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Course Syllabus

Course Number and Title: Spring 2004

IST 131 – Analytical Methods II

Section 203, Course Reference Number 2646

Instructors:

Dr. Laura Adkins (Lecture) Dr. Elwyn Bellis (Lab)

Smith Hall 760 Science Building 257

696-3034 696-2754

AdkinsL@marshall.edu bellis@marshall.edu

Office Hours: Office Hours:

8:00 – 9:00 MWF TBA

2:00 – 3:00 MWF

3:00 – 4:00 TTh

Course Description, Credits, and Prerequisites:

Calculus, including elementary algebraic and transcendental functions, derivatives and their applications. Applications to the physical sciences.

Credit Hours – 4

Prerequisites – IST 130

Text Information:

Required Texts:

Calculus (third edition) by Hughes-Hallett, et al.

Used Math for the First Two Years of College Science (second edition) by Swartz

Additional Study Aids:

Graphing calculator. Examples of acceptable graphing calculators are the Texas Instruments 83 and above, and the Hewlett-Packard 48G and above.

Comments:

If you do not already own a graphing calculator, be sure that the one you purchase is adequate to meet your needs throughout the Analytical Methods sequence. In particular, your calculator should have the capacity to find numerical values for derivatives and definite integrals.

If you already own another graphing calculator, you may use it at your own risk. Some calculators seem OK at the beginning of IST 130, but may prove to be inadequate later in the course or in the Analytical Methods sequence.

Keep your owner’s manuals, and use them. Exams will almost always allow you to use the calculator, but not its manual. On exams, any “calculator” must have less than 200K RAM. Calculators may not be shared on any time on any examination. Sharing calculators on homework is OK.

Desired Learner Outcomes / Objectives:

At the conclusion of this class, the student should be able to:

• Use algebraic functions to model real-world phenomena.

• Use exponential and logarithmic functions to model real-world phenomena, including growth and decay processes.

• Use trigonometric functions to model periodic phenomena.

• Use graphs to describe real-world phenomena, and interpret graphs.

• Find the first derivative of a function by means of the definition.

• Interpret the first derivative of a function as a rate of change, including velocity.

• Find the second derivative of a function by means of the definition.

• Interpret the second derivative of a function, including acceleration.

• Use derivatives to create and interpret graphs.

• Use short-cut formulas to find derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions.

• Apply derivatives to finding maxima, minima, and inflection points.

Evaluation / Measurement of Learner Outcomes:

The standards for measuring successful completion of learner objectives will be:

• Quizzes and exams to measure the student’s knowledge of material and ability to perform required tasks.

• Assignments to measure the student’s ability to perform required tasks in a less formal, more cooperative environment.

• Laboratory projects to measure the student’s ability to apply concepts to the physical sciences.

• Attendance / Participation. For this class, you will be expected to attend regularly and to participate intelligently. This means:

• Preparing for class (Reading assigned material and organizing your thoughts before class.)

• Contributing to the class This could include any of the following.

Making an informed and relevant comment. (“Gee, it’s cold in here” doesn’t qualify.)

Asking an informed and relevant question. (“Has anybody seen my calculator?” doesn’t qualify.)

Presenting the answer to a homework problem in response to a fellow student’s question. (This applies to lecture only.)

Preparing a typed summary of a lecture for distribution to fellow students. (This applies to lecture only.)

Remember that attendance alone is not sufficient to merit participation credit. Your goal is to make the classroom experience more valuable for yourself and your fellow students. If you prefer to sit silently through class and prove yourself only on written work, remember that your future employer is very unlikely to accept such passive, non-participatory performance.

Grading Policy:

The student’s final grade will be determined by the following components:

| | |Points |Total Points |

| |punctuality, attendance, in-class work, |10 points | |

| |experiments, demos, other assignments, etc. | | |

|LAB | | |100 points |

|(Dr. Bellis) | | | |

| |Reports |20 points | |

| |Homework |20 points | |

| |Tests |50 points | |

| |Attendance/Participation* |20 points | |

| | | | |

|LECTURE | | | |

|(Dr. Adkins) | | |300 points |

| |Worksheets/Quizzes/Homework |20 points | |

| |Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Mon. Feb. 9 |60 points | |

| |Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. March 3 |60 points | |

| |Exam 3 . . . . . . . . . . . Fri. April 9 |60 points | |

| |Final Exam . . . . . . . . Fri. May 7 |80 points | |

| |10:15 – 12:15 | | |

* 2 points for each homework problem presented or lecture summarized.

The student’s final grade will be calculated using the following grading scale

90 % - 100 % A

80 % - 89 % B

70 % - 79 % C

60 % - 69 % D

Below 60 % F

Class Policies:

Attendance Policy

The instructors of this class believe that faithful attendance is necessary for the successful completion of this course. For this reason, attendance will be checked and recorded at each class meeting. It is the student’s responsibility to verify his/her attendance. The student’s participation score will be lowered be one (1) percentage point for each absence after three (3) absences because if the student is not present, he/she cannot participate in the classroom discussions. Also, extreme tardiness will not be tolerated. Tardiness of more than ten (10) minutes will be counted as an absence because tardiness after ten minutes disrupts the flow of the classroom’s discussion.

Late Assignments

All work turned in late will be penalized 10 % per class period late.

Lab assignments are due at the beginning of the lab, not 5-10 minutes into the lab, or at end of the lab.

No work will be accepted more than three (3) class periods late.

Misplacing or losing a lab handout is not a valid reason for not turning in assignments on time.

Make-Up Examinations

It is the student’s responsibility to make prior arrangements when the student will not be able to take an examination. It is up to the instructor’s discretion to accept and allow the student’s arrangements and reasons for the make-up examination.

Dissemination of Announcements

The instructors of this course will make every effort to disseminate all information pertinent to the class during the normal class meetings; however, times arise when it is necessary to disseminate information outside the normal meeting times. The instructors, in this case, will use the Marshall University Email facility and/or the Integrated Science and Technology web page ( ) to disseminate any pertinent information to the student.

For this reason, the student is expected to check his/her mail twice daily and the IST web page once daily. The instructors will use the student’s MARSHALL Email address (student@marshall.edu).

Student Collaboration

As with most IST courses, the instructors encourage student collaboration, but also expect projects, quizzes, and examinations to be the student’s own work. The policies set forth in the Student Handbook will be used in cases of Academic Dishonesty.

Important Dates:

Monday Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, no class.

Monday March 8: Freshman mid-term grade reports due.

Sunday March 14 – March 21: Spring Break, no classes.

Friday March 26: Last day to drop an individual class.

Friday, April 30: Last class day. Last day to completely withdraw from the university.

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