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Text:
Calculus (7th. Edition), by Larson, Hostetler & Edwards,
published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA
2002.
The textbook is available at Varney's and the K-State
Union Bookstore.
Calculator:
Calculators may NOT be used for the exams. For
work in class and on homework any scientific calculator will do.
What is Calculus about?
Calculus is the branch of mathematics which studies quantities
undergoing
change. Calculus is used to study the change in the position of planets
with respect to time or the change in demand for gas guzzling cars with
respect to the price of gasoline. Since almost everything in the world
changes, calculus has applications in every part of science and
engineering.
Yet, in its narrowest sense, calculus may be regarded as treating two
geometric
problems: computing the tangent lines to the graphs of functions and
computing
the area of regions bounded by the graphs of functions.
Course Procedure.
This course is organized along the lecture-recitation method. Each
week you are expected to attend two lectures and two recitation
classes.
The material to be covered in each lecture along with the corresponding
exercise set is indicated on the attached assignment sheet. You should
read the assigned material before each lecture and take careful class
notes
during lecture. After each lecture, reread the material, review your
class
notes and do as many of the assigned exercises as you can before the
next
recitation class. Try to get the remaining exercises worked in your
recitation
class, but one way or another, you should eventually have all of the
assigned
exercises solved. Problem solving is the most important aspect of this
course.
Doing well in the course.
Calculus problems are more difficult than problems from algebra or
trigonometry. Most students need to go over the more difficult problems
several times. You should plan on spending a minimum of two hours
outside
of class for each hour in class, that is, at least eight hours per week
outside of class; students wishing to earn an A often spend 15 hours or
more per week. It is important to take careful class notes. The
act
of getting the ideas and methods outlined in the lecture down clearly
on
paper is a powerful aid to memory. (It doesn't matter if the ideas are
already in the book. Taking them down in writing helps fix them in your
memory.) It is also a good idea to review your notes repeatedly, partly
to identify areas of confusion, partly to review. If you do
not understand some concept or technique seek help
immediately! You must stay on top of the material from day one.
Many
students find that they frequently need one-on-one instruction to
fully master the techniques of this course. Experience has shown that
the
students (having difficulty) who come to the office hours of the
instructor
regularly, or go to the help room sessions tend to do better in the
course.
See "How
to succeed in KSU Math courses" for
further
tips. Another useful collecion of tips can be found at "Understanding
Mathematics".
Grading.
Your recitation instructor will administer your exams and determine
your final letter grade. You may earn 720 points in this course: 100
points
on each of the three hour exams, 200 points on the final exam, 120
points
on the homework, and 100 points in recitation. Your recitation
instructor
will explain exactly how these 100 points will be awarded but it will
be
on the basis of attendance, class participation, and quizzes. Letter
grades
will be assigned for each exam, but these should only be considered an
indication of your progress. Your final letter grade will be determined
from your total accumulated points, including the points you earn in
recitation
class.
Homework.
Homework is due by 10:30 a.m. (mostly) each Monday. The assignments and
due
dates
are listed on the syllabus below. Included with this syllabus is an
Algebra
Worksheet. Write your
name and your recitation instructor's name at the top of the front page
and staple your homework. Place your homework in the box labeled with
your
recitation instructor's name and your recitation day and time.
Exams.
Hourly exams will be held on September 28, October 26, and
November 16. Although the room will be open from 7:05 to 8:20 pm, the
exams will take place from 7:05 p.m. to 8:05 p.m. The final exam will
be held on
Wednesday,
December 15 from 7:00 to 8:50 p.m. Room assignments for the hourly
exams will
be announced in recitation the week before the first hourly exam, and
room assignments for
the final exam will be announced during the last week of classes. Room
assignments for the exams are by recitation section. If you are
enrolled
also in a course whose final exam conflicts, you will need to arrange
to
take an alternate final examination in the other course. A basic
requirement
of this course is that you are able to take the exams as scheduled. If
you expect to miss an hour exam and have a reasonable excuse (for
example,
illness or University business), notify your recitation instructor as
far
in advance of the exam as possible. In this case, your final letter
grade
will be determined by your other work in the course. If you miss an
hour
exam without the consent of your recitation instructor, your grade on
that
exam will be zero. Should you miss either two hour exams or the final
for
an excused reason, you will receive a grade of I, incomplete. There are
no "make-up" exams.
Most exam questions will be modifications of homework problems or examples from the text or lectures. You should bring sharpened soft lead pencils and your KSU identification card to each exam. You may not use a calculator on the exams nor written notes or other material. Partial credit will be assigned to your solutions when deserved, but this is completely determined by the grader. If you feel that one of your solutions has been mis-graded, seek clarification from the grader within seven days. Your hour exam papers, each marked with a numerical grade, will be returned to you in recitation class. Your final exam paper will be kept for at least one year by your recitation instructor. Copies of old exams are at the Reserve Desk in Hale Library and on the Calculus I homepage. Review problems are included with this syllabus.
Academic Dishonesty.
Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by
failure on the exam, paper or project, failure in the course and/or
expulsion
from the University and a letter placed in your permanent file. For
more
information refer to the academic dishonesty policy in the University
handbook.
Help.
Your recitation instructor will announce office hours during which
you may seek help. In addition, help sessions are held Monday through
Friday in Cardwell Hall.
A help
session schedule will be posted on the main bulletin board
across
from the Mathematics Office (CW 138). Several instructors will be
present
to help you. Tutors for Calculus can be located through the Mathematics
Department or through numerous service organizations on campus. Free
tutoring
in small groups is available in Leasure 201 through the academic
assistance center. It is also available in the Derby
and Kramer Dining Halls. Since last Spring the Academic
Assistance Center began offering live help online from 8-10
p.m. on Sunday nights. For extra
help with calculus online you might try www.sosmath.com
or the Larson
textbook site. This site has an algebra review, chapter summaries,
and practice tests to try your skills on. Appendix D is a review
of precalculus notions: trigonometry, the real line, and the
Cartesian plane.
If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability,
which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have
outlined
it or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me in
the
first two weeks of classes.
The most common reasons for difficulty with Calculus are poor algebra skills and failure to study consistently. Calculus is an acquired skill. Developing it takes practice. Attend all recitations and lectures. Read your book and class notes carefully and repeatedly. Visit with your recitation instructor during office hours; we will help you clear up problems.
Dr. Marianne Korten
Coordinator
CW 234
e-mail: marianne@math.ksu.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays, 11:30
Turn in homework to the
homework
box with your recitation instructor's name and class time, by
10:30
a.m. on the due date.
Solutions to odd numbered problems are given in the back of your
book. The
review problems listed below should be worked out before each exam, but
are not to be turned in.
| Lecture | Section | Homework | Review | Due Date | Your Scores |
| Aug. 19 |
P.1, P.2, P.3 |
Algebra Worksheet | p.36, #23, 29, 40 |
Aug. 30 | HW 1: |
| Aug. 24 | 1.1 | 2, 3 | 1, 4 |
Aug. 30 |
|
| 1.2 |
12, 15 |
9, 13, |
Aug. 30 |
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| 1.3 |
16, 20, 26, 30, 56, 72, 82 |
38, 50, 68, 94 |
Aug. 30 |
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| Aug. 26 | 1.4 | 10, 11, 20, 30, 42, 58, 72, 76, 85 |
26, 29, 40, 57, 70, 75, 85 |
Aug. 30 |
|
| Aug. 31 | 1.5 | 6, 14, 19, 28, 31, 32, 44, 45, 51 |
12, 27, 30, 35, 46, 50 |
Sep. 7 | HW 2: |
| Sep. 2 | 2.1 | 9, 24, 33, 38, 42, 48, 70, 72, 76 |
22, 30, 37, 41, 68, 77 |
Sep. 7 | |
| Sep. 7 | 2.2 | 8, 10, 18, 44, 52, 57, 65, 89, 91, 93, 102 |
36, 51, 59, 92, 94 |
Sep. 13 | HW 3: |
| Sep. 9 | 2.3 | 5, 10, 18, 30, 53, 66, 69, 72, 76, 87, 102 |
33, , 68, 75, 86, 103 |
Sep. 13 | |
| Sep. 14 | 2.4 | 3, 14, 16, 28, 52, 62, 63, 66, 81, | 34, 64, 66, |
Sep. 20 | HW 4: |
| Sep.
16 |
2.5 | 8, 10, 24, 27, 30, 48, 50, 51 |
7, 14, 28, 29, 47, 52 |
Sep. 20 |
|
| Sep. 21 |
2.6 |
4, 8, 19, 20, 27, 35, 30, 42 |
17, 23, 29 |
Sep. 27 |
HW 5: |
| Sep. 23 | 3.1 | 2, 6, 13, 22, 24, 26, 56, 58, |
21, 23, 56, 58 |
Sep. 27 |
|
| Sep. 28 |
3.5 / Review |
15, 17, 27, 30, 31, 34, 36, 39 |
16, 18, 25, 33, 35, 40 |
Oct. 4 |
HW 6: |
| Sep.
28: EXAM 1 |
Exam 1: |
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| Sep. 30 |
3.2 |
1, 2, 5, 18, 12, 22, 36, 39, 43 |
21, 35, 42, 44 |
Oct. 4 |
|
| Oct. 5 | 3.3 | 2, 10, 18, 24, 26, 28, 34, 46, 48, 61,62 |
22, 30, 35, 62 |
Oct. 13 |
HW 7: |
| Oct. 7 | 3.4 | 2, 10, 17, 24, 36, 37, 54, 58, 68 |
20, 34, 40, 68 |
Oct. 13 |
|
| Oct. 14 |
3.6 |
6, 12, 16, 20, 26, 32, 41 |
18, 24, 42 |
Oct. 18 |
HW 8: |
| Oct. 19 | 3.7 | 6, 8, 14, 17, 20, 26, 40, 45, 49 |
27, 43, 54 |
Oct. 25 |
HW 9: |
| Oct. 21 | 3.8 - 3.9 |
3.8: 4, 8, 18, 23, 34; 3:9: 3, 9, 16, 24, 32 |
3.8: 17, 33; 3.9: 18, 26, 30 |
Oct. 25 |
|
| Oct. 26 | Review |
Nov. 1 |
HW 10: |
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| Oct. 26: EXAM 2 | Exam 2: | ||||
| Oct. 28 |
4.1 |
4, 8, 22, 28, 36, 42, 50, 60,
70, 74, 78, 82 |
58, 68, 77 |
Nov. 1 |
|
| Nov. 2 | 4.2 |
6, 10, 20, 26, 30, 34, 38, 40, 52 |
43, 50 |
Nov. 8 |
HW 11: |
| Nov. 4 |
4.3 | 12, 20, 30, 32, 40, 44, 45 |
31, 44, 46 | Nov. 8 |
|
| Nov. 9 | 4.4 | 10, 20, 22, 25, 29, 32, 37, 42, 44, 48, 52 |
30, 36, 44, 47 |
Nov. 15 | HW 12: |
| Nov.11 | 4.5 | 3, 6, 10, 33, 45, 48, 66, 70, 71, 74, 80, 86, 87,
96 |
23, 46, 71, 88, 95 |
Nov. 15 | |
| Nov.16 | Review |
Nov. 22 |
HW 13: | ||
| Nov.16: EXAM 3 | Exam 3: | ||||
| Nov. 18 |
6.1 | 4, 6, 12, 20, 24, 43, 48, 67 |
23, 38, 42, 67 |
Nov. 22 |
|
| Nov. 23 |
6.2 | 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 34, 46, 48 |
17, 26, 31, 33, 50 |
Nov. 29 |
HW 14: |
| Nov. 30 | 6.3 | 3, 4, 8, 15, 16, 18, 19, 38 |
6, 14, 20, 39 |
Dec. 6 | HW 15: |
| Dec. 2 |
6.4 | 4, 8, 16, 20, 31, 36, 48 |
6, 15, 39, 47 |
Dec. 6 |
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| Dec. 7 | Review | ||||
| Dec. 9 |
Review |
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| Dec 15: FINAL | 7:00-8:50 p.m. | Final: |
Some
old exams:
Old exams are on reserve at Hale Library and are available
at the department's
test archive.
Current
Grade:
Use
the formula below the table to find your current cumulative
grade.
The scale is meant only to give you a rough estimate of how you are
doing
at this point in the semester. There will of course be variations due
to
the different manners in which recitation points are assigned. At
the end of the semester there will be a uniform 620 point scale set for
the four exams and homework, and recitation instructors will each set
their
own 100 point scale for the recitation points. The two scales are then
combined to create a 720 point scale on which your final grade is based.
| Grade | Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 3 | Final Exam | Total |
| A | 80-100 | 80-100 | 85-100 | ||
| B | 60-79 | 60-79 | 70-84 | ||
| C | 45-59 | 45-59 | 50-69 | ||
| D | 35-44 | 35-44 | 35-49 |
Academic
Excellence
Workshop in Calculus: This
is a special enrichment course complementing Calculus 1, and is open to
all Calculus students. The workshop is recommended for students who
intend
to go on to subsequent mathematics courses; indeed, in the past,
students
who have taken this course have achieved significantly higher grades
than
average both in Calculus and in subsequent courses.
The course
meets
twice weekly on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. (till as
late
as 9:00 p.m.) in Cardwell 129. During these class periods students will
work together on worksheets that both reinforce and further elucidate
the
topics currently being covered in the calculus course. Students receive
one credit for participation in the workshop.
Interested
students
should see Donald Adongo, adongo@math.ksu.edu, 2-0596 (CW
126), or just show
up for class.