2016 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1031.001
Course: Mathematics 1031.001.
Course Title: Math 1031, Applied Calculus.
Time: 3:30-5:10, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Place: Beury 166.
Instructor: John A. Paulos.
Instructor Office: Wachman 542.
Instructor Email: john.paulos@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: x-5003; email: paulos@temple.edu.
Office Hours: 11:00-1:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Prerequisites: appropriate score on entrance test.
Textbook: Applied Calculus, By Hughes, Hallett, Gleason, (5th edition), by Wiley Publisher. ISBN# 978-1-118-17492-0.
Course Goals: To instill an appreciation of the two main notions of calculus - rate of change and summing a variable quantity. The course will emphasize intuition and conceptual understanding more than computation.
Topics Covered: linear functions, exponential growth, rates of change, maxima-minima, graphing, the intuitive notion of an integral, more graphing, integration, fundamental theorem of calculus, many applications.
Course Grading: 90's-A; 80's-B; and so on. Further details and modifications in class.
Exam Dates: to be announced in class at least one week before any test is given.
Attendance Policy: strongly encouraged.
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