General Information:
Meeting Time: | MWF, 12:00 - 12:50 |
Location: | Small Physics Lab 233
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Instructor: | Ryan Vinroot
Office: Jones 100D
Office Hours: M 3:30-5, W 2-3:30, Th 10:30-12 (and by appointment)
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Lab: | TA: Becca Rousseau (email: rkrousseau@email.wm.edu)
Location: Small Physics Lab 233
Meeting Time: Thurs, 8:30 - 9:20 AM (on test days, start time at 8:00 AM)
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Textbook: | Single Variable Calculus: Early
Transcendentals (8th edition), by James Stewart. |
Grade Breakdown: | 3 Tests -- 15% each, Quizzes --
15%, Labs -- 15%, Final Exam -- 25% (you will
be able to replace your lowest attempted test score with your Final Exam
score). See the syllabus link below for the precise grading scale. |
Attendance & Lecture Policy: |
You are expected to attend every lecture and lab. If there is some
reason you must reschedule a test, you must discuss it with me BEFORE the
test. Please do not email or text during lecture or lab. Keep all cell
phones/hand held devices/laptops/tablets put away during lecture and lab. |
Calculator Policy: |
Calculator will NOT be allowed for quizzes, tests, or the final exam. A
calculator would be most useful for certain HW or Lab problems. You can
certainly get away without purchasing a calculator, and just use web-based
calculating tools. If you would like to purchase a calculator, see the
main 111
homepage for a list of recommended calculators. |
Prerequisites: | The prerequisite is essentially high school
pre-calculus. The main concepts you need to have mastered are basic
algebra, trigonometry, and logarithms. In particular, you are expected to
know the material in Chapter 1 of the text book in detail. It is extremely important that you
know the basic shape of the graphs of these functions, and you know the
values of trigonometric functions as the standard special values. |
Syllabus: | The course will cover Sections 2.1 - 5.4 of the text (with
the exception of Sections 3.11, 4.6, and 4.8). We begin by studying limits and
continuity, followed by the definition, calculation, and applications of derivatives, and
finally an introduction to integrals. For a detailed syllabus, including details of all of the
above information, please read the following carefully:
111 Syllabus (pdf). |
Dates & Course Announcements:
(Tentative) Exam Calendar:
Test 1 |
Thurs, Oct. 4 |
In Lab, 8-9:20 am |
Small 233
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Test 2 |
Thurs, Nov. 1 |
In Lab, 8-9:20 am |
Small 233
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Test 3 |
Thurs, Nov. 29 |
In Lab, 8-9:20 am |
Small 233
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Final Exam |
Fri, Dec. 14 |
9 AM - 12 NOON |
Morton 37
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- All important announcements related to the class will be listed here. Check back frequently
(don't forget to refresh your browser) for updates.
- Important Dates and Class Holidays:
- Thurs, Sept 6: FIRST LAB MEETING
- Fri, Sep 7: ADD/DROP DEADLINE
- Sat, Oct 13 - Tues, Oct 16: NO CLASS (Fall Break)
- Fri, Oct 26: WITHDRAW DEADLINE
- Wed, Nov 21 - Sun, Nov 25: NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Break)
- Fri, Dec 14, 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - FINAL EXAM
- (8/29) You should complete the Calculus Readiness Evaluation test on
Blackboard, before your first Lab meeting, if you haven't already. You can
get started by watching the video on this page:
Get
started on Readiness test.
If you have already taken this Readiness test, or cannot otherwise access it,
then you should work on the Precalculus Diagnostic tests in the textbook, which
end just before page 1 of the book. Or, you could work on Precalculus problems
from the Homework section of the following previous Precalculus class (all problems
have solutions listed as well):
Math 103 Fall 2015.
One way or another, you should be working on as many Precalculus problems as
you can before the first Lab meeting on Thurs Sept 6.
- (8/29) I will determine my regular weekly office hours soon. My office hours for the first short week of classes are as
follows:
Thurs Aug 30 9-11 and 3-4, Fri Aug 31 10-11:30 and 1-2.
- (9/3) My office hours this week will be: Mon (Sept 3) 3-4:30, Wed 10-11
and 2-3, Thurs 10:30-12.
- (9/10) My regular weekly office hours this semester have been set as
follows: Mon 3:30-5, Wed 2-3:30, Thurs 10:30-12.
If none of those times
work, you can always email me and we can try to find another time.
- (9/24) I apologize for having to miss class and office hours today. As
you were told in class, the quiz this Thursday will be on Sec. 2.6. I expect
to hold all of my regular office hours for the rest of the week starting
Wednesday.
- (9/28) Today I handed out a copy of Test 1 from last year's Math 111
class. If you did not come to class, please make sure you come Monday to get
your copy (or have someone pick up a copy for you). Test 1 is still scheduled
for Thurs Oct 4, and will cover the material we've covered from sections
2.1-3.3 (as listed on the syllabus). I will give more details on
Monday.
- (10/1) Test 1 will be given on this Thursday, Oct 4, during Lab. You may
start the test as early as 8 AM, with time ending at 9:20 AM. The absolute
best way to study is to do as many problems as you can. Do any HW problems
from covered material that you haven't finished, and work on the assigned
Chapter 2 review problems. The material
that is covered from each section we have covered in class is as
follows:
(2.1) - This section is primarily conceptual, and there will not be problems
specifically from this section on the test.
2.2 - all
2.3 - all
2.4 - Through (and including) Example 2, to the middle of pg. 109
2.5 - all
2.6 - Through (and including) Example 12, to the middle of pg. 134
2.7 - Up to (but not including) Example 6
2.8 - all
3.1 - all
3.2 - all
3.3 - Up to (but not including) Example 5. In particular, the HW problems 3.3
#39, 41, 49, are not covered on Test 1.
- (10/1) On Wed, Oct 3, class will all be Q&A, and we can go over solutions
of any problems you would like from HW problems, review problems, or the
practice test. I will also be extending my Wed afternoon office hours this
week to 2-5 pm.
- (10/12) Just a few reminders before Fall Break:
1. There is a Lab due the Thursday after Fall Break, so don't forget that.
2. Quiz 4 will be in Lab the Thurs after Fall Break, and will cover 3.5
Implicit Differentiation, and just the first part of 3.6 (relevant assigned
problems for 3.6 are through #33).
- (10/22) Quiz 5 this Thursday will cover logarithmic differentiation
(corresponding to 3.6 #39-51 (odd), 52) and Exponential growth/decay (section 3.8).
- (10/29) Test 2 will be given on this Thursday, Nov 1, during Lab. You have
the option of
starting the test as early as 8 AM, with time ending at 9:20 AM. As usual,
to prepare you should do as many problems as you can. Do any HW problems
from covered material that you haven't finished, and work on the assigned
Chapter 3 review problems. The material
that is covered from each section we have covered in class is as
follows:
3.3 - Limits involving sin(x)/x, like in Examples 5 and 6
3.4 - all
3.5 - all (know the derivatives of sin-1(x), cos-1(x),
and tan-1(x), but you don't need to know those of
csc-1(x), sec-1(x), or cot-1(x))
3.6 - Up to, but not including, "The number e as a limit" on pg. 222
3.7 - Only problems on motion on a line, like Example 1
3.8 - Up to, but not including, "Continuously compounded interest" on pg. 241
3.9 - all
3.10 - Not including examples using graphing calculators
- (10/31) I will have extra office hours today, 2-5 pm. Remember Test 2 is
tomorrow during Lab, and you have the option of starting as early as 8 AM.
- (11/2) New Lab Schedule: Between now and the end of the semester
is when we'll start re-arranging a few things because of the missed hurricane
days. First, you will not cover Lab 7 in Lab. It will be an option for you
to do Lab 7 independently and turn it in next Thursday, Nov 8, and it can
replace your lowest Lab score so far. Here is the new schedule of Labs:
Thurs Nov 8: Lab 7 optionally due, Start Lab 8, Quiz 6
Thurs Nov 15: Lab 8 due, Start Lab 10 (change to Lab 9), Quiz 7
Thurs Nov 22: Thanksgiving, No Lab
Thurs Nov 29: Lab 10 (change to Lab 9) due, Test 3 in Lab
Thurs Dec 5: History Assignment due, do Lab 11 during Lab
- (11/7) Correction to New Lab Schedule: In the above revised Lab
schedule, please replace "Lab 10" with "Lab 9". We will do Lab 10 in class
instead.
- (11/19) Test 3 will be in Lab on Thurs, Nov 29, in Lab. The material
covered is as follows:
4.1 - all except for the proof of Fermat's theorem
4.3 - all
4.4 - all
4.5 - up to but not including "Slant Asymptotes" on pg. 320
4.7 - all
4.9 - all
The following are good problems to work on in the Chapter 4 review on
pgs. 359-361: #1-13 odd, 14, 15-37 odd, 50, 52, 53, 59, 65-73 odd. As we did
for the first two tests, our class on Wed, Nov 28, will be all question and
answer to prepare for Test 3.
- (11/26) I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break. Remember that
Lab 9 is due this week (you can put it on Becca's door or give it to me in
class), and that Test 3 will be in Lab on Thurs, Nov 29. Everyone has the
option of starting the midterm at 8 AM. As usual, in class on Wed will be
all question and answer for review.
- (11/28) My office hours today will be extended to 2-4:30.
- (12/5) The Final Exam is on Fri, Dec 14, 9:00 AM
in Morton 37. Please take note of the location, as it is different
from our lecture/lab classroom. The exam is cumulative, and will cover all
of the material listed above from Tests 1, 2, and 3, and also covers
Sec. 5.1, 5.2 (up to but not including "Comparison Properties of the
Integral" on pg. 387), 5.3, and 5.4. There are two practice final exams on
the main Math 111 webpage (where you get your Labs), just scroll to the
bottom of that page. There are solutions there as well. Remember that we
did not cover the Mean-Value Theorem (Sec. 4.2), so there will be no
questions on our final exam on that material, while there are a few such
questions on the old finals which you can ignore. The last day of classes,
Fri, Dec. 7, will be all Q&A, so bring any problems that you would like to go
over. I will have the following office hours during the first week of exams
leading up to our final exam:
Tues, Dec. 11, 12:30-2
Wed, Dec. 12, 12:30-2 and 3:30-5
Thurs, Dec. 13, 10:30-12, 12:30-2, and 3-5.
Labs:
The Lab for our Section of Math 111 meets on Thursdays, 8:30-9:20 AM, also in
Small 233. The TA for your Lab will be announced here when the TA assignments
are made. It is
essential that you show up for your Lab every week. For one, as explained
below, a quiz will be given during every lab, unless there is a
Test. Each of the mid-semester tests will be given during Lab. On those days,
your Lab time will begin 30 minutes earlier, at 8:00 AM, so that everyone has
ample time to complete the tests.
Each lab assignment will begin during the lab time, accompanied by an
introduction to the concept covered and some examples given by your TA.
Your scores on the Lab assignments will count as 15% of your final grade.
All of the labs will be available at the following link:
111
homepage.
The first Lab meeting is Thursday, Sept 6. Prior to the first Lab meeting, please
complete the Calculus Readiness Evaluation test on Blackboard (Get
started on Readiness test). If you have already completed it (or cannot
access it), please
work on the Precalculus diagnostic tests listed on the HW problems, or work on
other Precalculus problems listed under Announcements above. Quiz 0
will be handed out at the first Lab meeting, which
will not be a timed quiz, but rather will be a sample quiz to do on your own at home.
Please check the class syllabus to see which labs are due on
which week.
Homework & Quizzes:
There will be homework assignments for every section covered in class, but not
to be graded. This
homework is absolutely necessary in order to succeed on the quizzes, tests, and
to develop a firm understanding of the material. The homework will
not be collected, although you are always welcome to ask me to look at your
work and to make comments on your solutions during my office hours.
The list of all assigned homework problems is here
(pdf).
WebAssign problems are available online for those students with a WebAssign
account. WebAssign is not a requirement for the course. These will be
strictly for your benefit (and will be identical or similar to
the problems listed above from the book), but will be a bit enhanced with hints and extra
help from WebAssign. The Class Key for this section's WebAssign (Math 111,
section 04) is: wm 3995 3826
There will be quizzes given at the beginning of lab every week when there is
not a mid-term test. Each
quiz will be 10-15 minutes, and will consist of one or two test-style problems. Like the tests, calculators will not be allowed on quizzes. The main point of the quizzes, apart from testing your
understanding of the assigned homework, is to prepare you for test problems.
In general, if you do all of the assigned homework for each
lecture during the week, you will be prepared for the quiz.
For your total quiz score at the end of the semester, I will drop your lowest
quiz score. There are no make-up quizzes.
I will list all solutions for quizzes given throughout the semester here:
Resources & Links:
- Apart from my office hours, there is also Calculus tutoring by graduate
assistants on Sunday through Thursday evenings from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM,
in Jones 112. If you can, take advantage of this free service.
- The main homepage for all sections of Calculus I at William & Mary, which
has all of the Labs, and some problems from past finals,
is here.
- William & Mary accommodates students with disabilities in accordance with
federal laws and university policy. Any student who feels they may need an
accommodation based on the impact of a learning, psychiatric, physical, or
chronic health diagnosis should contact Student Accessibility Services staff
at 757-221-2512 or at sas@wm.edu to determine if accommodations are warranted
and to obtain an official letter of accommodation. For more information,
please visit the SAS webpage.
- If you'd like information on any other resources offered by the College,
please feel free to ask me. If I don't know the answer you're looking for,
we can find someone who does.
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