Calculus I
Spring 2011
Course: MAC 2311, Section Id: 10270
Instructor: Dr. M. Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718
Class Time : 3:50-5:30 pm TR
Bldg. 10/Rm. 1357
Office hour: 2:45-3:45 pm TR/Appointment
Textbook: Calculus Early Transcendentals by Anton,
Bivens, and Davis, Ninth edition, Wiley.
e-mail: mrahman@unf.edu
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Prerequisites: Pre-calculus or College Algebra and Trigonometry.
Credit hours: 4
Tentative Schedule:
Chapter 1. Limits and Continuity
§ 1.1-1.6
Chapter 2. The Derivatives
§ 2.1-2.6
Chapter 3. Topics in Differentiation
§ 3.1-3.6
Chapter 4. The Derivative in Graphing and
Applications
§ 4.1-4.8
Chapter 5. Integration
Selected sections
Note: Some sections may be omitted
Grading Criteria:
Point Allocation
40%
30%
15%
15%
2 Exams
Final Exam will be comprehensive.
Homework
Quiz and Group work
Cut-Offs:
Grade Assignment
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69%
F
< 60%
The “  ’’ will be included only to improve your grades
Important Deadlines:
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Last day to withdraw – March 25th
Holidays (no classes or office hours) – January 17th (MLK Day), March 14th--March 18th (Spring
Break)
Exam 1: February 17th , 2011(Thursday)
Exam 2: April 5th, 2011 (Tuesday)
Final Exam is Tuesday, April 26, 3:00-4:50 pm.
Technology: A graphing calculator is useful. A TI–83 is recommended. TI-89s and TI-92s cannot be used
during exams.
Attendance: is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be assigned
group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result in lowering your
grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must make arrangements for making
up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework (Pencil and paper): Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. All
homework must be written on
8 1  11 paper. Write on one side of the paper. Staple the pages in the
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upper left corner. No late homework or projects will be accepted without a valid reason.
Homework (Online): Online homeworks will be assigned through WileyPLUS. No late/early homework is
accepted. No make-ups will be given.
Quiz (In class): Announced in class quizzes will be given during classes. No make-ups will be given
without a valid reason ( illness, death in the family, etc.).
Quiz ( Online): Online quizzes will be assigned through WileyPLUS. No late/early work is accepted. No
make-ups will be given.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please
contact “Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 10-Room 1201.
Plan for dealing with disruption of normal activities:
In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency such as hurricane, pandemic
or other unforeseen event or combination of events, the format of this course may be modified in order to
enable completion of the course requirements. In that event, you will be provided an addendum to this
syllabus that will supersede this version. It is your responsibility as a student participant to be proactive
during any emergency to find instructions that I will be sent through email (or posted to the osprey website)
as determined by the instructor as appropriate for the circumstances.
General Education Outcomes:
MAC 2311 is designed to satisfy the following criteria from the Student Outcomes of General Education:
Know the world.
Demonstrate knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, arts, and human societies.
This course focuses on the “mathematics” portion of this outcome. The whole course contributes to
satisfying this outcome.
Think Critically.
Read, analyze, and understand complex texts or quantitative information.
This course focuses on the “quantitative information” portion of this outcome. The whole course
contributes to satisfying this outcome.
Solve Problems.
Formulate and/or apply models to evaluate problems and draw conclusions.
We reach this goal by using differentiation and/or integration to set up and solve limit problems,
optimization problems, related rates problems, graphing function problems, and marginal function
problems.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be
announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes.