MATH 151: Calculus I

Spring 2016

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. Picture: "A mathematical violin". Unaltered violin picture from the National Music Museum at www.usd.edu/smm

Syllabus

WebAssign

Additional Resources

TI-83/84 frequently asked questions

Announcements:

• 5/22: Check out your COURSE GRADE: Section 04 (11:00-12:50) and Section 05 (1:40-3:30). Have a great summer!

• 5/7: Information on the final exam, including a review sheet with sample problems has been posted here.

• 4/18: Check out your grades as of today: Section 04 (11:00-12:50) and Section 05 (1:40-3:30)

• 4/15: Check out the second midterm solutions.

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

• 3/16: Check out your grades as of today: Section 04 (11:00-12:50) and Section 05 (1:40-3:30)

• 3/15: Check out the first midterm solutions.

• 3/5: Information on the first midterm, including a review sheet with sample problems has been posted here.

• 2/5: Here are the hours of Math Lab in Kiely 331, starting Monday 2/8. Feel free to go there for extra help:
  Monday to Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
  Friday: 9 AM - 3 PM

• 2/2: Welcome!

General Information and Ground Rules:

• Class lecture meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sec 04: 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM in Kiely 258 and Sec 05: 1:40 - 3:30 PM in Kiely 320.

• Homework is an absolutely essential part of this course. You cannot master the course material without solving many problems consistently throughout the semester. This course uses WebAssign, an online homework management system.

• Quizzes will be given on some Thursdays during the last 15 minutes of the lecture (see the syllabus for the exact dates). The questions will be based on the material of the previous week's 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 exams are scheduled as follows:
  
  

  Midterm I	Midterm II	Final Exam
  Tuesday March 15 (in class)	Thursday April 14 (in class)	Thursday May 19, 8:00-10:30 AM in Kiely 170

• Course grade will be based on the following scheme:
  
  

  Homework	Quizzes	Two Midterms	Final Exam
  10%	10%	20% each	40%

• 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 243) 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 course will receive a grade. Incompletes will never be given to avoid F's.

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