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MAC
2311
.01
CALCULUS I
Spring
2001
, 4
credit hours
| | INSTRUCTOR | Dr.
Pal
| | OFFICE | MAP 231B
| | OFFICE HOURS | MW 16:00-17:30
or by appointment
| | PHONE | 407-823-0147
| | EMAIL | drpal@drpal.com
| | CLASS LOCATION | MAP 121
| | CLASS TIMES | MW 19:00-20:45
| | TEXTBOOK | Calculus 6th Ed.
| | by | Howard Anton
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Roll will be taken at the end of class, so do not get up and leave early from class, if you do you will be marked absent. Remember it is against the law to sign the name of someone else. Please be punctual by being in class on time. You will be disturbing your classmates and me if you should be late to class. Observe common decorum at all times. Do not put your feet on the desks. Refrain from talking when I am talking. Please put cell phones & pagers on vibrate mode. Do not use profanity or other hostile and demeaning gestures. Give your fellow students and yourself the full opportunity to learn and comprehend. I adhere strictly to all school policies. You should familiarize yourself with UCF policies in the student catalog regarding academic honesty, absences, classroom conduct; withdrawal deadline dates from the class, and other such pertinent information. Most of the time from my experience as a professor, I have seen students fail math classes not due to the difficulty of the courses but from the sheer number of absences, the students accumulate. Which directly means, they miss the content material taught in the course. For this reason alone, please do not miss class.
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HOMEWORK
For homework do every other odd problem in each exercise covered. You may wish to do more for extra practice. If you do not do your homework, it will reflect on your grade when a chapter test is given. Homework in mathematics is not an optional criterion. If you do not do it, you will ensure your failure in any math course including this one. Homework is a required part of this course, it is not something you can do for extra credit and you cannot do too much homework. Note — some test questions will be similar to homework questions. Remember that math is not a spectator sport – you have to be an active participant. The professor, at his discretion, may ask for a specific homework assignment and assign bonus points to it. So, please do your homework.
The course will give you exactly what you put into it. My voice is loud so you should be able to hear and comprehend me clearly. I do have an accent so if you should not understand something, please ask me to repeat it. I encourage you to ask questions – the only stupid question is the one that you do not ask! Again, I implore you to ask questions.I will cover new material each class period so it is of utmost importance that you attend all lectures. It is your responsibility to receive and understand the material for the class that you miss, excused or unexcused. You can do this by peer tutoring with one of your classmates or by going to the math lab.Math lab is located in the basement floor in Rm 113 in the basement of the Math and Physics Building. They have free tutoring, videotapes and computer software to get you up to speed. So please use these free resources. Be more concerned with what you are learning rather than your present grade. When learning comes, so do grades. Set aside a regular time period EVERY DAY to do your math homework. DO SOME HOMEWORK EVERYDAY. Maintain a notebook that includes sections for A) procedures, rules, formulas, definitions and other important concepts and guidelines. B) Questions you may have regarding the material and the work you are doing. C) Class notes. D) Homework notes. E) Research and/or experimentation. F) Graphing calculator techniques and hints. Maintain a set of 3 by 5 index cards or slips of paper in a shoebox, which contains formulas and conceptual ideas for review of material. Lastly network with your classmates and find yourself a study partner or a study group.
Assigned homework problems:
1.1: 1,3,4-6
1.2: 1,3,7,13,15
1.4: 1,3,5,9,13,17,21,26,33,35,37,39,43,45,47,49,59,63,67,70
1.6: 1 (a,b), 2 (a,b), 11,13,17 (a,d), 19(a,d), 21,22a,29,31,33,35 (a,d,g,j), 36,43,45(a,b)
2.1: 1,3,5,8,9,11,13,15,21(a,c), 28(a-c)
2.2: 1,3,5-49(every other odd), 51,53,55,57
2.4: 1,3,5,7(a,b),11,15,21,24,25,40,41
2.5: 3,9,13,17,23,31,34,39(a,c),43,45,55(a,b)
Be sure you can work out all of these problems (after finishing them, choose some at random and be sure you can do them without looking up anything in your book/notes)
Know the quadratic formula
Understand how to use proper notation (and use it)
Know the continuity definitions and be able to apply them
Know the Intermediate-Value Theorem (hypotheses and conclusion) and how to use it
Know basic graphs from section 1.6
Review examples from your book/notes and be sure you understand them
If you need help, you can go to the Math Lab (they do have weekend hours) or see the homework solutions which are on reserve in the library
(Note: any changes from the below assignments will be announced in class.)
3..1: 1,3,5,7,11,14,16,18
3.2: 1,3,5,7,10,13,15,17,21,23,25,35,44
3.3: 3,5,7,11,13,17,21,23,28,29,30,33,38,41(a,c),44a,47,57,75,84
3.4: 1,5,7,13,15,17,21,24,26(a,b),34,35a
3.5: 1-49 every other odd, 56,70
3.6: 1,3,7,9a,10b,13,17,21,25a,27,32,47
4.1: 1(a,c),3,5(a,c),7,9a,11,(a,c),13,17,21,25,27,46a
4.2: 1(a,b),3,4,5(a,b),6(a,c),7,8,9,11,13,15,17,21,23,25,27,31,32,34,37,48,57
Chapter 4
4.2: 1(a,b),3,4,5(a,b),6(a,c),7-9,11,13,15,17,21,23,25,27,31,32,34,37,48,57
4.3: 1,5,7,9,11,13,15,19,23,27,30,37,41,44,46,53,55
4.4: 1-29(every other odd),31,33,35,39,41,43,45,47,49a,59a
4.5: 2(a,d),4,7(a,d),8(b,c),10,13(a,d),21,24,27,29,43a
4.6 1,3,9,11,13,16,21,27,35
4.7: 1,3-35(every other odd),39,49(a,c,e)
Chapter 5
5.1: 1,3,5,6(a,c,e),7,9,13,15,17,21,25,31a,47
5.2: 1,3,7a,9a,11a,13,15a,17,21,25,29,33,35,39,53
Chapter 6
6.1: 1,3,5,9,13,15,19,22,37,39,41,42
6.2: 1,3,4,11,15,17,22,31,41,44,45,51,55,56
6.5: 1,3,5,9,11,13,16,19,20,26
Chapter 7
7.1: 1-9 odd
7.2: 1-11 odd, 13-29 every other odd, 39,41,43,49
7.3: 1(a,c,e),55-33 every other odd,41,47
7.4: 1(a,c,e),3,5,9,15,17,19,21,23,25,31a,43,45
7.5: 1,3,5,17(a,c),19(a,c),21(a,d),22b,23,33a
7.6: 1(a,b),9-23 odd, 27(a,b),29,35,45(a,b),49(a,b),55
7.7
7.8: 3-11 odd,17,19,22,23,27,31,35
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TESTS
There will be, five objective-styled multiple-choice tests (YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE Green SCANTRONS AND A No. 2 PENCIL). There will be a comprehensive final examination (which cannot be used as a drop grade). If you do not take the final exam, the automatic grade you will receive is WF regardless of what you did on the chapter tests. Date for the final is scheduled by the school, I will not change that date or accommodate any make up dates. Do not ask for any alternative final exam date. The lowest chapter test score out of the five chapter tests will be dropped. The sum of the remaining tests and the final will be averaged and, according to the scale listed, the grade will be assigned. I do not scale grades in any of my classes. Your grade will be based on the tests and final exam ONLY. Please do not ask for extra credit work in order to pass the class, if you do what has been indicated on this syllabus, you should do well in the course.
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GRADING POLICY
There will be, five objective-styled multiple-choice tests (YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE Green SCANTRONS AND A No. 2 PENCIL). There will be a comprehensive final examination (which cannot be used as a drop grade). If you do not take the final exam, the automatic grade you will receive is WF regardless of what you did on the chapter tests. Date for the final is scheduled by the school, I will not change that date or accommodate any make up dates. Do not ask for any alternative final exam date. The lowest chapter test score out of the five chapter tests will be dropped. The sum of the remaining tests and the final will be averaged and, according to the scale listed, the grade will be assigned. I do not scale grades in any of my classes. Your grade will be based on the tests and final exam ONLY. Please do not ask for extra credit work in order to pass the class, if you do what has been indicated on this syllabus, you should do well in the course.
I want you to clearly understand that your grade assignment will depend on what you do on your SCANTRON sheet and not on any personal subjective criteria. So I take the responsibility of the grade assigned to you this semester, out of my hands and put it squarely in yours. If you mess up your SCANTRON sheet in anyway during testing it will be your responsibility and the grade you receive will reflect it. So erase marks on the scantron thoroughly. You will not be allowed to fix a scantron after it has been graded. If you should make an A in this class, it will be of your own doing and if you make an F in this class, it will be of own doing. You will be the master of your own destiny in this course. For this course, you will need a graphing calculator. I will use a TI Graphing Calculator for instruction. Should you get any other calculator, it will be your responsibility to learn how to use it, or you will have to come by my office during office hours with the instruction manual for help. I reserve the right to disallow the use of any calculators for testing. No cell phones, laptops, palm-pilots or any device with internet interfaces will be allowed for testing without consent of the professor. The instructor reserves the right to use the above devices for the learning process and for instructional purposes.
For this course, you will need a graphing calculator. I will use a TI Graphing Calculator for instruction. Should you get any other calculator, it will be your responsibility to learn how to use it, or you will have to come by my office during office hours with the instruction manual for help. I reserve the right to disallow the use of any calculators for testing. No cell phones, laptops, palm-pilots or any device with internet interfaces will be allowed for testing without consent of the professor. The instructor reserves the right to use the above devices for the learning process and for instructional purposes.
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GRADING SCALE |
| Average | Grade | | 90 - 100%
| A | | 80 - 89%
| B | | 70 - 79%
| C | | 0 - 69%
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NC POLICY
If you attend 80% or more of the lectures, take all tests, and have a final average of at least 50% then No Credit (NC grade) will be awarded in place of an F.
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IMPORTANT DATES
The last day to withdraw for Session 2 Courses without penalty is March 2nd 5pm, 2001. Holidays in Session 2 Jan 15th, March 12-16th, 2001. Final Exam Wednesday April 25th, 2001.
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TENTATIVE LIST OF TOPICS
Review Chapter 1 on your own.
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OTHER INFORMATION
My personal web site is www.drpal.com you can e-mail me from there. I will be in my office during the above office hours unless a faculty meeting is called or an emergency crops up. In that case, I will indicate make up office hours on my office door. A note of caution to the students that have made an A in their previous math course/s, do not expect because you made an A in other math courses that you will automatically make an A in the Calculus course or sequence. Calculus sequence is by far the hardest subject material you will ever encounter at a conceptual level so it is imperative to constantly stay on top of the material. "People do not fail Calculus they fail the Algebra and Trigonometry." If your Algebra and Trig skills are at best rusty may I suggest you go the math lab and review the tapes for those courses. To ensure your success in the course I have provided a complete solutions manual in the library. So all homework questions should be checked against it before you come to class.Lastly, I encourage you to recognize that your professors are not your adversaries, but are here to guide and facilitate your learning. Any problems you may encounter in this course can easily be resolved with me on an individual basis in a private conference in my office, so please take full privilege of this opportunity.It is advisable never to ask any questions or requests that are of a delicate nature in class. Example, "I am flat broke until the fifth week of the semester, till I get my Pell grant check, is it alright if I can go without a book and a graphing calculator till then?" No, it is not all right to be without a book or a graphing calculator, it is a requirement for the course.Example, "When will I ever use this stuff in my life?" Research clearly indicates that higher your quantitative (mathematical) ability is, the higher your salary will be. It is important, that you understand that I have to be fair and objective when I am dealing with each you. Please do not ask me for special privileges and accommodations as indicated in the statement below: Example " I cannot take the test on Friday because I will be going out of town, can I take it on Monday in the testing center?" Remember any type of request or statement you make, that is going to enable you to some form of special treatment, should not even requested of me. So the answer is no. No special requests please.PLEASE BE PROCESS ORIENTED AND NOT OUTCOME ORIENTED.Calculus is an exciting subject, justly considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the human intellect. I hope you will discover that it is not only the most useful and applied subject in the universe but also intrinsically beautiful.I wish you all the best of luck in all your classes and "seize the moment."Good luck and have an excellent, enjoyable learning semesterPlease note that this syllabus may be changed by the instructor with a written notice to the students in this course at the time changes are announced.
Example " I cannot take the test on Friday because I will be going out of town, can I take it on Monday in the testing center?" Remember any type of request or statement you make, that is going to enable you to some form of special treatment, should not even requested of me. So the answer is no. No special requests please.PLEASE BE PROCESS ORIENTED AND NOT OUTCOME ORIENTED.Calculus is an exciting subject, justly considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the human intellect. I hope you will discover that it is not only the most useful and applied subject in the universe but also intrinsically beautiful.I wish you all the best of luck in all your classes and "seize the moment."Good luck and have an excellent, enjoyable learning semesterPlease note that this syllabus may be changed by the instructor with a written notice to the students in this course at the time changes are announced.
You are responsible for all material covered during your absence. If you do miss a test there will be make-ups given with verifiable documentation satisfactory to the Professor, Math Dept., UCF. Please note since the professor is here only on M& W the make ups would be scheduled according the Professor’s time frame.
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