Alexandria Campus
Spring 2013
Syllabus- MTH 173 (002A)
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
Room AA456
11:00 AM – 1:20 PM M, W
Instructor: Mrs. Vaughn
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tuesday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Mathlab- AA161)
By Appointment: Monday and Wednesday 9:45 am – 10:45 am; Tuesday 9:45 – 10:15 am, 5 – 6:30 pm
Office Location: Bisdorf AA352; AA161 (Math Lab)
E-mail: tvaughn@nvcc.edu (When sending emails always include the course and section number in the subject line: Ex. MTH173_002A)
Phone: 703-933-5047
Required Materials
Text: Text required is Calculus, Early Transcendental Functions, 7th ed., by Stewart. The ISBN is 978- 0-538-49790-9. There are several ways to buy the book: from the bookstore, online at any of many discount booksellers, and online (ebook) from the publisher chapter by chapter or the whole book from coursesmart.com. Class key code for webassign is nvcc 0785 7304.
Calculator: For this course, a TI-83 graphing calculator or better is required. Please bring it to every class. Calculators may not be shared on quizzes or exams. If you don't bring a calculator, you may not borrow one from a classmate during the quiz or exam. CAS calculators may not be used.
Prerequisite: Prerequisites are MTH 166 - "Precalculus with Trigonometry" or MTH 164 - "Precalculus II" or (1) satisfactory score on an appropriate proficiency examination and (2) two units of algebra, one of geometry, one-half unit each of trigonometry and precalculus. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 173 and MTH 271.
Course Description:
Presents analytic geometry and the calculus of algebraic and transcendental functions including the study of limits, derivatives, differentials, and an introduction to integration along with their applications. Designed for mathematical, physical and