Calculus Syllabus 2014-15

Course and School Year Calculus, 2014-15

Text Glencoe Calculus, 2014 (ISBN: 978-0-07-353232-5)
Instructor Jeremy Mathews
Instructor Contact Information jmathews@pikelib.com
Goals for the Course By the end of this course, you should:
1. Understand functions and their limits graphically and algebraically.
2. Be able to apply different methodologies to solving limits including graphically, algebraically,
and using the epsilon-delta definition.
3. Understand the First and Second Fundamental Theorems of Calculus and apply them
accordingly.
4. Understand and be able to apply different integration techniques.
5. Understand infinite series, parametric equations, and polar coordinates.
6. Understand and solve vectors and vector-valued functions.
7. Be able to solve functions of several variables and partial differentiation.
8. Be able to solve multiple integrals.
9. Understand and be comfortable dealing with three-space.
10. Be able to solve multi-order differential equations.
Course Description - Topics include the limits of functions, derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric,
exponential and logarithmic functions and their inverses and the definite integral and its application to
area problems. Also included are applications of the derivative including maximum and minimum
problems, and curve sketching using calculus. Also, applications of integration (such as volume, arc
length, work, and average value), techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, infinite series, polar
coordinates, and parametric equations are included.
Method of Instruction This course is taught as a guided lecture, which means notes will be given in
lecture format while examples will be worked with the help of the students in the class. Questions will
be asked and are expected to be answered by the students in the class.
Required Materials You will need a scientific or graphing calculator and a notebook dedicated for this
class. Do not write notes in notebooks from other classes. You will lose your notes or have them out of
order, both of which make it extremely difficult to learn. Also, you will need lots of pencilsNO
PENSplease.
Attendance Attendance is MANDATORY in this class. Missing too many days causes you to miss notes,
instruction, and the opportunity to ask questions while the topic is being discussed. This is an advanced
course and will be treated as such in speed of instruction.

Excused Absences If you must miss a day due to illness or family emergency, please provide an admit
slip signed by administration upon your return to my class. All assignments missed will be made up
according to the handbook policy.
Make-up Work It is the students responsibility to check with me after an absence to see what needs
to be made up and to schedule a time to get help if needed. It is not the teachers responsibility to tell
anyone what they need to make up. Any make-up work not completed on the scheduled make-up day
will result in a grade of zero.
Unexcused Absences If I do not receive an admit slip marked excused then your absence is
unexcused. All work missed due to unexcused absences will result in a grade of zero. I do not make
exceptions.
Participation One of the easiest ways to learn is through repetition. If you see, hear, write, and/or do
something many times over, you are more likely to learn that desired skill. Mathematics is no different;
in order to do well in any math class you must do three things:
1. Come to class.
2. Do all assigned homework.
3. Participate in class.
Participating in class could be defined as paying attention to what I am saying and doing at the board,
taking notes on that material, asking questions when you do not understand, and answering questions
that I ask during class. If you see and hear the notes and examples I am writing on the board, write
them for yourself in your notebooks, and do many examples on your own by doing your homework,
then you will be successful in this class.
Technology Policy No technology will be required in this class other than a scientific or graphing
calculator. You will not be allowed to use any laptops, tablets, etc.
Academic Honesty I encourage you to work with your classmates on homework or to have study
groups for tests; however, letting someone else do all the work while you just sit back and copy will not
help you on your tests. Copying the work of others is not going to help you understand the material or
pass the class. Failing to do your own work is considered academically dishonest. The consequences of
such behavior will lead to punishment ranging from failure on an assignment to failure in the course to
dismissal from the school.
Grading Grades for each nine weeks will be determined by the following percentages:
Tests 50%
Test Reviews 25%
Quizzes and Homework 25%
Remember that grades are a direct result of preparation. Prepare and you will do very well.

Chapter Schedule:

Semester 1:

Quarter 1:
Chapter 0 Preliminaries: This chapter is a review of preliminary topics that should have been covered
prior to this course.
Chapter 1 Limits and Continuity: Tangent lines, the concept and computation of limits, continuity and
its consequences, infinite limits, and the epsilon-delta definition of limits will be discussed.
Chapter 2 Differentiation: Tangent lines and velocity, derivatives, the computation of derivatives
(power rule, product and quotient rules, chain rule), derivatives of trigonometric functions, derivatives
of exponential and logarithmic functions, implicit differentiation, and inverse trigonometric functions
will be covered.
Chapter 3 Applications of Differentiation: Newtons Method, indeterminate forms and lHopitals Rule,
maximum and minimum values, increasing and decreasing functions, concavity and the second
derivative test, curve sketching, and optimization will be discussed.

Quarter 2:
Chapter 4 Integration: Antiderivatives, sums and sigma notation, area under a curve, definite
integrals, the First and Second Fundamental Theorems of Calculus, and integration by u-substitution will
be covered.
Chapter 5 Applications of the Definite Integral: Area between curves, volume (slicing, disks and
washers, cylindrical shells), arc length and surface area, and applications of integration to physics and
engineering will be discussed.
Chapter 6 Integration Techniques: Integration by parts, trigonometric substitution, partial fractions,
and improper integrals will be discussed.

Semester Exam:
The semester exam will be comprehensive and will count as 20% of your semester grade (Quarter 1
40%, Quarter 2 40%, and Semester Exam 20%). It does not count toward your Quarter 2 average.

Semester 2:

Quarter 3:
Chapter 7 First-Order Differential Equations: Modeling (growth and decay problems, compound
interest), separable differential equations, direction fields and Eulers Method, and systems of firstorder differential equations (predator-prey systems) will be discussed.
Chapter 8 Infinite Series: Sequences of Real Numbers, infinite series, the Integral and Comparison
Tests, alternating series, absolute convergence and the ratio test, power series, and Taylor Series will be
covered.
Chapter 9 Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates: Parametric equations, polar coordinates, and
conic sections will be covered.
Chapter 10 Vectors and the Geometry of Space: Vectors in the plane, vectors in three-space, dot
product, cross product, and lines and planes in space will be discussed.

Quarter 4:
Various topics from Chapter 11 Vector-Valued Functions, Chapter 12 Functions of Several Variables
and Partial Differentiation, Chapter 13 Multiple Integrals, Chapter 14 Vector Calculus, and Chapter 15
Second-Order Differential Equations will be discussed in detail. Also, an introduction to advanced
mathematics, Logic, and Graph Theory will be covered in depth.

Semester Exam:
The semester exam will be comprehensive and will count as 20% of your semester grade (Quarter 1
40%, Quarter 2 40%, and Semester Exam 20%). It does not count toward your Quarter 2 average.