This is the syllabus for Math 271 Calculus. See the links to the right for course information. Here you'll find information on prerequisites, grading policy, homework, study resources and a tentative course calendar. See the box in the upper right for more links and information for the course.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: MA103 or MA104 or MA111 or MA250 or permission of instructor. A laptop is required. or written permission from me, the instructor.
Course Description
The course is an introduction to Calculus for students of electronics, industrial technologies, the life sciences, social sciences, business, industrial technologies, and elementary education. It includes a sampling of topics from differential and integral calculus with the emphasis on applications in these fields of study. Use of calculators and computer software will be included.
Course Webpage
Textbook
Classroom
It is important to come to class and pay close attention every day.
Office Hours
Other Resources
Both free and paid tutoring is available, in the tutoring lab on the 2nd floor of Jamrich.Quizzes
Quizzes will be given on occasion.
Calculators
Calculators are allowed on all homework. The use of calculators on quizzes and exams will be determined on a case by case basis. Unless otherwise notificed, you are not allowed to have any information saved in your calculators during quizzes and exams.
My favorite online graphing calculator is Desmos
Laptops
Do not use your laptop in class unless instructed to do so.
Grading
Exams
Make sure that you will be able to attend the exams at the given dates and times. Exceptions can only be accepted in case of time conflicts with other courses, or serious illness with a physician's certification.
Outcomes & Assessment
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Evaluation of these learning outcomes will be done through a mix of assignments, class exercises, projects, research papers, group work and tests.
Tentative Schedule
CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 - ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY REVIEW
Week 1
Algebra Review
(1.2) fundamental operations
(1.4) exponents
(1.6) roots & radicals
(1.7) combining algebraic expressions
(1.8) more combining algebraic expressions
(1.9) even more combining algebraic expressions
Week 2
(21.1-21.2) lines
(21.4) circles, parabolas,ellipses
(2.6) solid geometric figures
(3.1) functions
(3.2 - 3.6) more functions
Week 3
(6.2,6.5-6.8) factoring and fractions
review for exam
Exam 1
review of exam
CHAPTER 23 - DERIVATIVES
Week 4
(23.1) limits
(23.2) slope of a tangent to a curve
(23.3) derivative of a function
(23.4) instantaneous rate of change
Week 5
(23.5) polynomial rule
(23.6) product and quotient rule
(23.7) power function & chain rule
(23.9) higher derivatives
Week 6
(23.8) implicit differentiation
group quiz
Week 7
review for exam
Exam 2
review of exam
CHAPTER 24 & 25 - APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES & THE DEFINITE INTEGRATION
Week 8
(24.2) motion
(24.3) related rates
(24.4) curve sketching
(24.7) max and min problems
Week 9
(25.1) antiderivatives
(25.2) indefinite integral
(25.3) area under curve
(25.4) definite integral
CHAPTER 26 - APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
Week 10
(26.1) applications of the indefinite integral
(26.2) areas by integration
(26.3) volumes by integration
review for exam
Week 11
Exam 3
review of exam
Week 12 (27.1) sine and cosine (27.2) other trig functions (27.3) applications (27.4) log & exp functions (27.5) applications
CHAPTER 28 - METHODS OF INTEGRATION
Week 13 (28.1) power rule (28.2) log, exponential rule (28.3) trig rules (28.4) integration by parts
REVIEW
Week 14 review for exam 4 Exam 4 review of exam 4 review for final exam
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