MATH 1100, BASIC CALCULUS SYLLABUS Section 3

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1 MATH 1100, BASIC CALCULUS SYLLABUS Section 3 COURSE TITLE: Basic Calculus CREDIT: 3 credit hours SEMESTER: Spring 2009 TEXT: SOFTWARE: Calculus and its application by Marvin Bittinger MyMathLab by Pearson Education. INSTRUCTOR: OFFICE HOURS: Shahla Peterman Office: 353 CCB Phone: peterman@arch.umsl.edu Monday 8:30 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Wednesday 8:30 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m. 7:50 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11: 30 a.m. Friday 7:30 a.m. 7:50 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11: 30 a.m. 353 CCB 353 CCB MTLC MTLC COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction to plane analytic geometry and basic differential and integral calculus with applications to various areas. PREREQUISITES: You must have: 1) A grade C- or better in Math 1030; or, 2) A score of 26 or higher on either the ACT Math sub-test or the Missouri Math Placement Test (MMPT). MYGATEWAY ( You need to check this site frequently. Weekly reading assignment, worksheets, solutions, reviews for the tests, and a copy of the syllabus are among the material that will be posted in the Course Documents folder on this site. To assure that you have the correct copies, please print or view your assignments from the machines on campus. You may have to save the document to the computer before printing. REQUIREMENT: All correspondence will be made through the that you register in CourseCompass or your student . Make sure to check your frequently.

2 CourseCompass ( This section of the course is computer-assisted in which students will use the computer to do homework, get help, and prepare for the tests. The first day of class you will register using the access code that accompanies your software and Math1100 Course Access peterman Please use an address that you check the most since a lot of the communication is going to be via . HELP: Help is available outside class: (1) CourseCompass (2) MTLC -- You can do your homework and get help from the TA s and other instructors from 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. Noon on Friday (3) From your instructor s office hours. (4) Free tutoring is available in the Math Lab in 425 SSB in the daytime, evenings and weekends. Visit ( or call for more details. STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE ATTENDANCE: This class meets two times a week. Attendance will be recorded daily. Announcements of any changes in the syllabus, test dates or assignments will be made in class. We meet in MTLC for the test and some class periods. You will be notified of these dates in class. NO CALCULATORS ALLOWED FOR QUIZZES AND EXAMS!! The reason for this is that we have found that the use of such devices tends to exacerbate student weaknesses, particularly regarding basic skills. For that reason, you might consider not using one on your homework unless it s an absolute must. HOMEWORK: Working homework problems is the best preparation for quizzes and tests. You will use CourseCompass to do your homework. You are expected to spend at least two hours outside of class for each hour of class time. The homework should be done gradually and not on the due date. Homework will be opened prior to the lecture and will remain open for a number of days. The due dates for each homework assignment are shown when the homework is open. YOU MUST CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON FOR YOUR HOMEWORK TO COUNT. You can complete a homework assignment after submitting a part of it. You can redo a problem as many times as you need to prior to its due date with the last score kept as the grade for that problem. Click on similar problem if you did a problem incorrectly. You should be able to receive a 100% in each

3 homework assignment if you attempt each problem until you understand it. The immediate feedback, the guided solutions, and examples are great help. You can ask questions from your instructor, teaching assistants, or other students. You may practice the problems as many times as you need to in order to master the knowledge and skills to do well on the tests and quizzes. Make sure to redo the problems on your own once after getting help. Some students complain that they can do the homework but fail the quizzes. In the majority of those cases, the grade on the test and quizzes will drastically increase if you redo a problem after getting help. It is recommended that you print the completed homework so that you can refer to them in class and use them to study for the quizzes and exams. You need to have a notebook or a folder with the homework problems you are doing prior to keying your answer in the computer. You can either write the problems down in your note book or use printed homework to show your work for each problem. This will help you with preparations for quiz and test reviews. At the time of each hourly exam, the notebook is checked and 20% is subtracted from your final homework grade if you don t maintain this notebook. Please refer to your notebook to review problems when you are reviewing for a quiz or homework. You may also use your grade book and review your homework. The homework grade will be calculated by taking the average of all the homework assignments. In case you have done the problem correctly but the computer counted it wrong, you need to give your instructor a printout with the answer. Your grade will be changed if it is verified that you have the correct answer. Late homework is not allowed. QUIZZES: You will have frequent quizzes on the topics of the previous 2 or 3 days' classes; some will be given in class and others will be take-home and due on the dates indicated in the syllabus. The dates are tentative and any change will be announced in class. No make- up is given for the quizzes and your lowest grade will be dropped. TESTS: Four tests, worth 100 points each, will be given during class on the dates noted on the calendar. A make-up test will be given only in a case of verifiable emergency and only if you contact me prior to the test; illness requires a doctor's excuse. Any make-up test will be longer and more difficult than the test given in class. The dates of the four tests on the syllabus are approximate and subject to change. FINAL EXAM: Departmental policy requires a passing grade on the comprehensive final exam. The mandatory FINAL EXAM, worth 200 points, will be given on Wed., May 13 th 12:15 3:15pm. Your course grade can t be more than one letter grade higher than your final exam grade, i.e. the best grade you can get will be a D if you fail the final exam. The final exam is not in the same location and its location will be announced during the last week of classes.

4 COURSE GRADE: Your course grade will be based on: Homework Quizzes Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Final Exam Total 100 points 200 Points 800 Points The grade scale is as follows: A A or A B B+, B, or B C C+, C, C D Below 480 F You need to follow the proper procedure for dropping the course. A grade of F will be assigned to a student whose name is still on the final class roster and has not dropped the course officially. This grade will not be changed retroactively. Delayed grades can be given only for a situation where a student has completed all the work, with a grade of C- or above, and has to miss the final exam because of an emergency. Delayed grades have to be approved by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: When one takes credit for another s work or uses unauthorized devices (such as calculators) in the course, when they are expressly forbidden, it is cheating. This may occur during in class exams/quizzes or take-home exams/quizzes in this course. The code of student conduct is in the UM-St. Louis Student Handbook. According to the University s Collected Rules and Regulations (Chapter 200: Student Conduct), the term Cheating includes but is not limited to: (i) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (ii) dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; (iii) acquisition or possession without permission of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the University faculty or staff; or (iv) knowingly providing any unauthorized assistance to another student on quizzes, tests, or examinations.

5 When cheating is determined, a zero grade will be given on the specific exam/quiz and the student(s) who is/are involved in the cheating will be reported to the Department of Mathematics and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Course Calendar The dates of the exams are tentative. Any changes to this syllabus will be announced in class. Homework and quizzes are due 7 p.m. of the assigned date. I will leave the homework and quizzes open an extra 5 hours. No excuses will be accepted if you run in to technical computer related problems during the extra 5 hours. Monday Wednesday Friday January Holiday R.1, R.2, R R.4, R.5 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Quiz 1 Sections R.1 R.5 Due February , , 1.6 Quiz 3 Sections Due Quiz 2 Sections Due , 1.8 Quiz 4 Section 1.6 Due 1.8, Review Quiz 5 Section 1.7 Due Test 1 Quiz 6 Section 1.8 Due 2.1, Quiz 7 Section 2.1 Due Quiz 8 Sections Due March , 2.6 Quiz 9 Section 2.4 Due 2.6, Review Quiz 10 Sections Due

6 Test 2 3.1, 3.2 Quiz 11 Section 3.1 Due , 4.2 Quiz 12 Section 3.2 Due 4.2, 4.3 Quiz 13 Section Due S p r I n g B r e a k M a r c h April , 4.4 Review Quiz 14 Algebra Due 4.4 Quiz 15 Section 4.3 Due , 4.5 Quiz 16 Section 4.4 Due 4.5, Review Quiz 17 Section 4.5 Due Test 3 5.7, , , 6.3 Quiz 18 Section 5.7 Due Quiz 19 Sections Due May , , Review Quiz 20 Algebra Due Quiz 21 Section 6.3 Due Quiz 22 Section 6.5 Due Test 4 Final exam review FINAL Wednesday May 13 th 12:15 p.m. -3:15 p.m. Location will be announced during the last week of classes.

Class Meeting Time and Place: Section 3: MTWF10:00-10:50 TILT 221

Class Meeting Time and Place: Section 3: MTWF10:00-10:50 TILT 221 Math 155. Calculus for Biological Scientists Fall 2017 Website https://csumath155.wordpress.com Please review the course website for details on the schedule, extra resources, alternate exam request forms,