Mathematics/Computer Science

MAT 2150 online Calculus with Applications

Instructor: Mrs. Linda M. HaferSemester: Fall 2011
Class Location: online 

Description
This course is required for Biology, Business, Information Technology, and Middle Grades Mathematics majors. It will include the study of functions of one variable, derivatives, integrals and their applications to the Biological Sciences and Business. Special attention will be given to exponential functions with respect to growth and decay applications. PREREQ: MAT 1070 OR MAT 1090 or equivalent. (A good understanding of algebra is a must for this class.)

Goals
*Initiate student-faculty contact
*Cooperate with fellow students
*Participate in active learning
*Give constructive feedback
*Effectively spend time on task
*Strive to meet high expectations
*Respect diversity

Objectives
Each student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental properties of the following:
*Functions
*Derivatives
*Techniques of differentiation
*Applications of derivatives
*Exponential and natural logarithm functions
*Applications of exponential and natural logarithm functions
*Definite integrals
*Techniques of integration
*Applications of definite integrals

General Education Objectives
Foster the ability to analyze and weigh evidence
Exercise quantitative and scientific skills
Make informed decisions
Write and speak clearly
Think critically and creatively
*Apply mathematical principles, concepts, and skills to meet personal and career demands
*Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose, methods, and principles of scientific inquiry
*Better understand self and environment through knowledge of scientific principles and concepts
*Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of technology upon the physical and human environment

Course Materials
Textbook(s)
Absolutely necessary: (e-text) MyMathLab stand alone student starter kit, isbn: 032119991x which may be purchased at the UNC Pembroke bookstore OR the access code may be purchased on line at www.mymathlab.com. Please do not buy a used access code, as it will NOT work. This access code gives you access to an online textbook.

Optional: If you prefer to have an actual physical textbook in addition to online text, the one used in this class is Calculus with Applications, 9th Edition by Bittinger and Ellenbogen.

You may be able to get the textbook (optional) and the MyMathLab access code (absolutely necessary) bundled together for one price.
Other
The course id is hafer01717
The following graphing calculators may be used: TI 81's, TI 82's, TI 83's, TI 84's, TI 85's, TI 86's, or any nongraphing calulator. The TI 89's, TI 92's, and TI Inspire may not be used.

Course Resource Links
MyMathLab

Grading Policy
You will have 1.5 hours for each test except for Test 4, and you will have 2.5 hours for Test 4. The tests are not taken online. They are either taken on campus with me or at a distant location with an approved tutor.

Your lowest score from the first three tests will be dropped. (The score from Test 4 will not be dropped.)

The quizzes are taken online. Each online quiz may be taken up to 5 times before its due date. The expiration date is one day after the due date. This way there is a one day grace period in case there is a technical difficulty such as the server being down or you forgetting to take the quiz. There will be no further exceptions. Only the highest score on each quiz will be recorded. Incompletes are recorded as 0's. It is good to work ahead and not postpone until the last day.

The course activities and extra credit assignments are found within the Modules and must be printed out, completed, and returned to me by their respective due dates. This may be done either through email, fax, or hand delivery. Please do NOT use the drop box in Blackboard or MyMathLab. I will accept the activities late, but points will be deducted for each week they are late.

The last day to withdrawal from this class with a "W" grade is Monday, October 17.

A Blackboard website is utilized to springboard you to MyMathLab website where all the work will be done in this class.

Grade Components
 Name 
 Weight 
  Subject
Test 1
100 points
 Module 2: Appendix (3), R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4, R.5, and 6.1
Test 2
100 points
 Module 3: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8
Test 3
100 points
 Module 4: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 6.2
Test 4
100 points
 Module 5: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 5.3, 5.6, and 6.6
Activities
100 points
 Five 20 point activities
MyMathLab quizzes
100 points
 Online quizzes (one over each section)
Extra Credit
extra
 As posted

Final Grades
 A: 90-100  B+: 88  C+: 78  D+: 68  F: 0-54  
 A-: 89  B: 80-87  C: 70-77  D: 60-67      
     B-: 79  C-: 69  D-: 55-59      

Student Conduct & Honor Code
Students have the responsibility to know and observe the UNCP Academic Honor Code. This code forbids cheating, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, fabrication of falsification of information, and complicity in academic dishonesty. Any special requirements or permission regarding academic honesty in this course will be provided to students in writing at the beginning of the course, and are binding on the students. Academic evaluations in this course include a judgment that the student's work is free from academic dishonesty of any type; and grades in this course, therefore, should be and will be adversely affected by academic dishonesty. Students who violate the code can be dismissed from the University. The normal penalty for a first offense is an F in the course. Standards of academic honor will be enforced in this course. Students are expected to report cases of academic dishonesty to the instructor.

In general, faculty members should, and will, take preventive measures to avoid cases of academic dishonesty (examinations should be carefully proctored.) However, a faculty member's failure to take such measures is no excuse for academic dishonesty. Academic honesty and integrity, in the final analysis, are matters of personal honesty and individual integrity on the part of every student.

For more information about Academic Policies, go to http://www.uncp.edu/catalog/html/acad_pol.htm or http://www.uncp.edu/catalog/pdf/acad_pol.pdf.

Contact Information
I will send emails through MyMathLab to the address you entered when you registered. Make sure your email box does not fill up. If this happens, I will have no way of contacting you. Any email you send to me should contain "MAT 2150 online" and your name in the subject line.

Even though, this is an online course, you are free to contact me in any of the following ways: office visits, phone calls, emails, faxes, or on the discussion board; with any questions concerning the class or to clarify any of the material assigned.

Please send an email to notify me if you send a fax. Otherwise I may not look for it.

My contact Information is as follows:
Mrs. Linda M. Hafer, Lecturer
1228 Oxendine Science Building
Phone: 910-521-6256
Fax: 910-522-5755
email: linda.hafer@uncp.edu
Office Hours: 12:30 - 2:30 MW, 11:30-12:30 F; by appointment T

About the Quizzes
The quizzes are taken online. There are quizzes embedded in Modules 2 through 5 over each section. I consider quizzes and activities as learning opportunities; therefore, you may use any resource to help you in completing them without it being considered cheating. After taking a quiz, you may review the quiz to see the problems you missed and their correct answers. If you need extra help in learning the material, please go to the "Study Plan." It will generate examples with guided solutions over the quiz problems you had trouble with. Then when you are ready to improve your quiz score, you may take the quiz again. You are allowed to take each quiz up to 5 times. Only the highest score will be recorded. Incompletes are recorded as 0's. The quiz deadlines are all on Mondays. They always expire on the following Tuesdays. That is the one day grace period in case of technical problems, such as the server being down, you're being unable to access them, or you're just forgetting them. Don't get behind and miss these deadlines. Zeros on quizzes are not good. It is better to work ahead than behind.

About the Tests
The tests are pencil and paper tests and are not taken online. There are two options: taking the test on campus with me or taking the tests off campus with a proctor.

If you are planning to take a test with me on campus, you must set up an appointment no later than the Friday before the test. I will post on the MyMathLab announcements available times for each test as the testing time approaches. If you are coming from out of town, there is a post in FAQ concerning parking.

If you are unable to come to UNC Pembroke and take the tests with me, you must have them proctored at a University, College, Community College, Public Library, or Military Testing Center. If you wish to have the tests proctored, you are responsible for locating the facility closest to you that will proctor exams. Do not assume that every college or university will proctor exams for other schools. Some institutions do this for free, while others may charge (at your own personal expense) for this service. If you are not sure, it is in your best interest to investigate now. I will need the contact information for the testing facility at your earliest convenience - no later than September 2. Please fill out and return the Request for Proctor Form found in Module 1. It must be filled out only once if you intend to take all of your tests at the same place.

On each test, you are allowed to use a graphing calculator (no TI 89's, TI 92's, or TI Inspire's) and one 8.5" by 11" page (front and back) of hand written notes. You will have 1.5 hours for each test except for Test 4. You will have 2.5 hours for Test 4.

Your lowest score from the first three tests will be dropped. (The score from Test 4 will not be dropped.)

Other Information
Besides the phone tutor provided through MyMathLab (1-800-435-4084), tutoring is also available through the UNCP Center for Academic Excellence http://www.uncp.edu/cae/study/ and the UNCP Mathematics/Computer Science Department 910-521-6244.

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments is requested to speak directly to Disability Support Services and the instructor, as early in the semester as possible (preferably within the first week). All discussions will remain confidential. Please contact Mary Helen Walker, Disability Support Services, DF Lowry Building, 521-6695.

The instructor reserves the right to change or modify any of the above conditions.

Updated August 19, 2011 | linda.hafer@UNCP.edu | Copyright © 2011 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke