Welcome to MATH 111�Calculus I

_{PROFESSOR: DR. REBECCA SWANSON (SHE/HER)}

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_{CALL ME: PROFESSOR SWANSON}

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_{OFFICE: STRATTON HALL 217}

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1991 - 1998

1987 - 1991

A little more about me

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• 14^th year at Mines

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• Husband: Steve Pankavich is also a math professor at Mines.

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• Two kids: Ella (age 8) and Anna (age 6)

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• Free time: Travel, cooking/baking, walking/hiking, crossword puzzles, bar trivia, making stuff

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• Your turn – meet your neighbors!

I have a dog

Sophie (age 10)

Society for Women in Mathematics

I also co-advise SWiM.

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Find us on Mines Engage or ask me about it!

Learn about all clubs at Celebration of Mines – Thursday 8/28 from 5-7PM on North IM Field

Discussion Questions

1. What is Calculus? What comes to mind when you hear the world Calculus?
2. What is something you excel at? How did you learn to get good at it?
3. What do you expect to remember from this course or your Mines Education in 10 years?

Calculus I at Mines

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• Chapter 2: Limits (4 weeks)

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• Chapter 3: Derivatives (5 weeks)

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• Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives (4 weeks)

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• Chapter 5 & Section 6.1: Integrals (3 weeks)

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The course covers the building-blocks for calculus. By the end of this course, you will need to be skilled at computing and interpreting limits, derivatives, and integrals.

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Should you be in Calculus I ?

• Some students have seen some calculus before and some students have not. Both are okay!

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• If one of the following applies to you however, I would nudge you towards taking MATH 112 Calculus II this semester:

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• Scored a 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus AB Exam.
• Scored a 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus BC Exam.
• Scored a 5, 6 or 7 on the IB Mathematics HL Exam
• Took a Calculus I MATH 111 equivalent at another university and the credit has transferred to Mines.

Class Format (What will class look like?)

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• In-class: This will mostly be a lecture-based class but with regular in-class activities for practicing concepts. The split will be about 50-50, lecture for 25 minutes and practice for 25 minutes. Activities with not be collected and graded for correctness, but may count towards your participation grade.

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• After-class: Regular online MyLab Math homework (almost daily), regular written homework (Wednesdays), and other engagement assignments.

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• Bi-weekly Assessments: Every other Wednesday, you’ll have an assessment in class

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• Grades: Engagement (includes online homework) (15%), Written Homework (17.4%), Bi-weekly assessments (54.6%), Final Exam (13%)

Textbook & My Lab Math

• You will need an access code (24 months is suggested) for the online homework system that comes with our text: MyLab Math. This comes with an eBook already.

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• Easiest and cheapest to connect and pay for MyLab Math through our Canvas course.

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• A print book is optional! (Most students don’t use one, I think.)

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Engagement (15%): Online HW – MyLab Math

• 5 required problems and 10 optional problems per section.

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• 5 points possible per assignment

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• Due Monday and Friday generally 11:59PM.

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• Late Window is 48 hours with 50% penalty on problems done after due date.

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• UNLIMITED tries on each problem with many help features (examples, videos, and “ask myteacher”).

Connect to MyLabMath with free 14 day trial period if you are not sure about your book choice!

Engagement (15%): Class Attendance & Surveys

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• Other engagement points will come from
• Weekly Canvas surveys throughout the semester and will be graded on completion not correctness. (e.g. welcome survey, a midterm survey, weekly feedback surveys, question from activities) (3 points each)
• Class attendance (3 points each)
• Pre-Calculus HiTA assignments (6 total, 10 points each)
• Assessment Prep Quizzes (20 total, 10 points each)

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• There are 610 total engagement points. Your engagement score will be your total number of engagement points divided by 520 (but the score cannot exceed 100%).

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• No late window or make-ups on engagement points, since you can make up missed work by completing your 520 points in alternate methods.

Written HW and Gradescope (17.4%)

• Weekly written assignments, 25 points each.

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• Due on Tuesdays or Wednesdays most weeks.

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• Extensions must be requested in advance and only up until the posting of the solutions. (Tuesday deadlines generally have no extensions)

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• Collected through Canvas/Gradescope.

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• Submit a single PDF of your work on the template given.

What is Proficiency Testing (54.6%)?

• You have a list of 21 outcomes that relate to content you are learning. Your proficiency assessment grade is the (number of outcomes you mastered)/21.

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• To demonstrate proficiency on an outcome, you need to complete a problem related to the outcome correctly on a quiz or exam.

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• Scores: P (Proficient), MR (Minor revision), N (Not Yet)

• You will have more than one chance to attempt each outcome, and once you have completed an outcome, you do not need to attempt it on future assessments (except possibly the final).

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When do I demonstrate proficiency?

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• Bi-weekly assessments
• Retest Day
• Final

Why Proficiency Testing?

• No penalty for early failure when learning
• Multiple chances for you to show me what you’ve learned
• Reduce test anxiety
• Clear connection between what you learned and what your grade is

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Student Survey

• Goal: Make Mines education better by studying student learning
• You are not required to participate, and none of the data will be seen until after the semester is over. Email address will be used to link pre- and post-course surveys, but will be stripped afterwards and I will never view those addresses.

https://tinyurl.com/CalcMBT

For Next Time

• (1) Review the syllabus & course calendar (PDF version is on Canvas).

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• (2) Browse our Canvas Course - lots of resources.

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• (3) Complete the Welcome Survey (on Canvas) due Wednesday 9/3.

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• (4) Connect to MyLab Math through Canvas (14 day trial period).

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• (5) Tuesday’s Topic: Section 2.1 Introduction to Limits.

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I care about your well-being.

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• Utilize resources if you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or depressed, and need someone to talk to please know that you can talk to me or that there are resources here:

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https://www.mines.edu/student-life/care

(CARE at Mines)

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Welcome to MATH 111! I look forward to getting to know each of you this semester.

Questions ???