Syllabus for On-line Sections

Math 1100 Calculus Techniques

USU Catalog Description:

The following is the general course description for Math 1100 in the USU catalog as of Fall Semester 2009. The pertinent information regarding content, prerequisites, and placement in this course are given in the description. The course you are enrolling for via distance education will cover the same content.

MATH 1100 Calculus Techniques (3)Techniques of elementary calculus, differentiation, integration, elementary, optimization, and introduction to partial derivatives. Applications in business, social science, and natural resources. Graphing calculator required. Prerequisite: C- or better in MATH 1050 or Math ACT score of at least 25 (Math SAT scoreof at least 580) or satisfactory score on Math Placement Test within the Math prerequisite acceptability time limit. (F,Sp,Su)

Please note that the description listed has been taken from the electronic version of the USU General Catalog. Any changes in the online/electronic version of the USU General Catalog will supersede the description in this syllabus. The electronic version of the USU General Catalog can be viewed through the main page for the USU Registrar’s office.

Instructor Information:

Joe Koebbe, Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Utah State University
Logan, Utah 84322-3900, USA

E-mail: joe.koebbe@usu.edu

Office Phone: 1-435-797-2825
FAX: 1-435-797-1822

Web Page: http://www.math.usu.edu/~koebbe/

Note: It is best to get in touch via e-mail through the address given above. I read e-mail regularly and will try to address your questions within a day or two. If an emergency related to completion of the course materials you should feel free to contact me using the phone number. If you are having trouble reaching me, you can contact the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at 1-435-797-2825 or contact staff at the Distance Education Office.

Textbook:

The textbook used in the online Math 1100 courses offered at USU is the same text used in Math 1100 offered via regular credit enrollment on campus.

The current textbook information is the following:

Title:	Calculus: An Applied Approach
Authors:	Larson and Edwards
Edition:	Seventh
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin
ISBN:	0-618-54718-5

Note: The textbook is the same text used on campus to ensure that students taking the course on-line or as an independent study course will see the same content and to ensure students will be able to purchase the same text and edition each semester. Also, students enrolled in programs in the College of Business and the College of Natural Resources at USU will see the same materials as the students taking the course on campus at USU The book can be obtained from the USU Bookstore or any other source.

Graphing Calculator:

If you already own a graphing calculator you should plan to use this during the course. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics will rent Texas Instruments TI-85 calculators to students for this course. Any graphing calculator that you are comfortable using will work in this course. However, students are expected to know how to use their own calculator – no instruction will be available for on-line and independent study students. In addition the use of a graphing calculator is primarily restricted to the completion of homework problems. Sketches of graphs of functions and other graphical information that is needed on exams can be sketched. You are allowed to use the calculator to create a graph and then sketch the result you see on the screen of your calculator.

Lessons / Assignments:

There are 15 lessons that must be completed and turned in. To find the lessons, along with worked examples and practice exams with solutions, log into your Blackboard account and click on the link to Math 1100 for the section in which you are registered. Then click on the link to homework. To have found this syllabus, you have already logged into Blackboard and clicked on the syllabus link.

To maintain the integrity of the USU course, the homework problems included in the assignments are a subset of the assignments that appear in the syllabus of the regular credit course at USU.

You should work as many exercises from the homework in the textbook as you need to prepare for the midterm exams and final. Turn in only those problems listed in the homework assignments defined on the link above. Do not include other solutions for other problems. Specific instructions for policies about homework can be found on the Homework Assignments web page when you log into Blackboard. To turn in the problems you can do one of the following:

1. Send them to my address above in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics via the usual mail.

2. Drop the assignments by at the main office of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at USU.

3. Send them to the USU Distance Education Office.

The staff in the Distance Education Office will send the homework papers on to the instructor for the course. So, for the fastest turn around send the assignments via regular mail to the Department of Mathematics. If you send the homework to the Distance Education Office, a record of the date on which the papers are received is logged. This will slow down the return of graded papers. However, you will have a record of when the papers arrived at USU.

Note: It is a good idea for students turning in the lessons to make a copy of the assignments before mailing or sending the assignments to USU. The copy can be used to study for exams or the final and will make sure the student has a record of what has been completed during the term.

A typical pace for students enrolled in Math 1100 is one assignment per week. With 15 weeks in a typical semester, this should make sense. The exams are spaced out and cover the content of 5 consecutive homework assignments. So, it is probably a good idea to take the test after completion of the assignments covered on the exam before going on.

Each assignment will be given a score and will be converted to a percentage for your grade. At the end of the course your total homework score will be converted to a percentage of 150 points in the determination of your final grade. Each homework assignment will be weighted the same. The easiest way to compute your homework average is to add all of your scores and divide by 15. This will account for 15% of your grade. If you have any questions about the grading of your homework (or exams) please send e-mail to your instructor using the e-mail address in the Contact Information given above.

Exams:

There are three midterms, each worth 150 points or each count 15% of your grade.

Test 1: This exam will cover the concepts in the first five lessons.
Test 2: This exam covers the content in lessons six through ten.
Test 3: This exam covers the content in lessons eleven through fifteen.

Together the midterms will account for 45% of your final grade – 15% each. The Final Exam is comprehensive and is worth 400 points or 40% of your final grade.

Note: All tests are open-book, open-notes, and you may use a graphing calculator or the on-line graphing tool. Even though the midterms are designed to be completed in a standard 50 minute period, you will have two hours to complete each exam. Students enrolled in USU on-campus sections of Math 1100 students are given two hours to complete a final exam. You will be allowed three hours to complete the comprehensive final.

To request a midterm exam or final you must contact the Distance Education Office Staff or testing coordinator at USU. You can arrange a time, place, and proctor for the midterm exams and final either by following the internet link

http://distance.usu.edu/htm/online/proctor/

Alternatively, you can call the Distance Education Office staff at Utah State University, 1-800-233-2137 or 1-435-797-9700 and speak with the Testing Coordinator to arrange a midterm or final. If the proctor link does not work, contact the Distance Education Office to find out how to arrange a test.

It is your responsibility to arrange examination times, places, and proctors through the Distance Education Office using the contact information in this section of the syllabus. Please do not contact your instructor to schedule exams as this will likely result in delays in the process of receiving and grading the examinations. The Distance Education office will determine an appropriate location (if needed) and proctor to administer the exams. Your instructor is responsible for providing the exams for the course and grading the materials submitted by students. Completed midterm exams and the final must be sent to the Distance Education Office where the date received will be logged. Exams should not be sent directly to the instructor under any circumstances.

Practice Tests:

On-line practice tests with answers are provided. Since the actual tests are very similar to the practice tests, you should check your understanding and preparation by carefully reviewing these practice exams. Also, students should note that exams are generated randomly from a database of test items that are similar to the problems in the textbook and on the practice exams. However, it is likely that the problems a student will be required to solve on any exam will likely cover sections not covered by problems on the practice exams. The best advice for students is to work as many problems as you can before taking the exams including problems from the text, the homework assigned, and working the problems on the practice exams without the solutions. Each practice exam has a version without solutions and another version with solutions given.

Grading Policy:

Your grade will be determined by the total of all your scores on the homework, the three midterms, and the final test. There are 1000 points possible. An approximate grade distribution is given below.

940 to 1000 (94%-100%) A

900 to 939 (90%-93%) A-

880 to 899 (88%-89%) B+

830 to 879 (83%-87%) B

800 to 829 (80%-82%) B-

780 to 799 (78%-79%) C+

730 to 779 (73%-77%) C

700 to 729 (70%-72%) C-

680 to 699 (68%-69%) D+

600 to 679 (60%-67%) D

0 to 599 (0%-59%) F