Math 131 - Calculus 1B
Syllabus for Spring 2012

Professor

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:

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

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:

Last modified: January 24, 2011.