MAC 2311-CALCULUS
Instructor:
Mr. Mark Wilson
Phone:
808-7431;
e-mail: MarkWilson@sjrcc.edu
My office
hours are: (C-135)
MTWR 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Time: MTWR
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. C-128
It is assumed that you have completed MAC1147- PreCalculus with a grade of C or better, or have a satisfactory placement test score. This is a first course in analytic geometry and calculus. We will be covering material from chapters 1-5 in the text. Topics to be included are: limits and continuity, the derivative, related rates, curve sketching and optimization, antiderivatives, area and the definite integral.
Text: Calculus, 8th edition, Larson/Hostetler/Edwards, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. (ISBN 0-618-589082) (EduSpace included for free with new texts.)
Graphing Calculators: Graphing calculators are required for this course. I recommend the
Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus, TI-84 or TI-84 plus, or the TI-89 if you are
continuing through the Calculus sequence. Graphing calculators will be
incorporated into lectures, homework assignments and tests, and will enable us
to examine interesting applications more closely.
Homework/Tests: There will be 4 tests. These will be
worth 85% of your grade. The lowest test score, excluding the final test
score, will be dropped. Homework will be assigned from the book on a
regular basis. These assignments will not be graded but it is in your best
interests to consistently complete this work. There will also be take-home
assignments/worksheets that will be given out over the course of the semester. Some
of these will incorporate the mathematical software Maple. These assignments will be collected and graded and worth a
total of 15 % of your final grade. Late assignments will be penalized one
letter grade for each class period that it is late. Makeup tests will be given
only in extreme cases as determined by the instructor and must be arranged
beforehand. The tentative test dates are: May 22, June 4, June 17, and June 26.
Grading Scale: A 90%-100%
B 80%-89%
C 70%-79%
D 60%-69%
F 0%-59%
Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of F for the course.
The last day to withdraw with a grade of W is June 12.
Attendance: Students are expected to be present, on
time, and prepared for each class. If you arrive late, please enter and sit
quietly. Please do not make a habit of coming to class late. Students are also expected to be present on
test days and to act in a manner that is conducive to learning. Attendance will
be taken. If you miss more than 3 classroom hours, you can be withdrawn from
the course after a warning. If you stop attending the class, don’t assume that
you will be automatically withdrawn. You must fill out the withdrawal form in
the office in order to drop the course. Check your student handbook for the
attendance policy.
Notes:
1.
The
college’s policy on academic integrity is as follows:
Students in this class must know, observe, and not compromise the principles of academic integrity. It is not permissible to cheat, to fabricate or falsify information, to submit the same academic work in more than one course without prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse accepted practices for handling and documenting information. The grade for this course includes the judgment that the student's work is free from academic dishonesty of any type. Violations or infractions will be reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs and may lead to failure of the course and other sanctions imposed by the College.
2. Do not use your calculators to store formulas or notes for the test. This is a violation of the college’s academic integrity policy. You will always be asked to show all of your work, even if your calculator can evaluate the problem explicitly.
3.
Please
do not bring food or drink into class.
4.
All
students beginning with the 1997-98 academic year may attempt to complete a
course 3 times. Any course in which a student has earned a grade of D or F or
received no grade due to withdrawal, may be repeated for credit only twice.
5.
Please turn off all cell phones, beepers,
etc., while you are in class.
Websites:
1.
There
is a link to the syllabus, graphing calculator handouts, and Texas Instruments’
web site on my home page on the SJRCC site at www.sjrcc.edu
. (Click on the
Faculty/Staff Link, and then the
2.
There
is also a link on my home page to a web our textbook. It contains some good
tutorial/review material. The direct link is: http://college.hmco.com/mathematics/larson/calculus_analytic/8e/student_home.html