Text: Single Variable Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 6 ^th ed., with CengageNOW access card, by James Stewart (Thomson-Brooks/Cole, ISBN 0-495-42965-1).

Important Note: Access to the CengageNOW electronic homework system is required for this course. If you purchase your book new from the JCU Bookstore, an access card will be included with your book. If you choose to buy the book elsewhere, you may have to purchase CengageNOW access separately, from the publisher.

Course Content:  MT 135 is an introduction to calculus and its applications, and is suitable for all students whose majors require calculus.  Topics include functions and models, including exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions; limits and derivatives; techniques of differentiation; applications of the derivative to rates of change, optimization and function properties; integration and antidifferentiation.  The honors sections of this course, MT 135H, are designed for students with stronger than average background in mathematics, and emphasize problem-solving skills, applications, and the underlying concepts of calculus.

Technology Requirement: Students in this class are required to have a Texas Instruments TI-84 or TI-83 calculator, which should be brought to class regularly.  (The older model in this series of calculators, the TI-82, is also satisfactory.  If you already own a TI-82, it will not be necessary to purchase a new calculator.)

Please note that TI-81, TI-85 and TI-86 calculators do not have all of the features of the TI-82/83/84, and for this reason are not suitable for use in this course.  The TI-89 and TI-nSpire CAS calculators, while more powerful than the TI-84, will not give you an advantage in the course.  Moreover, many students experience difficulties with trying to use these models, since classroom calculator instructions will be geared to the TI-82/83/84.

If you have any questions about the course or the calculator requirement, please contact me (Dr. Carl Spitznagel).

More:  Students enrolled in this course are invited to visit the course Blackboard site for additional information.