Professor: Jeff
Johannes
Section 3 MTWF 11:30a-12:20p
Fraser 116
Office:
South 326A
Telephone: 5403 (245-5403)
Office Hours Open Classroom Time with Jeff: Monday
2:30 - 3:20p (South 328), Tuesday 10:30 - 11:20a (Fraser 116),
Wednesday 2:30 - 3:20p (South 328), Thursday 11:30a - 12:30p (South
328) and 8-9p (South 336).
Email Address: Johannes@Geneseo.edu
Web-page: http://www.geneseo.edu/~johannes
Course Materials
Most materials are linked in the below
school schedule. Technology: any calculator
permitted always, Free
calculus bookadapted from Strang & Herman, Open
Staxx, will be used for homework problems. May be used for
reference.
Purposes
to develop some fluency and comfort with the techniques of the
calculus in order to use those techniques to solve routine
exercises
to apply calculus to basic situations
IMPORTANT NOTE: We will never ever ever do
trigonometry. It will regularly occur in our
materials. Please ignore any and all references to
trigonometry.
Overview
Calculus is the culmination of high school
mathematics. As the mathematics of change, calculus is widely
applicable in all fields of study that have quantifiable
change.
Notes and Activities
Most class days will be spent either discussing
the notes or with students working on activities. Each of both
will be linked from this page in the schedule below. Neither
requires advance work from you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of Math 213 - Applied
Calculus, a student will be able to:
Demonstrate algebraic facility with linear, quadratic,
polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions and
equations,
Compute limits, derivatives, and definite & indefinite
integrals of algebraic, logarithmic and exponential functions,
Analyze functions and their graphs as informed by key
features, limits, and derivatives, and
Solve applied problems using differentiation and integration.
SUNY Competency in Critical Thinking
Students will be able to:
clearly articulate an
issue or problem;
identify,
analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur
in their own and others' work;
acknowledge limitations
such as perspective and bias; and
develop well-reasoned
(logical) arguments to form judgments and/or to draw
conclusions.
Grading
Your grade in this course will be based upon your
performance on various aspects. The weight assigned to each is
designated below: Exams:
Participation
10%
Exam 1-3
10%
Content Quizzes (9)
10%
Final Exam
15%
Problem
Sets (15)
25%
ALEKS
5%
Participation
If you are present and engaged in class you will
receive one participation point that day. If you also
participate to the class as a whole (answer a question, present a
solution, ask an insightful question or offer important relevant
commentary) you will receive two participation points for that
day. Working each day and never speaking in class will earn
80%. Speaking every other day on which there is an opportunity
to speak will earn 95%. Scores between will be scaled
linearly.
Content Quizzes
There will be short quizzes as scheduled,
covering the basics of our material. Quizzes will consist of
routine questions, and will have limited opportunity for partial
credit. There will be no makeup quizzes.
They are usually 1-2 problems with 10-15 minutes work-time.
Arriving late will not earn extra time. The lowest one will
be dropped, and I advise looking at the schedule to see for which
one you might plan.
There will be fifteen assignments. Each
assignment will include questions from the OpenStaxx text: three
exercises per section with
answers in the text of your
choosing, and at most two problems per section of my
designation. Assignments are due on the scheduled dates.
You are encouraged to consult with me outside of class on any
questions toward completing the homework. You are also
encouraged to work together on homework assignments, but each must
write up their own well-written solutions. A good rule for
this is it is encouraged to speak to each other about the problem,
but you should not read each other's solutions. A violation of
this policy will result in a zero for the entire assignment and
reporting to the Dean of Students for a violation of academic
integrity. I strongly recommend reading the suggestions on
working such problems before beginning the first set. Each
assignment will be counted in the following manner: the
exercises will be checked for completeness and will be worth half of
the credit on the assignment. The remaining problems will be
scored out of four points each:
0 – missing question or plagiarised work
1 – question copied
2 – partial question
3 – completed question (with some solution)
4 – completed question correctly and
well-written
Each entire problem set will then be graded on a 90-80-70-60%
(decile) scale. Late items will not be accepted.
Assignments will be returned on the following class day along with
solutions to the problems that I chose. Because solutions will
be provided, comments will be somewhat limited on individual
papers. Please feel free to discuss any homework with me
outside of class or during review.
Solutions and Plagiarism
There are plenty of places that one can find all
kinds of solutions to problems in this class. Reading them and
not referencing them in your work is plagiarism, and will be
reported as an academic integrity violation. Reading them and
referencing them is not quite plagiarism, but does undermine the
intent of the problems. Therefore, if you reference solutions
you will receive 0 points, but you will *not* be reported for an
academic integrity. Simply - please do not read any solutions
for problems in this class.
Opening Meeting
Students
will earn two extra points on the first problem set by visiting
office hours during the first two weeks of classes, i.e. no later
than 9 September.
ALEKS
Students will earn full credit for this
component by completing 4/5 of the topics in their study plan no
later than 10 October. If you complete less than this by
this deadline, your evaluation will be scaled as a fraction of
4/5. Please read the department
statement. If your initial ALEKS score is less than
60, please come talk to me about whether you are well-prepared for
our course. Remember, you must complete an ALEKS assessment
no later than Thursday 28 August.
Exams
There will be three exams during the semester and
a final exam during finals week. If you must miss an exam, it
is necessary that you contact me before the exam begins. The
exams will be at the same level as the assigned problems on the
problem sets.
Feedback
Occasionally you will be given anonymous feedback
forms. Please use them to share any thoughts or concerns for
how the course is running. Remember, the sooner you tell me
your concerns, the more I can do about them. I have also
created a web-site which accepts anonymous comments.
If we have not yet discussed this in class, please encourage me to
create a class code. This site may also be accessed via our course page on a link entitled anonymous
feedback. Of course, you are always welcome to approach
me outside of class to discuss these issues as well.
Social Psychology
Wrong answers are important. We as
individuals learn from mistakes, and as a class we learn from
mistakes. You may not enjoy being wrong, but it is valuable to
the class as a whole - and to you personally. We frequently
will build correct answers through a sequence of mistakes. I
am more impressed with wrong answers in class than with correct
answers on paper. I may not say this often, but it is
essential and true. Think at all times - do things for
reasons. Your reasons are usually more interesting than your
choices. Be prepared to share your thoughts and ideas.
Perhaps most importantly "No, that's wrong." does not mean that your
comment is not valuable or that you need to censor yourself.
Learn from the experience, and always
try again. Don't give up.
Academic Dishonesty
While working with one another is encouraged, all
write-ups of assignments must be your own. You are expected to be
able to explain any solution you give me if asked. Assignments and
exams will be done individually. The Student Academic Dishonesty
Policy and Procedures will be followed should incidents of academic
dishonesty occur. Any work written, developed, or created, in
whole or in part, by generative artificial intelligence (AI) is
considered plagiarism and will not be tolerated. While the
ever-changing developments with AI will find their place in our
workforces and personal lives, in the realm of education and
learning, this kind of technology does not help us achieve our
educational goals. The use of AI prevents the opportunity to learn
from our experiences and from each other, to play with our creative
freedoms, to problem-solve, and to contribute our ideas in authentic
ways. Geneseo is a place for learning, and this class is
specifically a space for learning how to advance our thinking and
professional practice. AI cannot do that learning for us.
This center is located in South Hall 332 and is
always open, staffed with tutors during the day and some evenings.
Hours for the center will be announced in class. The Math Learning
Center provides free tutoring on a walk-in basis.
Accessibility Accommodations
SUNY Geneseo is dedicated to providing an
equitable and inclusive educational experience for all students. The
Office of Accessibility (OAS) will coordinate reasonable
accommodations for persons with disabilities to ensure equal access
to academic programs, activities, and services at Geneseo.
Students with approved accommodations may submit asemester
requestto
renew their academic accommodations. Please visit the OAS website
for information on the process forrequesting
academic accommodations. Contact the OAS by email, phone, or in-person:
Office of Accessibility Services
Erwin Hall 22 585-245-5112access@geneseo.edu.
Religious Holidays
It is my policy to give students who miss class
because of observance of religious holidays the opportunity to make
up missed work. You are responsible for notifying me by
September 8 of plans to observe a holiday.