Course Syllabus

Merritt College

Math3A, 5 units

Math 3A Calculus(code23538)

Spring 2022 syllabus

Instructor: Minyoung (Michelle) Lee

E-mail: minyounglee@peralta.edu (Please allow 24 hours for response)

Google voice: (510) 698-9295 (text)

Office hours: TTh 4-5pm: Zoom link (please camera on)

Meeting ID: 950 1957 0055 Password:calculus

Class Meets: TTh 10:00a.m-12:15p.m at S111

Prerequisites: Math 2 or Math 1 & Math50, or appropriate placement.

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:

View Online

Download a PDF

Online Homework: Online Homework MyOpenMath (MOM) is free. You must do the homework and take the exams in the Canvas.

Course Website: Canvas will be course website as doing homework assignments and taking exam as the Spring 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.

Attendance Policy: It is essential that you participate in class and regularly ask questions in order to succeed in this course and your future math courses. Therefore, attendance is required but not mandatory. Attendance may be taken at any point during the class.

Grading Policy: There is no makeup exams and a final exam unless emergency condition. We will have homework assignments, three midterms and a final exam. A student must earn above or equal to 70% to pass the course. The break-down as follows

Participation: 5%

Homework: 35%

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

1st Exam: February 24, Thursday

2nd Exam: March 24, Thursday

3rd Exam: April 28, Thursday

Final exam: May 24, Tuesday (mandatory)

Extra Credit (5%): Extra credit will be given to students who log over 15 hours in the learning Center of the Spring semester Merritt Tutoring (Pisces) or Online Tutoring through Canvas or Visiting Office hours.

Important Dates:

Last Date to Drop with no 'W': 2/6/2022

Last Date to Drop with 'W': 4/29/2022

Adding & Dropping: It is your responsibility to add or drop the class.

February18- 21

F-M

President’s Birthday– Holiday Observance

March 15	T	Professional Day – No Instruction
March 28- April 3	M-Su	Spring Recess

May 19

Malcolm X’s Birthday– Holiday Observance

Students Learning Outcomes: Students should be expected to

Expand basic principles of calculus to model physical systems in 3-dimensions.
Apply appropriate vector operations to solve a variety of real-world phenomena.
Demonstrate critical understanding of various methods to analyze and solve abstract and real-world problems. (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 22458 to access tutoring.

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 Spring 2022 Here

General Health and Safety Guidelines Here

Mandatory use of face-covering required students and instructors
Provide reasonable accommodations for employees and students categorized as being at higher risk for COVID 19 infection and complications
Offer synchronous distance learning in addition to in-person classes to reduce the number of people attending
Open windows where possible to increase fresh air from coming into space/classroom, if air quality permits.

Screening

Following the CDC Guidelines, employees and students are directed to stay away from District facilities when experiencing COVID 19 symptoms, have tested positive, and/or have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms while waiting for COVD-19 test results. The District should develop and require that all employees, students, contractors or visitors, should attest to not currently experiencing symptoms associated with COVID 19 as defined by the CDC, including fever, cough shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, sore throat or loss of taste or smell. Further, that employees, students, contractors, visitors have not come into close contact (six-feet or less for extended periods) with a person experiencing COVID 19 symptoms or have tested positive in the past 14 days, or traveled outside of the country or region on the CDC’s Level 3 Travel Health Notice within 14 days.

Tentative Course Plan

Date	Section	Exam
T 1/25	Introduction & 1.1 – 1.2
Th 1/27	1.3 – 1.5
T 2/1	2.1 – 2.2
Th 2/3	2.2 – 2.3
T 2/8	2.4 – 2.5
Th 2/10	2.5 – 2.6
T 2/15	3.1 – 3.2
Th 2/17	3.2 – 3.3
T 2/22	3.3 – 3.4
Th 2/24	1st Exam	1st Exam covers Chapter1 & 2
T 3/1	3.5
Th 3/3	3.6
T 3/8	3.7
Th 3/10	3.8 – 3.9
T 3/15	Professional Day – No Instruction
Th 3/17	4.1 – 4.2
T 3/22	4.3
Th 3/24	2nd Exam	2nd Exam covers Chapter 3
3/28-4/3	Spring Recess
T 4/5	4.4
Th 4/7	4.5
T 4/12	4.6
Th 4/14	4.7
T 4/19	4.8
Th 4/21	4.9-4.10
T 4/26	5.1 – 5.2
Th 4/28	3rd Exam	3rd Exam covers Chapter 4
T 5/3	5.3
Th 5/5	5.4
T 5/10	5.5
Th 5/12	5.6
T 5/17	5.7
Th 5/19	Malcolm X’s Birthday– Holiday Observance
T 5/24	No Class: Final Exam Period
Th 5/26	Final Exam	Final Exam covers Chapter 5