Math 125 - Calculus I (Section 4)- Fall 2005

| General Info | Syllabus | Announcements & Dates | Homework | Resources |

General Information

Meeting Time Mon., Wed., Fri., 12:00 - 12:50
Location Gittings 207
Instructor Ryan Vinroot
Office: Mathematics 510
Office Phone: 621-4835
Office Hours: Mon., Wed, 3:00 - 4:30
Tutoring Center: Mon, 10:00 - 11:00
Textbook Calculus: Single Variable, Fourth Edition, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum, et al.
Grade
Breakdown 		3 Tests -- 100 points each, Homework -- 100 points, Final Exam -- 200 points, for a total of 600 points. The exact grade cutoffs will not be determined until the end of the semester, but with a final score of 540 (90%), you will definitely get an A, with 480 (80%), you will get at least a B, etc.
Course
Content		 We will cover most of Sections 1.1-7.1 in the text. This starts out with Precalculus material in Chapter 1, then the Calculus of derivatives in Chapters 2-4, and part of the Calculus of integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus in Chapters 5 and 6 and Section 7.1. There will be an emphasis on problem solving skills and explaining solutions, rather than just calculations and formulas.
Prerequisites The main mathematical prerequisite for this course is a solid understanding of Precalculus. Everyone is required to have some kind of graphing calculator, but the use of a calculator is not the main emphasis of the course.

Syllabus

We will roughly cover one section per class meeting, with a few days in the semester reserved for review. The following is the semester calendar for the course (in two parts) in pdf format:

Announcements & Dates

  • Important Dates and Class Holidays
    • Monday, September 5th: NO CLASS (Labor Day)
    • Monday, September 12th: Test 1 (In-class)
    • Friday, September 16th: Drop deadline
    • Wednesday, October 12th: Test 2 (In-class)
    • Friday, October 14th: Withdraw deadline
    • Friday, November 11th: NO CLASS (Veteran's Day)
    • Monday, November 21st: Test 3 (In-class)
    • Friday, November 25th: NO CLASS (Thanksgiving weekend)
    • Wednesday, December 7th: Last day of class
    • Monday, December 12th: Final Exam, 2:00-4:00, (Modern Languages Room 350)

  • I will not have office hours on Labor Day (Mon., Sept. 5), but will rather shift them to Tuesday, Sept. 6, 3:00-4:30 (in Math 510, as usual).
  • There will be a Review problem session for the first test on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 2-4 PM, in Math 501. I will only be answering questions, and will not be giving a lecture.
  • Class on Monday, Oct. 10, will be all review of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (through 3.8) to prepare for the second test. Please bring any questions that you have to class that you would like answered.
  • Since there is a test on Oct. 12, I will move my office hours from Wednesday, Oct. 12, 3:00-4:30 PM, back to Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the same time.
  • There is NO homework due on Friday, Oct. 14. The problems listed under Homework below for Sections 3.7 and 3.8 are suggested problems for those sections to prepare for the exam.
  • Since Homework #11 is due on Wednesday, Nov. 16, I will not have office hours that day, but rather on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 3:00 until 4:30.
  • The location for the FINAL EXAM has been determined. It will be in the Modern Languages Building, Room 350, on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 4.
  • My office hours for the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 2 are as follows: Monday through Wednesday, 3-4:30 pm, Thursday 11 am - 12 noon and 3-4 pm.
  • There will be a REVIEW Q & A SESSION for the Final Exam. It will be on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2:30 - 4. The only room that was available was MATH 320, so it will be there.

Homework

    Homework assignments will be due every Friday when there is class, with a few exceptions. There will be a total of 13 homework assignments, and each will be graded out of 50 points. Of the problems assigned, 5 will be graded randomly. Each of the graded problems is worth 8 points, and 10 points on the homework will be based on the completeness of the assignment. At the end of the semester, the lowest homework grade will be dropped, and the other 12 scores will be averaged for the final homework score.

    Assignments will be posted here as the semester progresses, but will also be announced at the end of class each Friday.

    Assign. # Due Date Problems
    #1
    Fri., Aug. 26
      Sec. 1.1 #5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 27, 28, 32, 24, 38
    Sec. 1.2 #5, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 36
    #2
    Fri., Sept. 2
      Sec. 1.3 #4, 27, 28, 29, 38, 45, 48, 54
      Sec. 1.4 #14, 22, 26, 30, 33, 36, 41
    Sec. 1.5 #14, 18, 27, 32, 34, 37, 44, 45
    #3
    Fri., Sept. 9
      Sec. 1.6 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 14, 18, 27, 29
    Sec. 1.7 #5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 17, 19, 23
    #4
    Fri., Sept. 16
      Sec. 1.8 #20, 30, 31, 32, 37, 40, 41, 42
      Sec. 2.1 #11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Sec. 2.2 #10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19
    #5
    Fri., Sept. 23
      Sec. 2.2 #28, 29, 31, 34
      Sec. 2.3 #22, 24, 26, 30, 37
      Sec. 2.4 #9, 10, 16, 21
      Sec. 2.5 #14, 16, 19, 21
    Sec. 2.6 #6, 7, 8, 9, 13
    #6
    Fri., Sept. 30
      Sec. 3.1 #6, 8, 12, 24, 30, 39, 42, 53, 57, 67
      Sec. 3.2 #4, 6, 8, 10, 39, 42
    Sec. 3.3 #4, 6, 16, 22, 24, 28, 31, 32, 44
    #7
    Fri., Oct. 7
      Sec. 3.4 #2, 7, 15, 20, 49, 50, 61, 72, 82
      Sec. 3.5 #14, 33, 34, 46, 50, 51
    Sec. 3.6 #4, 8, 21, 34, 39, 42, 52, 60
    NOT DUE
      This is not to be turned in, it is to prepare for the test on 10/12
      Sec. 3.7 #1-18, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33
    Sec. 3.8 #1-11, 22, 24, 25, 30
    #8
    Fri., Oct. 21
      Sec. 3.9 #6, 9, 10, 11, 19
      Sec. 4.1 #4, 5, 21, 22, 24, 27, 31, 42
    Sec. 4.2 #16, 17, 21, 24, 29
    #9
    Fri., Oct. 28
      Sec. 4.3 #8, 10, 14, 18, 19, 22, 31
      Sec. 4.5 #11, 12, 16, 25, 26, 28, 34
    Sec. 4.6 #13, 19, 22, 25, 30
    #10
    Fri., Nov. 4
      Sec. 4.7 #1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 15, 24, 26, 29
      Sec. 4.8 #6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 27, 28
    Sec. 5.1 #2, 4, 15, 17, 19, 20
    #11
    Wed., Nov. 16
      Sec. 5.2 #2, 4, 6, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29
      Sec. 5.3 #15, 17, 18, 24, 30, 31, 34
      Sec. 5.4 #3, 6, 21, 24, 29, 32, 38
      Sec. 6.1 #5, 10, 12, 16, 19, 25
    #12
    Fri., Dec. 2
      Sec. 6.2 #1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 60, 65, 70, 73, 80, 83
      Sec. 6.3 #7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21
    Sec. 6.4 #16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
    NOT DUE
      This is not to be turned in, it is practice for the final exam
      Sec. 6.5 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10
    Sec. 7.1 #1-74, 78, 81, 84, 85, 90

Resources

  • There is a mathematics tutoring center for all university math courses numbered up to 299. The tutoring for courses including Math 125 will take place in the Mathematics East building, Room 145, on Mon-Thurs from 10-3 and Fri from 10-2. The page with the schedule can be found here . Tutoring begins Aug. 29.
  • There is a great resource for a summary of all of the precalculus you need to know for this course, and more, provided by the University of Michigan, here .
  • A convenient list of trigonometric identities is in this pdf file. It's a good idea to print it out and keep it inside of your textbook.
  • The main U of A Calculus homepage, useful for all Calculus classes, is here . There are lists of suggested problems other than the assigned homework, which are useful when studying for the tests and final exam. There is also a link with a lot of calculater programs for many different types of calculators.