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Virginia Highlands Community College Math 173 (Calculus with Analytic Geometry I)
and Math 174 (Calculus with Analytic Geometry II).
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The content of this web page also applies to:
John S. Battle High School
21264 Battle Hill Drive,
Bristol, VA 24202
phone: 276-642-5300
fax: 276-645-2386
and
Patrick Henry High School
31437 Hillman Highway,
Glade Spring, VA 24340
phone: 276-739-3700
fax: 276-944-2125
These courses are taught as dual enrollment courses simultaneously to Holston High School, John S.
Battle High School, and Patrick Henry High School by way of interactive TV.
Each course carries 5 credit hours.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PREREQUISITES: a placement recommendation for MTH 173 and four units of high school mathematics including Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and Trigonometry, or equivalent.
MTH 173 presents analytic geometry and the calculus of algebraic and transcendental functions including the study of limits, derivatives, differentials, and introduction to integration along with their applicatiions. Designed for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs.
MTH 174 continues the study of analytic geometry and the calculus of algebraic and transcendental functions including rectangular, polar, and parametric graphing, indefinite and definite integrals, methods of integration, and power series along with applications. Designed for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs.
Prerequisite: MTH 173 or equivalent.
BROAD GOALS OF COURSE:
These courses constitute a balanced treatment of the conceptual, mechanical, applied, and theoretical aspects of calculus of a single variable. The student will learn to model real-world situations using basic power, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; apply the concepts of limits, derivatives, integrals, series, and differential equations to these
models, and to interpret the results in real-world terms. The student will learn the rules of limits, the rules of differentiation sufficient to calculate the derivative of any combination of the basic functions, and the basic techniques of integration, including integration by substitution, integration by parts, and related techniques. The student will become familiar with the theoretical foundations of calculus, including the definitions of limits, the derivative and the integral, with general and specific proofs of the theorems that constitute the theoretical basis of the subject. The specific balance among these broad goals will be at the discretion of the instructor, but all will be covered in reasonable depth and will be included on exams.
Text: Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards, Calculus of a Single Variable - Early Transcendental Functions (third edition), Houghton Mifflin
Grades will be based on TESTS, QUIZZES, NOTEBOOK and PARTICIPATION
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
1. Maintain regular attendance.
2. Be punctual for class.
3. Participate verbally in class each day.
4. Complete tests and quizzes by the end of the class period.
5. Bring appropriate materials to class each day.
6. Make up all work missed due to absence or school activities in a
very timely manner..
MATERIALS NEEDED:
1. Large 3-ring binder (with looseleaf writing paper)
(NO SPIRAL BOUND notebooks - homework done on looseleaf)
2. lead pencils
3. colored pencils (4 different colors)
4. graph paper (grid paper)
5. two highlighters (light colors)
6. graphing calculator (should be available from school
for check out for the school year)
7. One MEDIUM-sized binder clip (for clipping notes to send in)
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