MATH 151: Calculus

Spring 2005

Description and goals: This is the first part of a two-semester sequence intended to introduce the fundamental ideas and techniques of differential and integral calculus to students of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering. The course is not proof-oriented but students are expected to gain a good understanding of the basic concepts of calculus and to be able to apply them in concrete problems.

TI-83 frequently asked questions

Syllabus

Homework

Announcements:

• 5/31: Check out your course grades.

• 5/25: Check out the final exam solutions. Your course grade will be posted here by Monday 5/30.

• 5/17: Information on the final exam, including a review sheet with practice problems, has been posted.

• 4/16: Check out your grades as of today.

• 4/14: Check out the second midterm solutions.

• 4/8: Information about the second midterm, including a review sheet with practice problems, has been posted.

• 3/8: Check out your grades as of today.

• 3/3: Check out the first midterm solutions.

• 3/1: Check out the practice test solutions.

• 2/25: Information about the first midterm, including a review sheet with practice problems, has been posted.

• 2/8: Prof. Maller of the Math Department will be running two TI-83 tutorial lectures on Mondays 2/14 and 2/28 during the free hour 12:15-1:05, both in Kiely 250. These lectures are sequential. No previous knowledge of the calculator is assumed.

• 2/4: I'll go over Quiz 1 in the beginning of the Tuesday lecture. Also, the solutions to HW1 problems have been posted; check them out by clicking on the homework link.

• 1/27: Welcome!

General Information and Ground Rules:

• Class lecture meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15 - 1:05 in Kiely 434.

• Homework is an absolutely essential part of this course. You cannot master the course material without solving many problems consistently throughout the semester. To help you choose the right problems, every Friday night I will post a number of core problems on this webpage. You are encouraged to work in groups and discuss the problems with each other. The assigned homework will not be collected (see however the next item).

• Quizzes will be given every Thursday during the last 15 minutes of the lecture. The question(s) will be based on the most recently assigned homework. You should make every effort to take all the quizzes, as it will directly affect your course grade. At the end of the semester, your lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

• The course grade will be based on the following scheme:
  
  

  Quizzes	Two Midterms	Final Exam
  20%	20% each	40%

• The exams are scheduled as follows:
  
  

  Midterm 1	Midterm 2	Final
  Thursday March 3 (in class)	Thursday April 14 (in class)	Tuesday May 24, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, KY 270

• The prerequisite for this course is MATH 122. Alternative prerequisites are 75 or better on Math Seq 3 Regents or 600 or better on Math SAT. If you do not have any of these, you should not be enrolled in this class. Please go to the Math Department office (Kiely 237) and seek advice.

• If a midterm exam is missed because of a documented illness or valid emergency, the course grade will be determined on the basis of the other work done during the semester. Exams missed for other reasons will count as failures.

• At the end of the semester, everyone who has not withdrawn from the class will receive a grade. Incompletes will never be given to avoid F's.

Saeed Zakeri