Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Mathematics 1W
CALCULUS I WORKSHOP
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Catalog Description:
MTH 1W - Calculus I Workshop
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0.25 - 0.50 units
Laboratory, study group, collaborative workshop or computer laboratory time for Calculus I.
Corequisite: MTH 1
Units
(Min)
Units
(Max)
Contact Hours
Week
(Min)
0.25
Lecture
Laboratory
Clinical
Total
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0.25
Week
(Max)
Term
(Min)
Term
(Max)
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
17.50
0.00
17.50
0.00
35.00
0.00
35.00
Prerequisite Skills:
None
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Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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2.
3.
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Course Content:
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Applications of principles and concepts
Methods of Presentation
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2.
3.
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read and write the mathematics used in Calculus I;
use technology currently used in Calculus I;
solve problems on their own and with peers without having to rely on an instructor.
Individual instruction
Collaboration
Computer-assisted/graphing calculator instruction
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
1. Typical Assignments
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B.
Show, using implicit differentiation, that any tangent line at a point P to a circle with center
O is perpendicular to the radius OP.
Collaborative: Given a variety of functions, the students were asked to differentiate the
functions.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
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B.
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Attendance
In-class assignments
Textbook (Typical):
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Haas (2010). University Calculus Pearson/Addison Wesley.
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Special Student Materials