Mt 217 Accelerated Calculus - Fall 2003

Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY
Sr. Barbara E. Reynolds, Ph.D.


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Mt 217: Accelerated Calculus Syllabus.

Weekly Course Assignments

Assignments will be posted here each week.

Assignment 1: Getting Started
Assignment 2: Functions and Mathematical Problem Solving
Assignment 3: Limits
Assignment 4: The Derivative
Assignment 5: Calculating Derivatives
Assignment 6: Using Derivatives in Problem Solving
Assignment 7: Derivatives, Andiderivatives, and Problem Solving
Assignment 8: Antiderivatives and the Definite Integral
Assignment 9: More on Antiderivatives and Definite Integrals
Assignment 10: Sequences and Series
Assignment 11: Representations of Functions as Power Series
Assignment 12: Prelude to Final Things

CBL Experiments and Project Assignments

There will be several CBL experiments and project assignments which use the concepts of calculus in concrete and tangible ways throughout the semester. These assignments will be posted here. A tentative schedule of these class projects is shown in the following table:

Project Date available / DUE Topic
Project 1 September 3 - 18
DUE: September 18
Running Circles around Circles:
Investigating parametric curves
Project 2 October 6 - 20
DUE: October 20
Highway Slope Design
Project 3 November 3 - 19 The Case of the Cooling Cadaver
Project 4 Nov 19 - Dec 3 Drug Dosage


Study Guides for Tests

Study guides for each test will be posted two or three days before each test. A tentative schedule for tests and benchmarks is shown in the following table:

Assessment Dates / Window-of-Opportunity Covers
Benchmark #1 Wednesday, September 3
September 3 - 19
Prerequisite algebra and trig
Test #1 October 2 - 6
Benchmark #2 October 20 - 30 Differential calculus
Test #2 October 30 - November 3 Study guide will be available
Tuesday, October 28.
Benchmark #3 December 1 - 8 Integral calculus
Final Exam Wednesday, December 10
8:00 - 10:00 am



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This page was updated on December 3, 2003.