Campus: | Ohio University, Athens Campus |
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Department: | Mathematics |
Academic Year: | 2012 - 2013 |
Term: | Spring Semester |
Course: | Math 1350 |
Title: | Survey of Calculus |
Section: | 100 (Class Number 1399) |
Instructor: | Mark Barsamian |
Contact Information: | My contact information is posted on my web page. |
Office Hours: | My office hours are posted on my web page. |
Class meetings:
Course Description: A survey of basic concepts of calculus for students who want an introduction to calculus, but who do not need the depth of MATH 2301
Prerequisites: MATH 113 or MATH 1200 or Placement level 2 or higher.
Note: Students cannot earn credit for both MATH 1350 and either of MATH 2301
Calculators will not be allowed on exams.
Websites with Useful Math Software: In lectures, I often use a computer for graphing and calculating. The software that I use is free and is easily accessible at the following list of links. I use the same software in my office, instead of a calculator. You are encouraged to use this same free software instead of a calculator. (Link)
Student Resources (Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction (SI)): There are many math-related resources for students on the Athens Campus of Ohio University. For information, go to the following link. (Link)
Special Needs: If you have physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities that require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible so that your needs may be appropriately met.
Grading: During the semester, you will accumulate points:
Quizzes (best 8 of 11 quizzes, 20 points each): | 160 points possible |
In-Class Exams (best 3 of 4 exams, 180 points each): | 540 points possible |
Cumulative Final Exam: | 300 points possible |
Total: | 1000 points possible |
At the end of the semester, your Total will be converted to your Course Grade:
Total Score | Percentage | Grade | Interpretation |
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900 - 1000 | 90% - 100% | A | You mastered all concepts, with no significant gaps |
850 - 899 | 85% - 89.9% | A- | |
800 - 849 | 80% - 84.9% | B+ | You mastered all essential concepts and many advanced concepts, but have some significant gaps. |
750 - 799 | 75% -79.9% | B | |
700 - 749 | 70% - 74.9% | B- | |
650 - 699 | 65% - 69.9% | C+ | You mastered most essential concepts and some advanced concepts, but have many significant gaps. |
600 - 649 | 60% - 64.9% | C | |
550 - 599 | 55% - 59.9% | C- | |
400 - 439 | 40% - 54.9% | D | You mastered some essential concepts. |
0 - 399 | 0% - 39.9% | F | You did not master essential concepts. |
The Learning Outcomes for this course can be found at the following link: (Learning Outcomes)
Course Structure: One learns math primarily by trying to solve problems. This course is designed to provide structure for you as you learn to solve problems, and to test how well you have learned to solve them. This structure is provided in the following ways.
Schedule and Attendance: The tentative schedule is shown below. The schedule is only tentative. Class topics and quiz dates may change as the semester proceeds. Attendance is required. Data from past quarters shows a very strong correlation between attendance and grades. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to copy a classmate’s notes and study them. I will not use office hours to teach topics discussed in class to students who were absent
Outside Activities: A university offers many opportunities in addition to courses, and I encourage you to take advantage of these. But be careful about taking on activities that conflict with class meetings or interfere with your studying. And beware of terms like "Approved Ohio University Activities". Those terms simply refer to activities that are run by Ohio University departments or organizations. The fact that an activity is run by an Ohio University department or organization does not mean that it is somehow a substitute for class time or class work. This course is designed so that if you read the textbook, do the online homework, attend lectures, and take the exams, you will have a very good chance of getting a good grade. Any outside activity that interferes with your attendance or your studying for this class will affect your performance on homework and exams and will thus affect your course grade. If you are taking part in an "Approved Ohio University Activity" that will cause you to miss class, it is important that you discuss this absence with me in advance to determine whether or not you will be eligible to make-up an exam that may be scheduled on that day. I will never offer a make-up exam for an activity-related absence that was not discussed with me in advance.
Final Exam: This course has a cumulative final exam.
Tentative Schedule: The schedule may need to be changed as the semester progresses, either because of weather delays or because of changes in the pace of the lectures.
Week | Dates | Class topics (TENTATIVE) |
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1 | Mon Jan 14 | 3-1 Introduction to Limits: Graphical Approach (Class Drill 1) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Jan 15 | 3-1 Introduction to Limits: Analytical Approach (Reference 3) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Jan 17 | 3-2 Limits Involving Infinity: Graphical Approach (Class Drill 2) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Quiz 1) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
2 | Mon Jan 21 | Holiday: No Class |
Tue Jan 22 | 3-2 Limits Involving Infinity: Analytical Approach (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Jan 24 | 3-3 Continuity (Class Drill 3) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
3 | Mon Jan 28 | 3-4 The Derivative (Reference 4) (Class Drill 4) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Quiz 2) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Jan 29 | 3-4 The Derivative (Class Drill 5) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Jan 31 | In-Class Exam 1 on Chapter 3 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (Seating Chart) | |
4 | Mon Feb 4 | 3-5 Basic Differentiation Properties (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Feb 5 | 3-5 Basic Differentiation Properties (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Feb 7 | 3-7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Economics (Reference 5) (Quiz 3) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
5 | Mon Feb 11 | 3-7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Economics (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Feb 12 | 4-1 The Constant e and Continuous Compound Interest (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Feb 14 | 4-2 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (Quiz 4) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
6 | Mon Feb 18 | 4-2 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (Class Drill 6) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Feb 19 | 4-3 Derivatives of Products and Quotients (Class Drill 7) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Feb 21 | 4-4 The Chain Rule (Quiz 5) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
7 | Mon Feb 25 | 4-4 The Chain Rule (Class Drill 8) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Feb 26 | In-Class Exam 2 on Chapter 3 Sections 5, 7 and Chapter 4 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (Seating Chart) | |
Thu Feb 28 | 5-1 First Derivative and Graphs: Graphical Approach (Reference 6) (Class Drill 10) (Class Drill 11) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
8 | Mon Mar 4 | Spring Break |
Tue Mar 5 | Spring Break | |
Thu Mar 7 | Spring Break | |
9 | Mon Mar 11 | 5-1 First Derivative and Graphs: Analytical Approach (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Mar 12 | 5-2 Second Derivative and Graphs: Graphical Approach (Reference 6) (Class Drill 12) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Mar 14 | 5-2 Second Derivative and Graphs: Analytical Approach (Class Drill 13) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Quiz 6) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
10 | Mon Mar 18 | 5-5 Absolute Maxima and Minima (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Mar 19 | 5-5 Absolute Maxima and Minima (Class Drill 14) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Mar 21 | 5-6 Optimization (Quiz 7) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
11 | Mon Mar 25 | 5-6 Optimization (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Mar 26 | In-Class Exam 3 on Chapter 5 Sections 1, 2, 5, 6 (Seating Chart) | |
Thu Mar 28 | 6-1 Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals (Class Drill 15) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
12 | Mon Apr 1 | 6-1 Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Apr 2 | 6-2 Integration by Substitution (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Apr 4 | 6-2 Integration by Substitution (Quiz 8) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
13 | Mon Apr 8 | 6-4 Approximating Areas by Left and Right Sums (Class Drill 16) (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Apr 9 | 6-4 The Definite Integral as a Limit of Sums (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Apr 11 | 6-5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Class Drill 17) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Quiz 9) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
14 | Mon Apr 15 | 6-5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Lecture Notes) |
Tue Apr 16 | In-Class Exam 4 on Chapter 6 Sections 1,2, 4, 5 (Seating Chart) | |
Thu Apr 18 | 7-1 Area between Curves (Class Drill 18) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
15 | Mon Apr 22 | 7-1 Area between Curves (Lecture Notes) (Quiz 10) |
Tue Apr 23 | 7-2 Applications in Business and Economics (Quiz 11) (Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
Thu Apr 25 | 7-2 Applications in Business and Economics (Class Drill 19) (Class Drill Seating Chart) (Lecture Notes) | |
16 | Wed May 1 | Cumulative Final Exam 10:10am - 12:10pm in Morton 237 (Seating Chart)
(Notice that the final exam time has been corrected on this web page. It now matches the final exam time printed in your course packet and it also matches the time shown on the Ohio University Registrar's Final Exam Schedule.) (Final Exam Information) |