Check out daily activities at the course calendar.  You will find reading assignments, homework exercises, web links, and important due dates.  This calendar may change often, so return to it regularly throughout the semester.
 

Course Content:	This course provides the essential ideas about the two important concepts that make up the differential and integral calculus--the derivative and the integral.  These concepts are applied to functions which arise from modelling situations in business, finance, economics, and the medical sciences.  The derivative measures rates of change and is used to solve optimization problems; the integral measures accumulations of change and turns up in numerous applications.  Both concepts are related by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Time & Place:	MWF 12:30pm - 1:20pm, HAI 3
Instructor:	Daniel E. Otero
Office Hours:	Hinkle 104, TR 1:30pm - 4:00pm, or by appointment
Phone:	745-2012 (voicemail available)
Email:	otero@xavier.edu
Textbook:	Calculus Concepts: an informal approach to the mathematics of change, 3rd ed., by LaTorre, Kennelly, Fetta Reed, Harris & Carpenter
Computing:	We make substantial use of the TI-83, -83 Plus, or -84 model graphics calculator, widely available in stores for about $100. These calculators are required for all mathematics courses at Xavier. Here is a brief web tutorial on Using your TI-83 in MATH 150. (Let me know if this is useful to you or not.)
Grading:	A standard scale (A = 90%, B = 80%, C = 70%, D = 60%) based on a total 600 pts.  The final exam grade will replace the lowest of the first six 100 pt grades below:   Homework = 100 pts Projects (4 @ 25 pts) = 100 pts Paper = 100 pts Test 1 (Chapters 1 & 2) = 100 pts Test 2 (Chapters 3 & 4) = 100 pts Test 3 (Chapters 5 & 6) = 100 pts Final Exam = 100 pts Frequent homework assignments and occasional projects and research papers will be assigned.  The Department of Mathematics & Computer Science has adopted this Statement of Grading Standards which you should review.
Absences:	Attendance and participation in class is expected.  No extra credit work will be assigned.  If you foresee that you will not be able to attend a class during which a quiz or test is to be administered, you must make arrangements with me beforehand to schedule a time to make up the work.  Even a phone message before the time of the scheduled quiz or test is sufficient.  No arrangements will be made otherwise.
Homework:	Read the textbook; youíll be surprised how much more useful class time is if you train yourself to read what will be covered in class ahead of time.  But be patient: reading mathematics is a different kind of experience from reading anything else.  Have pencil, paper, and calculator handy as you read, and work out examples for yourself.  The best preparation for quzzes and tests is diligent attention to working homework assignments, as tests will contain problems modeled on these exercises.  Indeed, it is impossible to learn mathematical ideas without doing a fair number of problems that explore these concepts. The homework assignments appear in the calendar on the day they are due. Write up solutions neatly, and if you submit more than one sheet of paper, staple your assignment together. Do not submit loose pages and assignments with folded corners; points will be taken off for doing this.