Calculus 1, MAC 2311, Summer 2017.

Instructor: Julian Edward.

Course times: MWF 930-1250,
    Office: DM 431C, phone 348-3050.
    Office hours : M and Friday, 1230-130., or by appointment.
Home Page: http://www.fiu.edu/~edwardj

Text: Thomas' Calculus- Early Transcendentals, authors Hass-Heil-Weir. Free access to the online text, along with the online homework package MyMathLab, will be provided

Course objectives/Learning outcomes: the students will learn to correctly comprehend, use, and manipulate the symbols and ideas of differential calculus using spoken and written English. Students should know how to compute limits, derivatives, and some anti-derivatives. Students at the end of this course should be able to use calculus to sketch the graphs of many functions, and  should be able to solve related rates and optimization problems. More generally, students will have had some ability to use calculus to model dynamical systems arising in physics, economics, and other sciences and social sciences.

Prerequisites:  C or better in  Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry (MAC 1147) or C or better in both Precalculus Algebra (MAC 1140) and Trigonometry (MAC 1114).

Special feature in this class: this class will be run in Scaleup format, meaning much of the class time will be spent in group work working on worksheets. The meeting times have been extended by 1 hour so we can make this work. Please note: the scaleup format might make the class time more interesting and instructive, but the most important way to learn the material has not changed: do all the assigned homework problems in  a timely manner! If you don' t keep up with assigned homework, you are highly unlikely to do well in this class!

Grading scheme:

Most of the homework will not be graded, but you will still need to do the assigned  homework from the text to be adequately prepared for my tests.

The total number of points: 600.

A combination of online assignments,  hand-in assignments plus worksheets done in class will be worth a total of 100 points,

4 quizzes, 12.5 pts each. Quiz schedule (revised and still tentative)  5/19, 5/26,  6/14, 7/7.

Three  term tests (100 pts each) held in class.schedule tentative 6/2, 6/23, 7/21

  Final exam (150 pts)  date: last day of class, July  28, 945-1145AM.. Final will be comprehensive.

The scale for final grade goes as follows:

87-100%=A,  82-86.99 =A-,

80-81.99=B+; 75-79.99%=B, 72-74.99%=B-,

 67-71.99%=C+,62-66.99%=C,

50-61.99%=D,0-49%=F.

Attendance:
 There will be daily worksheets for credit. If you miss a worksheet, quiz/test, and in my opinion your absence is excusable, then your final exam will be adjusted to make up. If the absence is not excusable, you get 0 on the missed test. Be prepared to document your excuse with doctor's note, etc.
 I can't think of ANY cases where a student missing many classes did well in my class.     You are responsible for any work covered in class, unless told otherwise.

Drop deadline: Monday, June 26. This is the Monday after Test 2, so you should have a good idea of where you stand in the course.

Course contents In text:  Ch. 2,  Ch. 3, Ch. 4.1-4.6, 4.8, 5.5, 11.1, 11.2. Note: we will not necessarily follow this material linearly- there may be some jumping back and forth.

Learning Assistants The class has a Learning Assistant.  These are  students who recently took Calculus 1 and did very well, and  will help in the "laboratory" portion of the class. The problems you work on in the labs will not only help make you more prepared for tests, but also give you a broader perspective of calculus and math in general.

Extra help is available at:

1- The Learning Center and the Math department offer free tutoring in GL 120. They are opening Monday thru Friday, and they give free tutoring by appointment. Here is their phone number: 305-348-2441.

 2- There are also tutors available at the Multicultural Programs (available NOT just to minority students), and their hours are sometimes more flexible. They are located at GC 216, with phone number 348-2436. To book an tutoring appointment, a student simply has to visit: AAATutoring.youcanbook.me

Early Alert

In an effort to help you succeed in your academic courses, FIU utilizes an Early Alert system. Instructors are now able to notify students’ academic advisors if there are concerns about class performance. If an alert is submitted, your academic advisor will send you a message via your Student Dashboard (accessed via your MYFIU page) to discuss ways to improve your performance. Please respond to any communication you receive from your academic advisor about an early alert. Our goal with this program is to help you to be successful by identifying any issues as early on as possible and working to address them.

University surcharge policy: students taking this class for the third time may now appeal the associated surcharge. See registrar's office for more information.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given on pp.120-121 of the Student Handbook. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the university.