2024 Summer1 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1041.001

Course: Mathematics 1041.001.

Course Title: Calculus 1.

Credits: 4.

How this course will be taught: In Person.

Time: MTWRF 8:30 am - 10:05 am.

Place: Tuttleman 302.

Instructor: John Robert Oakley.

Instructor Office: Wachman 513.

Instructor Email: oakley@temple.edu

Instructor Phone: use email.

Office Hours: MTW 10:30 am - 11:30 am or by appointment.

Prerequisites: An appropriate math placement score, or a grade of C or higher in Math 1022, or transfer credits for Math 1022.

Course Materials: Our course textbook is James Stewart's Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 8th Edition. The text can be purchased here: https://www.cengage.com/coursepages/Temple_MATH_1041 There are also videos for this course here: https://math.temple.edu/ugrad/learning_tools/videos1041/.

Course Goals: 1. Using techniques developed during the semester, You will compute limits and derivatives. 2. You will apply limits and derivatives to practical problems including optimization, motion, and related rates. 3. You will connect the concepts of approximation and limit to geometric questions which generate the definitions of asymptote, derivative, and tangent line. 4. You will relate the derivative and integral and use this relationship to compute basic integrals. 5. You will become a more independent mathematician, exploring concepts and solving problems that are foundational to future coursework.

Topics Covered: The three central objects of the semester are limits, derivatives, and integrals. In studying these objects, we will see the connections between them, how to compute different types of them, and how to apply such calculations to some practical problems.

Course Grading: Quizzes: 14%, Test 1: 26%, Test 2: 26%, Comprehensive Final Exam: 34%.

Exam Dates: Test 1 - Monday, June 3, Test 2 - Monday, June 17, Final - Wednesday, June 26.

Attendance Policy: Attendance is required.

Attendance and Your Health: To achieve course learning goals, students must attend and participate in classes, according to your instructors' requirements. However, if you feel unwell or if you are under quarantine or in isolation because you have been exposed to the virus or tested positive for it, you should not come to campus or attend in-person classes or activities. Students have the responsibility to contact their instructors to create a plan for participation and engagement in the course as soon as they are able to do so and to make a plan to complete all assignments in a timely fashion when illness delays their completion.

Quizzes: There will be regular in-class quizzes. These will be announced in class and on Canvas in advance of the quiz.

Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 68-72 C-, 65-67 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.

Exam Security Policy: We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating on the tests. Any student caught cheating will receive a score of 0 on the test and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. All electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, or smart watches items must be turned off and 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 and will receive a score of 0 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 paper for use during the exam. Should a student need extra paper during a test, he/she should ask the instructor to provide it. Any student found using papers that they themselves brought into the exam will not be allowed to complete the exam and will receive a score of 0 for the test.

Calculator Policy: No calculator or cheat sheets will be allowed on any exams or quizzes.

Make Up Policy: No make ups for missed quizzes or exams will be given except in cases of documented emergencies. If such an emergency occurs, a student must contact me as soon as possible in order to make make up arrangements. No make ups will be given after graded assessments are returned to students.

Disability Statement: Any student who has a need for accommodations based on the impact of a documented disability or medical condition should contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) in Howard Gittis Student Center South, Rm 420 (drs@temple.edu; 215-204-1280) to request accommodations and learn more about the resources available to you. If you have a DRS accommodation letter to share with me, or you would like to discuss your accommodations, please contact me as soon as practical. I will work with you and with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities. All discussions related to your accommodations will be confidential.

Academic Freedom: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here (opens in new tab/window).

Add/Drop Policy: Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar (opens in new tab/window) for exact dates.

During the Drop/Add period, students may drop a course with no record of the class appearing on their transcript. Students are not financially responsible for any courses dropped during this period. In the following weeks prior to or on the withdrawal date students may withdraw from a course with the grade of "W" appearing on their transcript. After the withdrawal date students may not withdraw from courses. Check the University Calendar (opens in new tab/window) for exact dates. See the full policy by clicking here (opens in new tab/window).

AI Policy: The use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) is not permitted in this class unless specifically announced for a particular assignment; therefore, any use of AI tools for work in this class may be considered a violation of Temple University's Academic Honesty policy and Student Conduct Code, since the work is not your own. The use of unauthorized AI tools will result in a grade of zero on the assignment; a second offense will be reported to the Student Conduct Board.

Incomplete Policy: The grade "I" (an "incomplete") is only given if students cannot complete the course work due to circumstances beyond their control. It is necessary for the student to have completed the majority of the course work with a passing average and to sign an incomplete contract which clearly states what is left for the student to do and the deadline by which the work must be completed. The incomplete contract must also include a default grade that will be used in case the "I" grade is not resolved by the agreed deadline. See the full policy by clicking here (opens in new tab/window).

Student Support Services: The following academic support services are available to students (all links open in a new tab/window):
    The Math Consulting Center
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    Undergraduate Research Support
    Career Center
    Tuttleman Counseling Services
    Disability Resources and Services
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