Fall 2009 Course Syllabus
Course: 1941.001.
Course Title: Honors Calculus I.
Time: T R 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM.
Place: BEURY HALL 166.
Instructor: Zitarelli, David E.
Instructor Office: 606 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: david.zitarelli@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215.204.7844.
Office Hours: T R 10 AM - 10:50 AM.
Prerequisites: Authorization by an advisor in the Honors Program based on high scores on the SAT-quantitative exam and on Temples mathematics placement test, as well as solid foundations in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry.
Textbook: James Stewart, "Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals" 6th edition.
Course Goals: Understand the concepts of function and limit, and apply them to derivatives. Know rules for, and applications of, differentiation. Understand the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Topics Covered: Limits & continuity; differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications of the derivative; introduction to integration. There is a mix of computational and theoretical approaches in most of the material.
Course Grading: There will be two two-hour tests (100 points each) and a cumulative two-hour final exam (200 points). Weekly quizzes (50 points) and weekly assignments (50 points) count, together, as one test.
Exam Dates: Will be announced at least one week beforehand.
Attendance Policy: No policy, per se, but quizzes are given or assignments collected daily.
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- Labor Day is Monday, September 7.
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- Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26.
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- The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 9.
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