Calculus

Welcome to Calculus

Spring 2008

Welcome to the course website for Section 002 of Calculus I at the University of Northern Colorado.

The Calculus Art is Up!

Wow, the calculus artwork is pretty cool. Check out the Artwork Slide Show

I created this site to host important course documents and provide links and other supporting resources for my students. If you're in the class or just an interested observer, feel free to "look around." If you're a calculus instructor, you're welcome to download and use any of the files in your classes.

Isaac Newton and Calculus
Isaac Newton

About the Course

For the full syllabus, click here.

 

Text:

Stewart, J. (2006). Calculus: Concepts and Contexts (3rd ed.), CA: Thompson.

Course Description:

Calculus I is an introduction to the tools, methods, and applications of single-variable differential calculus. Topics include functions, limits, rate of change, tangents, derivatives, rules of differentiation, and related applications. An understanding of function-based college algebra and basic trigonometric functions is a prerequisite for the course.

Grading:

Overall grades will be assigned by weighting your averages in the sections according to the scheme below.

Try the Online Grade Estimator.

Activities, Participation, & Quizzes 10%
Lab Assignments 10%
Paper-based Homework 10%
Online Homework 10%
Exam 1 10%
Exam 2 15%
Exam 3 15%
Final Exam 20%

Final letter grades will be assigned based on the usual 90-80-70-60 scale.