MAT 210 Online: Brief Calculus

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1 Fall 2010 Syllabus SLN: Instructors: Anthony D Alesandro & Douglas Williams Place: Online/Internet Office: HAV F 215 B & HAV F 218 Time: 24-7 Phone: , Office Hours: tdalesan@math.asu.edu, williams@math.asu.edu Instructor's MAT 210 webpage address: General MAT 210 webpage address: Textbook: Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus, Waner & Costenoble, Cengage Publishing, 5 th edition. Welcome to MAT210 Brief Calculus online. Your success is our first priority, so please feel free to send us whenever you have a question or need assistance. I also encourage you to check in with us periodically during office hours: MAT210 Online is 16 week long during the Fall and Spring Semesters, and 10 weeks during the summer. It is not a selfpaced, open-entry open-exit course, but an alternative to attending classes on campus. The Fall 2010 semester begins on August 19, 2010 and ends on December 9, The final exam is Thursday December 9, 2010 from 7:10 pm to 9:00 pm. Overview of MAT 210 Online: The course is designed as follows: 1. Online homework will include problems from each section from 10.1 to 14.4 and you will only have 5 submissions per problem. 2. Online quizzes (shorter than the hw) will also include problems from each section from 10.1 to 14.4, but you will only have 3 submissions per problem Online tests (~one per chapter) will only allow you 2 submissions per problem. 4. Supervised written Midterm Exam in ASU Mathematics Testing Center or some approved center if not in Phoenix area. 5. Supervised written Final Exam in ASU Mathematics Testing Center or some approved center if not in Phoenix area. Please print off all problems for hw, quizzes and tests. Solve the problems on paper, and then submit your answers online by the due dates shown in WebAssign. This will ensure that you get the right answer within the limited number of submissions per problems. Remember that for each hw problem you only get 5 chances, for each quiz problem you get only 3 chances, and for each test problem you get only 2 chances. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall

2 Materials needed for the course: MAT 210 Online: Brief Calculus 1. WebAssign Access Code: You may purchase the book with thewebassign Access Code (preferable) or the WebAssign Access Code from the ASU bookstore. You may also purchase the WebAssign Access Code with an Ebook directly online at using a credit card. To enroll in the class, you will need the Class Key: asu Graphing Calculator (required): The TI-83 + or TI-84+ calculators are highly recommended. However, calculators that perform symbolic algebraic calculations, such as the TI-89 or TI-92, are not permitted on the midterm or final exams, so it is unadvisable to purchase those for this course. 3. Computer Access: Any computer with Internet access is fine. Your ASU Online Account: WebAssign website: Distance Learning Web Site: Prerequisites: Students of MAT 210 are expected to complete MAT 117 (College Algebra) with a grade of A, B or C. TI Graphing calculator workshops (If you can come to ASU Main Campus): Date Time Place 08/30/10 3:30-5:30 PM Murdock Hall /31/10 4:30-6:30 PM Murdock Hall 201 Once you have registered for the course, go to your online account (see the above link) and log in using your ASUrite userid and password. Once you have logged in, look for the title My Courses. Mat210 should appear under Courses you are taking. You must be officially registered for the course before you are able to log in. Students are added to the online course on a daily basis automatically after registering. This can take up to 24 hours, so don't panic if you add the course and then immediately cannot log in. Homework/Quiz/Test Routine: 1. Work through the Lecture Notes/textbook/ebook for each section from 10.1 to Lecture videos and other resources are under the resources tab in WebAssign. 3. You may view the ebook link in the left panel online in WebAssign. 4. Work through problems in WebAssign. You get 5 tries per hw problem, 3 tries per quiz problem, and 2 tries per test problem. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall

3 Midterm Exam Information: MAT 210 Online: Brief Calculus Dates: You have your choice of Monday or Tuesday October 11 or 12. Since you have some freedom here, please plan your time responsibly. If a student shows up at 1 minute after 7:00 pm on the last day to take the midterm and is denied admission, there will be no possibility of a makeup exam. MIDTERM TOPICS: Covers sections 10.1 through 11.6 (not a timed exam) Testing Center Hours of operation: 10:30 AM - 8:45 PM Monday - Thursday. The last exam is given out at 7:00 PM. More information about the Math Testing Center (PSA 21) may be found at this URL: Final Exam Information: Date: Thursday December 9, 2010, 7:10 pm - 9:00 pm (Location: To Be Announced) FINAL EXAM TOPICS: Cumulative and comprehensive, covers all assigned sections 10.1 through Midterm or Final Exam at a Remote Location (if you live outside the Phoenix area): 1. Notify me by the first week of classes if you plan to take a midterm and/or final at a remote site. 2. Contact the testing services at a nearby university, community college or other professional school. Request to have your midterm and/or final exam proctor by them. 3. Fill out the proctor request form that will be provided soon by the following deadlines: Monday, September 20 th (Midterm) and Monday, November 22 nd (Final Exam). If you miss the deadline, you must take your exam at the Tempe campus. Online Tutoring: Online Office Hours: Click on the virtual office hours button in Mat 210 in the myasu Blackboard. Our online office hours will be held MWF 9:40 am 10:30 am, TTh 10:40 am 11:30 am. Other online tutoring will be announced at a later date if available. In-Person Tutoring: MATH TUTOR CENTER: PSA 116 The Math Tutor Center provides free, quality tutoring to all ASU students registered in mat210. However, you must bring your Sun Card. The tutor center will open on Monday, August 30 to December 7. The hours of operation are: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Sunday LRC TUTOR CENTER: Located in the residential halls. Please visit the website below for all times and locations. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall

4 Grading: Letter Grade Percentages Course Work Percentage A Web Tests 25 A Quizzes 10 B Homework 20 C Comprehensive Midterm Exam 20 D Comprehensive Final Exam 25 E 0 60 Grade of Incomplete: A grade of incomplete, "I", will be awarded only in the event that a documented emergency or illness prevents the student who is doing acceptable work from completing a small percentage of the course requirements. The guidelines in the general ASU catalog regarding a grade of incomplete will be strictly followed. Final Exam Make-up Policy: Exceptions to the schedule and requests for make-up examinations can be granted only by the Department Chair, Associate Department Chair or the Coordinator of First Year Mathematics, and for one of the following reasons: 1. Religious conflict (e.g., the student celebrates the Sabbath on Saturday) 2. The student has more than three exams scheduled on the same day as the math final. 3. There is a last-minute personal or medical emergency The Department reserves the right to request written documentation to substantiate any claim of hardship. Make-up exams will NOT be given for reasons of nonrefundable airline tickets, vacation plans, work schedules, weddings, family reunions, and other such activities. Students should consult the final exam schedule before making end-of-semester travel plans. Syllabus Changes (Disclaimer): The instructor reserves the right to alter the syllabus via and/or by notification on the course Announcements on the Web in order to meet the needs of the students in the class. It is the student's responsibility to check for updates frequently on the course Web page. Academic Dishonesty: In the Student Academic Integrity Policy manual, ASU defines Plagiarism [as] using another's words, ideas, materials or work without properly acknowledging and documenting the source. Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately. You can find this definition at: Academic dishonesty, including inappropriate collaboration, will not be tolerated. There are severe sanctions for cheating, plagiarizing and any other form of dishonesty. Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall

5 All HW/Quizzes/Tests due dates are shown in WebAssign. Recommended dates for reading lessons are shown in the table below. Test, Midterm and Final Exam dates are also shown in the table below. Wk. Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 08/19 08/ /23 08/ /30 09/ /06 09/10 Labor Day 10.6 (21 st day) 5 09/13 09/17 Web Test 1 Web Test /20 09/ /27 10/ /04 10/08 Web Test 2 Web Test /11 10/15 Midterm Midterm /18 10/ /25 10/ /01 11/05 Web Test 3 Web Test /08 11/ Veterans Day 14 11/15 11/ /22 11/26 Web Test 4 Web Test Thanksgiving Thanksgiving 16 11/29 12/ /06 12/07 Final Exam: 7:10 pm - 9:00 pm Web Test 1 covers sections 10.1 to 10.6 Web Test 2 covers sections 11.1 to 11.6 Web Test 3 covers sections 12.1 to 12.6 Web Test 4 covers sections 13.1 to 14.2 Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall

6 Outline of the course No. Week Topics Comments 1 Aug. 19 Aug Aug. 23 Aug Aug. 30 Sep. 03 Introductions, 10.1: Limits: Numerical and Graphical Approaches 10.2: Limits and Continuity 10.3: Limits and Continuity: Algebraic Approach 10.4: Average Rate of Change 10.5: Derivatives: Numerical and Graphical Viewpoints Drop: Wed. Aug Sep. 06 Sep : The Derivative: Algebraic Viewpoint Labor Day (S06) 5 Sep. 13 Sep Sep. 20 Sep Sep. 27 Oct Oct. 04 Oct : Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Constant Multiples 11.2: A First Application: Marginal Analysis, 11.3: The Product and Quotient Rules 11.4: The Chain Rule 11.5: Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions 11.6: Implicit Differentiation Academic status report #1 (S16 S23) Academic status report #1 (S16 S23) 9 Oct. 11 Oct : Maxima and Minima 12:2: Applications of Maxima and Minima 10 Oct. 18 Oct : Higher Order Derivatives: Acceleration and Concavity 12.4: Analyzing Graphs 11 Oct. 25 Oct : Related Rates 12.6: Elasticity 13.1: The Indefinite Integral 12 Nov. 01 Nov : Substitution 13.3: The Definite Integral: Numerical and Graphical 13 Approaches Nov. 08 Nov : The Definite Integral: Algebraic Approach and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus : Integration by Parts Nov. 15 Nov : Area Between Two Curves and Applications 15 Nov. 22 Nov : Averages and Moving Averages 16 Nov. 29 Dec Dec. 06 Dec. 07 Review 14.4: Applications to Business and Economics: Consumers and Producers Surplus and Continuous Income Streams 14.5: Improper Integrals and Applications Academic status report #2 (O21 O28) Academic status report #2 (O21 O28) Course Withdrawal: Wed. N03 Veterans Day (N11) Thanksgiving Holiday (N25, N26) Complete Withdrawal Tue. - D07 Arizona State University, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Fall