Course Lecturer Name(s): Dr. Aleksandr Myllari
Course Director Name: N/A
Course Lecturer(s) Contact Information: amyllari@sgu.edu
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Course Lecturer(s) Office Hours: TBA
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Course Lecturer(s) Office Location: Building D (Leeward Hall), 2nd floor
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Course Support: Mary Celestine, mcelesti@sgu.edu, Ext. 3601
Course Management tool: To learn to use Sakai, the Course management tool, access the link https://apps.sgu.edu/members.nsf/mycoursesintro.pdf
Course Description:
This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one and several variables, with applications. After completing this course, students should have developed a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts of single variable calculus and get a range of skills allowing them to work effectively with the concepts. The basic concepts are: Derivatives as rates of change, computed as a limit of ratios and Integrals as a "sum," computed as a limit of Riemann sums. The course assumes students actively using Computer Algebra System(s) (Mathematica and/or Maxima).
Course Objectives:
Topics include:
- Concepts of Function, Limits and Continuity;
- Differentiation Rules, Application to Graphing, Approximations, and Extremum Problems;
- Definite and Indefinite Integration;
- The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus;
- Applications to Geometry: Area, Volume, and Arc Length;
- Applications in Science
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- Evaluate limits;
- Differentiate algebraic and trigonometric functions;
- Solve maximum and minimum problems;
- Solve related rates problems;
- Apply methods of calculus to curve sketching;
- Antidifferentiate polynomial and trigonometric functions;
- Approximate integrals by Riemann sums;
- Evaluate elementary integrals using substitutions and other methods.
Program Outcomes Met By This Course:
N/A
SAS Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned as follows:
A = 89.5% or better
B+ = 84.5 - 89.4%
B = 79.5 - 84.4%
C+ = 74.5 - 79.4%
C = 69.5 - 74.4%
D = 64.5 - 69.4%
F = 64.4% or less
Course Materials:
Text: Lecture notes, William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett: Calculus (3d Edition), Pearson, 2019
Supplementary Readings/Resources: S.K. Chung: Understanding Basic Calculus; web resources
Course Grading Requirement:
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Midterm exam |
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25% |
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Final exam |
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35% |
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Home assignments |
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20% |
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Quizzes |
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20% |
Course Requirements:
Students will be required to:
- be prepared for class;
- contribute thoughtful ideas to class discussions;
- conduct themselves in an appropriate manner, including being respectful of the opinions of others; - listen carefully to instructions given by lecturer; if you do not understand, ask the lecturer.
Course Schedule:
- Week 1 Introduction. Brief history of Calculus. Functions and graphs. Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems
- Week 2 Inverse functions. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Trigonometric functions. - Assignment 1, Quiz 1
- Week 3 Limits.
- Week 4 One-sided limits. Two-sided limits. Continuous functions. - Assignment 2, Quiz 2
- Week 5 Derivatives. - Quiz3
- Week 6 Derivatives (cont.) Chain rule. Higher-order derivatives - Assignment 3, Quiz 4
- Week 7 Applications of differentiation: curve-sketching and extremum problems.
- Week 8 Midterm Exams
- Week 9 Applications of differentiation - Assignment 4, Quiz 5
- Week 10 Functions of several variables
- Week 11 Integration - Quiz 6
- Week 12 Integration of rational functions. Integration by parts - Assignment 4, Quiz 7
- Week 13 Definite integrals. Fundamental theorem of Calculus. - Assignment 5, Quiz 8
- Week 14 Applications of definite integrals - Quiz 9
- Week 15 Applications of Calculus.
- Week 16 Final Exam
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“All matriculated students are expected to attend all assigned academic activities for each course currently registered. Medical excuses will be based on self-reporting by students. Students who feel they are too sick to take an examination or other required activity on a specific day must submit the online SAS medical excuse, which is available on Carenage. Students are only allowed two such excuses a year. Upon consultation with the Director of University Health Service, the third excuse will result in a mandatory medical leave of absence. The policies regarding make-up examinations are at the option of the Course Director” (p.46).
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