Welcome to the LARGE section of Math 1830. This web page will serve as
a resource for you as you complete the requirements of the course. NEW
NOTE TO STUDENTS: HAVING GRAPHING CALCULATORS, CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS OR
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS, AND/OR IPODS (IN ALL THEIR VARIETIES)
AT YOUR SEAT DURING QUIZZES AND TESTS WILL RESULT IN A ZERO "0" FOR
THE QUIZ/TEST ALONG WITH A MEMORANDUM TO YOUR MAJOR DEPARTMENT REGARDING YOUR
DISREGARD FOR THE CLASS RULES. I PREFER THAT YOU NOT BRING
LAPTOPS/NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS TO CLASS, THEY ARE DISTRACTING.
*****NO FOOD OR DRINK
ALLOWED IN THE ROOM.********
Also, all students are entitled to an environment that allows them to
listen/learn. If you are talking, writing notes, using cell phones
for games/text messaging, or engaging in other distracting behaviors, you will
be required to sit on the front row. Continued distracting behavior will
result in expulsion from class.
Click here for Bryant's finals dates/times.
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| Professor: Dr. Debra D. Bryant | Office: Foster Hall 404 |
| Office Phone: (931) 372-3668 | Email: ddbryant@tntech.edu |
| Office hours: See below | Math Tutor's Schedule |
Office/Class Schedule
phone: 372-3668
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MATH1830-001
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DSPM0850-011 FH406 |
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Office(Bruner or Foster), until
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**MANY HOURS
AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT!!!!!
MATH 1830 Concepts of Calculus (Lecture 3
hours, Credit 3 hours) Syllabus
for 1830
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Prerequisite: ACT mathematics score of 25 or above and three years of high
school mathematics including algebra and geometry; or, special permission of
the Mathematics Department; or, C or better in MATH 1130 or MATH 1710, or
equivalent. A survey of limits, continuity and the differential and integral
calculus, with applications in business, economics and the life sciences.
Course Objectives/Topics
Covered: To introduce students to the concepts of elementary calculus
with applications in business and other related areas. Chapters 11-15 will be covered.
Broad topics are functions, limits and the derivative; differentiation;
applications of the derivative; differentiation rules; and integration.
About the Instructor:
I have been teaching mathematics at TTU since 1990. I have taught DSPM 0700, DSPM 0800, and DSPM 0850.
I have also taught Math 1010, 1410, and 1610/1630(Math 141) at both TTU and NSTI.
I came to TTU from Cookeville High School where I taught
mathematics, chemistry and physics. My doctorate is in mathematics
education from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1998. I entered the
teaching field in the footsteps of my grandmother, mother, and aunt all of whom
taught in the Jackson County school system.
My family has a close history with TTU.
My two sisters and
their husbands and myself all obtained one (or more) degrees here. Our
daughters, Heather (English ‘93) and Rachel (Accounting ‘04) are TTU
alumni.
Textbook:
College Mathematics for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences,
7th edition, written by S. T. Tan and published by Brooks/Cole Thomson
Learning, 2007.
Other material required:
You may use a scientific calculator on all homework and tests. Graphing calculators will not be allowed.
Graph paper will be required for all homework and test problems involving
graphs.
Major teaching method: Lecture. Because of class size, individual students will have limited opportunity to ask questions in class, although questions are welcome. Please use instructor office hours to get individual help. Also, you may receive individual help in the mathematics' tutoring lab.
Attendance
Policy/Additional Information:
Regular class attendance is a definite part of the total performance
required for the satisfactory completion of the course.
Attendance is required since we will discuss homework problems in class.
Unsatisfactory attendance will adversely affect the final grade as make-up
work is not permitted nor make-up quizzes given.
See the Student Handbook for a complete statement of the
University policy on attendance.
Doing homework regularly,
reading the book, taking and using good class notes are all required and needed
to succeed in this course.
Testing/Homework Policy:
There will be a written homework problem due during the class on most
days. The maximum grade for each will be 5 points, but may range anywhere
from 1-5 points (making attendance IMPORTANT since NO MAKE UP WORK IS GIVEN).
The total daily assessment grade will be 50 points. There will be 4-20 minute quizzes (25 points each),
3-80 minute tests (100
points each) and a two-hour final (150 points).
If a student should
miss a test, not including the final, and receive permission from me, the final
exam grade will be used in place of the zero for the missed hour exam.
If permission is not given, then the “zero” test grade is averaged in
as a grade.
*The lowest quiz grade will be dropped AND THE
HIGHEST AVERAGED IN TWICE.
Grading Policy:
A letter grade will be assigned based on the following:
A > 540 points (90%
or above)
480 < B <540 points
(80%-90%)
408
points <
C < 480 points
(68%-80%)
330 points <
D < 408 points
(55%-80%)
F< 330 points
Sources for Assistance
Independent study groups (which may meet in the library study rooms, empty
classrooms, student’s homes, etc.) seem to offer the best support for
problem-solving. Individual help is available in the math learning center,
Bruner Hall 104 tutors
(this link gets you to the schedule and procedures) and from me
during course protected and office hours. Be
sure to follow proper procedure for getting assistance from the math tutors
assigned in Bruner Hall.
Withdrawals (drops)
Students who wish to drop this course must do so appropriately to avoid
receiving a grade of “F”. Be sure to see your advisor if you wish to drop the course.
If you choose to officially withdraw from TTU, you must complete the
appropriate paperwork; handled in the Office of Student Affairs, Room 231 in the
Roaden University Center, phone number (931)372-3411.
Disabilities:
Students with a disability requiring accommodations should contact the
Office of Disability Services (ODS). An Accommodation Request (AR) should be
completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of the first week of the
course. The ODS is located in the Roaden University Center, Room 112; phone
372-6119.
Lottery Scholarships: Questions about the lottery scholarships should be directed to Financial Aid, 372-3075.
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Class Number |
Classroom Topic |
Homework Assignment |
| PRIOR TO CLASS & 1, 1/20 | Syllabus, classroom expectations, Algebra Review (Chapter 10) | Read 11.1 carefully and preview rest of chapter. |
| 2, 1/22 | 11.1, Functions and their Graphs. Questions over algebra Review |
Exercises 11.1: 3, 7, 9-55 (odd), 65,72, 75,81. Read 11.2 |
| 3, 1/27 | Chapter 11.2, The Algebra of Functions. |
Read 11.3. Exercises 11.2: 1-49 (odd), 53-59 (all), 62-64 (all). |
| 4, 1/29 | Chapter 11.3, Functions and Mathematical Models |
Read 11.4 through example 5. Exercises 11.3: 1-6 (all),17,24,33,35,37,39, 45,47,49. |
| 5, 2/3 | Chapter 11.4 Limits, Quiz #1 One-Sided Limits and Continuity |
Read 11.5 Exercises 11.4: 1-11 (odd),17-67 (odd). |
| 6, 2/5 | Chapter 11.5 One-Sided Limits and Continuity | Exercises 11.5:1-59(odd) Read 11.6. Ch 11 Review exercises, page 679 1-15 fill in the blank, page 680 1-15,20, 22-27, 34,36,37,42,45. |
| 7, 2/10 | Chapter 11.6, The Derivative |
Exercises 11.6: 9-21 (odd), 23, 25. Read 12.1 through example 5 & 12.2 through example 5. |
| 8, 2/12 | Chapter 12.1, 12.2 Basic Rules of Differentiation, Product and Quotient Rule | Exercises 12.1: 1-35 (odd) . Exercises 12.2: 1-23 (odd) |
| 9, 2/17 | Test #1 | Read 12.3 through Ex 5. Read 12.5 through Ex 3. |
| 10, 2/19 | Chapter 12.3, 12.5 The Chain Rule, Higher-Order Derivatives |
Read 12.4 through Ex 6. Exercises 12.3: 1-23 (odd). Exercises 12.5: 1-9 (odd), 21,22.
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| 11, 2/24 | 12.4 Marginal Functions in Economics. |
Exercises 12.4: 3, 5, 9,11, 13. Read 12.7 through Example 6. |
| 12, 2/26 | Chapter 12.7 Differentials | Exercises 12.7: 1,2,3-17 (odd), 22,35,39. Read 13.1 through Example 8, 13.2 read through example 6, and preview rest of chapter (stop at 13.5). |
| 13, 3/3 | Chapter 13.1 Applications of the First Derivative, Quiz #2 | Exercises 13.1: 1-7 (odd), 11-59 (odd), 69,71. |
| 14, 3/5 | Chapter 13.2 Applications of the Second Derivative | Read 13.3. Exercises 13.2: 1-11 (odd), 21-47. |
| 15, 3/17 | Continue 13.2 Begin 13.3 Curve Sketching | |
| 16, 3/19 | Continue Chapter 13.3 Curve Sketching | Exercises 13.3: 1-29 (odd), 33,35,37, 39,43,44,51,55. |
| 17, 3/24 | Test #2 | . |
| 18, 3/26 | Continue Curve Sketching | Read 13.4, skip example 5. |
| 19, 3/31 | Chapter 13.4 Optimization I | Exercises 13.4: 1,2,3-27 (odd), 47,49,53. Read Chapter 14.1 |
| 20, 4/2 |
Chapter 14.1, Exponential Functions |
Exercises 14.1: 1-25 (odd), 27,28,32. |
| 21, 4/7 | Application Problems over 14.1, Quiz #3 | Exercises will be given in class or on iLearn |
| 22, 4/9 | Chapter 14.3, Differentiation of Exponential Functions | 14.3: 1-11(odd),15, 17,29. Read 15.1. Stop after example 9. |
| 23, 4/14 | Chapter 15.1 Antiderivatives and the rules of integration, 15.2 Integration by Substitution | Read 15.2 skip Examples 4,5,6 and 8. Read 15.3 - Just read it, especially subsection on "Geometric Interpretation of the Definite Integral". Read 15.4 read through Ex. 7, but skip ex. 4 and 5. Exercises 15.1: 1-29 (odd). 15.2: 1, 5, 7, 9. |
| 24, 4/16 | Chapter 15.3 read only, 15.4 |
Exercises 15.3: None Exercises 15.4: 1-13 (odd), 17-27 (odd), 41, 43. |
| 25, 4/21 | Test #3 | Read 15.5 |
| 26, 4/23 | Chapter 15.5 Evaluating Definite Integrals | Exercises 15.5: 1-9 odd |
| 27-28, 4/28-4/30 | Review for final. | . |
| final | Monday 5/4/09 3:30pm-5:30pm Bruner 119. |
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Last updated on Thursday, January 22, 2009