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Math 111: Calculus I
Fall 2018 Course Syllabus

NJIT Academic Integrity Code: All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the University Code on Academic Integrity at NJIT very seriously and enforces it strictly. This means that there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams. Under the University Code on Academic Integrity, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.

Course Information

Course Description: Topics include limits, differentiation, applications of differentiation, and integration.

Number of Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH 110 or placement by performance on standardized entrance examinations.

Course-Section and Instructors

Course-Section Instructor
Math 111-001 Professor J. H. Ro
Math 111-003 Professor C.-C. Liou
Math 111-005 Professor D. Shirokoff
Math 111-009 Professor P. Rana Concepcion
Math 111-011 Professor J. Porus
Math 111-013 TBA
Math 111-015 TBA
Math 111-017 Professor J. H. Ro
Math 111-019 Professor R. Dandan
Math 111-021 Professor V. Saini
Math 111-023 TBA
Math 111-025 Professor P. Rana Concepcion
Math 111-029 Professor I. Peltekov
Math 111-031 TBA
Math 111-101 TBA
Math 111-103 Professor N. Aly

Office Hours for All Math Instructors: Fall 2018 Office Hours and Emails

Required Textbook:

Title Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Author Hass, Heil, and Weir
Edition 14th
Publisher Pearson
ISBN # 978-0134768496

University-wide Withdrawal Date:The last day to withdraw with a w is Monday, November 12, 2018. It will be strictly enforced.

Course Goals

Course Objectives

Course Outcomes

Course Assessment: The assessment of objectives is achieved through homeworks, quizzes, and common examinations with common grading.

Policies

DMS Course Policies: All DMS students must familiarize themselves with, and adhere to, the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly.

Grading Policy: The final grade in this course will be determined as follows:

Quizzes, HW, and MATLAB 15%
Common Midterm Exam I 19%
Common Midterm Exam II 19%
Common Midterm Exam III 17%
Final Exam 30%

Your final letter grade will be based on the following tentative curve.

A 88 - 100 C 66 - 71
B+ 83 - 87 D 60 - 65
B 77 - 82 F 0 - 59
C+ 72 - 76

Attendance Policy: Attendance at all classes will be recorded and is mandatory. Please make sure you read and fully understand the Math Department’s Attendance Policy. This policy will be strictly enforced. Students are expected to attend class. Each class is a learning experience that cannot be replicated through simply “getting the notes.”

Homework Policy: Homework is a requirement for this class.  Online homework will be completed with MyMathLab, which comes with a new copy of the textbook.  Access to it can also be purchased directly from the website.

MATLAB Assignments: MATLAB is a mathematical software program that is used throughout the science and engineering curricula. Two MATLAB assignments will be given during the semester; tutors are available to help students having difficulties in accordance with a posted schedule.

Quiz Policy: Quizzes will be given approximately once a week throughout the semester. They will be based on the lecture, homework and the in-class discussions. There will be 8-12 assessments given throughout the semester.

Exams: There will be three common midterm exams held during the semester and one comprehensive common final exam. Exams are held on the following days:

Common Midterm Exam I September 26, 2018
Common Midterm Exam II October 24, 2018
Common Midterm Exam III November 28, 2018
Final Exam Period December 15 - 21, 2018

The time of the midterm exams is 4:15-5:40 pm for daytime students and 5:45-7:10 pm for evening students. The final exam will test your knowledge of all the course material taught in the entire course. Make sure you read and fully understand the Math Department's Examination Policy. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Missed Exam Policy: If one common exam is missed with an excused absence from the Dean of Students, then the final exam score will count in the place of the missed exam.

Makeup Exam Policy: To properly report your absence from a midterm or final exam, please review and follow the required steps under the DMS Examination Policy found here:

Diagnostic Assessment: Having a solid background in pre-calculus is a prerequisite for success in calculus. Accordingly, during the first week of the semester, every student will complete a diagnostic assessment of pre-calculus. Students whose outcomes indicate gaps in this material will be assigned additional activities in order to assist in filling these gaps. Students who do not complete the diagnostic assessment and all assigned follow-up activities will have two points deducted from their course average.

Mandatory Tutoring Policy: Based upon academic performance indicating a significant gap in understanding of the course material, students may receive a notice of being assigned to mandatory tutoring to assist in filling the gap. A student will have 2 points deducted from the course average for each instance in which the required tutoring is not completed by the stated deadline.

Cellular Phones: All cellular phones and other electronic devices must be switched off and put away during all class times.

Additional Resources

Math Tutoring Center: Located in the Central King Building, Lower Level, Rm. G11 (See: Fall 2018 Hours)

Accommodation of Disabilities: Disability Support Services (DSS) offers long term and temporary accommodations for undergraduate, graduate and visiting students at NJIT.

If you are in need of accommodations due to a disability please contact Chantonette Lyles, Associate Director of Disability Support Services at 973-596-5417 or via email at lyles@njit.edu. The office is located in Fenster Hall Room 260. A Letter of Accommodation Eligibility from the Disability Support Services office authorizing your accommodations will be required.

For further information regarding self identification, the submission of medical documentation and additional support services provided please visit the Disability Support Services (DSS) website at:

Important Dates (See: Fall 2018 Academic Calendar, Registrar)

Date Day Event
September 4, 2018 T First Day of Classes
September 10, 2018 M Last Day to Add/Drop Classes
November 12, 2018 M Last Day to Withdraw
November 20, 2018 T Thursday Classes Meet
November 21, 2018 W Friday Classes Meet
November 22 - 25, 2018 R - Su Thanksgiving Recess
December 12, 2018 W Last Day of Classes
December 13 & 14, 2018 R & F Reading Days
December 15 - 21, 2018 Sa - F Final Exam Period

Course Outline

Lecture Section Topic Assignment in MyMathLab Assignment to Hand-in
1 2.1 Rates pf Change and tangents to Curves 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 21
2 2.2 Limit of a Function and Limit Laws 1, 2, 13, 19, 22, 25, 31, 33, 35, 41, 47, 49,  53, 57, 63, 79, 81 Section 2.2 #s:  3 (also write the function f(x) that is graphed here), 32, 80
3 2.4 One Sided Limits 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 27, 29, 39, 41
4 2.5 Continuity 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29
MATLAB #1 is assigned:  Due on September 29th
5 2.5/2.6 Continue Continuity; Start Infinite limits Section 2.5:  35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49, 55, 57, 61
6 2.6 Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes 9, 11, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 43, 45, 49, 53, 87 Section 2.6:  #s 63, 67, 76, 80, 81, 109, 110
Practice Exercises (Page 116):  #s 1, 2
7 3.1 Tangents and Derivatives at a Point 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 35
8 3.2 The Derivative as a Function No online homework Section 3.2 #s (you must find derivatives using the definition of the derivative):      1, 3, 5, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 41, 48, 58
9 3.3 Differentiation Rules 3, 5, 7, 17, 19, 25, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 71, 73
10 REVIEW FOR EXAM #1
11 3.3 Differentiation Rules 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63 Section 3.3 #s:  47, 72, 74
MATLAB #1 is DUE
12 3.4 Derivatives as a Rate of Change 1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18, 23, 25, 31
13 3.5 Derivatives of Trig Functions 2, 12, 15, 16, 19, 26, 29, 33, 51, 61, 63 Section 3.5 #s: 35, 46
14 3.6 The Chain Rule 17, 23, 25, 29, 35, 39, 43, 47, 49, 51, 65
15 3.6/3.7 Continue Chain Rule and start Implicit Differentiation Section 3.6: 71, 77, 81, 83, 89, 97, 101
16 3.7/3.8 Continue Implicit Differentiation and start Derivatives of Inverses and Logs Section 3.7: 1, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 33, 39, 41, 49
17 3.8 Continue Derivatives of Inverse and Log Functions 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 24, 29, 31, 35, 39, 43, 57, 61, 63, 65, 69, 83, 89, 93, 95
18 3.9 Inverse Trig Functions 3, 5, 11, 21, 23, 25, 33, 34, 35, 41, 51
19 3.1 Related Rates 7, 11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 25
20 3.1 Related Rates 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 40, 41
21 3.11 Linearization and Differentials 5, 11, 13, 19, 31, 35, 41, 51, 53, 59 Section 3.11 #s: 18, 54, 65ab
22 REVIEW FOR EXAM #2
23 4.1 Extreme Values of Functions 23, 25, 29, 33, 39, 47, 49, 51, 78 Section 4.1 #s:  15,17,18,20,57,59
24 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem 3, 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 21, 31, 35, 37, 41, 51
25 4.3 Monotone Functions and the First Derivative Test 1, 11, 21, 29, 37, 43, 49, 75, 77
26 4.4 Concavity and Curve Sketching No online homework Section 4.4 #s:  9,13,19,25,28,31,35,39, 43,52,58,90,94,99,127
27 4.4 /4.5 Continue Curve Sketching No online homework Continue above assignment
28 4.5 Indeterminate Forms & L’Hopitals Rule 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 37, 41, 44, 46, 49
29 4.5/4.6 Finish L’Hopitals; Start Applied Optimization Section 4.5: 51, 55, 57, 58, 63, 65, 67,
71, 79
30 4.6 Applied Optimization 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 23, 24, 29, 31, 44, 45,
57, 62
31 4.7 Newton’s Method 1, 2, 4, 5, 23
MATLAB #2 is assigned:  Due November 30th   
32 4.8 Antiderivatives 5, 11, 19, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 59,  61,
69, 97, 101, 104, 107, 113, 127
33 5.1 Area and Estimating with Finite Sums No online homework Section 5.1 #s: 1-7 odd (for each of these problems, sketch the curve and the rectangles).  Also #11
34 5.2 Sigma Notation and Limits of Finite Sums 7, 9, 17, 25, 29 Section 5.2 #s: 37,43,44,47,49
35 5.3 Definite Integral 9, 13, 19, 23, 33, 42, 45, 47, 49
36 REVIEW FOR EXAM #3
37 5.3/5.4 Continue Definite Integrals & Start Fundamental Thm of Calculus Section 5.3:  57, 59, 61, 71, 79, 88 MATLAB #2 is DUE
38 5.4 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 27, 30, 41, 47, 53,
55,  57, 60, 61, 63, 77, 79
39 5.5 Indefinite Integrals and Substitution Method 11, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33
40 5.5 Indefinite Integrals and Substitution Method No online homework Section 5.5 #s: 35,37,43,46,47,55,56,59,61,65,79
41 5.6 Area Between Curves 3, 11, 17, 19, 27, 29, 33, 39, 53, 66,
77, 83, 87, 93, 97, 99, 102, 115
42 Catch Up and Review
FINAL EXAM

Updated by Professor D. Blackmore - 8/29/2018
Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Syllabus, Fall 2018