HONORS: Differential and Integral Calculus

Math 1551: Section 2

Fall 2023

Time and Room	M T W Th F 12:30pm --1:20pm, Lockett Hall 119
Calendar	Class meets from Aug 21 through Dec 2
Test Dates	Test I on Sep 21, Test II on Oct 26 and Final Exam on Dec 8 (5:30-7:30pm)
Textbook	Calculus, Early Transcendentals 9th Edition by James Stewart
Syllabus	Click here for the syllabus (Ch. 2-6 of textbook plus some sections of Ch. 8)
Prerequisites	An appropriate ALEKS placement score.
Instructor	Professor Ng, Richard
Office	Lockett Hall 252
Phone	225-578-1659
Email	rng@math.lsu.edu
Homepage	http://www.math.lsu.edu/~rng
Office Hours	M W Th 10-10:50am (or by appointment)

Grading:

 

 

 

Course Description: This course is a five (5) hour introductory calculus course designed for math, science and engineering majors and certain other technical majors.  As a 5-credit course, students are expected to meet in class for 5*50 = 250 minutes per week and have a minimum of 10 hours per week outside of class for studying and homework, for a minimum total time obligation of 15 hours per week.

 

This course is an Integrative Learning Core course.  Integrative learning allows students to make simple connections among ideas and experiences and across disciplines and perspectives. The LSU Integrative Learning Core (ILC) curriculum is designed to develop student abilities to transfer their learning to new situations and demonstrate a sense of self as a learner. A fundamental goal of the ILC is to foster students’ practical and intellectual capacities associated with integrative learning in preparation for high competence and functionality in their post-baccalaureate careers. This course fulfills the BOR Area of Mathematical/Analytical Reasoning and provides students experience with the ILC proficiency of Quantitative Literacy.

 

ALEKS Course Prerequisite: To enroll in this course you need to have a minimum score of 76% on the ALEKS Calculus Placement Test. More information on the LSU calculus ALEKS requirement is available here:

 

https://www.math.lsu.edu/ugrad/ALEKS

https://www.math.lsu.edu/ugrad/PlacementCredit 

 

This test covers the fundamental precalculus skills that you will need to succeed in this course. If you achieved your ALEKS score in a way that does not reflect your own skills and knowledge, then you may have difficulties succeeding in this course. In such a case, you are strongly urged to work through the ALEKS learning modules over the next two weeks so that you can attain a passing score that reflects what you know.

 

Calculators and Collaboration: You can use any technology available to help with homework, and you may collaborate with others while doing them. However, on in-class tests and exams you may only use a scientific calculator that does not do graphs or symbolic manipulation, such as solving equations and symbolically calculating derivatives and integrals. During an exam, attempts to look at other students’ work, the use of crib sheets or formula sheets, and any attempts to access the internet will be considered to be a violation of the LSU Code of Student Conduct.

 

Tests and Exam: No books or notes are permitted. Only those calculators without graphing, programming and symbolic manipulation capability are permitted. No make-up exams will be given unless a compelling documented excuse is presented. Your final exam score will replace your lowest test score provided the final exam score is higher. You are taking this course under the guideline of LSU Code of Student Conduct. The University has clear policies requiring academic honesty.  If there is clear evidence that a student has committed fraud to advance his/her academic status (e.g. cheating on a test or exam), your instructor will report to the Office of the Dean of Students.

Exam makeup policy: To request any make-up exam, valid documents (such as physical doctor's notes or team travel notices) will be required.

Quizzes: There will be regular quizzes on Friday. Each quiz is about 15 minutes long, largely consists of problems chosen from homework assignments. Two lowest quiz scores will be dropped in the end. NO make-up quiz will be given unless special circumstances.

Homework/WebAssign: We will be using WebAssign to do online homework and quizzes. If you have already purchased a Webassign access code for calculus in a prior semester, you can re-use that code with no additional purchase if it is a multi-term “Lifetime of the Edition” code for the 9th edition of Stewart’s Calculus textbook. If you do not have an access code and need to purchase one, then there are two options that are the most economical.  Which option a student chooses depends on the student’s situation. 

 

·       For students who are taking just one class that uses a Cengage textbook (which would be your calculus textbook), LSU has negotiated a special discount for Webassign access.  The LSU special pricing is $95.77 for multi-term access to courses at LSU that use the 9th edition of the Stewart book.  To get the special pricing, look for it on the drop down menu where you are prompted to select the WebAssign materials you are purchasing.  Select the special price of $95.77.  This is good for multiple semesters and it is a lower price than what you will pay if you select that you want to purchase for just one semester. 

·       For students who are taking more than one class this semester that uses a Cengage textbook, Cengage Unlimited is the better option.  Cengage Unlimited gives a student access to all of the Cengage titles and access to WebAssign for all of their courses that use WebAssign.  This access is for one semester EXCEPT in the event of a class being in a sequence that uses the same book (like Math 1550, 1552, and 2057), then students will get the “Lifetime of the Edition” access for the multi-term courses even with Cengage Unlimited.  The price of Cengage Unlimited is $124.99. 

 

Create a WebAssign account by going to www.webassign.net and clicking on the link labeled Enter class key.” The key for our class is lsu 2077 3963. In the field that asks for your student ID, enter your LSU ID number (89....) without any hyphens or spaces. The student ID number is needed to transfer your scores into the Moodle gradebook.  Alternatively, your teacher might have linked WebAssign directly to Moodle and in this case you just log into WebAssign through Moodle.  You will be prompted to create an account as needed

Attendance and class preparation: Regular attendance is required for this course. You should make every effort not to miss any classes and complete all the homework in a timely fashion. It is your responsibility to catch up with missed lectures. You are responsible for the announcements made in class, which may include changes to the syllabus.

Mobile phone policy: Please refrain from cell phone during class time.

Disability Policy: Please address any special needs or special accommodations with me at the beginning of the semester or as soon as you become aware of your needs. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain forms from the Disability Services (DS) is located in room 115 of Johnston Hall (225-578-5919).

Topics Covered

 

A partial list of basic skills you should acquire during the course.

(1)   Limits and Continuity

•   Evaluate limits from a graph

•   Evaluate limits at points of continuity

•   Evaluate limits of indeterminate forms

•   Know what continuity implies about a graph and behavior of a function

•   Determine points of discontinuity for functions defined as formulas or graphs

(2)   Differentiation

•   Know the various interpretations of the derivative (velocity, rate of change, slope of tangent line)

•   Evaluate the derivatives of simple functions using a difference quotient

•   Evaluate the derivatives of combinations of the basic elementary functions

•   Take the derivative using implicit and logarithmic differentiation

•   Find tangent lines and be able to use them as linear approximations

•   Find critical values, local extrema and the intervals of concavity for differentiable functions

•   Find absolute extrema of constrained functions

•   Solve problems involving related rates

•   Solve basic optimization problems

•   Understand the Mean Value Theorem for derivatives

(3)   Integration

•   Understand anti-derivatives and know the basic anti-derivative formulas

•   Have an understanding of the Riemann integral as a limit of Riemann sums

•   Be able to use both parts of the Fundamental Theorem

•   Evaluate definite integrals using substitution

•   Find the area between two curves and the volumes of solids of revolution

•   Find arc lengths and areas of surfaces of revolution

•   Understand the Mean Value Theorem for integrals