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MA111
Calculus I

MTWRF 8,9, G222
John Rickert, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office: G-215A, Crapo Hall
Phone: (812) 877-8473
Campus mail: CM 141
e-mail: rickert@rose-hulman.edu
Office hours: MTRF 7, or stop by and see if I'm in. My schedule
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Homework

Today's homework (for tomorrow's class)

For Friday, August 31: Turn in Homework #1. Come to class with any questions that you have about functions or Maple.
For Monday, September 3: From Just In Time: Section 5.4 #3,10,14; Sec. 5.5 #4; From Thomas' Calculus: Section 1.5 #1,5,9,12,16,20,21,26,29,31,34. Turn in these exercises Tuesday.
For Tuesday, September 4: Work on the exercises from the parametric homework. Turn in these exercises on Thursday, September 6.
For Wednesday, September 5: Work on the exercises from the parametric homework.
Review Maple commands and ask questions about things that are not clear.
For Thursday, September 6: Section 1.6 #7,9,13,25,30,35,39,45,49,59,60,69.
For Friday, September 7: Section 2.1 #2,5,6,13,17,18,20,21-29odd, 39,42.
For Monday, September 10: Section 2.2 #1,5,8,10,12,16,18,21,27,29,30,31.
Quiz covering through Section 2.1 on Monday. The averagescore on the quiz was 21.5/30. Equivalent grades are A: 27-30, B 24-26, C 21-23, D 18-20, F <18.
For Tuesday, September 11: Section 2.4 #1,5,6,11,14,15,18,21,25,30,34. Turn in these exercises on Wednesday, September 12.
For Wednesday, September 12: Section 2.4 #39,41,42,44,47,49,50.
For Thursday, September 13: Section 2.4 #55,57,63; Section 2.5 #3,10,13,18,31,39,44,66.
For Friday, September 14: Section 2.6 #1,5,13,23,35,41,42,47,58. Turn in these exercises on Monday.

For Monday, September 17: Section 3.1 #1,5,10,13,27-30.
We will have a limits Quiz on Monday. Use of Maple is allowed - you still need to explain the arithmetic/algebra/trig.
For Tuesday, Septemer 18: Work on the Derivative limits for exponenetials worksheet. Turn in this worksheet on Wednesday.
For Wednesday, September 19: Section 3.1 #32,35,56,61; Section 3.2 #1-5,12,46,54.
For Thursday, September 20: Section 3.2 ,#14,17,46,55; Section 3.3 #1,8,10,14,17,169,21,27,35.
Friday, September 21: Exam #1. Average was 65.1 A: 95-114, B 75-94, C 50-74, D 30-49, F <30. Sample solutions.
Tuesday, September 25: Section 3.4 #1,5,18,24,43,45,47,49,50. Turn in these exercises on Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 26: Section 3.5 #1,5,8,9,15,17,27,35,43,53,67.
Thursday, September 27: Section 3.5 #48,65,72,73,78,80,81,84,87,92,94,101,106,110,115,129. Turn inThese exercises on Monday.
Friday, September 28: Section 3.6 #7,20,25,28,36,38,43,59,67,77.
Monday, October1: Section 3.7 #4,7,13,18,26,32,40,41,52,59,71,94.
Turn in the Section 3.5 exercises discussed Thursday. Tuesday, October 2: Section 3.8 #6,13,24,27,29,36,41,43,49,61,75,97.
Wednesday, October 3: Section 3.9 #2,6,9,13,16. Turn in these exercises on Monday, October 15
Thursday, October 4: Exam #2 average score was 52.0. Equivalent grades are: A 80-92, B 62-79, C 44-61, D 26-43, F <26
Friday, October 5: Basic skills quiz.

Monday, October 8: Section 3.9 #5,18,19,22,24,30,31,32,35,37. Turn in these exercises on Monday, October 15
Tuesday, October 9: Section 3.10 #2,6,10,15,25,31,33,45,47,54,56,60.
Wednesday, October 10: Section 3.10 #2,6,10,15,25,31,33,45,47,54,56,60.
Thursday, October 11: Look for calculus in your daily life.

Monday, October 15: Section 4.1 #1,11-14,18,21,33,41,49,57,65,67,72.
Turn in both the Section 3.9 homeworks.
Tuesday, October 16: Section 4.1 #1,11-14,18,21,33,41,49,57,65,67,72.
Wednesday, October 17: Section 4.2 #1,11,23,27,46,54.
Thursday, October 18: Section 4.3 #3,6,18,24,40,42,52.
Friday, October 19: Exam #3

Monday, October 22: Exam #3.
Tuesday, October 23: Section 4.4 #7,17,36,42,47,65,71,75,88.
Wednesday, October 24: Section 4.5 #1,4,8,10,12,22,32,33,59.
Thursday, October 25: Section 4.5 #16,20,25,38,39,52.
Friday, October 26: Section 4.5 #1,4,8,10,12,22,32,33,59; Section 4.5 #16,20,25,38,39,52.

Monday, October 29: Section 4.6 #1,2,13,16,43,49,58.
The Maple file from Monday's class is available on ANGEL (in the Maple files folder under Lessons)
Tuesday, October 30: Section 4.7 #1,6,8,26.
Wednesday, October 31: Section 4.8 #21,33,45,50,51,63,65,73,89,105,119. As many of 1-24 that you need to do to become comforatble with antiderivatives.
Thursday, November 1: Section 5.1 #3,9,11,13,21,23.
Home work for Thursday night: Get enough sleep!!
Friday, November 2: Exam #4 will cover up to (and including) Section 4.8

Monday, November 5: Section 5.2 #1,2,3,5,7,13,15.
Tuesday, November 6: Section 5.2 #17,19,31,37; Section 5.3 #2,4,6,8,10,17,49,82.
Wednesday, November 7: Section 5.3 #1,3,5,7,19,42,46,63,88,90.
Thursday, November 8: Section 5.4 #1,6,15,23,31,33,35,45,57,61,64,66,73,76.
We will take time to fill out student evaluations, so bring your computer.
Friday, November 9: We will spend the day reviewing MA111.

Notes

Some sample Maple commands are now available.
Today's notes
Thursday, August 30: Remember to use a semi-colon to finish a Maple command!
Assignment of an expression to a variable is done using :=. for example; f := x^2+4*x+1;
In this example, you must include the * between the 4 and the x to indicate to Maple that x is to be multiplied by 4.
To clear all variables, use restart;
The solve command will only solve equations. Equations are things that have an =, and expressions on each side of the =. Don't ask Maple to solve expressions. Use the solve command only to solve equations. The same notes apply to the fsolve command. For example, solve( x^2=3,x);
To plot the function y=x2 over the domain -3<= x <= 3, use the plot command; plot( x^2, x=-3..3);
To substitute for an expression use the subs command. For example, to get f(-x), fmx := subs(x=-x,f);
To determine f(7), subs(x=7,f);

During the first few weeks we will be reviewing some pre-calculus material. One reason for this is to solidify your knowledge of the material before diving into the calculus. Another reason is to allow you to get comfortable with Maple before we study the more advanced material. Don't waste the opportunity that this scheduling gives to you. Learn how to use Maple to solve the simpler problems even if you know how to use your calculator to solve that particular problem. We will eventually run into problems for which Maple will be necessary - don't put off learning Maple until then.

Course Policy

Material added since the beginning of class will be in purple
This class will have four in-class exams - most likely during the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th weeks.
Note: I don't set grades using a 93/86/77/70 "straight scale" system. I plan to challenge you to excel. This means that the exam averages will generally be lower than what you are used to.
The final exam will be given during finals week. If you are making arrangements for travel home, you should make sure that they will not conflict with the final exam schedule. If your parents will be purchasing airline tickets for you, you should contact them and remind them not to schedule you on a flight that might cause you fail a class.
The will be two parts to the final exam. For the first part, you will be allowed the use of only a writing utensil. For the second part, you may use clean Maple worksheets.
The weights for the grade are given below.
You will be expected to pass some "basic skills" quizzes during the term. These will count as part of your quiz grades. There may be two other types of quizzes given in class: announced and unannounced.
Exams and quizzes will cover everything up to recent material. The focus will usually beon recent sections, but all earlier material, from pre-school to the material immediately before those sections of concentration, is considered known, and you will be responsible for it.

Homework should have your name, campus mailbox number, and class at the top of the page. A stapler is probably a good investment for most of you. Multi-page homeworks should be stapled together, not mutilated.
Homework will typically be due at the beginning of class on the due date. Homework may be turned in later but will be penalized based on just how late it is - typically 10% off per day. i.e. 10 days later, it's too late to get a makeup homework turned in. Homework turned in late during class will be subject to a 1 point penalty. Homeowrk turned in late the day that it is due, a 5% penalty.
When writing up homework, you should circle (or otherwise clearly indicate) your answers. If the homework is on a worksheet that is passed out to the class, you will generally be expected to write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, in a well-organized fashion. Answers should be written on the worksheet only if answer blanks have been specifically provided.
If you have any questions while I'm not around, you may e-mail me at rickert@rose-hulman.edu and I will reply as soon as I can.

You should come to class prepared. This means that I expect you to have done the homework, brought your book to class and launched Maple at the beginning of class.

I will assign some `group' projects in this class. Groups will consist of either three or four members. Write-ups from smaller or larger groups will not be accepted unless prior approval has been given.
Write-ups should be neatly presented. Write-ups returned on the information sheet handed out to the groups will not be accepted. Write-ups handed in at the end of class may be hand-written. Write-ups for work outside of class should be typed. Maple code may be included as part of an appendix or in figures, but should not be considered as a `formal' write-up. Similarly, `scratch-work' is unacceptable. Neatly written partial results may be turned in, but scribbles will reduce your grade.

A summary of the grade weights

There will be four in-class exams worth 15% each
The final exam will be worth 30%
Quizzes and homework will be worth 10%
Extra credit that is earned will be added on to your grade after the curve has been determined.
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