SURVEY OF CALCULUS

MATH 1220 SYLLABUS

FALL 2008

 

 

Comp # 81074, TT 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, 517-GCB

 

Instructor:           Alexandra Smirnova

Office:               702-College of Education

Phone:                (404) 413-6409

E-mail:               asmirnova@gsu.edu

Web page:             http://www2.gsu.edu/~matabs/

Office hours:         TT 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm or by appointment

 

Description: Differential and integral calculus of selected real-valued functions of one and several variables with applications.

 

Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in Math 1111 (College Algebra) or a suitable score on the math placement test.

 

Textbook: (Required) Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, 11th Edition by Barnett and Ziegler, Prentice-Hall, 2005.

 

Administrative Drop Policy: During the first two weeks of the semester the Department of Mathematics and Statistics checks the computer records to determine whether or not each student has met the prerequisites for the course. If you do not have the prerequisites, please inform your instructor and change to another course right away. If our computer search finds that you do not have the prerequisite, you must drop this course or you will be dropped automatically. If you do not attend the class during the first two weeks you will be administratively dropped.

 

Withdrawal: Wednesday, October 1, is the last day to withdraw and receive a possible grade of W except for hardship withdrawal. A grade of W will only be assigned to a withdrawing student, if the student is passing at the time of withdrawal.

 

Procedures: Class meets twice a week. Taking good notes during the class is of paramount importance. Homework will be assigned in each class. After the class read the book, read your notes and do as many of the homework problems as you can prior to the next class. Try to get the remaining problems explained in the beginning of the next class or during the next office hours. You are responsible for all material covered in class, whether or not you attended this class.

 

Quizzes: There will be 4 quizzes during the semester. The purpose of these quizzes is to keep you up-to-date in the course. Usually you will have a quiz in the end of a class. Make-up quizzes will not be given, except when special conditions exist.

 

Examinations: There will be 3 hourly exams and the final exam (two hours). All hourly exams will be taken during the regular class time and in the regular classroom. Books and notes will not be allowed on all tests. Missed exams will receive a grade of 0. Any conflicts must be worked out ahead of time. There will be no make-up exams after the test day except in an extreme verifiable emergency.

 

Exam dates: September 25, October 23 and November 20. Final Exam: Tuesday, December 9, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

 

Academic assistance at GSU:

1. Form study groups with classmates.

2. See your instructor during the office hours.

3. Math Assistance Complex, 122 Kell Hall, (404)413-6462.

4. Counseling Center: Learning assistance, Test anxiety classes, Student support services (404)413-1640.

5. African American Student Services (404)413-1530.

Private tutor list is available at Math Assistance Complex. 

 

Material to be covered from the textbook:

 

Chapter 1

Sections 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 Review of linear and quadratic equations

 

Chapter 3

Sections 3.1 - 3.7 Rates of change and limits, calculating derivatives

 

Chapter 4

Sections 4.1 - 4.4 Continuity, increasing and decreasing functions, local extrema, second-order derivatives, absolute extrema (section 4.5 is optional)

 

Chapter 2

Sections 2.2 and 2.3 Review of exponential and logarithmic functions

 

 

Chapter 5

Sections 5.1 - 5.4 Interest, derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions, general chain rule

 

Chapter 6

Sections 6.1 - 6.2, 6.4 - 6.5 Indefinite integrals, substitution, definite integrals, area

 

Chapter 7

Sections 7.1 - 7.3 Area between curves, applications of integration, integration by parts

 

Chapter 8

Sections 8.1 - 8.3 Multivariable calculus: functions, partial derivatives, max/min

 

 

Grading: There will be a total of 200 points possible for this course. The points are distributed as follows

 

Four quizzes

 20 = 5*4

10%

Three exams

120 = 40*3

60%

Final exam

 60

30%

 

Your total accumulated points will determine your final letter grade

A                 180-200

B+                173-179

B                 160-172

C+                153-159

C                 140-152

D                 120-139

F                   0-119

 

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam. Repeated cheating will result in a grade F for the course.

 

Studying: You must work on this course every week. The pace is hectic and allowing yourself to fall behind will end in disaster.

 

This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.