2016 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1038.002
Course: Mathematics 1038.002.
Course Title: Calculus I (1038.002) with Lab(1039.002).
Time: lecture: MWF 12:00-1:10pm | recitation: TR 1:00-1:50.
Place: lecture: Wachman 407.
Instructor: Nina Edelman.
Instructor Office: Wachman 538.
Instructor Email: nina.edelman@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-6756.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~vishik/fall16/1041fall16
Office Hours: MWF 9:20-10:20 | MWF 1:20-3:00.
Prerequisites: Math placement or a grade of C- or higher in Math 1022, or transfer credit for Math 1022.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart; 8th Edition (any earlier editions may not be used). Together with the textbook you need to have WebAssign Instant Access, Multi-Term Courses. You can buy ePack: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Loose-Leaf, 8th + Enhanced WebAssign Instant Access for Calculus, Multi-Term Courses at Temple Bookstore for about $171. The same ePack with the hard-cover version of the textbook costs $329 there. The other place where you can buy ePack is the microsite created by Cengage, the publisher, for Temple Students: http://services.cengagebrain.com/course/site.html?id=1219687 The price of the ePack with the loose-leaf version of the textbook is about $143 (i.e., less than at Temple Bookstore). The other buying option on that microsite is Enhanced Web Assign Instant Access for Calculus, Multi-Term Courses, 1st Edition. It is a digital product, it does not contain a hard copy of the textbook. However, it contains the electronic version of the textbook (eBook) and Enhanced WebAssign Instant Access for Calculus, Multi-Term Courses. It costs $125. Please do not buy used book: they will not give you an access code for WebAssign. It is also not recommended to buy a Single Term access to WebAssign. If you do, you will have to buy such an access again and again when taking other semesters of Calculus.
Course Goals: To learn the concepts and techniques of differential calculus. The recitation sessions for this course are intended to give instructors and students time to thoroughly cover some of the prerequisite concepts that students find particularly challenging and spend more time developing the new concepts. The attention to these topics in a calculus context should reinforce students abilities to solve problems involving calculus techniques and applications.
Topics Covered: Limits and continuity, differentiation, linear approximation, application of derivatives to optimization and graphing, antiderivatives, definite integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and the Substitution Rule.
Course Grading: Review Quiz: 1%, Quiz on Derivatives: 2%, Online Homework: 5%, Quizzes/HW: 10%, Test 1: 24%, Test 2: 24%, Comprehensive Final Exam: 34%. Correspondence between the numerical and letter grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Exam Dates: Test 1 - Wednesday, October 5, (5:50 - 7:20 pm); Test 2 - Wednesday, November 16, (5:50 - 7:20 pm); Final Exam - Thursday, December 15, (3:30 - 5:30 pm). Exam rooms will be announced at least one week in advance of the exam.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required in all classes. Students who miss 5-8 MWF classes OR 4-7 TR recitations will have their grades lowered by one notch (e.g., from B to B-). Those who miss 9-12 MWF classes OR 8-11 TR recitations will have their grades lowered by two notches, etc.
Common Final Exam: Final Exam - Thursday, December 15, (3:30 - 5:30 pm). Please note that if you miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in, your grade for the course will be F.
Common Review Quiz: The Common Review Quiz will be given on WebAssign during the first week of the semester. It will be based on precalculus material. The Review Quiz score will count for 1% of your course grade. Students who perform poorly on the Review Quiz may consider moving to Math 1022, PreCalculus.
Common Quiz on Derivatives: The Quiz on Derivatives will be given in class during the 8th or 9th week of the semester (the exact date will be announced after Test 1). Its result will count for 2% of your Course Average.
Homework: A list of homework problems from the textbook will be distributed. Homework will be assigned daily from the list and will be the basis for the weekly quizzes. A part of that assigned homework you will do using WebAssign (WA). It will be graded by the computer. Your result for the WA part of the homework will be counted as 4% of your Course Average.
Quizzes: There will be a 20-25 minute quiz most weeks. Each quiz will consist of 3-5 problems similar to the ones assigned from the textbook. There will be no make up quizzes. The lowest two scores for the quizzes given before Test 2, will be dropped.
Calculators: NO CALCULATORS may be used during the exams or the in-class quizzes.
Make Up Policy: There will be NO MAKE UP exams except in the case of a DOCUMENTED EMERGENCY, like an illness or an accident. The documents confirming the emergency (from a hospital or police) must be provided. If you miss an exam, you must contact me (your instructor) or the course coordinator by e-mail right away. All make ups must be taken within two days of the exam date.
Blackboard: This is a registered Blackboard course. Please check Blackboard daily for important announcements.
Services at the CLASS: The CLASS (Center for Learning And Student Success) offers a wide range of services to help students succeed at Temple and beyond. Peer Tutors can assist you with learning the content, and Peer Academic Coaches can help you develop your overall learning and study skills. Check out all that the CLASS has to offer by stopping by 1810 Liacouras Walk, Room 201, or checking it out online at www.temple.edu/msrc. IMPORTANCE OF STUDY GROUPS: Mathematicians often meet to discuss their work and their latest problems with each other. Such discussions are instrumental in helping them to develop their skills and gain new insights. I recommend that you try this collaborative technique by forming study groups of three or four students and meet regularly to discuss homework problems and class material. The best way to learn a subject is to teach it to someone else.
Exam Security Policy: Under no circumstances is the use of personal electronic devices such as phones, computers, smart watches allowed during exams. All such items must be stowed away and out of sight for the duration of the exam. Any student found with such a device during an exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a grade of zero for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. In addition, under no circumstances, will students be allowed to bring in any kind of papers for use during the exam. Should a student need extra paper during a test, the proctor will provide it. Any student found using papers that they themselves brought into the exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a grade of zero for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar for exact dates.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.