Math 131 - Calculus 1B
Syllabus for Spring 2012
Professor
- Name: Robert Bradley
- Office: Post Hall, room 201
- Phone: 516-877-4496
- E-mail: bradley@adelphi.edu
- Web:
www.ProfBradley.com
- Office hours:
- Monday 2:25-3:25
- Tuesday 11:00-12:00
- Wednesday 10:00-1:00
- Thursday 11:00-12:00
- or by appointment
Class Schedule
The class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 to
10:40 a.m. in Levermore Hall, room 305
Text
Calculus I with Precalculus, 3rd ed., Larson, Hostetler and
Edwards, 2012, Houghton Mifflin.
(Note: this is the same text that was used for Calculus 1A in the Fall of 2011.)
Catalog Description
This course in the differential calculus of transcendental functions is
designed for students skilled in the calculus of rational functions.
Topics covered include exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and
inverse trigonometric functions and their derivatives, as well as
applications to physical problems.
Rationale
Calculus is the most powerful tool in the mathematician's basic
toolbox. Its invention and development was also one of the great
achievements of the human intellect and imagination. Calculus
is key to the study of mathematics, physics and computer science.
It's also highly recommended for those wishing to distinguish
themselves for advanced study in medicine, economics and business.
This course is only the second part of a sequence, whose
logical structure is cumulative. Please bear this in mind:
if you work diligently at this course, and make every effort to
retain the information and techniques you learn as this semester
progresses, there will be a tremendous payoff later in the calculus
sequence, as well as in those subsequent courses in your discipline
which make use of calculus.
Course Objectives
Students shall:
- review the rules of differentiation of algebraic functions
- find antiderivatives
- understand why intergration and differentiation are inverse processes
- learn the elementary techniques of integration
- represent exponential functions graphically, numerically, and symbolically
- represent logarithmic functions graphically, numerically, and symbolically
- manipulate and solve exponential and logarithmic equations
- apply exponential and logarithmic functions to mathematical problems
- apply limit rules to exponential and logarithmic functions
- apply the rules of differentiation to exponential and logarithmic functions
- find derivatives of all orders of exponential and logarithmic functions
- understand the six trigonometric functions, both in terms of right triangles and as coordinates of points on the unit circle
- manipulate trigonometric expressions using trigonometric identities
- apply limit rules to trigonometric functions
- apply the rules of differentiation to trigonometric functions
- find derivatives of all orders of trigonometric functions
- solve real-world applications
- find asymptotes and apply l'Hospital's rule
Academic Honor Code
In joining the Adelphi community, students accept the University's Statement of Academic Integrity and pledge to uphold the principles of honesty and civility embodied in it.
For more on Academic Honesty, please visit the web page
http://academics.adelphi.edu/policies/honesty.php.
In particular, students are reminded that in all tests and quizzes,
the work they hand must be theirs alone.
Homework Assignments
Homework from the textbook will be assigned regularly. This homework will not be collected, but it will form the basis of weekly quizzes.
Quizzes
Most Thursday classes will begin with a short quiz, to test the
concepts and techniques covered in recent classes. These quizzes are
an essential part of this course, and will account for 25% of your
final grade. Quizzes will be given on the following days: January 26,
February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 8, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 26, and May 3.
Important Dates
- Monday, February 6: Last day to add a course
- Tuesday, February 21: Last day to drop a course
- Thursday, March 1: Midterm #1
- Tuesday, March 27: Last day to withdraw from a course
- Thursday, April 19: Midterm #2
- Monday, May 7: Last class of the semester
- Tuesday, May 15, 8:00-10:00: Final Exam
Lecture Schedule (tentative)
Dates |
Textbook Sections |
January 23 |
Review of Calculus 1A |
January 23-30 |
6.1, 6.4, 6.5 |
February 2 - 9 |
Chapter 7 |
February 14 - 21 |
Chapter 8 |
February 23-28 |
Chapter 9 |
March 1 |
Midterm #1 |
March 6-8 |
Chapter 9, cont. |
March 20 - 29 |
Chapter 10 |
April 3 - 17 |
Chapter 11 |
April 19 |
Midterm #2 |
April 24 - 26 |
Rational Functions |
May 1-3 |
L'Hospital's Rule |
May 15 |
Final Exam: 8:00-10:00 |
Evaluation
The final grade will be determined by your on-line homework and your
performance on quizzes, tests, and the final examination.
It is weighted as follows:
- 25% - quizzes.
- 50% - 2 tests on March 3 and April 19.
- 25% - final exam: Tuesday, May 15, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
Last modified: January 24, 2011.