Lectures
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Instructor
Steffen Rohde
Padelford Hall C-337
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Topics
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This course is an introduction to integral
calculus. We will review antiderivatives and then
study the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Then we will use this theorem to
compute areas and volumes, as well as a number of other applications. A variety
of techniques to compute difficult antiderivatives
will be discussed. We will conclude with an introduction to differential
equations. We will essentially follow the schedule of the Math 125 Materials Website, but will on
occasion be a bit slower or faster.
If you want a good grade in this class,
you should expect to spend a lot of time (probably more than 10 hours a week)
on homework.
Your grade will be determined based on
your total score for the course, which is computed as follows:
will be assigned on a weekly basis, see the Math 125 Materials Website for
the problems due. You are responsible for all the problems assigned. Homework
will be collected in Quiz Sections on Thursdays
of the following week.
For instance, on Thursday,
April 10, homework
from week 1 will be due. Unfortunately, the amount of homework that can be
graded is limited. Five of the problems will be chosen at random to grade each
week. They will be worth 4 points each. This makes a total of 20 points
possible for each assignment. The lowest weekly homework score will be dropped.
No late homework will be accepted.
On Thursdays, you will work in groups of three on worksheets in
your quiz section. The worksheets are an integral part of the course. Some of
them lay the groundwork for the lectures, some of them explore topics in
greater detail than in lecture, and some of them give you practice on basic
techniques. You will get full credit for each worksheet, regardless of whether
you get the right answers, if you show up and make a good effort. Bring a copy
of the worksheet to the quiz section. But you are expected to do them in your section, you will not get credit if you do them at home,
turn them in and leave.
There will be 2 midterm exams. They will be given on Thursday, April 24
and Thursday, May 22.
They are meant to take 60 minutes but you can take the full 80 minutes of the
Quiz Section. You must bring a Photo ID
to all exams.
The final exam will take place from 1:30pm to 4:20pm on Saturday, June 7, room TBA. Note that this is not the time listed in the final exam
schedule.
You are allowed to use one handwritten 8.5 by 11 sheet of notes
(two sided).
GRAPHING CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED on exams or quizzes. You may use a
scientific calculator.
There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling
and well-documented reason for missing a test, talk to
me well in advance.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will meet with a Teaching Assistant
in a smaller group. This gives you a chance to get more of your questions
answered. Thursday's quiz section will be 80 minutes long so that, in addition
to getting help with your homework, there will be time for a worksheet that you
can work on while the TA circulates and answers questions. Occassionally
you might go through a worksheet on a Tuesday. You will hand in homework on
Thursdays to your TA and they will return it to you, usually a week later. The
midterm exams will be held in Quiz Section.
The TA's are:
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Sections |
Name |
Office |
Office Hours |
Email |
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AA, AC |
Daeshik Choi |
PDL C-8L |
TBA |
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AB, BA |
James Merryfield |
PDL C-20 |
TBA |
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BB, BC |
Mark Hubenthal |
PDL
C-20 |
TBA |
Calculus, Early Transcendentals by James Stewart
(The Fifth Edition).