Math 140

Calculus I
Fall 2023
Course Description: Math 140 (GQ) Calculus I (4). Functions, limits, analytic geometry;
derivatives, differentials, applications from engineering; integrals. Students may take only one
course for credit from MATH 110, 140, 140A,140B, and 140E.

Prerequisites: MATH 022, MATH 026; or MATH 040 or MATH 041, or satisfactory perfor-
mance on mathematics placement examination.

Required Materials:
1. Textbook: Calculus: Early Trancendentals by Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, and Robert
Franzosat. 4th ed. 2019. MacMillan.
2. Online: An activated Achieve account.
Options for Purchasing the Required Materials: The required materials are available
in three different forms (you need to purchase only one):
• Electronic Package: isbn 9781319371883. This option provides access to the ebook version
of the course materials through a single Achieve account.
• Print Package:
• Loose-Leaf Package: isbn 9781319371845. This option includes a printed loose-leaf edition
of the textbook and access to the ebook. Note: As with the Print option the loose-leaf
option includes an activation code for the ebook as well, so anyone who purchases the
loose-leaf option will also have access to the ebook version through their Achieve account.
Where to Purchase the Required Materials:
• Electronic: Directly through Achieve — this is simplest and following this link will
allow you to purchase access (around $105 for online Achieve HW and
ebook access for 8-terms): https://store.macmillanlearning.com/
us/storefront/202310038
• Print & Loose-Leaf:
(i) Directly through Achieve.
(ii) The Penn State University Bookstore.
Important Notes:
• Please do not purchase or rent any edition of the textbook through any source
not listed above. Currently, only the publisher and the University Bookstore offers the
edition of the textbook used in this class. Please check with your instructor before buying
or renting through another source.
• Regardless of how you purchase access, you will need to enter the course code/click the link
containing the course code found on your Canvas page.

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Learning Objectives: This course satisfies the General Education learning objectives Key
Literacies and Critical and Analytical Thinking. Upon successful completion of Math 140, the
student should be able to:

1.1/1.3/1.5
• Determine properties about functions described using sentences, tables, graphs, and formu-
las, and translate between different types of these descriptions.

• Use transformations, compositions, and inverse functions to define and analyze new functions
from old.

• Translate between practical interpretation expressions/sentences and mathematical expres-

sions/equations.

1.2
• Recognize verbal descriptions of linear functions in order to set up and analyze models of
the form y = mx + b.

• Solve problems involving applied linear models.

1.4
• Recognize verbal descriptions of sinusoidal functions in order to set up and analyze models
of the form y = M ± A cos(Bx) or y = M ± A sin(Bx).

• Know the domain, range, and properties of arcsin x, arctan x, arccos x, and use them to solve
problems involving applied sinusoidal models.

1.6
• Recognize verbal descriptions of exponential functions in order to set up models of the form
y = Abx or y = Aekx .

• Use logarithms to solve problems involving applied exponential models.

2.1
• Use average velocities/secant slopes to approximate instantaneous velocities/tangent slopes.

• Recognize instantaneous velocities/tangent slopes as limits of average velocities/secant slopes.

2.2
• Use numerical, graphical, and algebraic techniques to solve basic problems involving limits.

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2.3
• Use basic limit laws to solve more complicated problems involving limits.
• When these basic limit laws do not apply, determine whether the limit form can still be
evaluated, or if more information is needed.

2.4
• Understand and apply the concept of continuity.
• Find and classify the discontinuities of given functions.
• Evaluate limits using continuity properties.

2.5
0 ∞
• Identify and analyze indeterminate limits of the form , , ∞ · 0, or ∞ − ∞ using algebraic
0 ∞
techniques.

2.6
• Use the Squeeze Theorem to evaluate certain limits that the basic limit laws cannot address.

2.7
• Understand and apply the above limit concepts to situations where the function inputs
approach ±∞.
• Analyze and interpret limits at infinity as long term behavior of applied models.

3.1
• Define and evaluate the derivative f 0 (a) as the limit of difference quotients.
• Find the equation of the tangent line to y = f (x) at the point a, f (a) .

• Recognize certain situations (corners and vertical tangents) where the derivative does not
exist.
• Use difference quotient approximations to answer applied questions involving the concept of
derivative, and determine the units of the derivative in terms of the input and output units.

3.2
• Define and evaluate the derivative function f 0 (x) as the limit of difference quotients.
• Calculate derivatives involving sums, differences, and constant factors of power functions xn
and the natural exponential function ex .
• Determine properties of f when given properties of f 0 .

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3.3
• Differentiate products and quotients of functions whose derivatives have been discussed pre-
viously.

3.4
• Use the previously discussed differentiation formulas and rules to answer applied questions
involving derivatives.

3.5
• Use the previously discussed differentiation formulas and rules to calculate second, third, ...
derivatives.

• Solve problems using the calculus connections between position, velocity, and acceleration.

• Determine properties of f when given properties of f 0 and/or f 00 .

3.6
• Evaluate and use the derivatives of the functions sin x, cos x, and tan x.

3.7
• Differentiate compositions of functions whose derivatives have been discussed previously.

• Use units in applied problems involving derivatives of compositions to help you answer
various questions about these applied models.

3.8
• Distinguish between scenarios where “regular”/explicit derivative ideas should be used and
when implicit differentiation is needed.
dy
• Given f (x, y) = k, use the chain rule to calculate .
dx

3.9
• Evaluate and use the derivatives of the functions bx , arcsin x, arctan x, and ln x.

3.10
• Use geometry to write down equations involving multiple quantities that are changing in
time.

• Use the chain rule to determine the relationship between the rates these quantities are
changing in time.

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4.1
• Determine and use the linearization of a function to approximate nearby function values.

• Determine and use the quadraticization of a function to approximate nearby function values.

• Estimate the maximum possible error involved in approximating a function with its lin-
earization.

4.2
• Find all critical points of a given function.

• Use the Extreme Value Theorem to determine the absolute maximum and minimum values
of continuous functions on closed intervals.

4.3
• Understand the intuitive idea of the Mean Value Theorem.

• Use sign analysis on f 0 to determine the increasing/decreasing behavior of f .

• Use the First Derivative Test to classify critical points of a given function.

4.4
• Use sign analysis on f 00 to determine the concavity of f .

• Use the Second Derivative Test to classify the critical points of a given function.

4.5
0 ∞
• Identify and analyze indeterminate limits of the form , , ∞ · 0, or ∞ − ∞ using calculus
0 ∞
techniques (L’Hospital’s Rule).

• Use the idea of relative growth rates to quickly evaluate certain indeterminate limits.

4.7
• Identify and set up an objective function and constraint(s) when given a applied optimization
problem.

• Use calculus to find the absolute minimum and/or maximum of the objective function.

• Interpret this result in the context of this applied optimization problem.

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5.1
• Use left sums or right sums to approximate the distance traveled given an object’s velocity
function.

• Use the fact that the exact distance traveled is the area under the velocity curve to answer
distance questions in situations where areas are known from geometry.

5.2
• Interpret and use sigma (summation) notation to calculate Riemann sums that approximate
definite integrals.

• Understand and use basic properties of definite integrals to solve problems.

• Distinguish between the concepts of net, signed area versus total area.

5.3/5.8
• Recognize that every derivative statement from earlier in the course can be written as an
analogous antiderivative/indefinite integral.

• Use this fact to evaluate antiderivatives/indefinite integrals of sums, differences, and constant
factors of certain functions.

5.4
• Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part I to evaluate definite integrals.

5.5
• Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part II to define antiderivative(s) of any contin-
uous function.

• Use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part II to differentiate functions defined as defi-
nite integrals.

5.6
Z b
• Given the units of f (x) and x, determine the units of f (x) dx and use this to help solve
a
applied problems involving net change.

5.7
• Use the technique of substitution to evaluate certain antiderivatives involving compositions.

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6.1
• Calculate the area between two curves in the xy-plane.

• Understand how the idea of slicing can be used to set up these and other area calculations.

6.2
• Use the idea of slicing to calculate volumes of certain solids.

6.5
• Use the idea of slicing to calculate the work of moving objects against gravity in cases where
the simple W = F d formula cannot be used for the entire object/process.

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A Few Important Class Resources:

• Instructor Office Hours: See your Canvas page for your instructor’s office hours.

• Tutoring: Free mathematics tutoring is available from Penn State Learning. Visit their
website (pennstatelearning.psu.edu/tutoring/mathematics) for details.

• Evening Learning Assistant (LA) Sessions: Starting in the second week of class, Learn-
ing Assistants (LAs) will hold optional evening worksheet sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evenings. The times and rooms will be posted on Canvas the first week of class,
and attendance at these sessions allows students to earn quiz drops. See your instructor’s
section syllabus on Canvas for details.

• Guided Study Group Leader: Penn State Learning also employs tutors to help with
the Math 140 subject material exclusively. The tutors, called Guided Study Group (GSG)
leaders, will be available every week at regular times starting August 27. The GSG
Leaders for the Fall 2023 Semester are

Alex Pazoki (abp6044@psu.edu) and Alva Pepper (aap5849@psu.edu)

• In person sessions: Tuesdays 5:30pm-7 in 011 Huck Life

Sciences and Thursdays 6:00pm-7:30 in 304 Boucke

• Hybrid sessions: Sundays 3:00pm-4:30 in 011 Huck Life

Sciences and Sundays 7:30pm-9 in 304 Boucke OR https:
//psu.zoom.us/j/98341221824

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Examinations: Three 75-minute evening examinations will be given during the semester and
a comprehensive final examination will be given during the final examination period. Absolutely
no books, notes, or calculators may be used during the examinations. STUDENTS ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE EXAM ROOM WHILE AN EXAM IS IN PROGRESS,
SO BE SURE TO ARRIVE EARLY AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. You must bring
your University ID card to all exams.

Midterm I Tuesday, September 12 6:15-7:30 pm

Midterm II Tuesday, October 17 6:15-7:30 pm
Midterm III Tuesday, November 7 6:15-7:30 pm

Rooms for examinations will be announced by your instructor at a later date and may also be
found on the courses website when they are available. It is not permissible to take the exam in a
different instructor’s assigned room.

Gradescope: Quizzes and Exams will be scanned and returned electronically. The paper
midterm exams will be shredded one week prior to the following exam; final exams will be shred-
ded four weeks into the following semester. Once that occurs the Gradescope scans become the
official record, so students must contact their instructor to resolve any possible issues from scan-
ning before that occurs.

Conflict & Makeup Exam Policies In addition to the three regularly scheduled midterm
examinations, the math department provides two options for students who are unable to attend at
the scheduled time: a conflict exam and a makeup exam. Please be sure you know the difference.

• A conflict exam for each of the midterms is offered on the same night as the regularly
scheduled exam at a different time (your professor will announce the specific time). Students
who attend the conflict exam will not be permitted to leave the exam room before the end
of the time period.

• A makeup exam is scheduled on an evening different from that of the regularly scheduled
exam.

In order to qualify for either the conflict or makeup exam, you must have a valid conflict or makeup
reason. If you think you will not be able to take the regularly scheduled exam, and would like to
take either the conflict or makeup exam, you must

1. Contact your instructor to determine if you are eligible to take a conflict or makeup
makeup exam

2. Provide all necessary documentation where relevant or necessary,

3. Receive confirmation from your instructor that your are eligible for a conflict or
makeup exam, and

4. Sign up for the conflict or makeup exam using the online signup form (linked below) no
later than the specified deadline.

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The online signup forms for both the conflict exam and the makeup exam are available here:
https://science.psu.edu/math/undergraduate/courses/course-information. It is the stu-
dent’s responsibility to sign up before the deadline and to note the time and location of the makeup
or conflict exam.

Note: Students who miss an exam – including conflict or makeup exams – without a
valid reason and the approval of their instructor will receive a zero.
Who May Take The Conflict Exam? If you have a valid conflict with the regular examina-
tion time, such as a class or another official university activity, you may sign up for the conflict
exam. If a student has not signed up for the conflict exam, he or she will not be permitted to take
the exam.

Instructions on Conflict Exam Night. The student is responsible for knowing the room
and time of the conflict examination. Each student must bring his or her University ID to the
conflict examination. The ID will be checked by the proctor. Although the conflict examination
will end at 6:05pm, no student will be permitted to leave the examination room before 6:10pm.
Any student who leaves before 6:10pm will receive a grade of zero on the examination and will
not be allowed to retake it.

Who May Take the Makeup Exam? Students who have a valid documented reason, such as
a class conflict or illness, during both the conflict and regular examination times are permitted
to schedule a makeup examination with no penalty. You must be prepared to verify the reason
for taking the makeup. Personal business, such as travel, employment, weddings, graduations, or
attendance at public events such as concerts, sporting events, and Greek Rush events, is not a valid
excuse. Forgetting the date, time or room of an examination is not a valid excuse. Students who
have taken either the regularly scheduled examination or conflict examination are not permitted
to take the makeup examination. The makeup examinations are given on the evenings and times
listed below:

Makeup Exam I Monday, September 18 6:15-7:30 pm

Makeup Exam II Monday, October 23 6:15-7:30 pm
Makeup Exam III Monday, November 13 6:15-7:30 pm

How and When to Sign up for the Makeup Exam: A students who is ill on exam night
must contact his or her instructor within 24 hours of the exam. Students must sign up for the
Makeup Exam at the provided signup link, as soon as possible following the regular exam date. The
online signup forms for both the conflict exam and the makeup exam are available here: https://
science.psu.edu/math/undergraduate/courses/course-information The student is respon-
sible for knowing the room and time of the makeup examination. If a student has not signed up
with his or her instructor, the student will not be allowed to take the makeup exam.

Instructions on Makeup Exam Night: The student is responsible for knowing the room
and time of the makeup examination. Each student must bring his or her PSU ID to the makeup
examination. The ID will be checked by the proctor.

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What If A Student Misses Both The Regularly Scheduled Exam and The Makeup
Exam? If a student misses both the regularly scheduled examination and the scheduled makeup
due to a valid, verifiable reason, it may be possible to take a makeup examination by appoint-
ment. All such makeup examinations must be scheduled through the classroom instructor with
the approval of the course coordinator and must be completed no later than one week after the
scheduled makeup examination. Personal matters such as travel, employment, weddings, gradu-
ations, or attendance at public events such as concerts, sporting events, and Greek Rush events,
are not valid reasons. Forgetting the date, or time of examination is not a valid reason.

What if A Student Misses More Than One Week of Class at a Time? Students
who are unable to attend class or complete graded assignments for more than one week at a time
will be required to present documentation to verify their significant, prolonged illness. From UHS
Policies & Patient Resources:
“For routine illness-related absences, students should correspond directly with the faculty as soon
as possible regarding their situation, ideally, before they miss a class, exam, or other evaluative
activity.

University Health Services may provide verification of illness forms for significant prolonged ill-
nesses or injuries lasting at least a week resulting in absence from classes.

When appropriate, students may request the verification during their clinician visit or send a se-
cure message to their clinician or the Advice Nurse through myUHS at https://studentaffairs.
psu.edu/health/myuhs. If a student wants a verification of illness from University Health Ser-
vices and has received care from an outside provider for a significant, prolonged illness, he/she
must provide appropriate documentation to the University Health Services director, 502A Student
Health Center, 814-865-6555.”

Barring emergencies, only one makeup opportunity is granted for each quiz or exam.

Websites, Calculators & Apps: A calculator, online problem solver, downloadable app, etc.
is an excellent tool for crunching numbers – especially when working real-world examples with
messy constants – as well as a useful study resource. If you do not have a scientific calculator,
websites such as Symbolab and Wolfram Alpha are an excellent resource for computations. Note,
however, that these tools are not needed to understand and apply the concepts of the course to
examples with simple coefficients (all arithmetic will be simple enough to do by hand.) No form
of calculators or electronic problem solver will be permitted on any of the homeworks,
quizzes, assignments, assessments, or exams for this course unless otherwise specified
by your instructor. Their use is a violation of Penn State’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Final Examination: The final examination will be given during the week, December 11-15,
2023. The final examination may be scheduled on any day during the final examina-
tion period. Do not plan to leave University Park until after Friday, December 15,
2023. Students may access their final exam schedules Monday, September 25, 2023 , through their
Lionpath accounts. Notification of conflicts is given on the student’s final exam schedule. There

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are two types of conflict examinations: direct and overload. Direct conflicts are two examinations
scheduled at the same time. Overload examinations are three or more examinations scheduled
within a fifteen hour period, from the beginning of the first examination to the beginning of the
third examination. Students may elect to take the three or more examinations on the same day if
they wish or request a conflict final examination. A student must take action to request a conflict
exam through Lionpath between September 25 and October 15, 2023. Conflict final examinations
cannot be scheduled through the Mathematics department, and there will be no sign up sheet in
class for the final conflict examination. Students who miss or cannot take the final examination
due to a valid and documented reason, such as illness, may be allowed to take a makeup final
examination at the beginning of the next semester. Personal business, such as travel, em-
ployment, weddings, graduations, or attendance at public events such, as concerts
and sporting events are not valid excuses. Forgetting the date, time, or room of an
examination is not a valid excuse. All such makeup examinations must be arranged through
the instructor with the approval of the course coordinator, and students in such a situation should
contact their instructor within 24 hours of the scheduled final examination. Students who have
taken the original final examination are not permitted to take a makeup examination.

Course Grades: Grades will be calculated from a total of 600 points, distributed as follows:

Midterm I 100 points

Midterm II 100 points
Midterm III 100 points
Homework & Quizzes 150 points
Final Exam 150 points
Total 600 points

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Final course grades will be assigned as follows:

Grade Raw Score Percent Score

A 555-600 points 93% - 100%
A− 537-554 points 90% - 92%
B+ 519-536 points 87% - 89%
B 495-518 points 83% - 86%
B− 477-494 points 80% - 82%
C+ 459-476 points 77% - 79%
C 417-458 points 70% - 76%
D 357-416 points 60% - 69%
F 0 - 356 points 0% - 59%

Additional Notes:
1. Final Grade: Your final grade will be based exclusively on the midterm examinations,
section score, and the final examination. There is no extra-credit work.

2. Homeworks: There are two distinct types of homework assignments required for this
course.

(a) Written: This is the usual type of homework assignment. Your instructor will assign
problem sets to be submitted by a specified due date. Credit is given for writing full
and complete solutions to the problems assigned. A scanned copy of the completed
work must be submitted to your instructor through your Canvas account.
(b) Online homework. These assignments are completed online through your Achieve ac-
count. You are responsible for activating your Achieve account and verifying
access to the textbook online no later than class on Wednesday, August 23.

3. Section Score: Your section score is assigned by your instructor and is calculated from
your homework and quiz scores as follows

• Online Homework: 25 points.

• Written Homework: 50 points.
• Quizzes: 75 points.

Deferred Grade: Students who are currently passing a course but are unable to complete the
course because of illness or emergency may be granted a deferred grade which will allow the stu-
dent to have up to ten weeks from the final grade reporting deadline to complete the course. Note
that deferred grades are limited to those students who can verify and document a valid reason for
not being able to take the final examination. Approval needs to be granted prior to the beginning
of the final exam period of the semester in which the course is taken. For more information see
https://www.registrar.psu.edu/grades/deferred.cfm.

Late-Drop: Students may add/drop a course without academic penalty within the first ten cal-
endar days of the semester. A student may late drop a course within the first twelve weeks of the

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semester but accrues late drop credits equal to the number of credits in the dropped course. The
late drop deadline for Fall 2023 is Friday, November 10, 2023.

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Academic Integrity: According to Penn State policy G-9: Academic Integrity, an academic
integrity violation is “an intentional, unintentional, or attempted violation of course or assessment
policies to gain an academic advantage or to advantage or disadvantage another student academ-
ically.”
Unless your instructor tells you otherwise, you must complete all course work entirely on your
own, using only sources that have been permitted by your instructor, and you may not assist
other students with papers, quizzes, exams, or other assessments. If your instructor allows you to
use ideas, images, or word phrases created by another person (e.g., from Course Hero or Chegg) or
by generative technology, such as ChatGPT, you must identify their source. You may not submit
false or fabricated information, use the same academic work for credit in multiple courses, or share
instructional content.
Students with questions about academic integrity should ask their instructor before submitting
work.Students facing allegations of academic misconduct may not drop/withdraw from the af-
fected course unless they are cleared of wrongdoing (see G-9: Academic Integrity). Attempted
drops will be prevented or reversed, and students will be expected to complete course work and
meet course deadlines. Students who are found responsible for academic integrity violations face
academic outcomes, which can be severe, and put themselves at jeopardy for other outcomes which
may include ineligibility for Dean’s List, pass/fail elections, and grade forgiveness. Students may
also face consequences from their home/major program and/or The Schreyer Honors College.
For more information, see https://science.psu.edu/current-students/integrity.

Students with Disabilities: Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the Univer-
sity’s educational programs. Every Penn State campus has an office for students with disabilities.
Student Disability Resources (SDR) Web site provides contact information for every Penn State
campus: http://equity.psu.edu/sdr/disability-coordinator. For further information, please visit
Student Disability Resources Web site: http://equity.psu.edu/sdr.

Counseling and Psychological Services: Many students at Penn State face personal chal-
lenges or have psychological needs that may interfere with their academic progress, social devel-
opment, or emotional wellbeing. The university offers a variety of confidential services to help
you through difficult times, including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, con-
sultations, online chats, and mental health screenings. These services are provided by staff who
welcome all students and embrace a philosophy respectful of clients’ cultural and religious back-
grounds, and sensitive to differences in race, ability, gender identity and sexual orientation.

Counseling and Psychological Services at University Park (CAPS):

(http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/counseling/): 814-863-0395

Counseling and Psychological Services at Commonwealth Campuses:

(http://senate.psu.edu/faculty/counseling-services-at-commonwealth-campuses/)

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Penn State Crisis Line (24 hours/7 days/week): 877-229-6400
Crisis Text Line (24 hours/7 days/week): Text LIONS to 741741

Educational Equity and Report Bias: Consistent with University Policy AD29, students
who believe they have experienced or observed a hate crime, an act of intolerance, discrimination,
or harassment that occurs at Penn State are urged to report these incidents as outlined on the
University’s Report Bias webpage: http://equity.psu.edu/reportbias/

Questions, Concerns, or Comments: If you have questions or concerns about the course,
please consult your instructor first. If further guidance is needed, you may contact the course
coordinator whose contact information is given below.

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Course Coordinators:
Joe Roberts, Teaching Professor Lisa Melanson, Associate Teaching Professor
104 McAllister Building 104 McAllister Building
University Park, PA 16802 University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: 814-865-7528 Telephone: 814-865-7528
Email: math140coord@psu.edu Email: math140coord@psu.edu
Please be sure to include your Name, Student ID, Course, and Section Number
in any correspondence.

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