MATH 1830
INTUITIVE CALCULUS
3 Credit Hours
| Course Information |
Course Description: |
| Limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, and applications. This course will not substitute for MATH 1910. Intended primarily for business majors. |
Course Objectives: |
| The primary educational goal of this course is to provide the student with an intuitive understanding of differential and integral calculus and its applications to business and economics. As a result of successfully completing this course, students will have demonstrated an acceptable level of mastery of the concepts and applications of an introductory course in calculus. |
| Prerequisites and Corequisites: |
| MATH 1130 with a grade of C or better. This prerequisite is necessary to assure the student has the algebra skills necessary for successful completion of the course. |
| Course Topics: |
| Functions, Graphs, and Limits Limits Differentiation The Derivative Techniques of Differentiation Rate of Change and Marginal Analysis The Chain Rule Higher Order Derivatives Applications of Differentiation Increase and Decrease; Relative Extrema Concavity; Curve Sketching Absolute Maxima and Minima Practical Optimization Problems Applications to Business and Economics Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Exponential Functions Exponential Models The Natural Logarithm Differentiation of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions Compound Interest Integration Antiderivatives Integration by Substitution The Definite Integral Applications of Integration Area Applications to Business and Economics |
| Specific Course Requirements: |
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| Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements |
| Required Textbooks: |
Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook information for this course: |
| Supplementary Materials: |
| Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook information for this course: http://rodp.bkstr.com/ |
| Hardware Requirements: |
| The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm. Specific hardware requirements for this course include a scientific calculator or a graphing calculator. Hand-held computers and programmable computer-like calculators (like the TI-89 or TI-92) are not permitted. You must also have a printer linked to your computer. Speakers (internal or external) and a microphone are also highly recommended. |
| Software Requirements: |
| The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm. Specific software requirements for this course include the web browser, Internet Explorer (a free download from Microsoft.com). |
| Instructor Information |
| Please see the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact information as well as a statement of virtual office hours and other communication information. |
| Assessment and Grading |
| Testing Procedures: |
| Quizzes: All scheduled Quizzes will be online (multiple choice and/or short answer). Quiz problems must be worked on paper with answers submitted online to the instructor by the stated deadline. The textbook, homework, and course notes may be used as a resource when doing a Quiz (but not on a Test). Assistance from another person is not permitted. A score of zero will be assigned for each Quiz not completed and submitted by the stated deadline. Each student's lowest Quiz grade will be dropped. Make-up Quizzes may be allowed (at the discretion of the instructor), provided the student contacts the instructor, preferably in advance, to offer an explanation and request an extension. Detailed solutions to all Quiz (and Quik Chek) problems may be viewed after the availability date has passed. Click on [Grade/View a Quiz] in the Course Menu for more information. Tests: There will be four major Tests (non-cumulative) and a comprehensive Final Exam. All Tests will be done online on the scheduled test date. All Tests except Test 2 and the Final Exam may be accessed via a computer at the student's home or work, etc. The only materials allowed while taking a Test are pencil, eraser, and approved calculator. A student who must miss a scheduled Test due to an emergency should make every attempt to notify the instructor prior to the test deadline. All Tests must be done entirely by the enrolled student, with no assistance from another person. Anyone caught cheating will receive a grade of zero, a grade of F in the course, and may face other punitive measures. Tests will be graded and grades posted within a few days after the test date. Test 2 (at mid-term) and the Final Exam will be taken on the campus of the student's "home school" or some other RODP test site. There will be no exemptions from taking the Final Exam. An appointment to take a proctored Test should be made by the student about two weeks before the scheduled Test. The appointed test time must be at least two hours before closing time at the testing center, and the student must show a picture ID. |
| Grading Procedure: |
| The major Tests, Final Exam, Quizzes, class Participation, and Homework (including Assignments, Keywords, Quik Cheks, and Presentation scores) will count in the final average as follows:
Tests 1, 3, & 4 = 30% Test 2 = 15% Final Exam = 25% Quizzes = 15% Homework = 10% Participation = 5% |
| Grading Scale: |
| Letter grades will be assigned according to the following intervals:
90.00 - 100 + = A 80.00 - 89.99 = B 70.00 - 79.99 = C 60.00 - 69.99 = D 00.00 - 59.99 = F Withdrawal (W-grade): The "Last Day to Withdraw" and receive a grade of "W" is different for each college or university. Each student should contact his or her home school for this date. All students who, as of this date, are failing the course should follow the established withdrawal procedures of the home school by the withdrawal date. Incomplete (I-grade): Generally, the Incomplete (I-grade) will NOT be given in this course. One exception might be a student who misses the proctored Final Exam due to a serious, legitimate, and documented emergency. |
| Academic Honesty: |
| Cheating, in any form, is absolutely forbidden. Anyone caught cheating will receive a grade of zero, a grade of F in the course, and may face other punitive measures. WARNING: WebCT provides the instructor with many tools for detecting cheating. Don't do it; dishonest actions will be detected! Your moral character is more valuable than any unearned grade in this course. |
| Assignments and Participation |
| Assignments and Projects: |
| PowerPoint Presentations: Students enrolled in this course are required to view the online PowerPoint presentation for each lesson before doing the homework. Students will give themselves a score based on the percentage of the presentation viewed. Also, each presentation contains a "keyword" on a randomly selected slide. Students are required to submit this keyword to the instructor. Printed versions of these presentations are available for purchase at a nominal fee, but should be used only for review. The printed slides do NOT contain the required keyword. Viewing the animated presentations diligently has proven to greatly increase the probability of success in this course!
Homework: Assigned homework must be completed and hand delivered, mailed (postmarked), faxed, scanned or digitally photographed and sent as email attachments to the instructor by the due date. Lessons to be hand delivered or mailed should be done in pencil; homework to be faxed or scanned should be done in black (erasable) ink. Each scanned or photographed homework page should be saved as a separate .jpg file of the lowest quality available in order to produce smaller files and minimize upload and download times. To receive credit, homework must be neat, orderly, in proper notation, and written precisely. All graphs must be done on graph paper (or copy paper, if done and printed from a graphing utility). The student's name, instructor's name, course number, and lesson number must be written at the top of the first page (leave 1/2 inch blank at the top if the page is to be faxed). Textbook pages and sections must be properly labeled, and problems must be correctly numbered with answers boxed, circled, or double-underlined. Work must be shown where work is necessary (no credit for answers only). At the top of the first page must also be written (as a fraction) the number of problems done correctly over the number of problems assigned (count) in that lesson. Inaccurate reporting of this homework grade may be penalized. Randomly selected problems may be graded by the instructor. Each page of homework faxed or scanned and emailed to the instructor should be labeled as the following example: Lesson 3, page 1 of 4, ... Lesson 3, page 2 of 4, ... etc. In most cases, no credit will be given for answers without the proper steps shown. Original homework papers will be returned via US Mail to the student within a few days. Faxed or scanned copies will not be returned, since the original is retained by the student. Homework grades will be posted periodically, e.g. a few days after each of the four major Tests. Each student is allowed a maximum of three late assignments without direct penalty. After three, late homework (not delivered or postmarked by the due date) will receive half credit, provided it is delivered within one week after the due date. Full or partial credit may be given for late homework at the discretion of the instructor, provided the student contacts the instructor in advance to offer an explanation and request an extension. Homework may be handed in before the due date. Any student who has not completed the assigned homework before a scheduled Quiz or Test will be at a distinct disadvantage, and will be graded more harshly. Warning: Doing the assigned homework is absolutely essential for students to learn the skills necessary to successfully complete this course. Any student who has not successfully completed at least 70% of the relevant homework may be denied access to a Quiz or Test and is not eligible for any extra credit and/or grading curve that might otherwise be available. Quik Cheks: The Quik Cheks will count, like Presentation Scores and Keywords, in the Homework Average and will consist of one problem for each lesson, to be done online after viewing the PowerPoint Presentation and completing the assigned Homework for that lesson. A detailed solution may be viewed immediately after submitting the Quik Chek. |
| Class Participation: |
Discussion Board: Online discussions among students are to be posted at the appropriate time in the appropriate folder of the course message board. Students are required to regularly read and post course-related messages. WebCT allows the instructor to track discussion messages posted, as well as messages read. Both quantity (articles "read" and "posted") and quality of participation in these threaded discussions will count in the student's Participation grade, which counts 5% of the overall grade. In all folders where a question is posted by the Instructor, each student should answer the question to the best of his/her ability. Students will have access to topic folders for a limited time; topic folders may be locked after the scheduled deadline for the related Test. SmarThinking.com: All students enrolled in the course have free access to this online tutoring service paid for by the Regents Online Degree Program (RODP). Regular and significant utilization of this service is expected (and strongly recommended) of students who need tutorial assistance, and may be considered in the case of a borderline grade. |
| Punctuality: |
| Homework assignments must be delivered (or at least postmarked) on or before the due dates posted in the course Calendar. Quizzes and Tests must be completed on the scheduled dates. Any student who is unable to meet a stated deadline should contact the instructor before the deadline to request an extension. |
| Course Ground Rules |
| Students are expected to participate in all interactive aspects of the course. You should regularly communicate with other students and the instructor using the WebCT online communication tools, including email, message board, chat, and whiteboard. View the online PowerPoint Presentation for each Lesson before attempting the homework. Practice until you can navigate proficiently in WebCT. Check the course message board every day or two for new postings. For this course, use the email component of WebCT, in lieu of your regular email address, such as one supplied by your Internet Service Provider. When you have technical problems with your computer or the online components of this course, get the necessary assistance immediately. Observe course netiquette at all times. |
| Guidelines for Communications |
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Library |
| The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) are available. |
Students With Disabilities |
| Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor. |
Syllabus Changes |
| The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) on the course bulletin board. |
Technical Support |
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