Syllabus for Calculus 125 Math syllabus PDF

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Syllabus for calculus math 125. Includes syllabus for MATH 125 and information about the course contents for the year 2020...

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University of Tennessee Large Lecture Syllabus Created and to go into effect 9/10/2020 - ALL MID-SEMESTER COURSE CHANGES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW! Math 125 - Basic Calculus 3 Credit Hours Fall 2020 Sections 001 (CRN 42928), 002 (CRN 42929), 003 (CRN 42930), 004 (CRN 42931), 007 (CRN 42934), 008 (CRN 42935), 015 (CRN 42992), 020 (CRN 42997), 022 (CRN 42999), 025 (CRN 43002), 026 (CRN 43003), 027 (CRN 43004), 029 (CRN 43006), 030 (CRN 43007), 031 (CRN 43008), 032 (CRN 43009), 033 (CRN 43010), 034 (CRN 43011), 036 (CRN 43013), 041 (CRN 51038)

Instructor Supplement to the Math 125 Departmental Syllabus (Click here to find the Course Description, Value Proposition/Goals and the Course Learning Outcomes.)

UTK Syllabus: Campus Syllabus Large Lecture Instructor: Kim Smith Senior Lecturer [email protected] Online Meeting Times: Mondays & Fridays 2:15-3:05pm Zoom Session URL (SSO Required): https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/97071175627

Course Communication: All large lecture announcements, both in and outside of class, will be posted in Canvas (confirm your email notifications are turned ON under Account settings). It is the student’s responsibility to check his or her UTK email on a regular basis. In all email correspondence please include your section # in the subject line and your first and last name inside the detailed body of the message. Be sure to respond in a timely manner to any follow-up message(s). Keep in mind that Ms. Smith is teaching the online large lecture AND is teaching ten of the twenty recitation sections this semester, so email correspondence may take a little longer than usual - please direct all non-large lecture email inquiries to your recitation instructor (but always seek answers to your questions in Canvas first)!

Learning Environment: Your section of Math 125 involves two components - Mondays & Fridays you are to attend the online large lecture, where Ms. Smith will teach the bulk of the course material to you and where you’ll earn scores in the Coursework portion of your overall grade; Tuesdays or Thursdays you will have the opportunity to get extra concept assistance from your recitation instructor - in addition to rather than in place of online large lecture meetings - while accumulating even more Coursework grades. Some of you will meet online with your recitation instructor while others are scheduled to meet face-to-face. In summary, M/F online large lecture is when new material is presented, T or R recitation is for clarification and for applying what has been learned from Ms. Smith’s online lecture(s). Students are encouraged to attend all class meetings (large lecture and recitation [non-synchronous online resources are available if you are sick!]) and are expected to continually be prepared, having successfully completed previous homework assignments before moving on to new objectives. Emphasis will be placed on building a network of tutorial resources. Students should regularly spend time outside of class working with other M125 classmates in an effort to master basic skills and to best prepare for our scheduled time together. Each of us must work together to ensure maximum productivity, efficiency, and academic success while maintaining a safe and respectful work environment (both online and in-person). Online Classroom Expectations/Etiquette: Please be considerate of Ms. Smith and of those around you in the virtual environment. Because there will be up to 700 student attendees per online large lecture it is expected that you: ● ● ●

Enter the Zoom Session (SSO Required) 5-10 minutes before the start time of class - https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/97071175627. Never un-mute yourself (mark your specific concept questions to ask during your weekly recitation meeting). Use the Zoom Chat feature to ask large lecture questions (non-large lecture questions should be directed to your recitation instructor). Your questions via Zoom chat will be recorded and will be responded to via email within 24 hrs of our large lecture online class meeting.

Text / Required Companion Website:

All registered Math 125 students have immediate access to our required course materials through the Inclusive Access Program. Once the drop/add deadline passes, you will incur an automatic Vol account charge - the cost is less than any other purchasing option outside the program. Should you choose to purchase the required course materials another way or if you already have a Math 119/125 WebAssign Access Code (if you are repeating the course for example or have already taken Math 119) simply opt out by 8/28/20; access is turned off and a credit for the Inclusive Access cost is applied to your account. If you change sections, you must opt out again. If you opt out in error you can be reinstated to the program by sending your request to [email protected] or [email protected].

Text - College Algebra and Calculus An Applied Approach, Second Edition, Larson and Hodgkins (custom version includes Math Study Skills Workbook, 5th ed. by Paul Nolting), Brooks/Cole Publishers. This course will use Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Enhanced WebAssign (EWA) - A WebAssign access code is required to access and to submit answers to all homework assignments. Included with the WA license is access to a digital version of our text (the ebook). There is no need to purchase a printed textbook. ** There is a WebAssign course key specific to your section - see your Canvas site for the WA course key you should enter at https://webassign.net in order to self-enroll into WebAssign correctly. If you already have a Cengage account associated with your UT email, simply log into WebAssign at webassign.net with your previous credentials. If you don’t have a password associated with your UT email or have forgotten it, click on the “Forget?” link next to the password box, type your UT email address in the email box on the next page and reset your password. For any WA technical support issues, call 1-800-955-8275.

Calculator/Technology Policy: Calculators - A TI-30X IIS calculator is required. No other calculator will be allowed on any exam, including the departmental final exam. Students must have a physical TI-30X IIS model, not a virtual calculator. Computers / Laptops / Tablets / Smart Devices - You will need access to several online applications including Canvas, WebAssign, ZOOM (SSO Sign-In), and some recitation sections may use Google Classroom and/or Turning Technologies. For any OIT technical support issues, call (865) 974-9900.

Course Requirements, Assessment and Evaluations: Grades - Grades will be determined using the following grading scale. Your letter grade is a measure of your mastery of the course material and your fulfillment of all course objectives. 90% 87% 83% 80% 77% 73%

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A ≤ 100% A- < 90% B+ < 87% B < 83% B- < 80% C+ < 77%

70% 67% 63% 60% 57%

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C < 73% C- < 70% D+ < 67% D < 63% D- < 60% F < 57%

There are four GRADE CATEGORIES CLASSWORK (50%): For each online large lecture there will be a Canvas Quiz concept check (it will become available in Canvas shortly after the large lecture class meeting and will be due by 11:59pm that same evening [no late submissions allowed]). In recitation you will also earn scores that will be added to this grade category - some recitation sections will use clickers, some will use WebAssign quizzes, and others will incorporate Google Classroom for classwork activities. All of these scores will be combined and constitute the Classwork portion of your grade. Your THREE LOWEST combined Classwork grades will automatically be dropped; the remaining classwork scores will be averaged together and will count 50% of your final course average. HOMEWORK (30%): Homework must be submitted electronically via WebAssign by the given deadline, though it is expected that you work on assignments daily. Students are advised to set up the “Notifications” in WebAssign (upper right corner of the screen) to send email reminders about due dates. Students are allotted 5 attempts at each homework problem in WebAssign. Not completing homework assignments as we work is risky - please seek homework help from your recitation instructor. Your instructors are unable to be a source of assistance if you wait to begin an assignment last minute. Complete and/or re-do WebAssign homework as necessary - you can always access past WebAssign assignments (and view the key) even if a deadline has passed. You have the opportunity to submit homework assignments after the due date if the need arises (for a 30% penalty of unearned points). Requesting an extension and submitting late answer submissions in WebAssign must occur within 3 days of the original homework deadline. Your THREE LOWEST Homework grades will automatically be dropped; the remaining homework scores will be averaged together and will count 30% of your final course average. TESTS (10%): There will be TWO online midterm exams this semester (worth 5% each). Each test will be given in WebAssign during the following date and window of time Midterm Exam 1: CANCELLED Midterm Exam 2: Window opens at 6:10 pm ET on Thursday, October 1st, and closes at 11:59 pm ET on Friday, October 2nd. (Midterm Exam 2 covers Units 1 & 2: Sections 7.1-7.7, 8.1, 10.3 and 10. 5 from the ebook)

Midterm Exam 3: Window opens at 6:10 pm ET on Thursday, October 29th, and closes at 11:59 pm ET on Friday, October 30th. (Midterm Exam 3 covers Unit 3: Sections 8.4-8.6, 9.1 and 9.2 from the ebook)

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Each student will work individually, not in groups.

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Students are expected to use the midterm exams as a self-assessment to determine their level of understanding of the course material and should not use notes or other resources while completing the exam.

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The TI-30XIIS calculator is allowed.

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To encourage true self-assessment and discourage academic dishonesty, the score for each midterm exam will be based on submission of the response to the first problem on the exam. When the first problem is submitted, the midterm exam score recorded for the student will be one hundred percent. Failure to submit a response to the first problem on the exam will result in a score of zero. Students should work through the remaining problems on the exam without using notes or other resources and will receive feedback in the form of correct/incorrect marks within the exam.

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Midterm exams are administered via WebAssign and will be 60-minute timed self-assessments. Students may begin a midterm exam at any time during the exam window listed above, but must complete their exam within 60 minutes after starting and before the exam window closes. Students who are unable to complete the exam during the given exam window due to extenuating circumstances must email their instructor within 24 hours of missing the exam and extensions will be considered on a case by case basis by the instructor. Students may be required to obtain absence notification from the Dean of Students Office (dos.utk.edu).

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A Midterm Exam score may not be dropped or replaced with another score.

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Students with an extra time accommodation must submit their SDS accommodation letter to their instructor via the SDS portal prior to the day of the exam in order to receive extra time.

Students who feel they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact Student Disability Services in Dunford Hall, at 865-974-6087, or by video relay, at 865-622-6566, to coordinate reasonable academic accommodations. FINAL EXAM (10%): The final exam will be given in WebAssign during the following date and window of time Final Exam: Window opens at 8:00 am ET on Monday, November 23th, and closes at 3:15 pm ET on Thursday, December 3rd. (the Final Exam covers Units 1 - 4 with emphasis on Unit 4: sections 11.1-11.5 from the ebook) ●

Each student will work individually, not in groups.

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Students are expected to use the final exam as a self-assessment to determine their level of understanding of the course material and should not use notes or other resources while completing the exam.

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The TI-30XIIS calculator is allowed.

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To encourage true self-assessment and discourage academic dishonesty, the score for each midterm exam will be based on submission of the response to the first problem on the exam. When the first problem is submitted, the midterm exam score recorded for the student will be one hundred percent. Failure to submit a response to the first problem on the exam will result in a score of zero. Students should work through the remaining problems on the exam without using notes or other resources and will receive feedback in the form of correct/incorrect marks within the exam.

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The final exam is administered via WebAssign and will be 2-hour timed self-assessments. Students may begin the final exam at any time during the exam window listed above, but must complete their exam within 2 hours after starting and before the exam window closes. Students who are unable to complete the exam during the given exam window due to extenuating circumstances must email their instructor within 24 hours of missing the exam and extensions will be considered on a case by case basis by the instructor. Students may be required to obtain absence notification from the Dean of Students Office (dos.utk.edu).

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The Final Exam score may not be dropped or replaced with another score.

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Students with an extra time accommodation must submit their SDS accommodation letter to their instructor via the SDS portal prior to the day of the exam in order to receive extra time.

Extra Credit: There will be no extra credit offered in this course - please do not ask! The course average is determined by the scores earned during the semester and according to the weights given above. How to be Successful in this Course: ●

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Stay up-to-date in our Canvas site - additions will be made regularly as we work this semester. Everything we do in large lecture and in recitation will be posted in Canvas within 24 hours. Take good notes. Ms. Smith not only explains the course material but also she models appropriate use of notation and demonstrates how to show supporting work while completing problems.

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Do the homework well before the deadline in WebAssign. Start working on the homework right away so that there is time to get help, if needed, before the due date. Ask questions. Take responsibility for learning the material. If something does not make sense, get help right away. There are many resources for math help - See Canvas for the complete list of help options. Learn from your mistakes - they are proof you are trying! Graded work and midterm tests are not just for assessing knowledge; they should be used as learning tools as well. Always correct anything marked incorrect on graded papers and midterm tests. Produce high quality work (not just quantity). Focus on communication skills (clear, detailed, & accurate). Carefully follow directions, especially on exams. Participate fully in large lecture and in recitation - remain engaged the entire time. Do all the homework at the time it is assigned; redo homework as necessary. Read the text and study the example problems. A typical successful student spends 6 hours per week doing homework and studying for this class. Ace all WebAssign assignments (you have 5 attempts to get each answer correct!). Spend extra time studying for exams (but not just a few hours the night before). Do all review problems and check your work & answers against the key.

Course Feedback:

All student comments and suggestions are welcomed throughout the semester! Students will be given the opportunity to give anonymous feedback about the course and instructor at the end of the semester via the TNVoice online evaluations. The course coordinator, Malissa Meadows ([email protected]), is also willing to hear any other comments, suggestions, and/or constructive criticism students are willing to offer.

Course Timetable: Ms. Smith's Updated Course Schedule If the instructors find it necessary to make informational changes (e.g. office hours, schedule adjustments) due to students’ needs or unforeseen circumstances, students will be notified in announcements and/or email of any such changes....