MATH 1501 1DG

Calculus I
Spring 2025
Part of Term: Full Session

Course Information

Course Description: This course includes material on functions, limits, continuity, the
derivative, anti-differentiation, the definite integral, and techniques of integration.

Course Prerequisites: See your home institution's prerequisite requirement. If you are
unclear about your preparedness for this course, please contact me so we can review
the skills, concepts, or resources you need.
Course Co-requisites: None

Modality: Asynchronous

This course is part of the University System of Georgia (USG) eCore collaborative for the
delivery of online courses. All courses are taught by instructors from USG institutions and
are transferable within the USG, as well as to most regionally accredited schools. eCore
general education course outcomes are mapped to equivalent institutional core
curriculum courses. Credit hours earned through collaborative courses are transcripted
as credit from the student’s home institution.

All partner institutions are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and adhere to the Principles of
Accreditation and other policies and procedures pertaining to cooperative academic
arrangements. More information on the eCore collaborative can be found on each
partner institution’s website as well as on the USG eCampus website.
Instructor Information

Matthieu Pilon
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 470-729-3001
Office Hours
Tuesday 8-9pm and Thursday 10-11 am
Bio
I have been a Math Instructor since 2013 and currently am Math Department Chair at
WGTC and instructor of eCore since the start of 2024. I've been doing math my whole
life and hope that I can bring my passion for it to you, too!

I care about your success. You are invited to contact me during my student office hours.
Please contact me if you have questions about the course, assignments, concepts, or
general concerns. If you would like to meet with me but cannot make it during my office
hours, please contact me so that we can find a mutually convenient time. You can also
email me any time to ask a question by going to the Class List (under Communication in
the navigation bar) and selecting ‘Send an email’ from the dropdown menu next to my
name.

NOTE: Please use the internal course Email for general correspondence. I provide my
external Email address for emergencies only. I cannot answer questions, accept
assignments, or discuss grades via external Email so please use it for emergencies only.

Response Time: Unless you are notified otherwise, I will work to respond to all student
questions and emails within 24 hours during the week and 48 hours during the weekend.

Attendance Verification

This is an asynchronous online course. Attendance in the form of weekly participation

and engagement with course materials and completion of assignments by due dates is
required.

IMPORTANT - In order to confirm your attendance and participation in this course, you
must complete the Mandatory Attendance Quiz AND the Introductions discussion activity.
BOTH of these activities are required and can be found within the START HERE module.
Please note: If you don’t complete both of these activities, you may be removed from the
course for non-attendance.

Identity Verification in Proctored Exam and/or Major Project

This course contains at least one proctored assessment requiring the student to present
a government-issued photo ID to verify the authenticity of their participation in the course.
Identity may be verified through synchronous completion of a proctored exam or via a
major project with a recorded video presentation. In both cases, the student must appear
on camera and present a government-issued photo ID to verify identity. Submission of
the proctored assessment or major project is required to successfully complete this
course. In courses requiring only one proctored assessment or one major project, failure
to fulfill the identity verification requirement will result in a failing grade for the course
regardless of the average of other grades. In courses requiring two proctored
assessments, failure to complete at least one proctored assessment will result in a failing
grade for the course regardless of the average of other grades.

Core IMPACTS Statement

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Mathematics area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential
knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content,
and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

How do I measure the world?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning
Outcome:

Students will apply mathematical and computational knowledge to interpret,

evaluate, and communicate quantitative information using verbal, numerical,
graphical, or symbolic forms.
Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the
following Career-Ready Competencies:

Information Literacy
Inquiry and Analysis
Problem-Solving

Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

LO1: Calculate and evaluate limits and represent these concepts graphically,
algebraically, numerically and in words. Apply knowledge of limits and continuity to
analyze and solve real-world problems. Determine when the use of technology is
appropriate in solving problems related to limits and continuity and how to apply the
technology.
LO2: Explain the definition of the derivative and how it is related to tangent lines and
rates of change, and to compute derivatives from limit definitions. Compute derivatives
using all the standard rules, displaying in particular a strong mastery of the Chain Rule.
Compute derivatives of trigonometric functions and compute closely related trigonometric
limits. Explain the concept of an implicitly defined function, and use the technique of
implicit differentiation to differentiate functions that are defined implicitly. Model and solve
related rates word problems.
LO3: Solve problems related to rates of change. Identify and describe properties of
functions and their graphs. Apply the properties of functions and their graphs to real life
problem situations.
LO4: Calculate anti-derivatives by using some basic rules. Evaluate anti-derivatives
using the substitution technique. Define the definite integral. Evaluate a few definite
integrals using the definition as a limit of Riemann sums. State the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus. Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate definite
integrals.

Course Credit Compliance

This course requires the online equivalent of 3000 minutes of instruction time and an
additional 6000 minutes of supporting activities. Use the estimates below to allocate your
time in the course, and in addition, plan to work independently for twice the listed time
(approximately).

Activities Instruction Time

Discussion Postings 300 minutes
Virtual Meetings/chat or audio and video 500 minutes
Course Content Facilitation 1160 minutes
Assignments and Quizzes 800 minutes
Proctored Exams 240 minutes

Time Commitment

Taking an online course is not easier or faster. On the contrary, it will take as much time
as taking a face-to-face class or more. If you normally go to class 3 hours per week, you
will need to devote that same amount of time to your online course. In addition to online
time, you should spend time studying and working with course materials several hours
per week offline. It will be helpful to set aside regular study time when you can work
uninterrupted. Offline time could be spent in composing messages to post online,
reading, studying, and working on course assignments.

The amount of time it will take you to complete the work for this course will depend on
many factors, which will vary with each individual. Review the course calendar and
communicate with your instructor to ensure you stay on schedule, keeping up with the
lessons and completing your work on time.

To be successful in this course, you will want to:

• Log in regularly to check messages from your instructor and other students.

• Check the Calendar for announcements from your instructor.

• Read online and work on all assignments for each lesson.

• Contribute to discussions and group projects in thoughtful and substantive ways.

 • Complete all assignments before the due date.

You may find this course challenging in both its breadth and complexity. Please know that
the assignments and learning activities are carefully designed to help you practice and
gain mastery over the skills and concepts covered in this course. If you find that you are
struggling, contact me or a tutor so we can connect you to helpful resources or new study
strategies.

Materials and Resources

Calculus
ISBN: 9781938168024
Authors/Contributors: Edwin Herman, Gilbert Strang
Students can access this free resource in the course for no
additional cost.

Additional Materials

Microsoft Word, Digital or Phone camera

For this course it is important to note that you will be required to submit your worked
examples -handwritten or produced in Word- for the Homework. For that reason, you are
required to have access to some type of recording device to capture and submit your
work: Microsoft Word to demonstrate your work in a text format or Digital camera, phone
camera, scanner or webcam to submit a photocopy of your hand-written work.

Texas Instrument Calculator: TI-83 or TI-84 with computer cable or TI-83 Plus or TI-
84 Plus

Permitted Optional Materials for Proctored Exams

Non-graphing calculator OR Graphing calculator: TI-83 or TI-83+ or TI-84 or TI-84+

or TI-84+ CE
Note: HANDHELD ONLY for proctored exams- No Cell phones or computer /
web-based calculators allowed).
 Blank/scratch paper and pen/pencil.
Formula sheet provided in the “Proctored Midterm Exam” section of the course
content in GoVIEW

Unit Breakdown

The following topics are covered in this course:

Unit 1: The Limit of a Function

Lesson 1.1: Average Velocity and Secant Lines
Lesson 1.2: The Limit of a Function
Unit 2: Limit Laws and Continuity
Lesson 2.1: Limit Laws
Lesson 2.2: Continuity
Unit 3: Introduction to Derivatives
Lesson 3.1: Defining the Derivative
Lesson 3.2: Derivative Rules
Unit 4: Advanced Derivatives
Lesson 4.1: The Chain Rule and Inverse Functions
Lesson 4.2: Implicit Differentiation and Exponentials & Logarithms
Unit 5: Applications of Derivative 1
Lesson 5.1: Related Rates and Linear Approximations
Lesson 5.2: Extrema and the Mean Value Theorem
Unit 6: Applications of Derivative 2
Lesson 6.1: The Shape of a Graph
Lesson 6.2 Limits at infinity, asymptotes and graphing, techniques;
Optimization
Unit 7: Antiderivatives and the Definite Integral
Lesson 7.1: Antiderivatives
Lesson 7.2: Areas and the Definite Integrals
 Unit 8: Integration
Lesson 8.1: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Substitution
Lesson 8.2: Exponentials & Logarithms and Inverse Trig Functions

D2L Course Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all due dates are scheduled for 11:59 PM in the Eastern Time
Zone.

Due Date Assignment Name

Lesson 1.1 Discussion

Lesson 1.2 Discussion
Lesson 2.1 Discussion
Lesson 2.2 Discussion
Lesson 3.1 Discussion
Lesson 3.2 Discussion
Lesson 4.1 Discussion
Lesson 4.2 Discussion
Lesson 5.1 Discussion
Lesson 5.2 Discussion
Lesson 6.1 Discussion
Lesson 6.2 Discussion
Lesson 7.1 Discussion
Lesson 7.2 Discussion
Due Date Assignment Name

Lesson 8.1 Discussion

Lesson 8.2 Discussion
Notes from Your Instructor
Questions about Online Quizzes or Exams
Syllabus Comments and Questions
Technical Questions
Weekly Check in
Welcome to MATH 1501
1/19/25 Introductions
1/19/25 Lesson 1.1 Quiz
1/19/25 Mandatory Attendance Quiz
1/26/25 Lesson 1.2 Quiz
2/2/25 Homework #1 - Written Work
2/2/25 Lesson 2.1 Quiz
2/2/25 Lesson 2.2 Quiz
2/2/25 Online Exam 1
2/9/25 Discussion 1: The Power of Yet
2/9/25 Mindset Learning Project Activity 1
2/9/25 Lesson 3.1 Quiz
2/16/25 Discussion 2: Strategies & Successes
2/16/25 Mindset Learning Project Activity 2
2/16/25 Lesson 3.2 Quiz
Due Date Assignment Name

2/23/25 Lesson 4.1 Quiz

3/2/25 Discussion 3: Tutors as Personal Trainers?
3/2/25 Homework #2 - Written Work
3/2/25 Mindset Learning Project Activity 3
3/2/25 Lesson 4.2 Quiz
3/2/25 Online Exam 2
3/7/25 Midterm Extra Credit Quiz
3/7/25 Proctored Midterm Exam
3/9/25 Lesson 5.1 Quiz
3/16/25 Lesson 5.2 Quiz
3/23/25 Lesson 6.1 Quiz
3/30/25 Homework #3 - Written Work
3/30/25 Lesson 6.2 Quiz
3/30/25 Online Exam 3
4/6/25 Lesson 7.1 Quiz
4/13/25 Lesson 7.2 Quiz
4/20/25 Discussion 4: Congratulations!
4/20/25 Mindset Learning Project Activity 4
4/20/25 Lesson 8.1 Quiz
4/25/25 Homework #4 - Written Work
4/25/25 Lesson 8.2 Quiz
4/25/25 Online Exam 4
 Due Date Assignment Name

5/1/25 Proctored Final Exam

Academic Calendar Dates

Important Dates Date

Registration Begins November 1
First Day of Class January 13
Late Registration/Add
January 13-15
Period
Drop Period January 13-17
Student Participation
January 19
Deadline
Midterm Exam Period February 28-March 7
Last Day to Withdraw March 10
Last Day of Class April 25
Final Exams April 26-May 1

Participation

You are expected to participate in ongoing discussions of the lesson topics and to
regularly interact with other students and your instructor.

Your instructor is committed to supporting a safe learning environment in which multiple

views are recognized and supported. Please do your part to create a positive, courteous
class culture based on mutual respect and support of your classmates’ learning. To this
end, please:

• Be polite and respectful of your instructor and classmates in all your communication.

• As in the traditional classroom, polite academic disagreement is welcome. Challenge

ideas but respect the person.
 • Submit assigned work on time.

• Keep your instructor informed of your status.

• Address your instructor as Professor or Doctor.

• Use correct grammar and punctuation in all your communication.

• Use your instructor's feedback to support your learning process.

Late Policy

Late work is penalized at a penalty of 70% credit, regardless of how late it is, because I
want to encourage you to work it even if it is late. If you need an extension, let me know,
but you will not get full credit for any late work! I want you to pass, and the best way to
do that, especially in an 8 week course is to get it started well ahead of time, so nothing
is late, but I would rather that you do it all, then only what you can get done in time. A 70
is better than a 0!

Weighted Course Average Formula

Category Weight Description

Includes the Mandatory Attendance Quiz and
Attendance Verification 1%
Introduction Discussion
Mindset Learning Activities are designed to
help students be motivated and successful.
Mindset Learning
4% There will be four surveys to understand
Activity (4)
students' thoughts, attitudes, and
expectations throughout the course.
Mindset Learning Students will be asked to participate in four
5%
Discussion (4) Mindset Learning Discussions
There will be four homework assignments for
this course. Each homework covers two units
Homework (4) 10% and requires students to upload one PDF
document with photos of their handwritten
answers.
 Category Weight Description
Students are required to complete the 16
online quizzes via the links within the content
of each lesson or by going directly to
Quizzes (16) 10%
“Assessments > Quizzes.” Students will be
allowed 3 attempts per quiz, and the highest
score of the three will be kept.
Every two units conclude with an Online
Exam, for a total of 4 exams. Students will
Online Exams (4) 40% have 2 hours to complete the exam.
Students will be allowed only one attempt
per exam.
This exam is proctored and must be taken to
Proctored Midterm pass the course. The exam covers all the
15%
Exam material in Units 1 – 4. Students are allowed
120 minutes and 1 attempt.
The exam covers all the material in Units 1 –
Proctored Final Exam 15% 8. The final exam is proctored. Students are
allowed 120 minutes and 1 attempt.

Grading and Standards

Grade Scale

The academic credit you receive for your work in this course is not based on participation
or completion. Credit is earned by demonstrating your ability to correctly apply your
understanding and fulfillment of the course learning objectives.

Perspective, knowledge, skills, and experiences are unique to each student in this
course. Regardless of your familiarity with the course topics, you will face challenges with
the material at some point during the term and will almost certainly need to spend more
time on some topics than others. If your efforts do not yield the desired results, please do
not hesitate to contact me or the eCampus tutors, or to make use of the many resources
available for this course. I’m confident that, with the right assistance, each student has
the potential to learn and excel at even the most challenging skills and learning
objectives in the course.

A: 90-100%

B: 80-89%

C: 70-79%

D: 60-69%

F: 0-59%

The Grade of "I" (Incomplete): The grade of "I" is given only to students whose
completed coursework has been qualitatively satisfactory but who have been unable to
complete all course requirements because of illness or other extenuating circumstances
beyond their control. The instructor retains the right to make the final decision on granting
a student's request for an "I."

Grade Turnaround

Unless otherwise noted, all assignments and assessments will be graded within one
week's time. Your instructor will provide comments along with grades as necessary for
feedback. Please take the time to read instructor feedback carefully to improve on
subsequent graded assignments.

In the online environment, problems associated with power outages, networks being
down, and ISP troubles inevitably result in legitimate reasons for delays. If you have a
service interruption or technical issue, contact the 24-hour USG D2L Help Center in case
there might be an alternate solution. Also, let your instructor know as soon as possible.

To mitigate delays caused by service interruptions, plan ahead and avoid procrastination
to ensure that you’re prepared to submit academic work by the stated deadlines.
Students who repeatedly turn in late work may be subject to penalties.

TurnItIn
Assignments submitted in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn. Students and faculty
can use the similarity report generated by TurnItIn to determine if you have used sources
appropriately.
Rubric Evaluation Criteria
For each Discussion, Assignment, Project, and Essay (whether Rough Draft or Final
Draft), the specific criteria on which you will be graded are clarified in a rubric linked to
the activity. Familiarize yourself with each rubric as you begin the corresponding
assignment, so you clearly understand the requirements.

Future Use of Student Work

Work submitted within this class may be utilized as an example in future classroom
settings. Your name and other personally identifying information will be removed from the
work prior to future use.

Academic Honesty
(Acknowledgement is hereby given to Georgia State University on whose policy this is
based).

As members of the academic community, all students are expected to recognize and
uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. The University System of
Georgia assumes as a basic and minimum standard of conduct in academic matters that
students be honest and that they submit for credit only the products of their own efforts.
Both the ideals of scholarship and the need for fairness require that all dishonest work be
rejected as a basis for academic credit. They also require that students refrain from any
and all forms of dishonorable or unethical conduct related to their academic work.

In an effort to foster an environment of academic integrity and to prevent academic

dishonesty, students are expected to discuss with faculty the expectations regarding
course assignments and standards of conduct. In addition, students are encouraged to
discuss freely with faculty, academic advisers, and other members of the academic
community any questions pertaining to the provisions of this policy.

Violation of the Academic Honesty Policy can result in failure of the assignment, failure of
the course, and/or further consequences from the student's home institution. Ignorance
of this policy is not an excuse or a means to repeal a charge of academic dishonesty. For
more information, visit eCore Academic Honesty Policies and Procedures.

Definitions and Examples of Academic Misconduct

Helpful Links

Academic Help

ADA Accommodations

Student Privacy and FERPA

Technical Requirements & Support

To Submit a Student Complaint

To Appeal a Grade

To Withdraw from a Course

To Review the eCampus Academic Honesty Policy

To Know the Campus Carry/HB 280 Policy

To report a course error, please submit the Module Survey located within the lesson
content in GoVIEW.