MAC 2311
Calculus I-FALL 2009
Calculus I (CRN 80179)
Instructor: Dr. Mahbubur Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14/ Room 2718
Phone: 620-3748
Office hour: 1:00-2:00pm TR/Appointment
Class Time: 2:00-3:40pm TR
Class Bldg. 10/Rm. 1345
Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendental
Functions, 4th ed. by Larson, Hostetler &
Edwards.
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 2. Limits and their properties
§ 2.1-2.5
§ 3.1-3.7, and 3.8*(* section 3.8 will be covered if time
permits)
Chapter 3. Differentiation
Chapter 4. Applications of
Differentiation
§ 4.1-4.8
§ 5.1-5.4, and 5.5*(*section 5.5 will be covered if time
permits)
Chapter 5. Integration
Grading Criteria:
Point Allocation
40%
30%
15%
15%
2 Exams
Final Exam will be comprehensive.
Homework and Group work
Quiz
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 ( with 25% refund)– September 18th
Last day to withdraw (no refund)– November 7th
Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Labor Day- Sept. 07th , Veterans Day- Nov 11th,
Thanksgiving- Nov. 26-27th ,
Exam 1: Oct. 01, 2009 (Thursday)
Exam 2: Nov. 19, 2009 (Thursday)
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Final Exam is Thursday, Dec. 10, 1:00-2:50pm.
Technology: You will need a scientific calculator, though you may use graphing calculator, such
as TI-82, TI-83 or similar. Graphing calculators which perform symbolic manipulations (e.g.
TI89, TI92) will not be allowed for tests, quizzes, and final 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: is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded. Late
homework will not be accepted without a valid reason.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact “Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 10-Room 1201.
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.
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.