Campus: Ohio University, Athens Campus
Department: Mathematics
Academic Year: 2015 - 2016
Term: Spring Semester
Course: Math 1350
Title: Survey of Calculus
Section: 100 (Class Number 9262)
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 9262) meets at these times and locations:

  • 11:50am - 12:45pm Mon, Wed, Fri in Walter Hall Room 135
  • 12:00pm - 12:55pm Tue in Walter Hall Room 145

Syllabus: For Section 100 (Class Number 9262), this web page replaces the usual paper syllabus. If you need a paper syllabus (now or in the future), print this web page.

Textbook Information
Title:
Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, 13 th Edition
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Authors:
Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen
Publisher:
Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2014
ISBN-10:
0321869834
ISBN-13:
978-0321869838
Remark:
The ISBN numbers listed above are for a book without the access code for the "MyMathLab" website. MATH 1350 does not use the MyMathLab website, and books without access codes are substantially cheaper than those with access codes.
Course Packet Information
What is it?
a 60-page packet, spiral bound in a blue cover, containing
  • 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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Is it required?
It is required for students in Section 100 (Class Number 4028).
Where do you get it?
Minuteman Press, 17 W. Washington Street, Athens (next to Donkey Coffee), (740) 593-7393
Cost?
$10, including tax
What do you ask for?
Tell them that you need the MATH 1350 Packet.

Calculators will not be allowed on exams.

Websites with Useful Math Utilities: In lectures, I often use a computer for graphing and calculating. The computer tools that I use are free online utilites that are easily accessible at the following link. ( Link to free online Math Utilities ) I use the same online utilities in my office, instead of a calculator. You are encouraged to use these same free online utilities instead of a calculator.

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 to tutoring and SI resources )

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

  1. send me an e-mail before the quiz/exam, telling me that you are going to miss it because of illness, then
  2. then go to the Hudson Student Health Center.
  3. Later, you will need to bring me documentation from Hudson showing that you were treated there.
Without those three things, you will not be given a make-up.

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.

Missing Quizzes or Exams Because of Personal Travel Plans: All of our quizzes and three of our four in-class exams are on Fridays. This includes the Friday before Spring Break. Our final exam is on Wednesday, April 27. Please don't bother asking me if you can make up a quiz or exam, or take it early, because your ride home is leaving earlier in the day, or because you already bought a plane ticket with an early departure time. The answer is, No you may not have a make-up or take the quiz or exam early. You will just have to change your travel plans or forfeit that quiz or exam.

Cheating on Quizzes or Exams: If cheat on a quiz or exam, you will receive a zero on that quiz or exam and I will submit a report to the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility (OCSSR). If you cheat on another quiz or 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 9262): During the semester, you will accumulate points as described in the table below. (Note that no scores are dropped.)

Quizzes (10 quizzes, 20 points each): 200 points possible
In-Class Exams (4 exams, 150 points each): 600 points possible
Cumulative Final Exam: 200 points possible
Total: 1000 points possible

At the end of the semester, your Total will be converted to your Course Grade as described in the table below. (Note that there is no curve.)

Total Score
Percentage
Grade
Interpretation
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-
500 - 549
50% - 54.9%
D+
You mastered some essential concepts.
450 - 499
45% - 49.9%
D
400 - 449
40% - 44.9%
D-
0 - 399
0% - 39.9%
F
You did not master essential concepts.

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 and Exams: The quizzes and exams are based on exercises from the list of suggested exercises and on Class Drills.

Calendar for 2015 - 2016 Spring Semester MATH 1350 Section 100 (Class Number 9262):

Week
Date
Meeting
Number
2015-2016 Spring Semester Class topics
1
Mon Jan 11
1
2.1 Intro to Limits: Graphical Approach ( Class Drill 1 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Jan 12
2
2.1 Intro to Limits: Analytical Approach ( Reference 2 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Jan 13
3
2.2 Infinite Limits; Vertical Asymptotes ( Class Drill 3 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Jan 15
4
2.2 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 1)
2
Mon Jan 18
No Class
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday
Tue Jan 19
5
2.2 Limits Involving Infinity: More examples ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Jan 20
6
2.3 Continuity ( Class Drill 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Jan 22
7
2.3 Determining the Sign of a Function on an Interval ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 2)
3
Mon Jan 25
8
2.4 Rates of Change ( Reference 3 ) ( Class Drill 5 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Jan 26
9
2.4 The Derivative ( Reference 3 ) (Class Drills 5 , 6 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Jan 27
10
2.4 The Derivative ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Jan 29
11
2.5 Constant Function Rule; Power Rule ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 3)
4
Mon Feb 1
12
2.5 Sum Rule; Constant Multiple Rule (Class Drills 7 , 8 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Feb 2
13
2.7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Econ ( Reference 5 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Feb 3
14
2.7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Econ ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Feb 5
15
In-Class Exam 1 on Chapter 2
5
Mon Feb 8
16
3.1 Simple Interest; Periodically Compounded Interest ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Feb 9
17
3.1 The Constant e and Continuous Compound Interest ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Feb 10
18
3.2 Derivatives of Exp. Functions ( Reference 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Feb 12
19
3.2 Derivatives of Log. Functions ( Reference 4 ) ( Class Drill 9 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 4)
6
Mon Feb 15
20
3.3 Derivatives of Products ( Reference 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Feb 16
21
3.3 Derivatives of Quotients ( Reference 4 ) ( Class Drill 10 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Feb 17
22
3.3 Derivatives of Quotients ( Reference 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Feb 19
23
3.4 The Chain Rule ( Reference 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 5)
7
Mon Feb 22
24
3.4 The Chain Rule ( Class Drill 11 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Feb 23
25
Rate of Change Problems (Class Drills 12a , 12b , 12c , 12d ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Feb 24
26
Rate of Change Problems (Class Drills 12a , 12b , 12c , 12d ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Feb 26
27
In-Class Exam 2 on Chapter 3 and Rate of Change Class Drills
8
Mon Feb 29
No Class
Spring Break
Tue Mar 1
No Class
Wed Mar 2
No Class
Fri Mar 4
No Class
9
Mon Mar 7
28
4.1 Horiz Tang Lines; Incr/Decr Funct. ( Reference 6 ) ( Class Drill 14 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Mar 8
29
4.1 Local Extrema & 1st Derivative Test (Class Drills 15 , 16 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Mar 9
30
4.1 More Examples of 1st Derivative Test ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Mar 11
31
4.2 Concavity and 1st Derivative ( Reference 6 ) (Class Drills 17 , 18 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 6)
10
Mon Mar 14
32
4.2 Concavity and 2nd Derivative ( Reference 6 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Mar 15
33
4.2 Curve Sketching ( Reference 6 ) (Class Drills 19 , 20 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Mar 16
34
4.5 Absolute Max and Min; Closed Interval Method ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Mar 18
35
4.5 Absolute Max and Min ( Class Drill 21 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 7)
11
Mon Mar 21
36
4.6 Optimization ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Mar 22
37
4.6 Optimization ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Mar 23
38
4.6 Optimization ( Class Drill 22 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Mar 25
39
In-Class Exam 3 on Chapter 4
12
Mon Mar 28
40
5.1 Antiderivatives, Indefinite Integrals ( Reference 4 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Mar 29
41
5.1 Antiderivatives, Indefinite Integrals ( Reference 4 ) ( Class Drill 23 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Mar 30
42
5.1 Antiderivatives, Indefinite Integrals ( Reference 4 ) ( Class Drill 24 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Apr 1
43
5.2 Integration by Substitution ( Reference 7 ) ( Class Drill 25 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 8)
13
Mon Apr 4
44
5.2 Integration by Substitution ( Reference 7 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Apr 5
45
5.4 Approximating Areas by Left, Right Sums (Class Drills 26 , 27 ) ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Apr 6
46
5.4 The Definite Integral as a Limit of Sums ( Lecture Notes )
Fri Apr 8
47
5.5 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus ( Class Drill 28 ) ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 9)
14
Mon Apr 11
48
5.5 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Apr 12
49
5.5 Average Value of Continuous Function over Closed Interval ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Apr 13
50
In-Class Exam 4 on Chapter 5
Fri Apr 15
51
6.1 Area Between Curves ( Class Drill 29 ) ( Lecture Notes )
15
Mon Apr 18
52
6.1 Area Between Curves, Total Change ( Lecture Notes )
Tue Apr 19
53
6.2 Total Income & Future Val. for Cont. Income Stream ( Lecture Notes )
Wed Apr 20
54
6.2 Consumers' Surplus, Producers' Surplus ( Lecture Notes )
(Quiz 10)
Fri Apr 22
55
6.2 Equilibrium Price ( Class Drill 30 ) ( Lecture Notes )
16
Wed Apr 27
Cumulative Final Exam 10:10am - 12:10pm in Walter 135 ( Exam Information )


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