Lab for Calculus I
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In person
TR 1:00-1:50
Wachman 00009
Wachman 517
Please use email
T 2:00-4:00 or by appointment
There is no additional textbook required for this course (we will refer to your Calculus I text by Stewart), however students are encouraged to use OpenStax: Precalculus 2e, OpenStax: Algebra & Trigonometry 2e, as well as other Algebra and Precalculus books to which they have access, to supplement their learning. Supplemental worksheets will also be provided. Canvas will be used extensively in the course.
Canvas Online Homework: 20%; Assessments: 40%; Class Activities/Participation: 40%; This course is Credit/No Credit. A final average of 75% is needed to earn credit in the course The course will be graded as follows. Each week (for 14 weeks) there is the possibility of earning 5 points: 2pts for class attendance and participation (1pt per class), 1pt for Canvas work, 2pts for weekly assessment. There are a total of 14 weeks x 5 points/week = 70 possible points. Since we generally do not permit make-ups in this course and also allow for some absences without penalty, we will consider 60 points to be 100%. In order to pass the course, you need at least 45 points (75% of 60) and cannot have missed more than 8 class meetings (attendance is critically important!).
A grade of C- or higher in Math 1022.
This course is designed to supplement Math 1041: Calculus I and to provide support in a variety of algebra and precalculus topics essential for success in this and subsequent courses To learn the concepts and techniques of differential calculus while strengthening precalculus and problem solving skills. The 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.
The algebra and precalculus concepts that arise in covering the calculus topics from Math 1041 will be covered. The topics from Math 1041 are Limits and continuity, differentiation, linear approximation, application of derivatives to optimization and graphing, antiderivatives, definite integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, The Substitution Rule.
There are no exams in this course.
Attendance in class required. More than 8 absences will result in a grade of NC (No credit) for the course.
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