Introduction
to Calculus
Math 1120
Spring 2004
Instructor: Jim Leslie Office:
L 247 Phone:
651-450-8630
e-mail: jleslie@inverhills.edu or
Website: faculty.inverhills.edu/jleslie
Office
Hours: MWF
Help
is also available in the
Required
Texts: Calculus
for the Managerial, Life and Social Sciences, by Tan, 5th edition,. You will need a
graphing calculator. I will be using a
TI-83 plus for classroom demonstrations.
Course
Description:
This course is designed to for students who may need a one semester calculus
course in their major (majors in Business, Architecture, Forestry, and
others). This course is not intended as
a prerequisite for further calculus courses.
Prerequisites:
Recommendation
based on the results of the Inver Hills Assessment Inventory or a grade of a C
or better in Math 1118.
Course Topics :
1) Functions and limits.
2) Differentiation of polynomial
functions, rational functions,logarithmic
and exponential functions.
3) The product, quotient and chain rules
of derivatives.
4) Implicit differentiation and
differentials.
5) Applications, marginal revenue, and
optimization problems.
6) Antiderivatives
and rules of integration.
7) Integration by substitution, area, and
integration by parts.
Important
Dates:
January 12th, Classes Begin
January
16th, Last day to add/drop
January
19th, No Classes
February
16th, No Classes
February
27th-28th, No classes
March
8th – 13th, Spring break
April
2nd, No classes
April
26th, Last day to withdraw
May
5th, Last Day of Class
May
10th, Final Exam:
Grading
Policies:
1.
There will be three exams each worth 100 points.
2.
Homework and quizzes will be graded and combined to be worth 100
points. Homework will be due on the
first day of class in each week unless there is an exam that week in which case
it will be due at the time of the exam.
Each week’s homework assignment should be accompanied by a cover
page. The cover page should have the
following 4 things:
a. The date you worked on the
assignment,
b. What you did, i.e. the
sections covered, reading or studying,
c. The time you spent doing
this activity.
d. Comments: These can pertain to the assignments, mathematical
applications that you see or use outside of class, or just general concerns
about life.
Each section should be labeled clearly with section,
page number and problems. Late homework
will receive a score of 50% for one day/class period late and a zero after that
at the discretion of the instructor.
3.
The final exam will be comprehensive.
It will be worth 100 points and may be used to replace your lowest exam
score as well.
4.
Do not cheat. Any Cheating will
result in a zero on that test or quiz. Other actions may be taken at the discretion
of the instructor.
Grading
Scale:
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F Below 60
Make-up
Policy:
There
will be no make-up quizzes or exams unless prior/ASAP arrangements are
made. Excused exams for which no effort
to contact me was made will be given a score of at most 70%.
Other
Policies:
Turn
off cell phones in class.
Be
on time. It is very disruptive to those
around you if you come in late.
Be
in class. It is extremely difficult to
succeed in a mathematics course if you are not in attendance.
Be
courteous.
You
are responsible for what happens in class whether you are in attendance or not.
You
are expected to be prepared for class each day.
This consists of attempting the previous days’ assignment and reading
the current material.
“Whether
you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”
“If
you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you
have always gotten.” Byron Davis
Students
with special needs should see me or Tim Boyer, the Director of the Disability
Services Office. The number there is
651-450-8628.