Cascadia Community College

                                                                  

Math 140 Calculus & Anaytic Geometry 2

Course Outline

 

Math 140, 5 credit                                      CC1 360                11:00am-1:05pm T Th                    Fall, 2003

                                                                                               

 

Instructor: Matt DePies                                                           Office: CC1 387

E-mail: mdepies@cascadia.ctc.edu                                            Phone/Voice Mail: 352-8175 (messages)

Office hours:T Th  2-3pm  

 

General Comments:  Knowledge of mathematics is useful and powerful. I hope after taking this course you     will have learned a great deal about mathematics and, in many cases, how it is used. I will try my best to make the course interesting and understandable.  To that end, if you are confused please ask me to clarify.  Often a slightly different explanation is all that is needed to make the subject clear.

**If you feel you need any assistance, please contact me or come to office hours**

 
 

Text: Calculus, Concepts and Contexts by James Stewart, Brooks/Cole, 2001 (2nd Edition). 

 

Course Topics: We will first study some of the applications of differentiation, then move on to integration and the Fundemental Theorem of Calculus.  Applications of integration will be important in the class since it is widely used in fields such as economics, physics, engineering, and the social sciences.

 

Assignments: 

·         Homework:  Will be assigned each class and on the web.  It will be due the following class.  Homework will be checked and graded on a scale of 0 to 3.  A 3 means effort was put into all the problems and they were completed and 0 means no effort was put forth.

·         Quizzes:  At the end of the quarter you can drop one quiz score.  Quizzes cannot be made up.

·         Midterms and final:  You will have three midterms and a final.   The midterms will be one hour and the lowest score of the three can be dropped. If you miss two midterms you will receive a 0.0 in the class.  The final is two hours (tentatively).  If you miss the final you will receive a 0.0 in the class.  Regrades:  if you feel there was an error grading your test, you have two class days from its return to bring it to the instructor.

·         In-class Work:  During class problems will be assigned to be worked out in small student groups.  These may be collected and graded.  Also, students may be asked to give presentations of their group work.

                       

Grading: The course grade will depend upon your work on quizzes, tests, and homework.

·         Tests: 40%

·         Final Exam:  30%

·         Homework:  20%

·         Quizzes and In-class Work:  10%

The grade scale is as follows:

                                   

%

GPA

%

GPA

%

GPA

%

GPA

96-100

4.0/ A

89

3.4/ B+

79

2.4/ C+

68-69

1.4/ D+

95

3.9/ A

88

3.3/ B+

78

2.3/ C+

67

1.3/ D+

94

3.8/ A-

87

3.2/ B+

77

2.2/ C+

66

1.2/ D+

93

3.7/ A-

86

3.1/ B

76

2.1/ C

64-65

1.1/ D

92

3.6/ A-

85

3.0/ B

75

2.0/ C

63

1.0/ D

90-91

3.5/ A-

84

2.9/ B

74

1.9/ C

62

0.9/ D

 

 

83

2.8/ B-

73

1.8/ C-

61

0.8/ D-

 

 

82

2.7/ B-

72

1.7/ C-

60

0.7/ D-

 

 

81

2.6/ B-

71

1.6/ C-

0-59

0.0/ F

 

 

80

2.5/ B-

70

1.5/ C-

 

 

 

Technology:  Graphing calculator required for the class.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend each class session. If you have difficulty making it to class on time,     please talk to me.  Lateness is not tolerated.

Accommodation: If you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact Sue Ambler, 425-352-8288

Academic Integrity:  Instances of academic dishonesty will be dealt with harshly. Putting your name on a group project when you did not participate is as unethical as copying someone else’s assignment.