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Self Introduction and Office Hours Office location – LS - 121
phone 815-1215
e-mail [email protected].
Hours: Monday 2:30 - 3:00, Tuesday 10:45-11:45, Wednesday 1:00-2:30, Thursday 10:45-11:45.
James TroutmanMy home phone number is 840-4000.
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Catalog Description
A one semester calculus course designed for business, biology and other majors desiring applied calculus. Topics will include calculation of derivatives, maximum-minimum problems, curve sketching, calculation of integrals, area under curves and applications. The course uses applications from the business sector, life sciences, and the social sciences.
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PREREQUISITE It is expected that each student has had two
years of high school algebra with a C+ or better, or a “C” or better in Mat105 College Algebra. If you do not have this background, please see the instructor at the end of the first class period. A recent and solid algebra background is essential for success in this course.
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After Test 1 Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus a mandatory test review session at the Center for Teaching and Learning before test 2.
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Academic IntegrityYork College’s mission statement stipulates that strict adherence to principles of academic honesty is expected of all students.
Therefore, academic dishonesty will not be tolerated at York College. Academic dishonesty refers to actions such as, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabricating research, falsifying academic documents, etc., and includes all situations where students make use of the work of others and claim such work as their own.
When a faculty member believes a student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the faculty member must inform the student in writing and then has ten business days from that written notification to the student to report the incident to the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Department Chair. Documentation related to instances of academic dishonesty will be kept on file in the student’s permanent record. If the academic dishonesty is the student’s first offense, the faculty member will have the discretion to decide on a suitable sanction up to a grade of 0 for the course. Students are not permitted to withdraw from a course in which they have been accused of academic dishonesty.
Students who believe they have been unjustly charged or sanctioned (in cases involving a first offense) must discuss the situation with the faculty member and have 10 business days thereafter to submit an appeal to Student Welfare Committee through the Dean of Academic Affairs. If an appeal is filed, the Student Welfare Committee will then conduct a hearing to review the charge and/or sanction. In cases of a first offense, the faculty member may request that the Student Welfare Committee conduct a hearing and decide on the sanction, which can involve academic suspension or dismissal from the College, if the faculty member believes the offense to be of an extremely egregious nature.
If the Dean of Academic Affairs determines that the academic dishonesty is the student’s second offense, the Dean will provide written notification to the student, the faculty member, and the Department Chair. The Student Welfare Committee will automatically conduct a hearing to review the charge and decide on an appropriate sanction, which will involve academic suspension or dismissal from the College. Students who believe the Student Welfare Committee has unjustly sanctioned them may submit a written appeal to the Dean of Academic Affairs within 72 hours of receiving notification of the Student Welfare Committee’s sanction.
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The textbook for this course is:
Brief Applied Calculus by Berresford & Rockett
or
A text is not necessary for this course. All the material is on my website.
However, if you prefer to use a text you can consider a text titled “Applied Calculus” or one of the following:
Calculus for Business, Economics, etc by Barnett, Ziegler and Byleen
Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, etc. by Tan.
or
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Course Outline
See syllabus for detailed schedule.
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Grading Policy In general, your final grade will be determined by the
sum of your chapter test grades. Additional points will be granted for placing problems on the board at the start of class. There may be occasional checks of homework and perhaps quizzes. In all situations your willingness to work in pairs, attendance, and class contributions will be considered before assigning you a final grade.
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Grading Scale
A . . . . . . . 90 - 100
B + . . . . . 87 – 89
B . . . . . . . 80 – 86
C + . . . . . 77 – 79
C . . . . . . . 70 – 76
D . . . . . . . 60 – 69
F . . . . . . . 0 – 59
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Grade ResultsFall 2012 Fall 2009A 27%
B+ 8%
B 20%
C+ 8%
C 14%
D 7%
F 8%
W 8%
77%
23%
A 18%
B+ 5%
B 14%
C+ 4%
C 17%
D 8%
F 24%
W 8%
60%
40%
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After Test 1 Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus a mandatory test review session at the Center for Teaching and Learning before test 2.
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Technology PolicyWhile York College recognizes students’ need for educational and emergency related technological devices such as laptops, PDA’s, cellular phones, etc., using them unethically or recreationally during class time is never appropriate. The college recognizes and supports faculty members’ authority to regulate in their classrooms student use of all electronic devices
In this class the only devices permitted out in the open are calculators. If you have a cell phone please place it in the vibrate mode and leave the classroom if you need to use it. Use your common sense!
BUT!
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Teaching/Learning StylePlease make sure my style matches
yours or change instructors. Students will come to class prepared and with
homework completed.
Class will begin with students working with a partner(s) to discuss the homework due that day.
Applied problems will be placed on the board by student volunteers for the class to discuss.
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Teaching/Learning StyleThe instructor will cover the material in the assigned
section on the screen at the front of the room. He will give examples and solve problems. The student is responsible for asking for clarification or additional practice.
• Homework will be assigned.
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Graphing Calculators
The instructor will use a graphing calculator in class. A graphing calculator is strongly encouraged and will be useful throughout this course. Graphing calculators may be used during testing.
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Get Your Moneys Worth! Tuition is $16,400 per year or about $1539 per
three credit course.
There are thirty students in this class and
30 x 1539 = $46,170! Get your value out of this course.
By the way, I teach 8 classes a year so my salary is 8 x $46,170 = $369,360!
I love this job!
That means that each time you attend class you are paying about $51 for that lesson.
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What Students Say About this Course!
Amount of work required for the course –
78% of students feel it is appropriate,
0 % feel it is too little, and
22% feel it is too much work.
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What Students Say About this Course!
The use of graphing calculators –
88% of students love them,
10% feel they are OK, and
2% hate them.
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What Students Say About this Course!
PowerPoint Presentations were –
70% of students felt they were very helpful,
27% felt that they were OK, and
3% felt that they were a waste of time.
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What Students Say About Me!
The students rating of the instructor –
No student felt I was very bad, one student felt that I was below average (3%), 5 students felt that I was average (16%), four students (12%) felt that I was above average and 22 students (69%) felt that I was excellent.
These surveys were taken last year!
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Tutoring hours will begin Wednesday January 29.The hours are: Monday - Thursday 9am -9pm and Friday 10am-1pm.
Humanities Building H 01 - 815-1296
REQUIRED ½ HOUR ORIENTATION SCHEDULE: REQUIRED Monday January 27; 3, 4 and 5. Tuesday January 28; 1, 2, 3 and 4 Wednesday January 29; 10, 11 and noon Thursday January 30; 4, 5, 6 and 7These are the only times that you may attend an orientation session.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT MADE BY ME!
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What Students Say About the Learning & Teaching Center
100% of students using the center feel it
significantly improved their learning.
FALL 2011
The correlation between attendance at the LTC and final grades in THIS course is significant.
On test 2 last fall, the students that visited the LTC 2 or more times before the test, had an average grade 10.1 points above those who didn’t.
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After Test 1 Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus a mandatory test review session at the Learning and Teaching Center before test 2.
For those needing help:
Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
• Note my office hours.
• Math tutors in Hum01.
• Form study groups.
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For those needing help:
On reserve at the library:
• Houghton Mifflin instructional DVD’s
• Visit my web page http://faculty.ycp.edu/~jtroutma (Note that there is no n at the end of jtroutma
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR EDUCATION.
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Amanda Truax
Homework Review/Help Sessions
Mondays ? Hum ?
Tuesdays ? Hum ?
Wednesdays ? Hum ?
Thursday ? Hum ?
Subject to change during the semester.
Vallie Hinkle
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Go to my website.
http://faculty.ycp.edu/~jtroutma
