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MATHEMATICS
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MATH
163A - Introduction
to Calculus
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
Placement
level 2, MATH 113, Algebra, or 2 years high school mathematics.
This course is designed for those students who want an introduction
to calculus, but do not need the depth of Mathematics 263A-D.
The prospective student must have competence in the computational
and manipulative skills of elementary algebra. Students
should not enroll in this course as preparation for Math 263A-D.
Credit is not granted for both sequences.
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| COURSE OVERVIEW: The aim of this course is to acquaint the student with the basic concepts of calculus and to indicate their applicability to various fields of knowledge in an interesting way without the burden of rigorous details. It is desired that the student gain a working knowledge of calculus from this course. The course includes the study of functions, and their graphs, limits and continuity of functions, rates of change, derivatives of functions and applications of derivatives. Functions of several variables are also studied. Several applications of these concepts are covered, specifically the graphing techniques, motion of a particle, marginal analysis, maxima and minima (optimization) problems, and related rates problems. |
| METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail. |
| TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES: ISBN 0534339719 Taylor, Claudia D., and Lawrence Gilligan, Applied Calculus, 4th ed., Brooks/Cole, 1996 The student will need a supply of unruled white paper and standard graph paper. A basic calculator with percent and square root functions, similar to TI-30. Students are not permitted to use "scientific" or programmable calculators on supervised examinations.
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| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
There
are twenty lessons, including two examinations. Written assignments
will consist of working out problems assigned from the text.
It is suggested that the student not rely heavily on the textbook
when doing these problems, since the book will not be available
during the supervised examinations. The professor also will
help on any problems that the student does not fully understand
so long as an honest effort to do the problem has been made.
Each lesson also contains practice problems for which answers
or partial answers are provided. |
EXAMINATIONS:
There
will be supervised midcourse and final examinations. In addition,
there will be a self-check tests preceding each examination
with questions that will help prepare the student for the supervised
examinations. Problems will be similar to those found in the
text. Two and one-half hours is allowed for the examinations.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: The final course grade will be determined as follows: Supervised Examinations = 80% Lessons = 20% The written assignments will be assigned points and a progress mark on a scale of S+ to F. While the written assignments do not constitute a great portion of the final grade in terms of percentage, it is most improbable that students can do well on the examinations without benefit of well-prepared lesson assignments. |
| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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