Calculus - Math 211

Math 211 - Calculus

Exam 1 date set: Wednesday, October 7th. It will cover all material up through and including Section 3.7. Solutions.

Exam 2 date set: Wednesday, November 11th. It will cover all material up through and including Section 5.6. The focus will be on material covered since the last exam.

Final Exam details set: Saturday, December 19th in Bascom 272 (NOTE THE DIFFERENT ROOM!). The final is, of course, cummulative.

Time and location: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 9:55 AM - 10:45 AM in Van Vleck B102.

Textbooks: Calculus: Ideas & Applications by Alex Himonas and Alan Howard.

Lecturer: David Anderson
Office: 617 Van Vleck
Office hours: Mondays 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Wednesdays 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, and by appointment.
Tel. (608)263-4943
E-mail: anderson at math dot wisc dot edu

Teaching Assistants:

Xiao Wang (xwang at math dot wisc dot edu). Office: 418 Van Vleck. Office Hours: MW 4:00 - 5:30PM.
Christina Durfee (durfee at math dot wisc dot edu). Office: 616 Van Vleck. Office Hours: Tues 1:30 - 2:30PM, Wed 12:00 - 1:00PM, and by appointment.
Jae-Ho Lee (jhlee at math dot wisc dot edu). Office: 316 Van Vleck. Office Hours: Monday 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Tuesday 2:20 - 3:20 PM and Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30PM
George Brown (brown at math dot wisc dot edu). Office: 818 Van Vleck. Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:10 - 2:40PM.

Topics: Functions, Limits, Exponential and logarithm functions, Derivatives and their applications, Integration and its applications, Integration techniques, Calculus of several variables, Differential equations.

Prerequisites and Course Description: In this course we shall introduce the two basic concepts of calculus: differentiation and integration. We shall show how to apply these tools to solving problems in physics and business. The course requires some basic algebraic skills. These include: simplifying, multiplying and factoring polynomials and their fractions (the rational functions); solving and graphing linear and quadratic equations; familiarity with the laws of exponents. Those issues will be only briefly reviewed.

Grading:

Midterm Exam 1	20 %
Midterm Exam 2	20 %
Final Exam	40 %
Homework and Quizzes	20%

Midterm Exam Dates: Exam 1 - Wednesday, October 7th. Exam 2 - Wednesday, November 11th.

Exam Policy: Each one of the two midterm exams will take place during lecture time. You will not be allowed to use calculators, your notes, or your textbook during exams. Sharing or copying of answers on the quizzes or exams is considered cheating. Students caught cheating will be given a grade of F in the course and will be subject to disciplinary action by the university. No make-up midterm exams will be given unless proof of extraordinary circumstance is provided at least one week before the exam day. According to university policy, no early final exams will be given for ANY reason.

Homework: Homework will be assigned every week (please check the course website). Homework for a given week will be due on the Tuesday of the next week, at the beginning of the discussion section. No late homework will be accepted. Working in groups on homework assignments is strongly encouraged; however, every student must write their own assignments.

More on homework: Understanding and completing all of the assigned homework problems is crucial to your success in this course. If, after working the assignment, either you do not understand the material or you are not proficient at working the problems, then you should work additional problems on your own. Doing homework thoroughly and consistently is the key to succeeding in math courses.

Quizzes: Every Thursday there will be a quiz in your discussion section (except if a midterm exam is scheduled that week). You will not be allowed to use calculators, your notes, or your textbook during quizzes or exams. Quizzes will be based on the previous and current week's material. Your lowest two quiz scores will be discarded; there will be no make-up quizzes.

My take on succeeding in college level calculus: There are two main differences between college level and high school mathematics. First, the pace in college is much faster. Second, and related, you are expected to be significantly more independent in college. Here is the strategy that I strongly recommend to all students: (i) Read each section I will be lecturing on before the lecture. Even if you do not fully understand the section, this will make the lecture significantly more useful and will save you time in the long run. (ii) Do the homework for each section the night of the lecture (or as close to that time as is feasible). This will ensure you are up to date and can ask questions when you need to. Do not simply put off the homework until the night before it is due, which is a recipe for disaster. (iii) If after completing the homework for a given section you still do not feel comfortable with the material, do more problems from the text. (iv) If you are still confused after doing the above points, get help quickly. The longer you wait, the worse it will get!

An expectation I will have of you: I will expect that you have read the section I will be lecturing on each day before I lecture on it. This does not mean you have to fully understand the section after reading it. Instead, this will guarantee that you will have some idea of what I am talking about in class. This will save you time in the long run as you will certainly get more from the lectures and will make studying/reviewing much faster as you will be significantly more up to speed come test time. As each section is about 8 - 12 pages, this reading should not be very time consuming.

Classroom etiquette: This is a large class. Therefore, it is especially important that people do not talk during the lecture (except to ask questions, of course) and to be respectful of the other students. Also, students arriving late are extremely distracting. Please make it to class on time.

Getting Help: If you are having difficulties with your math class, talk to your TA or Prof. Anderson during office hours or by appointment.
In addition, the following resources are available:

Math Lab http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram/mathhelp.html#MathLab
Mathematics Tutorial Program http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram
GUTS -- The Greater University Tutoring Service http://guts.studentorg.wisc.edu
Private Tutors - a list of Mathematics graduate students willing to tutor students is available on the 2nd floor of Van Vleck Hall. Fees vary from tutor to tutor http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram/mathhelp.html#Private
Math Board - is a wooden board with slots where students can fill in a card and put it in the slot for Math 217, or read cards left by other students to set up study groups, etc - the Math Board is located near room B207 in Van Vleck Hall http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram/mathhelp.html#Board
for these and other resources see also http://www.math.wisc.edu/~tprogram/mathhelp.html

Final exam information (not changeable!):
Date: 12/19/09
Time: 12:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Place: Bascom 272 .

In the event of a University-wide healthcare emergency: In the event that this course is no longer able to meet face-to-face for a period of time because of a wide-spread health emergency, students should continue to stay current with our schedule as posted on the course website. During this time, you will only be responsible for the material in the textbook and not for any additional material that would only have been presented in class. If we have an exam scheduled during this period of time when face-to-face meetings are suspended, the exam will be postponed until after classes resume. Information about the status of assignments and other course work due during this period will be addressed on the course website and by way of email. This same notification system will also be used to announce any changes to the currently expected course of action.

Week 1 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, September 8th). Lecture notes: Friday.

Sections 0.1 - 02	Pages 17, 18. #'s 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 16, 19, 21, 40.
Section 0.3	Page 25. #'s 1, 2, 5, 7, 9.
Section 0.4	Pages 36 - 37. #'s 1, 6, 9, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33.
Section 0.5	Page 50. #'s 1, 4, 9, 20, 24, 25.
Section 0.6	Page 59. #'s 9, 13, 21, 25, 27.

Week 2 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, September 15th)

Section 1.1	Pages 86 - 88. #'s 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 29, 33, 43, 51.
Section 1.2	Pages 97 - 99. #'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 19, 23, 24, 35, 47, 51.

Week 3 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, September 22nd)

Section 1.3	Pages 106 - 108. #'s 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 25, 29, 31, 35, 39, 45, 49, 51, 53.
Section 2.1	Pages 126 - 127. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39.
Section 2.2	Pages 134 - 135. #'s 1, 2, 5, 11, 17, 23 (calculator required!), 27 (only do first 24 months).

Week 4 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, September 29th)

Section 2.3	Pages 143 - 144. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 25, 27, 31, 45, 47, 49, 51.
Section 2.4	Pages 153 - 155. #'s 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 45, 67, 73, 79.
Section 3.1	Pages 172 - 173. #'s 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 33, 35, 39.
Section 3.2	Pages 186 - 189. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 25, 27, 31, 37, 49, 50.

Week 5 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, October, 6th)

Section 3.3	Pages 200 - 203. #'s 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 27, 29, 35, 39, 41, 45.
Section 3.4	Pages 211 - 214. #'s 1, 5, 7, 13, 21, 23, 25, 29, 45.
Section 3.5	Page 226. #s 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 25, 29, 31, 49, 51, 55, 65 (parts a,b only).
Section 3.6	Pages 233 - 234. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 29, 31, 33.
Section 3.7	Pages 240 - 241. #'s 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 23, 27, 37, 49, 51.

Week 6 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, October 13th)

Section 3.5 (revisited)

Pages 227 - 228. #'s 56, 69.

Week 7 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, October 20th)

Section 3.8	Pages 245 - 247. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 27, 29.
Section 4.1	Pages 267 - 270. #'s 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 42, 47, 51, 53, 57.
Section 4.2	Pages 277 - 279. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 33, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 53.

Week 8 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, October 27th)

Section 4.3	Pages 286 - 288. #'s 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31.
Section 4.4	Pages 294 - 295. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 29, 31.
Section 4.5	Pages 302 - 304. #'s 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 23, 25.
Section 5.1	Pages 328 - 331. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 25, 27, 35, 39, 51, 53, 55, 61, 67, 75.

Week 9 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, November 3rd)

Section 5.2	Pages 337 - 339. #'s 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41.
Section 5.3	Pages 345 - 346. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, (supplementary ex.) 39, 43, 45, 50, 53.
Section 5.4	Pages 361 - 364. #'s 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 25.

Week 10 reading and homework problems (due Thursday, November 12th)

Section 5.5	Pages 374 - 376. #'s 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 33, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 65.
Section 5.6	Pages 385 - 386. #'s 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 21, 35, 37, 39, 51.

Week 11 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, November 17th)

Section 5.7

Pages 395 - 396. #'s 1, 3(a,c), 5, 20

Week 12 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, November 24th)

Section 6.1	Page 412. #'s 1, 5, 9, 13, 15.
Section 6.2	Pages 421 - 422. #'s 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
Section 6.3	Pages 433 - 435. #'s 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 29, 31, 35, 39

Week 13 reading and homework problems (due Tuesday, December 1st)

Section 6.4	Pages 443 - 444. #'s 1, 11, 17, 19, 21.
Section 6.5	Pages 454 - 456. #'s 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33, 35, 37, 42, 43, 51