Dual Credit Calculus A

Dual Credit Calculus A

Syllabus/Schedule

Course Description
Prerequisite to enrolling in DC Calculus, you should verify successful completion of Math 143 College Algebra and Math 144 Trigonometry (or equivalent courses) with grades of at least C, or have a satisfactory score on the Compass test.

DC Calculus is divided into two semesters, and is designed to acquaint you with calculus principles including limits, derivatives, integrals and their applications. The course covers the first semester of college-level calculus (Math 170 at the College of Southern Idaho), and students can earn 5 university math credits upon successful completion of both semesters of the IDLA course. Dual credit students will register and pay tuition (5 credits at $65/credit = $325) at CSI at the start of the 2nd semester of the IDLA course. College registration is not mandatory, but the DC Calculus course is designed to align with the CSI curriculum. CSI provides the final examination, and requires that a score of 60% or higher be earned on this exam in order to be eligible for any transcript grade higher than a D. (Without a transcript grade of C or above, CSI also does not allow students to progress through their on-campus math sequence.)

Dual-credit courses are a fantastic way for capable students to simultaneously earn high school and college credit, as well as to take advantage of discounted tuition rates. However, take college registration seriously – the course content and expectations are rigorous, and success will require committed hard work and study.

Academic Integrity/Tests

You are encouraged to work together with classmates on assignments using the Discussion Boards or other methods. Do not simply copy another student's work, however.

• Tests must be completed independently, without the help of other students or adults. Tests are not open book. Do not use other references when completing tests.

• Your Site Coordinator will proctor the final exam for each semester.

Textbook
Houghton Mifflin, Calculus of a Single Variable: Early Transcendental Functions, 4th ed., Larson et. al., ISBN 0-618-60625-4. (Not provided.)
Additional Materials Needed
Graphing Calculator is a necessity--preferably a TI-83+, 84, 86, or 89. A Binder is also a good idea to print documents, assignments, etc., and place them in your binder for reference and to keep yourself organized.

Contact Information

Instructor Information / Principal Information
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E-mail Address: @idla.k12.id.us
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Course Organization

The first item in each folder is a Unit Checklist. You will find that each unit's activities have been broken down day by day to help you pace yourself.

Expectations
Of you, the student:
Each unit includes a schedule with due dates for the assignments; you are expected to keep pace with the schedule, and to communicate with your instructor if you will be missing any deadlines. Emergencies do happen; we can work around them if you communicate.
Whenever you have questions or difficulties, you should call or email your instructor right away. That's what your teacher is here for! You also have classmates that you can collaborate with.
From your teacher:
Your instructor is here to help you! When you contact your instructor by phone or by email, you can expect a response within 24 hours (and usually much faster than that), except at times when an announcement has been posted in the class to say the instructor is temporarily unavailable, such as on a brief trip.
You will be hearing from your instructor by phone during the first week of class, and by email and phone throughout the class. You can also read your instructor's comments on your assignments, by clicking on any underlined grade in your gradebook!

Success Strategies

In an online classroom, you have a little more leeway to work at your own pace, or at your own "best times." Whether you're a morning person or a night owl, you can do your school work at the time of day when you work best!
It is crucial, though, that you maintain the discipline necessary to get the work done! You can work ahead, and you can work in the middle of the night, but you can't work late. Deadlines in this course (especially the structured reading schedule) are here to keep you on track so you can successfully complete this course. Your instructor won't be standing in front of your desk glaring and tapping a foot when you get off-task. This job is yours to do.
Study and complete ALL assignments, skipping assignments can leave holes in your knowledge.

Policies
Late Work:IDLA is here for the common purpose of helping our students succeed. We believe all students can learn. We also believe that accountability is a part of the learning process. With that in mind, all work for each unit is due by the date listed on the course schedule. Check with your teacher for details, but at a minimum, teachers will accept for at least 50% of value, assignments that are submitted late.

Redo Policy: Many assignments can be redone for an improved grade. Please contact your teacher for more information.
Drop Deadline:16-week Courses: The IDLA office must be notified by Friday of the third week of the course to receive a full refund and remove the student from the course.
9-week, 12-week, and Special Sessions: The IDLA office must be notified by Friday of the second week of the course to receive a full refund and remove the student from the course.
After the drop deadline, grades will be reported for all students remaining in the course regardless of completion.

Grading Policy
Percentages: At the end of the course, your grade will be reported as a percentage. Your local school determines, based on that percentage, your letter grade. The grade is made up approximately of the following categories:

Assignments, Quizzes, & Participation - 20%
Exams - 60%
Final Exam - 20%

Checking Your Grades: You can check your gradebook at any time by using the "Check Grades" menu button. In the gradebook, items are coded according to location and type. All graded items begin with a U# (where the # is the number of that unit).

Assignments, projects, and activities are designated with an "A" (U1A1 - is the first assignment in unit 1).
Discussion boards are designated with a "DB"
Quizzes are designated with a "Q"
Tests are designated with a "T"

Final Exam: At the end of the course there will be a proctored (supervised) final exam. It is your responsibility to schedule a time with the site coordinator at your local school to take this exam. The site coordinator will have the password needed to open the exam, and will supervise while you take the test.

Academic Integrity: It is expected that you turn in your own work. The Academic Honesty Contract will review the definitions of honesty terms along with consequences if those terms are not fulfilled. It is never okay to copy and paste.
Ownership of Materials: All ownership, copyrights, trademarks, and other rights in IDLA courses shall remain with IDLA. Except as expressly authorized, students and schools using IDLA courses do not have the right to sell, transfer, license or distribute IDLA courses in any other format, context, manner, or means or for any other purpose not specifically authorized without IDLA's prior written consent. All rights not expressly granted to the user are reserved to IDLA.

Course Schedule

Below is a table of topics covered in this course. Click the link for each unit to access a detailed checklist of the topics and assignments for that unit.

Unit / Topics / Objectives / Dates
1 / Getting Ready for Calculus / In Unit 1 you will learn: Basic skills and introductions.
2 / Functions & Graphs (Part 1) / In Unit 2 you will learn: Functions & Function Notation, Absolute Value & Piecewise Defined Functions, Composition & Combination of Functions, Transformation of Functions, and Exponential & Logarithmic Functions.
3 / Functions & Graphs (Part 2) / In Unit 3 you will learn: Trigonometric Functions and Power, Polynomial, & Rational Functions.
4 / Limits & Continuity (Part 1) / In Unit 4 you will learn: Intuitive Definition of a Limit, Algebraic Techniques for Finding Limits, One-Sided Limits, and Infinite Limits.
5 / Limits & Continuity (Part 2) / In Unit 5 you will learn: Limits at Infinity, Limits of Special Trigonometric Functions, Limits using Epsilon-Delta, and Continuity.
6 / Derivatives / In Unit 6 you will learn: Definition of the Derivative, Differentiation Rules, and the Chain Rule.
7 / Derivatives (Part 2) / In Unit 7 you will learn: Derivatives of Exponential Functions, Derivative of Logarithmic Functions, Derivatives of Inverse Functions, Differentiability & Continuity, Implicit Differentiation, and Logarithmic Differentiation.
8 / Final Exam Review / In Unit 8 you will learn: Review for final exam.
Final Exam Week / Remember to schedule a time with your Site
Coordinator to take the final exam.