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Instructor:
telephone: (908) 526-1200, extension 8280
office: S-225
For students who already have
this book:
Calculus from Graphical,
Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View,
by Arnold Ostebee and Paul
Zorn,
Saunders College Publishers,
ISBN 0-03-019587-X
For students who do not already
have the above book, a version of it that does
not include Unified Calculus
I is:
Calculus from Graphical,
Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, Volume 2,
by Arnold Ostebee and Paul
Zorn,
Saunders College Publishers
You may choose either the complete
book or the shorter Volume 2 which omits
the first part of the complete
book.
Everyone will need this book.
Attendance: Regular attendance is expected and required. See Attendance and Grading Procedures in the Student Handbook or in the catalog for the official college policy. If you miss class twice in succession, please send me an email explaining your absences and to obtain your assignments.
Evaluation:
| Three tests | 300 points |
| 10 labs | 100 points |
| 5 projects | 100 points |
| 5 reading memos/quizes | 50 points |
| Final Exam | 200 points |
| Total points | 750 points |
| 90% or more of the total points | - | A |
| 88% - 89%
80% - 87% |
-
- |
B +
B |
| 78% - 79%
70% - 77% |
-
- |
C +
C |
| 60%-69% | - | D |
| 59% or less | - | F |
Tests: There will be three tests given during the semester. Makeup tests are not automatic; you must discuss this with the instructor promptly should an emergency arise that prevents you from taking a test.
Labs: Lab groups will be formed during the first week of class. One person each week will be repsonsible for writing up and handing in the lab report. A collaborative effort is strongly encouraged; however, if for the actual write-up a student wishes to write an individual report, that is permitted. EACH STUDENT MUST DO THE WRITE-UP FOR AT LEAST THREE LABS DURING THE SMESTER. FAILURE TO DO THIS WILL RESULT IN POINTS DEDUCTED FROM YOUR TOTAL SEMESTER ACCUMULATION.
Projects: There will be five projects assigned during the semester; each student hands in each project.
Quizzes: There will be six quizes (but no makeup quizzes). The instructor will drop your lowest quiz grade when computing your final average.
Gateway Tests: There will be two gateway tests. This will be discussed in class.
Deadlines:
Monday:
Projects are due Monday at the beginning of class.
Lab writeups (typed) from the lab of previous week are due at the beginning of class. Make sure that the names of all members of your team who contributed are listed, and indicate who wrote the lab writeup this time.
Thursday: There may a quiz on any day, but Thursday is the most likely day.
Weekly Schedule:
| WEEK | SECTIONS IN BOOK;
TESTS |
TOPICS |
| 1 | Chapter 6 | Finding Antiderivatives |
| 2 | 7.1- 7.3 | Numerical Integration |
| 3 | 7.4, 7.5, 8.1 | Numerical Integration,
Using the Definite Integral |
| 4 | 8.2 - 8.5 | Using the Definite Integral: |
| 5 | 8.6, 8.7
TEST ON CHAPTERS 6, 7, AND 8 |
Using the Definite Integral |
| 6 | 9.1, 9.2 | More Antidifferentiation Techniques |
| 7 | 9.3, 9.4 | More Antidifferentiation Techniques |
| 8 | 10.1 - 10.3 | Improper Integrals |
| 9 | 10.4, 10.5 | Improper Integrals, |
| 10 | TEST ON CHAPTERS 9 AND 10
11.1, 11.2 |
Intinite Series |
| 11 | 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 | Infinite Series |
| 12 | 11.6,11.7, 11.8 | Infinite Series |
| 13 | 12.1- 12.3 | Differential Equations |
| 14 | 12.4, 13.1, 13.2 | Differential Equations,
Polar Coordinates |
| 15 | TEST ON CHAPTERS 11, 12, AND
13
Review |
|
| FINAL EXAM | Two hours; date and time
to be announced |
Final Examination |
Nora Thornber
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Email: nthornbe@rvcc.raritanval.edu