Instructor: Gary Hull
Office; Phone: B-110A; 301-846-2576 (please leave a
message if I
am not available!!)
E-mail: ghull@frederick.edu
(This will be the best way to get in touch with me, since I will be in and out
of my office in the summer)
Office Hours: By appointment
Orientation Meeting: (optional) May 26th at 7:00 pm in FCC Conference
Center
Last day to drop: July 10, 2008
Text: Calculus with Applications, Eighth Edition (Brief Version) by
Margaret Lial, Raymond Greenwell and Nathan Ritchey, Addison Wesley 2005.
Student Solutions Manual should be bundled for free and is highly
recommended.
A TI-83 or TI-83+ Graphing Calculator is required
for this course.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word and the Equation Editor Feature will be helpful.
Catalog Description: A one-semester course for students in business, biology, social sciences, electronics and technical programs. Covers methods for finding derivatives and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions with applications in each program.
Note: This course is a brief, applied version of the traditional Calculus I and II. You will be learning techniques and applications rather than theory. The applications are designed to help you understand how calculus is used in business, biology and the social sciences. Applied Calculus is not intended to replace traditional Calculus, nor can it be used as a prerequisite to Calculus I or Calculus II.
Core Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to ...
Specific Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to ...
Evaluation: Your grade in the course will be determined by the following five types of assignments: Shared Responses, Reflective Journals, Quizzes, Research Project and Exams. The point break downs are as follows:
| Assignments | Points |
| Shared Responses (7) - 10 points each | 70 |
| Reflective Journals (7) - 10 points each | 70 |
| Quizzes (7) - 10 points each | 70 |
| Exams (2) - 100 points each | 200 |
| Total | 410 |
Letter grades will be issued as follows:
| Letter Grade | Points Necessary |
| A | 367 - 410 |
| B | 326 - 366 |
| C | 285 - 325 |
| D | 244 - 284 |
| F | 0 - 243 |
You may access your grades at any time during this course. To do this, click on the "Tools" button on the left, and then click the "View Grades" link. Specific details of each of the assignments will be included in the "Guide to Applied Calculus" which will be emailed to you before the class begins.
On-campus Requirements: All exams must be taken in the Testing Center on campus. You may schedule your own time to take the exams, during the exam week for each unit.
Progress Report: Students should receive some form of written assessment of their progress in the course no later than the sixth week of the semester.
Involvement: Everyone is expected to keep up with assignments and participate in the shared responses. Since this class is Net-based; you will not have the constant stimuli of your classmates around you. That means you will have to take control of your own motivation by staying up with the assignments, responding to your classmate's questions, and getting help when you need it. There is a great deal of help available if you have a question or begin to lag behind. Don't suffer in silence!
Problems: Most academic and course related problems are covered in the Course Guide. If you are having personal problems that are interfering with this course, please contact me. For hardware and software problems, refer to FCC's Distance Learning Site. (www.frederick.edu)
General Course Outline: See Assignments button in Blackboard for more details.
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