Instructor: Dr. M. Reese Office Phone: 233-8752 (On campus: Ext. 8752)
Office: Eggleston 105 e-mail: mreese@vwc.edu
Office hours: TBA
Dates to remember:
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Holidays: |
September 3, October 12, November 21-23 |
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Tests: |
September 21, October 26, November 19 |
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Final: |
Thursday, December 13, 11:30-2pm |
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Last day to drop: |
October 29 |
Catalog description: Calculus is the mathematical language of changing quantities. It consists of computational and graphical tools for analyzing the relationships between such quantities. In this course, we learn the basic tools of calculus, why they work, and how to apply them in various contexts. We consider symbolic, graphical and numerical approaches.
Goals:
Required Text:
Single Variable Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 6e, by James Stewart, Brooks-Cole, Thomson Learning, Inc.
Required Calculator:
TI-83 plus (If you own something else, discuss it with me before
you buy the TI-83 plus.)
Estimated workload: Three to six hours per week outside class preparing written homework assignments or preparing for class and tests. If you find that you need more time than this, please discuss it with me.
Attendance policy: Attendance is required. Absence will be excused only at the discretion of the instructor. A maximum of 3 absences will be excused without good reason. Excessive absence will influence your grade: Absences will reduce your grade one point for each absence in excess of 3.
Grading:
Scale: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (below 60)
Homework: The homework assignments are attached and posted on Blackboard. You should do the homework for each section before the next class. There will be an opportunity to ask questions about homework at the beginning of each class. However, we will not spend much time on homework in class. If you have extended questions about the homework, please come to my office hours. You are encouraged to form study groups with your classmates.
Homework Notebook: Keep a separate notebook for your
homework. For each section of assigned
homework, you should write a one- or two-sentence summary and the important
definitions and/or theorems for each the section. You should bring your homework notebook to class everyday, but do
not take class notes in it. Your
homework notebook will be collected and checked for completeness during
each test. A homework assignment will
be considered complete if there is (1) a summary, (2) definitions/theorems
(when applicable), and (3) neatly presented solutions for the homework
problems. Your grade will be the
percentage of complete homework assignments for the semester. Late work will not be considered
complete.
Tests and final exam: The tests will include problems similar to homework problems. In addition, there may be some theoretical questions. The final exam will be comprehensive.
Accommodations for students with special needs: The standard procedures for meeting the responsibilities associated with this course can be modified for students with certain disabilities. To qualify for such accommodation, a student must provide the College with appropriate professional documentation that confirms the presences of the disability. To begin the confirmation process of for further information about it, contact our coordinator of disability services, Mrs. Fayne Pearson, at 455-3246
The instructor
reserves the right to change this syllabus.
Day-by-day
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Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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August 27 Introduction |
Aug 29 Tangents & Velocity (2.1) |
Aug 31 Limits (2.2) |
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Sept 3 Labor Day no class |
Sept 5 Limit Laws (2.3) |
Sept 7 Continuity (2.5) |
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Sept 10 Limits at Infinity (2.6) |
Sept 12 Rates of Change & Derivatives (2.7) |
Sept 14 Derivative Functions (2.8) |
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Sept 17 Group Work |
Sept 19 Review |
Sept 21 Test #1 |
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Sept 24 Polynomials & Exponential Fcns (3.1) |
Sept 26 Product and
Quotient Rules (3.2) |
Sept 28 Trig functions (3.3) |
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Oct 1 Group work |
Oct 3 Chain rule (3.4) |
Oct 5 Implicit Differentiation (3.5) |
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Oct 8 Logarithmic Functions (3.6) |
Oct 10 Applications (3.7) |
Oct 12 Fall
Break |
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Oct 15 Exponential growth and decay (3.8) |
Oct 17 Related rates (3.9) |
Oct 19 Related rates (3.9) |
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Oct 22 Linear Approximation (3.10) |
Oct 24 Review |
Oct 26 Test #2 |
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Oct 29 Max/Min Values (4.1) |
Oct 31 Mean Value Theorem (4.2) |
Nov 2 Derivative Tests
(4.3) |
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Nov 5 LHτpitals Rule (4.4) |
Nov 7 Curve Sketching (4.5,6) |
Nov 9 Optimization (4.7) |
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Nov 12 Optimization (4.7) |
Nov 14 Group Work |
Nov 16 Review |
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Nov 19 Test #3 |
Nov 21 Thanksgiving Break |
Nov 23 Thanksgiving Break |
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Nov 26 Area & the integral (5.1,2) |
Nov 28 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (5.3) |
Nov 30 Indefinite integrals (5.4) |
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Dec 3 Substitution (5.5) |
Dec 5 Substitution (5.5) |
Dec 7 Last Day Review for Final |
Homework assignments
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Section in
Stewart |
Exercises |
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1.1#1,13,59 1.2#1,4,10,19,20 1.3#3 |
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2.1 |
#1,3,7 |
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2.2 |
#49,13,17,21,25,40 |
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2.3 |
#1,2 ,1129 (odd),33,46,47,48 |
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2.5 |
#3,4,7,17,15,17,21,37,40,41,47,51,53 |
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2.6 |
#3,4,7,9,11,12,1535 (every other odd),58,59 |
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2.7 |
#5,7,11,12,17,19,27,31,33,41,49 |
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2.8 |
#1,3,5,7,9,12,33,34,38,41 |
Test #1 Limits and definition of derivative |
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3.1 |
#3-33 (odd),45,49,53,55,63,75 |
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3.2 |
#3-23 (odd),27,31,43,48,53 |
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3.3 |
#1-15 (odd),21,25,33,36,37,39 |
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3.4 |
#145 (odd),378 |
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3.5 |
#1,2,5,11,19,25,27,33,45,53,57 |
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3.6 |
#123 (odd),37,39,46 |
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3.7 |
#1,5,11,12,14,20,22,23,27,28,29,35 |
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3.8 |
#2,5,7,9,11,15,17,19 |
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3.9 |
#1,5,11,15,18,20,23,37,44 |
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3.10 |
#1,3,5,11,13,15,33,40 |
Test #2 Derivative rules |
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4.1 |
#3,5,21,2937 (odd), 47,53,59,72,73 |
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4.2 |
#2,7,35 |
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4.3 |
#1,5,7,8,14,27,31,61,64,66 |
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4.4 |
#5-63 every other odd |
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4.5 |
#61,65 |
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4.6 |
#34 |
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4.7 |
#7,8,9,30,31,33,38,42,43,72,73 |
Test #3 Derivative applications |
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5.1 |
#1,2,11,13 |
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5.2 |
#5,7,9,21,23,33,37,47 |
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5.3 |
#2,3,739 (odd), 63 |
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5.4 |
#517 (odd),47,49,52,57,68 |
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5.5 |
#7-45 (odd),75 |
Comprehensive final exam, including area and integrals |
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The instructor
reserves the right to change this syllabus.