Math 149 Calculus I Fall 2009
Meets MWF 8:00-9:00am @ Legett 535
Instructor: Yeşem Kurt
Office Hours:
M,W 10:30am-12:30pm, Tue,Th 1-2pm, Th 4:15-5:15pm @ Martin 412
E-mail: ykurt (at) randolphcollege.edu
Course Website: http://faculty.randolphcollege.edu/ykurt/teaching/fall2009/Math149/Math149.htm
Course Description (from the official course catalog) Limits, continuity, and differentiation of algebraic functions of one variable. Applications to curve sketching, optimization, and rates of change. The definite integral applied to finding the area under a curve. Hours credit: 3. Prerequisite: Mathematics 119R or the equivalent.
Course Objectives Students will be introduced to limits and derivatives, study the techniques to evaluate them, and investigate where they come from and why they work. Applications of derivatives will be an essential part of the course. Through examples from real-life scenarios students will develop a better understanding of how mathematics is used to solve problems around us. Students will use the mathematical software DERIVE to carry-out otherwise time-consuming computations, sketch graphs of functions and/or data, and manipulate the graphs to analyze their properties that are required to solve a problem.
Textbook Calculus by Larson, Hostetler, Edwards, 8th Edition
Software DERIVE. It is installed on the computers at school under P: drive academics folder. Here's a file about how to access DERIVE. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions about it.
Exams There will be 2 tests, a midterm exam, and 9 quizzes during the semester and a final exam during the finals week.
Quizzes - 7% (lowest two will be dropped leaving 1% per quiz): Almost every week when there is not an exam. The exact dates will be announced in class.
Exam 1 - 13% Friday, September 18
Midterm Exam - 18 % cumulative, Friday, October 16
Exam 2 - 13 % Friday, November 13
Final Exam - 20 % cumulative, self scheduled in the finals week (December 14-19)
Do not miss any exams. It is very unlikely that make-up exams will be granted in any circumstances. Check your calendar and if there is any conflict let me know in the first two weeks.
Attendance and participation -
4% Presence in class - not just attendance but also attention,
asking/answering questions.
Do not miss any classes and check your e-mails and the website
regularly. You are responsible for everything said in class and
posted via the Internet.
Homework
(reading,
written, and online) -
25% You will have daily reading assignments. In order to get
the most out of the course you should do the readings.
I will post problems on the website for practice and to turn-in.
There will be about 15 written homework sets to be turned in during the
semester.
Guidelines for written homework
1. Write your name and the homework number at the top of the homework.
2. Write a brief statement of the question.
3. Write your homework clearly and neatly; explain your answers in FULL sentences.
4. Attach the print-out of your work from computer for problems that require DERIVE.
5. You can discuss the practice problems with your classmates or tutor but the turn-in problems are not to be discussed with anyone except me. See me in my office hours or make an appointment if you have difficulty in turn-in problems.
6. Staple your papers and tear off the ragged edges if there are any.
7. Homework will be due in the beginning of class on the due date. Turn in the homework on time. I will post the solutions after the due date. Late homework will NOT be accepted.
8. Pick up your graded homework in class. For homework that is not picked up, you will lose points.
Letter grades will be assigned
approximately by the following scale:
A: 90% and above, B: 80% to 90%, C: 70% to 80% ,
D: 60% to 70%, F: below 60%
Help Sessions:
I encourage you to come to my office hours to ask questions about the material
we covered in class, homework problems, or about math topics that you are
interested in. My office hours are listed at the top of the syllabus. There is
also help available at the Ethyl Center. Login to
http://my.randolphcollege.edu, go to
My Links and follow the Tutoring Services link to get a tutor
(Tutoring starts in the second week of classes).
Students with a disability requiring accommodations:
Please provide me with the
appropriate Accommodation Letter from the Learning Resources Center (LRC) indicating
what accommodations you require, and I will make every effort to meet your
needs. Please consult with Tina Barnes in the LRC if you need more information.
Academic Honesty: Always keep in mind
our Honor Pledge which says
“I pledge absolute honesty in my academic work and in all personal relationships
at Randolph College. I will maintain the integrity of my word, and I will
respect the rights of others. Realizing that these standards are an integral
part of life at Randolph College, I assume my obligation to uphold this honor
pledge. If at any time I fail to live up to my obligation of this pledge, I will
report myself to the Chair of the Judiciary Committee. I will also ask others to
report themselves for any infraction of this pledge.”
Tentative Class Schedule
Textbook: Calculus by Larson, Hostetler, Edwards, Eighth Edition
Week 1, Aug 31-Sep 4 P1, DERIVE, P2, P3, P4, quiz1 Week 2, Sep 7-11 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3, quiz2 Week 3, Sep 14-18 1.4, 1.4, Exam 1 Week 4, Sep 21-25 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, quiz3 Week 5, Sep 28-Oct 2 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, quiz4 Week 6, Oct 5-9 2.5, 2.6, 2.6, quiz5 Week 7, Oct 12-16 3.1, 3.1, Review, Midterm Exam Week 8, Oct 19-23 Fall Break, 3.2, 3.3 Week 9, Oct 26-30 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, quiz6 Week 10, Nov 2-6 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, quiz7 Week 11, Nov 9-13 3.7, 3.8, Exam 2 Week 12, Nov 16-20 3.9, 4.1, 4.2, quiz8 Week 13, Nov 23-27 4.2, 4.3, Happy Thanksgiving! Week 14, Nov 30-Dec 4 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 quiz9 Week 15, Dec 7-11 4.5, 4.6, Review Dec 14-19 FINAL EXAMS
