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MATHEMATICS
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MATH 163AW - 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. |
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| Methods
of Course Instruction:
All material for this course is online. Instructor and students
communicate and exchange material through e-mail and the course Web site. |
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Textbooks
and Supplies: ISBN-10 0321228146 Lial, Greenwell, and Ritchey, Calculus with Applications, 8th ed., Addison Wesley, 2004
A basic calculator with percent and square root functions, similar to TI-30.
(Students are not permitted to use "scientific" or probrammable calculators on supervised examinations.)
...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore. | STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. | |
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| Number
of Lessons: There
are seven lessons, including a final examination. |
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| Types
of Writing Assignments: Written assignments
will consist of working out assigned problems.
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 examination. 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 homework assignments that are not submitted. |
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Examinations:
There
will be an online-supervised final examination. Problems will be similar to those found in the text. Two hours are allowed for the examination.
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. |
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Grading
Criteria: The final course grade will be determined as follows:
Six online quizzes and a proctored final examination for a total of seven quizzes, each worth 1/7 of the course grade.
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| Enrollment Information: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five 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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