Course Report for Math 111 (Calculus 1)& Math 112 (Calculus 2)  Rose Dios  Fall 1994 & Spring 1995 
These calculus courses are four credits each with the usual populations of engineering, science and mathematics majors. The courses focus upon the following topics: an ALN component has been used, so far, only in Math 111. The problem has been lack of ability for  students to send and receive formulas online and lack of web-ready equipment for both the instructor and some students who need a distance course for a degree other than the BAIS. 


Calculus I 

Week    1         Functions and Graphs 
                2        Straight Lines and Average Rates of Change 
                3        Instantaneous Rates of Change 
                4        Derivatives 
                5        Rules for Differentiation 
                6        Power, Product and Quotient Rules 
                7        Chain Rule and Related Rates 
                8        Maxima & Minima Problems 
                9        Integration 
                10     Areas Under Graphs 
                11     Antiderivative Formulas 
                12     Areas Between Two Curves 
                13     Volumes (Disks) 
                14     Volumes (Shells) 
                15     Final Exam 

Calculus II 

Week    1        Volumes (Disks, Shells, Washers) 
               2        Length of a Curve 
               3        Parametric Equations 
               4        Surface Area 
               5        Work, Forces 
               6        Exponential Functions 
               7        Logarithmic Functions 
               8        Methods of Integration 
               9        Integration by Parts 
               10      Hyperbolic Functions 
               11      Polar Coordinates 
               12      Areas and Length of a Curve 
               13      Infinite Series 
               14      Taylor Series 
               15      Final Exam 

The above two telecourses are in the form of videotapes: Math 111 is presented in 45 tapes, and Math 112 is given in 65 tapes (for a total of 70 hours viewing time). 

The students in Math 111 viewed 3 to 4 tapes each week while the students in Math 112 viewed 5 tapes each week. They each received a packet in the mail  with a list of weekly homework assignments and 3 special assignments which were treated as take-home exams. In Math 111, 3 additional assignments were presented in a course conference on EIES2. Of the 16 students enrolled in Math 111, 9 of them were equipped to participate in computerized conferencing using EIES2. These students got to know each other better than those who could not access EIES2. They developed a warm sense of comrader as they helped each other with homework problems and questions on the lecture material. It was clear that the shared work was helpful. Students who could not access EIES2 submitted their homework and tests through the mail or directly to the professor. Both Math 111 and Math 112 students sat for an in-class final exam at the end of each semester. The final exam counted for 25% of the final course grade; the take-home exams and homework counted for the remaining 75% of the grade. Those students who completed the course on time did well (mostly A's and B's). But, most of the students who received a grade of Incomplete did not make up the work in the allotted extension period.