Course Title: Selected Topics in Advanced Calculus 1
Semester: Fall 2011
Course Number: Ma 620
Reference Number: 2368
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Dr. James Camacho Jr
Office Hours: M 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m., TH4:00p.m.-5:00p.m., M, T, TH 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
Telephone Number: 1-(201)-200-2267
E-mail Address: jcamacho@njcu.edu
Office: K532
Course Description: Prefaced by a careful examination of the foundations of calculus,
this course provides an extension of fundamental concepts of calculus that are taught in
undergraduate calculus courses. Topics include generalized mean value theorem,
functions of several variables, partial differentiation, transformation and mappings.
Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Prepare teachers to teach secondary school calculus
To extend concepts of undergraduate calculus
To give a rigorous presentation of calculus concepts
To prepare students for graduate studies at the doctoral level
Required Reading:
Taylor and Mann, Advanced Calculus, 3rd Ed.
Course Calendar/Deadline Dates: Exam#1: 10/11, Exam#2: 11/8, Exam#3: 12/6,
Final Exam: 12/20 7p.m.-9p.m.
Course Content: We will cover topics from Chapters 1-9, 13, 15.
Evaluations: Three 1-hour exams and one 2-hour final exam (counts as 2 exams)
Grading/Grading Criteria:
grades.
Possible grades
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CF
Drop lowest exam grade and then average remaining
Ground Rules: No makeup exam
Average
90-100
87-90
84-87
80-84
77-80
74-77
70-74
67-70
Below 67