5 07 Syllabus MTH 173 CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I Professor Dr Richard Semmler Email rsemmler nvcc edu Telephone 703 323 2131 Extended Learning Institute ELI Distance Learning Northern Virginia Community College Mailing Address In Person Address 8333 Little River Turnpike 8000 Forbes Place Annandale VA 22003 3796 Springfield VA 22151 Telephone 703 323 3347 Toll Free 800 627 5443 V TDD 703 323 3717 Fax 703 323 3392 Web Site http eli nvcc edu IMPORTANT DATES You will receive a Quick Start Syllabus in the mail which will confirm your registration in this course and contain your course enrollment dates as described below If you do not receive this course enrollment confirmation by 10 days after the course is scheduled to begin contact ELI registration immediately at 703 323 3368 Start Date This is your official start date all other dates are based on it Your enrollment does not necessarily correspond to campus enrollment dates You are expected to meet a schedule for submission of your work see details in Course Progress section so you need to buy your course materials and start on time Last Refund Date This is the last date on which you can drop this course and receive a refund of your tuition This is also the last date on which you can drop this course and add another course without paying additional tuition To drop this course use the NovaConnect online or telephone registration system or send a written request to ELI Registration Written requests must be received by this date Inactive Students Dropped Last Date for Withdrawal End of Enrollment Date Inactive students who have not completed minimum required assignments as specified in course material will be administratively withdrawn without tuition refund You will receive a grade of W This is the last date on which you can withdraw from this course without grade penalty Use the NovaConnect online or telephone registration system to drop the course or send a written request to ELI Registration so that it is received by this date You will receive a grade of W If you do not submit at least the second assignment and pass the first test as specified by the instructor by this date you will be administratively withdrawn with no refund All assignments and examinations should be completed by this date Also see the information in the section on Course Progress and Incomplete Grades For questions not answered in this Syllabus call the ELI Hotline at 703 323 3347 or 800 627 5443 ELI staff members are available between 8 30am and 8 30pm Monday through Thursday 8 30am and 5 00pm Friday and some Saturdays hours vary by semester If you are hearing impaired call the V TDD number 703 323 3717 Getting Started Welcome to ELI This Syllabus provides information on your course requirements required books and materials assignments and examinations and policies governing your enrollment Be sure to read this Syllabus carefully While you have some flexibility in how you complete this course your enrollment is based on the dates listed in your Quick Start Syllabus It is important to start your course on time Course Specific Information Course Materials The textbook s and other materials you will need to purchase for this course are Varberg Purcell Rigdon Calculus With Analytic Geometry 9th edition Prentice Hall 2007 Varberg and Purcell Student s Solutions Manual Prentice Hall 2007 Course Guide for MTH 173 includes assignments information on exams and other course details Graphing Calculator TI 83 Texas Instruments is recommended An equation editor to help you with the practical applications exercises for example Scientific NotebookTM is a software program which is an equation editor and a math engine capable of providing answers not solutions to even numbered problems from the text You are highly encouraged to invest in Scientific Notebook ExpressionistTM is an inexpensive equation editor Many word processing programs e g Microsoft WordTM WordPerfectTM include equation editors Ordering your books and other course materials for NVCC distance courses is easy You may order textbooks and other course materials by any of the following methods Online preferred http eli nvcc edu books Phone 1 888 SHIP TEXT Fax ELI Textbook Order Form Mail If you prefer to pick up your textbooks in person all ELI textbooks are available at the Alexandria Campus Bookstore Take a copy of this Syllabus with you when purchasing your course materials so you are sure to get the right books for your course Most Course Guides are available at no charge on ELI s Web site at http eli nvcc edu courses htm Course Summary This course is a unified course in calculus designed for students majoring in mathematics engineering computer science chemistry or physics It is the first course in a series of three courses in calculus covering single variable and multivariable calculus The prerequisites are four units of high school mathematics or MTH 166 or MTH 163 164 and a satisfactory score on an appropriate proficiency examination 2 Course Objectives Course Progress If you successfully complete this course you will be able to Compute derivatives of polynomials rational functions trigonometric functions exponential functions and logarithmic functions Apply techniques of differential calculus to solve applied problems and to aid in sketching curves Define the antiderivative of a function and define the Riemann integral State properties of the integral Compute higher order derivatives and use them to solve applied problems Solve problems involving antiderivatives including areas volumes and arc length ELI is designed for students with busy and sometimes irregular schedules Most ELI courses do not require fixed assignment due dates However research shows that students are most successful with independent study when they start their course work on time and make steady progress To help you do this we suggest that you try to follow the timeline below Base the months on your specific enrollment dates Submit one assignment at a time Month I Introductory Letter Steps 1 19 Computer Activity 1 Exam 1 Inactive Student Dropped this date falls approximately 5 weeks after your start date By this date you must submit at least the first assignment otherwise you will be administratively withdrawn from the course with no refund Month 2 Steps 20 32 Computer Activity 2 Exam 2 Your Last Withdrawal Date falls approximately 9 weeks after your enrollment begins By this date you must have submitted at least the second