MAT 1221 Survey of Calculus, Spring 2022
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Instructor: Dr. Wai W.
Lau Office: OMH 241 E-mail: lauw@
spu.edu
Homepage: http://myhome.spu.edu/lauw (Link to
schedule and other important information)
Office Hour: See course
webpage (by appointment)
You are strongly encouraged to drop by my office
to ask questions, discuss problems, and just to get to know me better.
Prerequisites: C- or above in MAT 1010 or 1110, or the equivalent as determined by the calculus placement test.
Text: Applied Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences, 1st Edition (Ron Larson, ISBN 9780618962594) or
Applied Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences, Enhanced Edition (with Enhanced WebAssign Card ISBN 9781439047835)
Objective: This course provides an introduction to differential and integral calculus. The primary aims of the course are to help students develop new problem solving and critical reasoning skills and to prepare them for further study in life sciences and other disciplines. By the end of the course, students should acquire skills needed to
Students should also gain an increased appreciation of mathematics as part of the language of science and as a study in itself.
Calculator: Scientific/graphic calculators may be allowed in exams/quizzes. However, calculators with more than184 K combined memory (RAM/Flash ROM) or symbolic computation ability are NOT allowed (e.g.TI-83 Plus Silver Ed., TI-89, TI-92 Casio FX-2.0 HP 38g, 39g, 40g, 48g/48g+/48gx, 49g). You are expected to learn to use your calculator on your own.
Exams and Quizzes: There will be 20 quizzes (daily), 2 in-class exams and a final.
Homework: Homework problems will be assigned daily (mostly) by using the online homework system WebAssign. Quizzes problems will be based on homework problems.
Make-Up Policies for Exams and Quizzes: If a student has a documented conflict that will prevent him or her from taking an exam at the scheduled time, he/she must arrange IN ADVANCE with the instructor to take the exam early. There are no makeups for quizzes, instead the lowest two quiz grades will be dropped.Makeups on exams ARE NOT AUTOMATIC. Do NOT assume that because you miss an exam that you will get to make it up. A makeup exam must be APPROVED by me. Lying to avoid taking an exam is considered as an act of academic dishonesty.
A grade of "Incomplete" will not be given if the student does not have a passing grade (70%) at the time of the request.
Attendance: Beginning with the first week of the quarter, attendance will either be taken by the instructor, or based on participation from weekly small graded learning/assessment opportunities.
Class Participation:
1. You can get class participation points by answering questions in class.
2. There are classwork everyday.
At the end of the quarter, your grades on class participation will be determined
by the above activities and other observations by the instructor. You Class Participation grade will be calculated based on a 20-point scale.
Exam 1 |
04/20 |
80 points |
Exam 2 |
05/11 |
80 points |
Final |
06/09 (3-5pm) |
80 points |
Quizzes |
Daily |
90 points |
Homework |
Daily |
50 points |
Class Participation |
Daily |
20 points |
Grading: There are 400 points possible. Your grade will be assigned by the following rules:
376-400 points | =A | 360-375 points | =A- | ||
348-359 points | =B+ | 332-347 points | =B | 320-331 points | =B- |
308-319 points | =C+ | 292-307 points | =C | 280-291 points | =C- |
268-279 points | =D+ | 240-267 points | =D | 0-239 points | =E |
Study Hints: Studying in groups is an efficient way to learn mathematics.
Pre-class Reading (30 min.) |
---> | Class | ---> | Post-class Study, homework (2-3 hours) |
WKQR
Ways of Knowing in Quantitative Reasoning courses involve forms of human thought that include analysis of data, problem-solving, and deductive reasoning. A globalized world with complex problems requires graduates to reason abstractly and deductively, understand and analyze data, and be fluent in quantitative problems solving. The common objectives of WKQR courses are
By the end of the course, students will
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
If you have a specific disability that qualifies you for academic accommodations, please contact Disabled Student Services in the Center for Learning to make your accommodations request. Once your eligibility has been determined, Disabled Student Services will send a Disability Verification Letter to your professors indicating what accommodations have been approved.
Students with disabilities need to contact Disabled Student Services in the Center for Learning to request academic accommodations. Disabled Student Services sends Disability Verification Letters out to all your professors indicating the appropriate accommodations for the classroom based on your disability.
Academic Schedule Religious Accommodation Policy
Students who would like to request an accommodation for a religious holiday (e.g. request that an exam scheduled for a religious holiday be rescheduled) should make a written request within the first two weeks of the course pursuant to SPU’s Academic Schedule Religious Accommodation Policy. The policy is posted in the Undergraduate Student Handbook at https://spu.edu/administration/office-of-student-life/handbook/behavioral-community-expectations/university-policies and on page 16 of the 2019-20 Graduate Student Handbook, which is posted at https://spu.edu/catalog/graduate/20190/student-life.
Penalties for Breaches of Academic Integrity Statement
See the current SPU catalog for the definitions of academic integrity. In addition, lying to avoid taking an exam is considered by the instructor as an act of academic dishonesty.
Penalties for breaches of academic integrity includes no credits for the work in question or no credits for the course.
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