Course Syllabus
Course Title: Calculus I
Course and Section Number: MA 134 OL1 OL
Course Description: Topics include: limits, continuity, differentiation, applications, definition of the integral, and fundamental theorem of integral calculus.
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Evaluate limits graphically, algebraically, using the Squeeze Theorem, and with l’Hopital’s rule.
2. Evaluate derivatives using the limit definition of a derivative, basic rules of differentiation,
implicit differentiation, logarithmic differentiation, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
3. Apply limits and derivatives to curve sketching, optimization problems, and related rates.
4. Write simple arguments using the Intermediate Value Theorem, the Extreme Value Theorem, and the Mean Value Theorem.
5. Evaluate integrals using Riemann Sums, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and basic techniques of integration.
Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics, including trigonometry, and adequate SAT/ACT Mathematics score or approval from mathematics department chair.
Required Text: Printed card for Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Enhanced WebAssign Multi-Term LOE Instant Access (includes Enhanced WebAssign Homework & eBook LOE Instant Access for Multi Term Math & Science); 1st ed., 2014; ISBN-13: 9781285858265
Other Materials: Calculator Course Requirements:
Attendance/Participation: All students are expected to log in to their courses regularly throughout the week to receive instruction, materials, and updates from the instructor. It is your responsibility to check in and submit your assignments, complete your discussion board postings, and finish quizzes and exams by the due dates.
If you do not participate in the course, you will be counted absent. Simply logging in is not enough; you must submit/complete an assignment, post to a discussion board, or other similar assignment tasks to avoid being counted absent. Instructors are required to submit attendance the Monday following each week of class.
This attendance is reported to the Financial Aid Department and may result in the loss of any financial aid refund you are expecting if you have not been participating in your courses. In addition, you will be administratively dropped from the course if you are reported absent a total of three weeks.
Class participation is expected.
Grading/Evaluation:
The undergraduate course grading scale is as follows:
90-100% A 75-79% C+ 60-64% D
85-89% B+ 70-74% C 59% and below F
80-84% B 65-69% D+
Final: 20%
Tests: 30%
Quizzes: 20%
Homework: 20%
Discussions: 10%
TESTS: Tests cover material presented in class, assigned reading, and homework problems. The tests will not be cumulative, but prior knowledge is needed to solve current problems.
The final exam will have cumulative problems. Cell phones cannot be used on Tests or Quizzes.
HOMEWORK AND QUIZZES: You will have homework assigned online. You will also have weekly online quizzes that are from the online homework. No make-up quizzes or late assignments will be accepted.