Mathematics 201, Calculus I

Salisbury University - Fall 2017

Professor: Dr. Michael Bardzell

Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals: 8th edition by Stewart (Bundled with WebAssign)

Office: Henson Hall 132 E

Office Hours: 10:00 – 11:00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 2:00 -3:00 Tuesday, Thursday; or by appointment

e-mail: mjbardzell@salisbury.edu

Telephone: 410-543-6474

Prerequisite: You are expected to have a sufficient background in pre-calculus, including trigonometry, for this course (equivalent to our Math 140). This includes, but is not limited to, high school algebra skills, functions, domain, range, exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse functions, and trigonometric concepts such as the definitions and graphs of the 6 basic trig functions, the unit circle and special angles, understanding of trig identities, and inverse trig functions. Chapter 1 and Appendix D of your text review these topics. We will be using these concepts immediately in the course, so please make sure you know this material.

Tutoring: The department does offer free math tutoring for this course in the Math Emporium of the Academic Commons. No appointment is necessary. A schedule of tutoring hours will be provided once it is set.

Attendance and Homework: You are expected to attend class. Students are responsible for all material covered in class, any quizzes given in class and any test dates announced in class. Homework will be assigned regularly. Students are expected to complete all assignments. The time and care spent on the homework problems usually determines how a student performs in this course. Calculus cannot be learned without working through numerous homework problems. Expect to spend a significant amount of time outside of class for this course. You are free to work in groups on the ungraded homework problems. In fact, study groups for courses such as this will be beneficial for most students. However, you must work on your own for the problems to be turned in and graded (i.e. any take home quizzes).

Much of your graded homework will be done on the online homework system WebAssign which is linked to the Stewart textbook. You must have a login key for WebAssign. It is bundled with your textbook at the SU Bookstore. Instructions on the use of WebAssign will be provided. Note that this system also gives you electronic access to the textbook and numerous other resources such as tutorial videos.  Hence it is an excellent resource for this class.

LLC Activities: This section of Math 201 is part of the STEM Living Learning Community (LLC). Part of an LLC experience includes out of classroom experiences and excursions. We will have an opening social at 4:00 on Friday September 8^th and a trip to the Beyond the Limits Ropes course on Saturday November 4. A few other events will also be scheduled.

Tests and Quizzes: There will be three tests and a final exam. No make-up tests will be given. If you have an acceptable excuse for missing a test your final exam grade will be substituted for the missed test grade. An unacceptable excuse will result in a grade of zero for the missed test. The quizzes will be given regularly. Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Writing in Mathematics: Although all work will be graded on mathematical correctness, there will be a significant emphasis on the quality of your written work. Use of proper notation, as well as the clarity, precision, and depth of your writing will heavily influence your grade. Students often think “it’s about the final answer” when it comes to mathematics. In this course you will be required to give detailed solutions, justifications, etc. for your work.

Technology: You will be required to use the computer algebra system (CAS) Mathematica for some work in this course. No prior knowledge of Mathematica is assumed - we will discuss how to use the software in class. Mathematica can be accessed on the SU network in any of the computer labs on this campus. You can also get a temporary student license for your personal computer. Over the last 25 years numerous powerful mathematical software packages have been introduced into the market. Exposure to these packages has become an integral part of calculus education.

Topics Covered: For a tentative list of topics covered in this course, see our departmental syllabus.

Class Participation: Part of your grade will be determined by class participation. This includes attendance, participation in class discussions, putting homework problems on the class board, and participating in the Living and Learning Community events which take place outside of class. There will be several of these throughout the semester and you are expected to attend these.

As part of your class participation grade, you are required to participate in SU’s Gull Week, taking place September 12^th- 18^th. You can go to webapps.salisbury.edu/gullweek and sign-up for a testing session. Attendance will be recorded during your proctored testing session and returned to me to ensure that you receive credit.

Cell Phones: Phone cell use, including texting, is not permitted in class. Other electronic are also not permitted without prior permission from the instructor. Use of these in class without permission will lower your class participation grade.

Grading: Tests and quizzes will be graded on the work shown, not just the final answer. The final exam will count 25%, the three tests will count for a combined 35%, the quiz average will count 20%, the homework average 10%, and the class participation grade 10%.  90% guarantees an A, 80% a B, 70% a C, and 60% a D. If these cutoffs are adjusted downward it will be done at the end of the semester.

Contacting Students: I may at times be communicating specific information to you about this course via email. I will use the official email class list associated with this course to do so. Therefore, it is imperative that you check your campus email account regularly or have all email from that account forwarded to an email account that you do check regularly.

Honor System: You must follow the University Policy on Academic Integrity. You are free to work with others on the (ungraded) homework assignments.

This course is subject to the Henson Course Repeat Policy.