MA103A: Calculus I (Spring 2020)

Calendar Description

Limits and continuity; differential and integral calculus of functions of a single variable; the Mean Value Theorem; determination of extrema; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and techniques of integration; introduction to series.

Prerequisites

MA102, or a minimum score of 75% on the Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE); and Grade 12 Calculus or MA100 or MA129.

Exclusions

MA101, MA110*.

Instructor

Lawrence Howe (PhD)
Online Hours: See MyLS for scheduled problem sessions; email for individual appointment
E: lhowe@wlu.ca (Do not use MyLearningSpace to email me.)

Lab Coordinator

Erica Marshall
E: emarshall@wlu.ca

Textbook

J. Stewart: Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 8^th Edition, Brooks/Cole.

Calculators

Students may only use the approved scientific calculator, Casio FX-300MS Plus, on lab assignments, the midterm test and the final examination. No other calculator is allowed.

Required Equipment/Software

While almost any computer is sufficient for accessing instructional materials and writing the midterm test, to ensure the final exam is written under appropriate conditions students must at that time have access to a PC or Mac with a working microphone and an external webcam (not integrated/built-in; minimum resolution 720p). On that computer students must have installed the free Respondus Lock Down Browser + Monitor software. (See MyLS for more details.)
Also, the midterm test and final exam will require hand-written work on paper, which then must immediately be scanned into a PDF file and submitted via the internet. Thus, at those times students must have access to an internet-connected cellphone or some other means to accomplish this. (See MyLS for more details.)

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA103 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

• Weekly Online WeBWorK Homework Assignments: 10%
• Lab - Online WeBWorK Lab Assignments: 20%
• Midterm Test (Thursday, June 18, 2020, 8:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.): 20%
• Final Examination (2.5 hours; exact date, time and location to be announced): 50%

To be eligible to pass this course, a student must score at least 40% on the final examination. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA103 and is provided for the convenience of students.