SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

1818 Advanced College Credit Program

Calculus I MT-A142 (4 hours credit)

Ste. Genevieve High School

Calculus Syllabus

Fall & Spring Semesters

There is no quicker way of developing mathematical power and maturity than by doing problems --- not routine exercises, in which you substitute numbers in some formula, or mimic some worked-out example in a book, of differentiate yet another function, but problems where you must apply what you know but do not know in advance how it will be applied. There is no growth in repeating exercises, but there is growth in looking at a problem of a sort never before seen and asking what ideas could possibly be applied to it, then trying to apply them. It is in considering problems that mathematicians, and mathematics, develop. Of course, there is no growth without some pain, error, and frustration, and there will be many problems --- perhaps most --- which will defeat you. But that is the way of it: no matter how good you are, there will be problems you cannot solve; and no matter how bad you are, there will be problems that are simple for you.

Instructor: D. Engelmann

Text Information: CALCULUS of a Single Variable

Fifth Edition Larson, Hostetler, Edwards

Course Objective: This course will cover the following topics: limits, applications of differentiation, applications of integration, and exponential and logarithmic functions. Graphing calculators will be used when applicable. The focus of this course will be the theoretical aspect of calculus with some applications.

Significant Learning Activities:

There will be three Skill Exit Exams per Semester. You must earn an

eight or better out of ten to pass the Skill Exit Exam, otherwise you will

need to reschedule to take the exam again. You will be given three

attempts to pass the Skill Exit Exam. Each Skill Exam Exit will

be evaluated on correct answer only.

Assessment/Evaluation Strategies:

Criteria / Total Points per Quarter
Weekend Problems / 100
3 Exams / 300
Quizzes / 50
Homework Completion Notebook &
Graphics Calculator Activities / 100
Reflection Portfolio / 50
Skill Exit Exams / 30 (10% of the semester grade)
Comprehensive Final Exam
(per semester) / 200

Method for Determining Final Grade for Course:

(S1 + S2)/2 = 1818 ACCP Grade

S = Sum of 1st quarter, 2nd quarter and Final Exam Points

SEE = Skill Exit Exams

S1 = 1st Semester Grade

S2 = 2nd Semester Grade

Key Information Essential to Student Success in Course:

·  Regular attendance.

·  Use class time efficiently throughout the school year.

·  Complete and submit homework completion notebook on the day of the content’s test.

·  Meet deadlines on class projects, activities, and assignments.

·  Need a 3-ring binder, sheet protectors, and 2 spiral notebooks (notes and homework) for the class.