the purchase of a graphing calculator can apply to the Adult Students Program for the privilege of checking one out for the semester.  Students that a) receive a PELL Grant, or b) receive public assistance services are eligible as long as calculators are available.  These calculators are checked out on a “first come, first served” basis.  If you do not meet the above criteria but cannot afford to purchase your own calculator, you may discuss your situation with the Adult Students advisors.  Exceptions may be made in some cases. 

Students who lose (due to accident/theft/any other mishap) or damage in any way a loaner graphing calculator will be required to replace the lost, stolen, or damaged calculator with a new TI-84 or TI-84 Plus graphing calculator.  Failure to do so will result in immediate action(s) taken by Amarillo College.

Bring a copy of your schedule to the Adult Students Program, Student Services Center, Room 130, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  You must complete an application and be enrolled in a math class to receive this assistance.

Student Performance

1. Develop solutions for tangent and area problems using the concepts of limits, derivatives, and integrals.
2. Draw graphs of algebraic and transcendental functions considering limits, continuity, and differentiability at a point.
3. Determine whether a function is continuous and/or differentiable at a point using limits.
4. Use differentiation rules to differentiate algebraic and transcendental functions.
5. Identify appropriate calculus concepts and techniques to provide mathematical models of real-world situations and determine solutions to applied problems.
6. Evaluate definite integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
7. Articulate the relationship between derivatives and integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

Grading Criteria

 

The final average will be computed based on the following percentage basis:

Point Allocation
Four Exams (each 12.5%)	50%
Final Exam	15%
Daily Quizzes	10%
HW Quizzes	10%
Lab Assignments	10%
Regular Attendance	5%
Total	100%

Score Board
90 – 100 %	A
80 – 89 %	B
70 – 79 %	C
60 – 69 %	D
59 % OR Below	F

I. Regular Exams: 

(a) Exam 1 on: On Ex. 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6

(b) Exam 2 on: On Ex. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9

(c) Exam 3 on: On Ex. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 and 4.7

(d) Exam 4 on: On Ex. 4.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5

II. Final Exam (December 11th, Tuesday): Taken in class. Cumulative, on all lessons covered in class.   

Additional lessons for the Final Exam: Ex. 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 (Optional)

III. Daily Quizzes: To be present in class regularly and on-time is the CORE REQUIREMENT for this Beginning Calculus. Daily Quizzes are designed mainly due to this, that is to make students mandate to attend every single class !! Daily Quizzes will be taken at the first 15 minutes of class on every Thursday. No Late !! No Excuse please !! Lowest scored two of them will be dropped in calculating the average at the End of the semester. 

IV. Homework Quizzes (closed books, no calculator, only with opened HW assignment notes):  Must have assigned homework ready in details on every Tuesday (and/or according to the ‘Course Calendar’). HW Quizzes will be taken at the first 15 minutes of the class on Tuesdays. No Late !! No Excuse !! You will be asked to copy 2 to 4 problems from your homework assignments from preceding week's HW assigned problems (you cannot use the textbook or calculator). The lowest scored HW Quiz will be dropped in calculating the average at the end of the semester.

V. Lab assignments: Lab Assignments are posted on the ‘Course Content’ of the blackboard. Lab Assignments will be collected chapter-wise and after the completion of each chapter.

VI.  Regular Attendance: 100% presence is required for this course. Spontaneous class participation with regular class participation is must!!!! Every day attendance will be graded at the end of the semester by percentage. 

SOME GENERAL RULES: 

1.  Be prepared every Thursday for the Daily Quizzes, there will be only 2 or 3 or 4 problems. No late!!!  Quiz papers will be collected exactly after 15 minutes of the class begins! Your Instructor will be present on-time and regularly; same is required from you, too !!

2.  For HW Quizzes, Homework Notebook must be ready on every MONDAY with all last week's assigned HW problems done with Ex. No. and Problem No. clearly, and with all necessary steps. You are recommended to have these as much neat and clean as you are sure to copy exactly the asked problems on your HW Quiz script within the assigned time of exactly 15 minutes. This Homework Notebook is your only material for the Homework quizzes. 

3. Anything that is wrong or needs to be corrected in your Quizzes and Exams must be clearly erased.  Don't write, doodle, or perform mathematical calculations in the margins on your Quiz/Exam papers. I will be the judge as to what is neat.  Just because you can read it doesn't mean that I can interpret it. Homework must be neat and legible for your own ease of understanding. 

3.  Any missing problem/s in the HW quizzes and Daily Quizzes will be graded zero.

4.  At the top of the first page of the quiz scripts, you must place your name, your class 2413-003, and your instructor's name: Sabera Muna. Quiz scripts must be single-paged, do not write at the back. Multiple pages must be stapled carefully. Problems must be presented in an orderly manner with the problem running a single column down the left half of the page.  You may use the right half of the page for graphs, tables and drawings.  Any problem (excluding graphs) with work presented in anything except the first column will not receive credit.  Each line must contain only one equal sign, "=."   All final answers must be boxed or circled to receive credit.  Any problem with the answer not circled or boxed in will not be graded. Any assignment without the proper heading will not be accepted and will be recorded with a grade of zero. 

5.  If you have more than one page to turn in for the quizzes, the pages must be stapled together on the top left corner.  Multiple pages that are not stapled or held together by a paper clip, folded corner, etc. will not be accepted and will be recorded with a grade of zero.  You must staple multiple pages together.

6. If accidentally or incidentally you are absent, it is your responsibility to contact another student to find out the class-lessons for that missing class and/or any important announcement/s in class.  You may call and leave a message or text on my cell-phone 312-730-0708, or e-mail me at s0590361@actx.edu, but you take the chance that I may not retrieve the message before the due date.

7. Exams:   Three major regular exams and a comprehensive final exam will be taken.  If you miss a major exam out of three, the score on your final exam will be used to replace the missing score (graded as ‘0’) of that.  No make-up exams!  If you know ahead of time that you will be missing an exam, you may schedule to take the exam earlier than the scheduled time-frame, but not on later anyway! If you miss more than one exam (remember the first missed one will be replaced by your final exam score), a second missed exam will be recorded as a zero.  If you do not miss any exam and your final exam score is higher than your lowest exam-score, that lowest score will be replaced by your final exam-score. 

8. I do not give extra credit work.

9. Using Blackboard is a MUST to see the important class announcement, to print class materials, to see your current grade/s, to contact your instructor etc.

To access our course area in Blackboard:
1.  Go to https://acconnect.actx.eduand log in.  Your log in information is the same as your Web Advisor log in.  If you need help contact AC at 371-5000 and they can lead you in the right direction.  You may also contact the STL helpdesk at 371-5992.
2.  Once you are logged in, click on our course
3.  Then you will see any links you will need on the left side of the screen.

9. Final: Under NO circumstances will the final be given late (i.e. No Make Ups)!  The final will be comprehensive and will be given according to the published Finals Schedule in our regular classroom.

 I guarantee that all the exams will be exactly similar to the problems that will be dealt with in the classroom. You have to focus on learning the methods and clarifying the conceptions of those model problems by heart. So that you will be sure to secure your expected grade for Calculus I. And this is my policy to let you achieve the target level of the lessons for Math 2413 (Calculus I).

Free Help:  If you feel yourself getting behind in class or having problems with certain concepts covered, get help immediately. It is YOUR responsibility to get help. 
The following are a few ways to get FREE help outside of the class:
1. Your instructor is your first, BEST resource for help.  Please feel free to stay longer or remain in your classroom after the class is over to talk to me or to make an appointment.
2. The course website has links to helpful resources on each of the topics covered.  Remember that the key is to start your homework assignment EARLY so that you have plenty of time to work each problem as many times as possible to get the highest grade.
3. Free one-on-one tutoring at the Student Outreach Center in Durrett 104 is available.  You will need your AC ID to sign in.  Hours:  MTWRF: 8am - 8pm, Sat 9am - 8pm, Sun closed.
4. Get free tutoring from Student Support Services (Library, 371-5420)

Attendance

Attendance:  Regular class attendance is MUST for this course “Calculus I” as this is the course of sequence in Calculus. Everyday class attendance will be graded at the End of the semester with the weight of 5% on the 'Overall Score'. Non-attendance and/or more than 10 minutes late will be recorded as 'absent' and will be graded as '0' for that day. Students arriving more than 10 minutes late or leaving the class earlier before the instructor's dismissal - - both will be marked 'absent' and will be graded '0'.

If you are absent for any reason, you are responsible for obtaining the assignments and notes.  Remember that the deadline for withdrawing from any class at AC for 16-weeks Fall 2018 semester is November 20, Tuesday.  If you stop attending class and your average drops below 60, due to missed assignments and you do not officially drop the course by this deadline, you will receive an F for the course.

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Additional Information

Additional Contacts: Penelope Davies, Department Chair (806) 371 - 5901