MATH 150 Calculus I
Dr. Yaping Liu, Office: YH 202, Phone: 235-4402, E-mail: yliu@pittstate.edu
Course Description
Analytic geometry, functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, integrals, and applications to science, business, and technology.
Credit: five hours. Prerequisite: Plane Trigonometry and College Algebra or Pre-Calculus
Course Objectives
- The student will learn how to differentiate and integrate various functions
- The student will use the skills to solve real world problems
- The student will learn how to study certain concepts of calculus using a computer
- The student will learn how to read and write mathematics
Course Content
- Prerequisites for calculus
- Limits and continuity
- Derivatives and their applications
- Exponential and logarithmic functions
- Integrals and their applications
Textbook
Calculus,
by Finney and Thomas, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Evaluation
| Five Tests (100 points each) | 500 points |
| Ten Homework Sets (25 points each) | 250 points |
| Attendance | 50 points |
| Final Exam (Comprehensive) | 200 points |
| Total | 1000 points |
Grading Scale.
[90%, 100%]:A, [80%, 90%):B, [70%, 80%):C, [60%, 70%):D, [0%, 60%):F
Missed Tests. If you miss a test without a valid excuse, your will receive a score of zero for the missed test. If you miss a test with a valid excuse, you will receive the average of the other tests on the missed test.
Attendance. One point is taken off for each absence without a valid excuse.
Basic Skills Exam
To receive credit in this course you must score at least 10 out of 11 correct on a Basic Skills Examination. The skills tested are required for success in courses for which this course is a prerequisite. Your score on this test will not be counted in your course grade. You may take the test at time scheduled with your instructor from October 16 through November 6 (the last day to drop a course). You may retake different versions of the test until you pass the exam. This must be completed by November 6. If you have not passed the test by November 6, you must either drop the course or else receive a failing grade.
Studying
- Late homework will not be graded.
- Attend class regularly. You are responsible for making up any work missed due to absences.
- Work on this course everyday. You will find it very rewarding to do as many problems as you can since the problems on the tests will be similar to the ones given in the textbook.
- Read the materials before the lecture. Questions are always welcome in the class.
- When you have trouble, seek help immediately, not until before the test. Call me, e-mail me, visit my office, or make an appointment with me.
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