Introduction to Calculus I. MATH 121-122
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- Chapter prerequisites and page 343
- Chapter 1 LIMITS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
- Chapter 2 (sec. 1 - 5) DIFFERENTIATION
- Chapter 3 (sec. 1 - 7) APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION
- Sec.: 4.7; 5.2; 5.5; 5.7.
Prerequisites: Math 120 or Math1863 oe equivalent or equivalent.
Formation of study groups is encouraged, but to succeed in this course students must individually work problems that apply the ideas that are presented in class and in the text. There will be weekly assignments (approximately 10) that will be collected and graded. Assignments will count 10 % of the final grade.
Solution to the assignments must be written (clearly) using the terminology of the course. Reference of the results used must be given.
There will be two midterm tests, each of one hour duration on the following dates:
Test #1 Wednesday, February 10
Test #2 Wednesday, March 24
The final exam is a COMPREHENSIVE examination. It counts 70 or 50 percent of the grade.
The following table shows the percentages required to obtain a given letter grade:
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Grading Scale in Percentages |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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[92, 100] |
[75, 79] |
[58, 64] |
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[86, 91] |
[70, 74] |
[50, 57] |
[45, 49] |
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[80, 85] |
[65, 69] |
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Points will be distributed as follows:
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Grade Distribution |
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
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Quizzes & Class Participation |
5 |
10 |
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Two partial exams |
15 |
30 |
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Assignments |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
70 |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
It is recommended that the student:
- Studies the assigned section in detail before coming to class
- Brings questions to ask in class
- Regularly goes to instructor's office hours
- Takes notes, and if possible, s/he fills in details at home.
- Attends classes, class attendance is very important so you are expected to be in every class meeting shown in the class schedule.
- Do not miss exams, make-up tests are given only under very special circumstances. .
SOME ADVISE - Classroom attendance is strongly encouraged. Roll will be taken during the first part of the class until the instructor learns the names of the students. Attendance does not directly affect your grade, although on the basis of past experience, it is the truly exceptional student who can afford to miss more than two or three classes. Getting behind is almost always fatal in terms of completion of the course and grading. The correct way to study the material is to read the text before coming to class, listen carefully in class, following along with the problems, take notes in the margins and space provided in the Hand-out, reread carefully the text at home, follow the examples, and finally, do the assigned homework.