| Campus: | Ohio University, Athens Campus |
|---|---|
| Department: | Mathematics |
| Academic Year: | 2015 - 2016 |
| Term: | Fall Semester |
| Course: | Math 1350 |
| Title: | Survey of Calculus |
| Section: | 100 (Class Number 4028) |
| 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 . |
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
Class meetings: Section 100 (Class Number 4028) meets at these times and locations:
- 11:50am - 12:45pm Mon, Wed, Fri in Grover Center Room W115
- 12:00pm - 12:55pm Tue in Bentley Hall Room 140
Syllabus: For Section 100 (Class Number 4028), this web page replaces the usual paper syllabus. If you need a paper syllabus (now or in the future), print this web page.
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- Complete Set of 7 Reference Pages
- Complete Set of 28 Class Drills
- List of Suggested Homework Problems
- Information about Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction (SI) on the Athens Campus
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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.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required for all lectures and exams, and will be recorded using sign-in sheets.
Missing Class: If you miss a class for any reason, it is your responsibility to copy someone�s notes or download my notes from the course web page, and study them. I will not use office hours to teach topics discussed in class to students who were absent.
Missing a Quiz or Exam Because of Illness: If you are too sick to take a quiz or exam, then you must
- send me an e-mail before the quiz/exam, telling me that you are going to miss it because of illness, then
- then go to the Hudson Student Health Center.
- Later, you will need to bring me documentation from Hudson showing that you were treated there.
Missing Quizzes or Exams Because of University Activity: If you have a University Activity that conflicts with one of our quizzes or exams, you must contact me before the quiz or exam to discuss arrangements for a make-up. I will need to see documentation of your activity. If you miss a quiz or an exam because of a University Activity without notifying me in advance, you will not be given a make-up.
Cheating on Exams or Quizzes: If cheat on an exam or quiz, you will receive a zero on that exam or quiz and I will submit a report to the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility (OCSSR). If you cheat on another exam, you will receive a grade of F in the course and I will again submit a report to the OCSSR.
Grading for Section 100 (Class Number 4028): During the semester, you will accumulate points:
| Quizzes (28 quizzes, 10 points each): | 200 points possible |
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| In-Class Exams (4 exams, 150 points each): | 600 points possible |
| Cumulative Final Exam: | 200 points possible |
| Total: | 1000 points possible |
Notice that it is actually possible to score 280 Quiz points and 1080 Total points. Any points scored over 1000 will be extra credit!
At the end of the semester, your Total will be converted to your Course Grade:
Note that although this grading scale may look easy compared to the usual 90,80,70,60 scale, it is actually not easier. The reasons are:
- The letter grades in this course mean the same thing as the letter grades in other courses.
- When I grade homework and exams, I give out fewer points. (In this course, if you do grade C work on a 20 point exam problem, you will get between 11, 12, or 13 points for the problem. That is in the range 55% - 69.9%. But in somebody else's course that uses the 90,80,70,60 scale, you would have gotten 14 or 15 points for the problem. That is in the range 70% - 79.9%.)
- There is no curve.
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.
- Suggested Exercises: In the course packet, you will find a table of suggested exercises. The list can also be found at the following link: ( list of suggested exercises ) The goal of the course is for you to be able to solve the exercises on this list. These exercises are not to be turned in and are not graded, but you should do as many of them as possible and keep your solutions in a notebook for study.
- Textbook Readings: To succeed in the course, you will need to read the textbook, study the examples in it, and work on the "matched problems" that accompany the examples. Many of the examples are exactly like exercises on your suggested exercise list.
- Lectures: In lecture, I will sometimes highlight textbook material that is particularly important, sometimes present material in a manner different from the presentation in the book, and sometimes solve sample problems. We have 51 lectures, totaling 2805 minutes. It is not possible to cover the entire content of the course in 2805 minutes, and the lectures are not meant to do that. Lectures are meant to be a supplement to your reading the textbook and solving problems.
- Quizzes:
The quizzes are the most important component of the course. They are based on exercises from the list of suggested exercises
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- The bad news:
- There are 28 quizzes.
- Most of the quizzes are given at the beginning of class, and many of the quizzes cover material that we are going to cover in class after the quiz.
- No quiz scores are dropped.
- The good news:
- Even though the quizzes officially count for 200 of the 1000 points in the course, it is actually possible to score a total of 280 points on quizzes. Any points scored over 200 will be extra credit!
- For every quiz, there is a quiz study guide available here and also available in the calendar at the bottom of this web page. The study guide tells you which pages of the book to read, which book examples to study, and which suggested exercises to solve. (Most of the time, the list of suggested exercises for a quiz is about 5 or 6 exercises. But some lists are longer and some lists are shorter.)
- The reasoning: The frequent quizzes with study guides are meant to provide structure for your studying, and to encourage you to read the book before coming to class. This will result in you understanding more of what goes on in lectures. The combination of more structured studying and more beneficial lectures will result in better learning and improved performance on exams.
- The bad news:
- Exams: The exams will be made up of problems based on suggested exercises and class drills.
Calendar for Section 100 (Class Number 4028):
(page maintained by Mark Barsamian , last updated Nov 17, 2015