Instructor: Sheri Lehavi
Book: Calculus: Single Variable, 5th ed. (with WileyPLUS registration code) Hughes-Hallet, et. al.
email: lehavisa@piercecollege.edu webpage: http://faculty.piercecollege.edu/lehavisa/
Supplies: A graphing calculator. They can be rented from the math office.
Office Hours: M-Th 11-12:30 or by appointment. If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me as soon as possible
This course begins a sequence of three courses in
calculus. Coverage includes limits, continuity, differentiation and some
integration of algebraic and transcendental functions. Applications of the
calculus include related rates, maxima and minima
of functions of one variable, calculation of areas,
volumes, arc length and growth.
I.
Grading Policy Your grade will be based on
the following :
Ø 1
Pre-Test (75 points)
Ø 2 Tests
– (100 points each)
Ø 2
Mini-Tests- (50 points each)
Ø 2-3
take home problem sets (20 points each for a max of 60 points)
Ø 10-15
Homework checks (5 points each for a minimum total of 50 points)
Ø Final
Exam (cumulative) (200 points) – Tuesday, 12/11 8-10am
The letter grade will be assessed based on the percentage of total
points earned based on the following scale:
A 90%- 100% C 68%- 79%
B 80%- 89% D 58%
-67%
If you have any questions as to why you earned a
certain grade on a particular assignment, you need to discuss it with me the
SAME day that the assignment was returned.
NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AFTER A RETURNED ASSIGNMENT LEAVES THE ROOM!
II.
Make up Policy No Make up tests are given.
Any missed tests will be recorded as a zero.
Your lowest test grade will be replaced with the comparable score on the
final. The final exam may NOT be made up
or dropped. Late homework will NOT be
accepted. If you are unable to attend
class, you are still responsible for all material covered and work assigned
during that meeting. If you know you are
going to miss a class or there is an emergency, let me know BEFORE so that we
can make any necessary arrangements.
III.
Homework will be assigned each lecture to be completed online at
WileyPLUS.com (see attachment for login details). You are expected to attempt every
problem, show all needed work, and check and correct your answers. Keep all of your homework in an organized notebook the entire
semester. I will collect assignments randomly
to check. Tests are based on the
homework and class work, you have to practice math in order to learn!
IV.
Attendance A student with 2 or more
unexcused absences before February 14 or missing the first day of class will be excluded from the class. Any student with 5 absences by February18 may be dropped from the class.
After February 18 any student who is dropped will receive a W. You MUST
attend class to be successful!
V.
Cheating Any form of cheating will result in a zero
for that assignment for the first offense and an F in the course for any
further offenses. Zeros for cheating may
not be replaced.
Tutoring center info: Math Tutoring s available at The
Center for Academic Success in the Village
Please see the website for the outline and schedule.
Upon successful completion of Calculus I
(Math 261) the student will be able to:
- Use and interpret the derivative algebraically, graphically, and
numerically to model rates of change in physical phenomena (e.g. velocity,
acceleration, population growth, rates of change when the independent
variable is not time) and in other quantifiable contexts (e.g. marginal analysis
in economics, slope of a graph).
- Use and interpret the integral algebraically, graphically, and
numerically to model summation in physical phenomena (e.g. distance
traveled) and other quantifiable situations (e.g. average value, net
change, and areas and volumes of geometrical figures and solids,
respectively).
SLOs for this course will be assessed with a
department wide course assessment tool developed by the Math SLO faculty team
assigned to the course