Self Introduction and Office Hours
Office location – LS - 121
phone 815-1215
e-mail jtroutma@ycp.edu.
Hours: Monday 2:30 - 3:00,
Tuesday 10:45-11:45,
Wednesday 1:00-2:30,
Thursday 10:45-11:45.
My home phone number is
840-4000.
James Troutman
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Catalog Description
A one semester calculus course designed for
business, biology and other majors
desiring applied calculus. Topics will
include calculation of derivatives,
maximum-minimum problems, curve
sketching, calculation of integrals, area
under curves and applications. The course
uses applications from the business sector,
life sciences, and the social sciences.
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PREREQUISITE
It is expected that each student has had two
years of high school algebra with a C+ or
better, or a “C” or better in Mat105 College
Algebra. If you do not have this background,
please see the instructor at the end of the first
class period. A recent and solid algebra
background is essential for success in this
course.
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After Test 1
Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face
the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended
that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you
will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus
a mandatory test review session at the Center for
Teaching and Learning before test 2.
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Academic Integrity
York College’s mission statement stipulates that strict adherence to principles of academic honesty is expected of all students.
Therefore, academic dishonesty will not be tolerated at York College. Academic dishonesty refers to actions such as,
but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabricating research, falsifying academic documents, etc., and includes all
situations where students make use of the work of others and claim such work as their own.
When a faculty member believes a student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the faculty member must inform the
student in writing and then has ten business days from that written notification to the student to report the incident to
the Dean of Academic Affairs and the Department Chair. Documentation related to instances of academic dishonesty
will be kept on file in the student’s permanent record. If the academic dishonesty is the student’s first offense, the
faculty member will have the discretion to decide on a suitable sanction up to a grade of 0 for the course. Students are
not permitted to withdraw from a course in which they have been accused of academic dishonesty.
Students who believe they have been unjustly charged or sanctioned (in cases involving a first offense) must discuss the
situation with the faculty member and have 10 business days thereafter to submit an appeal to Student Welfare
Committee through the Dean of Academic Affairs. If an appeal is filed, the Student Welfare Committee will then
conduct a hearing to review the charge and/or sanction. In cases of a first offense, the faculty member may request
that the Student Welfare Committee conduct a hearing and decide on the sanction, which can involve academic
suspension or dismissal from the College, if the faculty member believes the offense to be of an extremely egregious
nature.
If the Dean of Academic Affairs determines that the academic dishonesty is the student’s second offense, the Dean will provide
written notification to the student, the faculty member, and the Department Chair. The Student Welfare Committee
will automatically conduct a hearing to review the charge and decide on an appropriate sanction, which will involve
academic suspension or dismissal from the College. Students who believe the Student Welfare Committee has unjustly
sanctioned them may submit a written appeal to the Dean of Academic Affairs within 72 hours of receiving
notification of the Student Welfare Committee’s sanction.
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The textbook for this course is:
A text is not necessary for this course. All the material is on my
website.
However, if you prefer to use a text you can consider a text titled
“Applied Calculus” or one of the following:
Brief Applied Calculus by Berresford &
Rockett
or
Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, etc.
by Tan.
or
Calculus for Business, Economics, etc by
Barnett, Ziegler and Byleen
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Course Outline
See syllabus for detailed schedule.
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Grading Policy
In general, your final grade will be determined by the
sum of your chapter test grades. Additional points
will be granted for placing problems on the board at
the start of class. There may be occasional checks of
homework and perhaps quizzes. In all situations your
willingness to work in pairs, attendance, and class
contributions will be considered before assigning you
a final grade.
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Grading Scale
A . . . . . . . 90 - 100
B+.....
87 – 89
B . . . . . . . 80 – 86
C + . . . . . 77 – 79
C . . . . . . . 70 – 76
D . . . . . . . 60 – 69
F . . . . . . . 0 – 59
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Grade Results
Fall 2012
Fall 2009
A
27%
B+
8%
B
20%
77%
A
18%
B+
5%
B
14%
C+
8%
C+
4%
C
14%
C
17%
D
7%
D
8%
F
8%
F
24%
W
8%
W
8%
23%
60%
40%
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After Test 1
Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face
the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended
that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you
will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus
a mandatory test review session at the Center for
Teaching and Learning before test 2.
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Technology Policy
While York College recognizes students’ need for
educational and emergency related technological
devices such as laptops, PDA’s, cellular phones, etc.,
using them unethically or recreationally during class
time is never appropriate. The college recognizes and
supports faculty members’ authority to regulate in
their classrooms student use of all electronic devices
In this class the only devices permitted out in the open
are calculators. If you have a cell phone please place it
in the vibrate mode and leave the classroom if you
need to use it. Use your common sense!
BUT!
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Teaching/Learning Style
Please make sure my style matches
yours or change instructors.
Students will come to class prepared and with
homework completed.
Class will begin with students working with a
partner(s) to discuss the homework due that day.
Applied problems will be placed on the board by
student volunteers for the class to discuss.
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Teaching/Learning Style
The instructor will cover the material in the assigned
section on the screen at the front of the room. He
will give examples and solve problems. The
student is responsible for asking for clarification
or additional practice.
• Homework will be assigned.
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Garfield
By Jim Davis
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Graphing
Calculators
The instructor will use a
graphing calculator in class.
A graphing calculator is
strongly encouraged and
will be useful throughout
this course. Graphing
calculators may be used
during testing.
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Get Your Moneys Worth!
Tuition is $16,400 per year or about $1539 per
three credit course.
That means that each time you attend class
you are paying about $51 for that lesson.
There are thirty students in this class and
30 x 1539 = $46,170! Get your value out of this
course.
By the way, I teach 8 classes a year so my salary
is 8 x $46,170 = $369,360!
I love this job!
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What Students Say About this
Course!
Amount of work required for the course –
78% of students feel it is appropriate,
0 % feel it is too little, and
22% feel it is too much work.
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What Students Say About this
Course!
The use of graphing calculators –
88% of students love them,
10% feel they are OK, and
2% hate them.
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What Students Say About this
Course!
PowerPoint Presentations were –
70% of students felt they were very helpful,
27% felt that they were OK, and
3% felt that they were a waste of time.
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What Students Say About Me!
The students rating of the instructor –
No student felt I was very bad, one student felt
that I was below average (3%), 5 students felt that I
was average (16%), four students (12%) felt that I
was above average and 22 students (69%) felt that I
was excellent.
These surveys were taken last year!
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Tutoring hours will begin Wednesday January 29.
The hours are: Monday - Thursday 9am -9pm and Friday 10am-1pm.
Humanities Building H 01 -
815-1296
REQUIRED ½ HOUR ORIENTATION SCHEDULE: REQUIRED
Monday January 27;
3, 4 and 5.
Tuesday January 28;
1, 2, 3 and 4
Wednesday January 29; 10, 11 and noon
Thursday January 30;
4, 5, 6 and 7
These are the only times that you may attend an orientation session.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT MADE BY ME!
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What Students Say About the
Learning & Teaching Center
FALL 2011
100% of students using the center feel it
significantly improved their learning.
The correlation between attendance at the LTC
and final grades in THIS course is significant.
On test 2 last fall, the students that visited the
LTC 2 or more times before the test, had an
average grade 10.1 points above those who didn’t.
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After Test 1
Because algebra is such an essential part of this
course and because test 1 is an algebra test, you face
the following requirements for performance on test 1.
If you score below a 70 it is strongly recommended
that you drop/add MAT105 College Algebra.
If you score below a 70 and DO NOT drop/add you
will be required to attend weekly review sessions plus
a mandatory test review session at the Learning and
Teaching Center before test 2.
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For those needing help:
• Note my office hours.
• Math tutors in Hum01.
• Form study groups.
Zits
By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
For those needing help:
• Visit my web page
http://faculty.ycp.edu/~jtroutma
(Note that there is no n at the end of
jtroutma
On reserve at the library:
• Houghton Mifflin instructional DVD’s
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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So . . . Why do I need to know this stuff?
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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR YOUR EDUCATION.
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Vallie Hinkle
Amanda Truax
vhinkle@ycp.edu
atruax@ycp.edu
Homework Review/Help Sessions
Mondays ? Hum ?
Tuesdays ? Hum ?
Wednesdays ? Hum ?
Thursday ? Hum ?
Subject to change during the semester.
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Go to my website.
http://faculty.ycp.edu/~jtroutma
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