Calculus I
Math 1210, Section 10
MWF 11:50 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
LCB (Leroy Cowles Building) 121
Fall 2005
Instructor:
E-mail:
Web Page:
Office:
Office Hours:
Michael Purcell
purcell@math.utah.edu
www.math.utah.edu/~purcell
LCB Loft
10:45 – 11:35 a.m. (please note the change)
Generally speaking, I am available for consultation whenever I am in my office. Please feel
free to drop by outside of the regular office hours. Bear in mind, however, that while I may
be on campus during the day, it is possible that I could be otherwise occupied. Thus, if you
are unable to come to the regular office hours, and need to meet with me, it may be in your
best interest to set up an appointment beforehand.
Text:
Prerequisite:
Tutoring:
Calculus, by Varberg, Purcell and Rigdon
Eighth Edition, ISBN 0130811378
Grades of C or better in MATH 1050 and 1060,
or math ACT score of at least 28
The Rushing Math Center offers FREE drop in tutoring, a computer lab, and
study areas for undergraduates. The Rushing Student Center is between the
LCB and JWB. The hours for fall semester are: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The
tutoring center will open for the semester on Wednesday, August 24th.
This class is intended to be a first introduction to the ideas and techniques of basic calculus.
In addition, a university calculus course is the traditional starting point for the transition
from so-called lower-level and higher-level mathematics. These two factors combine to
create something of a calculus mystique. Many students bring to the course preconceived
notions that calculus is more difficult than the mathematics with which they are already
familiar. In this, they are mistaken. What is true, however, is that this material is
unfamiliar, and represents a different way of approaching the art of problem solving.
Learning the subtleties of this approach requires time, patience, and dedicated thought. It is
likely that study patterns that you have found effective in previous classes will prove less
fruitful here. I suggest that when presented an assignment, you allow sufficient time to
peruse the material at leisure, think carefully about what you have read, and only then
attempt the exercises. Personally, I have found this approach to be most effective in my
own studies.
Withdrawal Date:
Be aware that the last day to drop classes for fall semester is Friday,
September 2nd. The last day to withdraw from term length classes is
Friday, October 21st.
ADA Statement:
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable
accommodations be provided for students with physical, cognitive,
systemic learning, and psychiatric disabilities. Students need to
contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss any
such accommodations that they may require for this course.
Grading
Final Grading Scale:
100-93%
92-90%
89-87%
A
AB+
Homework:
86-83%
82-80%
79-77%
B
BC+
76-73%
72-70%
69-67%
C
CD+
66-63%
62-60%
0-59%
D
DE
30%
Homework will be assigned daily according to the attached schedule. These
assignments will be collected once per week, on Tuesday, before the start of
class. Late homework will not be accepted, under ANY circumstances, but
your lowest two weekly scores will be dropped. Each week, a
representative subset of the assigned problems will be selected, and graded.
These scores form the basis of your semester homework grade. While not
all of the homework problems will be graded on every assignment, you will
not know in advance which problems will be selected. Therefore, it is in
your best interest to complete all of the assigned problems on the day on
which they are assigned. Failure to do so will cause you to fall behind, a
situation from which it will be difficult, though not impossible, to recover.
Midterms (3):
45% (15% each)
Three midterm exams will be given during the semester. These exams will
be given on September 23rd, October 21st, and November 18th. You MUST
bring a valid photo ID to the exams. Absence from an exam will be excused
only if you can produce verifiable and convincing evidence that you have a
significant illness or serious family crisis that will prevent you from
attending. Except under extremely unusual circumstances, you must make
arrangements with me well before the missed test, and you will be expected
to take the exam prior to your absence.
Final Exam:
25%
The final exam will be administered on Monday, December 12th from 10:30
a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Make-ups for the final exam will be allowed in only the
most extreme of circumstances. As with the midterm exams, you will be
expected to take the exam before the regularly scheduled date. Please make
any necessary arrangements with me well in advance. This will allow me to
prepare the necessary alternative versions of the test.
Homework Schedule
Week Section
Problems
1.
Handout
Problem sets 1 and 2
2.
Handout
Problem sets 3, 4 and 5
3.
2.1
2.2
2.3
#1, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 15-29 odd, 33, 36, 45
#1, 4, 11, 15-25 odd, 26, 29, 31, 35
#1, 2, 9, 15-23 odd, 24, 25, 32, 42, 53-55
4.
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
#1-19 odd, 29-32, 36, 37, 40, 49, 50
#7, 12 (optional)
#1-15 odd, 21, 39, 43
#1-13 odd
#1-43 odd, 49, 50
#1-19 odd, 20, 35-38, 43-45, 57
5.
3.1
3.2
3.3
#1, 3, 7, 9, 13-23 odd, 27-30
#1-19 odd, 27, 33-41 odd, 47
#1-41 odd, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59
Midterm 1 – September 23rd
6.
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
#1-19 odd, 24
#1-21 odd, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47
#1-11 odd, 15, 19, 29, 31, 36
#1-11 odd, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39
7.
3.8
3.9
3.10
#1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 23, 29, 35, 46, 47, 49
#1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 27
#1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 34, 35
8.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
#1-17 odd, 20, 21, 27, 28
#1-35 odd, 36
#1-19 odd, 20, 22, 29
#1, 5, 12, 19, 20, 23, 26, 29
9.
4.6
4.7
#1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 28, 33-35, 40, 41, 53
#1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 21, 23, 29-32, 46
Midterm 2 – October 21st
10.
9.1
#1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25
11.
5.1
5.2
5.3
#1-37 odd
#1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 21, 25, 28, 36
#1-29 odd, 36, 37, 41
Week Section
Problems
12.
5.4
5.5
#1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 24
#1, 3, 7, 9, 11-13, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24
13.
5.6
5.7
#1-27 odd, 30, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40
#1-37 odd, 47-52
Midterm 3 – November 18th
14.
5.8
#1-53 odd, 59, 61, 65, 66
15.
6.1
6.2
6.3
#1-21 odd, 29-35 odd
#1-25 odd
#1-15 odd, 19, 20
16.
6.4
6.5
6.6
#1-17 odd
#1-9 odd, 15, 21, 22
#1-13 odd, 25-27
Final Exam – December 12th