MATH 1316 001
Calculus for Mid-level Educators
Spring 2009
Instructor: Meri Hughes Florence
Day and Time: MW/ 11:00 – 12:20 am
Location: PKH 308
E-Mail:
Office: PKH 410
Office Hours: MW/ 10:00 – 11:00 and by appointment
Course Description: (3 hours credit) This course serves to introduce the basic concepts of calculus to middle level teachers. The primary goal is to help teachers develop a fundamental understanding of the key mathematical ideas in calculus in order to broaden their mathematical perspective and gain insight into the topics in the middle level curriculum which are related and foundational to its development. Participants will develop conceptual knowledge of the processes of differentiation and integration, an understanding of their applications, and an understanding of the relationship between the two processes.
Text:Calculus Connections, Mathematics for Middle School Teachers by Harcharras and Mitrea, Pearson, 2007. Scientific or graphing calculator required.
Grade Breakdown:
Homework / Worksheets20%
Exam #120%
Exam #220%
Exam #320%
Final Project10%
Class Participation10%
Homework: You will be assigned homework after each class period. It will generally consist of exercises from the textbook, or additional exercises. Along with the in-class worksheets, these should be collected and organized neatly in a binder, to be collected and graded at various dates in the semester. You are strongly encouraged to participate in group work, however, individual written work must be submitted.
Exams: Tentatively, the exams will take place:
Feb. 18th
March 30th
April 29th
Final project: In lieu of a final exam, you will write a paper on one of the topics covered in the course, and present your results to the class in the final week of the semester. Details of this project will be discussed later in the course
Class participation: Much of class time will be spent working in groups on problems and ideas to develop the fundamental ideas of calculus and to understand their connections to the middle school curriculum. You are expected to take an active role in the class, participating in activities and discussions. This can mean asking questions, contributing suggestions to daily discussions, and presenting problems to the class. For this reason, attendance is particularly important. If you are not present, you will not be able to make up the class by merely reading the textbook.
Grading Policy: 90 – 100A
80 – 89B
70 – 79C
60 – 69D
< 60F
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MATH 1316
Class Schedule
1/145.1Exponential Functions
1/165.2Logarithmic Functions
1/185.3Solutions of Exponential Equations
1/236.1Simple Interest; Sequences
1/256.2Compound Interest
1/286.3Future Value of Annuities
1/306.4Present Value of Annuities
2/16.5Loans and Amortization
2/4Exam 1 Review
2/6Exam 1
2/89Introduction
2/119.1Limits
2/139.2Continuous Functions
2/159.3The Derivative
2/189.4Derivative Formulas
2/209.5The Product Rule and the Quotient Rule
2/229.6The Chain Rule and the Power Rule
2/259.6Continued
2/279.7Using Derivative Formulas
2/299.8Higher-Order Derivatives
3/39.9Applications in Business
3/5Exam 2 Review
3/7Exam 2
3/1010.1Relative Maxima and Minima
3/1210.2 Concavity
3/1410.2Continued
3/2410.3Optimization
3/2610.4Applications of Maxima and Minima
3/2811.1Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3/3111.2Derivatives of Exponential Functions
4/211.5Applications in Business
4/412.1The Indefinite Integral
4/712.2The Power Rule
4/9Exam 3 Review
4/11Exam 3
4/1412.3Exponential and Logarithmic Integrals
4/1612.4Applications
4/1812.4Applications
4/2113.1Area Under a Curve
4/2313.2The Definite Integral
4/2513.3Area Between Two Curves
4/2813.4Applications
4/30Final Review
5/2Final Review