Math 1432
Section 12493 MWF 10-11am SEC 100
Dr. Melahat Almus almus@math.uh.edu
http://www.math.uh.edu/~almus
COURSE WEBSITE: http://www.math.uh.edu/~almus/1432_sp16.html
Visit my website regularly for announcements and course material!
Read the syllabus posted on the course website.
If you email me, please mention the course (1432) in the subject line.
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Policies-
 Read the syllabus!
 Must have a CASA account. Everyone has free access until the access code deadline.
 Purchase the access code from UH Bookstore by 1/31 or else you’ll lose access to CASA. No make ups for assignments you missed due to not having access.
 Must attend both lectures and labs.
CASA:
All online assignments (quizzes, test 1, practice tests, EMCFs) will be taken at CASA. Textbook link is at CASA. Watch the due dates carefully – no make ups!
LAB:
You must be registered for a LAB (face to face OR online). Quiz in lab every Wednesday and Friday starting 2 nd week of school.
Make sure you write down your TA’s name and email address.
IF you’re registered for an online lab, create a space account as explained on the course website. You will have lab time options to choose from.
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TESTS
Test 1 is over the prerequisite material. Take practice test 1 first to see what to expect on test 1. Reserve a seat for Test 1 asap.
Tests 1,2,3,4 will be taken at CASA Testing Center by reservation.
Reservation is at CASA website (under the online assignments tab); will open 2 weeks prior to each test.
Final will be taken at CASA by reservation. No exemption from the final; no early finals – plan accordingly.
Make ups: No make ups on any assignments/tests. If you miss a test, you will get a 0 on it and your raw score on the final will be used to replace one missed test.
No calculators.
ONLINE QUIZZES
There are approx. 26 online quizzes; at least one per each section we cover in class. 20 attempts. Watch the due dates carefully.
LAB QUIZZES
Written quiz every Wednesday and Friday in LAB. Mostly covers the previous 2-3 lectures’ material. No make ups.
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WRITTEN HOMEWORK
Posted on my website; print it out and solve the problems on that sheet.
Must be turned in ONLINE at CASA before 11:59 pm on the duedate.
See information link on course website about how to upload homework.
No late homework.
POPPERS
Starting 3 rd week of school, we’ll have daily poppers. Purchase a package of popper scantrons from Bookstore with your SECTION
NUMBER on it. Bring a scantron to class ever day starting 3 rd week of school.
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CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR:
Be here on time (at least 5 minutes before the lecture so that you can get seated!)
If you have to be late (on occasion!)- enter quietly without disturbing others.
Pay attention to the lecture. You are here to learn; stay away from internet and other distractions for 50 minutes!
Don’t use laptops, don’t surf on the internet during lectures.
Cell phones should be in silent mode.
Bring printed blank notes from my website to class for ease of note taking.
If you have a question during the lecture (related to the lecture!); please do not hesitate to ask. There are undergrad TAs around to help you out; you can call them for help as well.
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Chapter 7
Section 7.1 - Integration Review
To refresh your memory – please read Chapter 6 of your text book.
You can visit my website for “Math 1431 – online” to go over subjects covered in Calculus 1. Notes and videos are posted there.
TABLE OF INTEGRALS
 x r dx
 x r
 1 r
 1

C
; r
  1
 1 x dx
 ln x

C
 sin x dx
    cos x dx
 
 sec x dx
 
 sec x tan x dx
 
 csc x dx
  
 csc x cot x dx
  
 e x dx
 e x 
C
 sinh x dx
 
 1
1  x
2 dx
 
The last two formulas with u-sub:
 1 a
2  u
2 du
 arcsin

C
 1 a
2  u
2 dx

1 a arctan u
 

C
 a x dx
 a x ln a

C ; a
 0  1 .
 cosh x dx
 

1 
1 x
2 dx
 
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From Section 6.4 of textbook:
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Example 1:  x
9  x
2 dx

Example 2:  2
9  x
2 dx

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Example 3: 
64 x
 1
 x
2 dx

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Example 4:  2  e
2 e x x dx

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Example 5:  tan x sec x dx

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Example 6:  cos x 1  sin x dx

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Example 7:  x
 5 x
 1 dx

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Example 8: 
1
0 x
2 x
 4 dx

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Homework: Read section 7.1 from your text book.
To see more examples, click on the “Math 1431- online” link on my website and check the notes for “Day 15, Day 16, Day 17”. You can also watch the videos posted there.
Homework #1 is posted on my website.
Check my website regularly for announcements. www.math.uh.edu/~almus
Take practice test 1 and test 1 SOON!
Topics:
•Limits
•Continuity
•Definition of derivatives
•Derivatives
•Mean Value Theorem
•Inverse functions and their derivatives
•Implicit differentiation
•Related rate word problems
•Optimization word problems
•Graphs of derivatives
•Extreme values and concavity
•Integration
You can visit my website for “Math 1431 – online” to go over subjects covered in Calculus 1. Notes and videos are posted there.
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