Course Syllabus
Merritt College
Math3A 5units
Math 3A Calculus (code30785)
Summer 2021 syllabus
Instructor: Minyoung (Michelle) Lee
E-mail: minyounglee@peralta.edu (Please allow 24 hours for response)
Google voice: (510) 213-8225 (voicemail or text)
Office hour: MTWTH 5PM – 6PM Join Zoom Meeting https://4cd.zoom.us/j/98857784586 or Meeting ID: 988 5778 4586 (Camera on, if possible)(passcode:8225)
Mini Lecture: MTWTH 6pm-7pm (optional attendance)
Join Zoom Meeting (passcode:8225)
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99786352872?pwd=WjhRRWt3MnQwbjJIeDNEenFid1IyUT09
or Meeting ID 997 8635 2872 (passcode:8225)
Prerequisites: Math 2 or Math 1 & Math50
Textbook: Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Calculus, Volume 1 from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-13-1
You have a couple options to obtain this book:
Free Online Homework: The homework assignments, MyOpenMath, will be available in the Canvas.
Course Website: Canvas. This site will have course handouts available for downloading such as power point and doing homework assignments XYZ Homework and taking exam as the Fall semester progresses. For technical or website problems, contact Canvas Support at 877-930-1126, 24/7.
Course/Catalog Description: This course introduces theorems on limits and continuous functions, derivatives, differentials and applications: Fundamental theorems of calculus and applications; properties of exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions, and hyperbolic functions.
Online Learning Resources: Learning to Learn Online
How do I succeed in an online course?
Learning at a distance may be a very different environment for you.
You will generally set your own schedules, participate in class activities at
your convenience, and work at your own pace. You may spend some additional time online during the first few weeks while you become acclimated to the online class format and you may feel overwhelmed. You should also be prepared to spend approximately at least 10 hours per week online completing lessons, activities, doing homework and participating in class discussions. Finally, you may want to incorporate these tips to help you get started:
- Set yourself a schedule -- check the course web site early in the class week to see what tasks you'll need to work on for the week.
- Each week there is an online forum with specific directions on how to participate, this is very important! You will need to post at least two times in the forum EACH WEEK. Your first post of the week should be no later than Wednesday at Midnight. Posting for the first time no later than Wednesday will assure that you will be a valuable contributor to the weekly forum.
Ongoing Attendance/Participation
Attendance in an online course works a little differently. Since this is a fully online course, you do not need to be anywhere at any specific time. That gives us all a little more flexibility in terms of when to work on the course material. I do expect that you login to this course at least once a day to "attend" to the activities that need to be completed.
Netiquette
- Always Communicate Using Netiquette
- Be polite to your classmates & respect differences of opinion.
- Do not share links to webpages that contain content that might be considered offensive to your classmates.
- Address each other by first name, unless a classmate indicates otherwise.
- Remember that our Canvas site is our collaborative learning space.
Need Help Forum
There is a discussion forum set up for you to post questions to your peers in case you need help with something that a classmate might know. I encourage you to reach out to each other in that forum.
Rules
All course work for each week is due by Sunday Midnight of that week.
Each week you must post at least Two Times in each discussion forum to get full credit. Your first post to the forum should be no later than Wednesday at Midnight of each week.
The discussion forum closes at Midnight of that week and no posts made after that time will be given points.
Technology
Desmos: Available for free on Website https://www.desmos.com
You are encouraged to use Desmos on your homework and exam.
Calculator: TI-83 or TI-84 (graphic calculator) or any scientific calculator is recommended.
Grading Policy: We will have weekly discussion forum, homework assignments, three exams. A student must earn above or equal to 70% to pass the course. The break-down as follows
Participation (Discussion): 5% (at least two posting every week)
Homework: 35% (included watching videos and reading textbook)
Two Exams: 40 % (each exam 20%)
Final Exam: 20% (Mandatory)
A: 90%-100%
B: 80%-89%
C: 70%-79%
D: 60%-69%
F: Below 60%
Date of Exams
You can start anytime for the Exam but once you start the Exam you must finish it because there is time limit. One lowest exam score will be dropped but I strongly suggest you take all exams for future Math courses.
1st Exam: July 1, Thursday
2nd Exam: July 15, Thursday
Final exam: July 22, Thursday (Mandatory)
Extra Credit (5%): Extra credit will be given to students who log over 15 hours in the learning Center of the Fall semester Merritt Tutoring (Pisces) https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/811864577 or Online Tutoring through Canvas or Visiting Office hours.
Important Dates:
Last Date to Drop with no 'W': 06/19/2021
Last Date to Drop with 'W': 07/14/2020
Adding & Dropping: It is your responsibility to add or drop the class.
Students Learning Outcomes: Students should be expected to
- Compute derivatives of functions using a variety of techniques for graphical analysis.
- Apply the concept of anti-differentiation to solve basic integration problems.
- Construct and solve mathematical models involving related rates and optimization (maximum and minimum problems).
- Model natural phenomena using logarithms and exponentials
- Analyze the properties of inverse trigonometric functions, their derivatives and
anti-derivatives (From Math Department)
Campus-Wide Tutoring: Merritt College offers a variety of FREE tutoring
services in almost every subject. Students who utilize these services are more likely
to achieve academic success : Merritt Tutoring (Pisces)
LRNRE 501 - Supervised Tutoring Code 30487 to access tutoring. https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/811864577
Student Accessibility Service (SAS)
: There are special provisions for students with disabilities; see the Merritt College web page https://www.merritt.edu/wp/dsp/
and notify the instructor to receive appropriate accommodations.
Student Accessibility Service: R109 (510) 436-2429 and email at SAS.merritt@peralta.edu.
Extended Opportunity Programs & Services: R109 (510) 436-2474
General information:
Peralta Community College District website is http://web.peralta.edu.
Merritt College Catalog 2021-2022
https://www.merritt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Merritt-Catalog-21-22_FINAL_Online.pdf
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