JHR's MA111 page

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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Mathematics Department MA111 syllabus
Expectations for college students
The final exam takes place 6:00PM-10:00OPM Wednesday, November 19. in O157 and O159.

Homework

Today's homework (for tomorrow's class)

For Friday, September 5: Turn in Homework #1. Come to class with any questions that you have about functions or Maple.
The Homework passed out in class said to use the 2-up option when printing. This means that you should print 2 pages per sheet of paper.
When the Print dialogue box appears, select Properties and go to the Layout tab. Go down to Pages per sheet, and select 2.
If some of the exercises gave you difficulties, review Chapter 3 and Section 4.7 form the Just-In-Time book.
For Monday, September 8: Work on the Parametric plot exercises. We will discuss them on Monday.
Lecture notes from Friday, along with examples of parametric plots are available on ANGEL.
For Wednesday, September 10: Turn in the parametric plot exercises.
From Just in Time: Section 5.3 #3,10,14; Sec. 5.5 #4; From Thomas: Section 1.5 #1,5,9,12,16,20,21,26,29,31,34.
For Thursday, September 11: Section 1.6 #7,9,13,25,30,35,39,45,49,59-62,69,71,73.Turn in these exercises on Friday.
Friday, September 12: Turn in the Section 1.6 homework exercises.
There will be a quiz over the first week's material: exponential and trigonometric functions, inverse functions, parametric equations, lines and graphs. The average score on the quiz was 23.3. Equivalent grades are: A 31-35, B 25-30, C 20-24, D 15-19, F < 15.
Section 2.1 #2,5,6,13,17,18,20,21-29 odd, 39,42,44,45. Turn in these exercises on Monday.

Monday, September 15: Turn in the Section 2.1 exercises.
Section 2.2 #1,5,8,10,12,16,18.
Tuesday, September 16: Section 2.2 #21,27,29,30,31,40,47,50,55; Section 2.3 #7.
Wednesday, September 17: Section 2.3 #9,19; Section 2.4 #1,5,6,11,14,18,21.
Thursday, September 18: We will have a quiz at the beginning of class. Sample solutions to the quiz are now available. The average score on the quiz was 21.9. Equivalent grades are B 28-35, C 21-27, D 16-20, F <16. Regarding the trivia: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/Library/history/.
Section 2.3 #16,24; Section 2.4 #21,25,30,34,47,49,50,83. Turn in these exercises on Friday.
Friday, September 19: Turn in the exercises discussed Thursday.
Section 2.3 #31; Section 2.5 #1,3,8,10,13,18.

Monday, September 22: We will have a quiz at the beginning of class. The average score on the quiz was 21.5. Equivalent grades are A 36-39, B 28-35, C 21-27, D 16-20, F <16.
Section 2.5 #28,31,39,44,52,66.
Tuesday, September 23: Section 2.6 #1,5,13,23,35,41,42,47,58.
Wednesday, September 24: Section 3.1 #1,5,10,13,27-30,32,35.
Thursday, September 25: Section 3.1 #6,22,41,43,45,51,56,61. Review for the Exam.
Friday, September 26: Exam #1. The average score on the exam was 81.4. Equivalent grades are A: 95-107, B: 85-94, C: 73-84, D: 55-72, F: <55.

Monday, September 29: Learn the derivative rules from Section 3.2
Tuesday, September 30: Section 3.2 #1,5,12,14,17,24,30,34,35,39,46,54,55. Turn in these exercises on Wednesday.
We will have a basic skills quiz at the beginning of class Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 1: Turn in the Section 3.2 exercises.
Section 3.3 #1,8,10,14,17,19,21,27,35,
We will have a basic skills quiz at the beginning of class. Use the definition of the derivative to determine the derivative of a function.
Thursday, October 2: Section 3.4 #1,5,18,24,43,47,49,50.
Friday, October 3: Section 3.5 #1,5,8,9,15,17,27,35,43,53,67. these exercises on Monday.
We will have a Skills quiz Friday. Use the definition of the derivative to determine the derivative of a function. The average score on the quiz was 27.3 out of 30.

Monday, October 6: Turn in The Section 3.5 exercises discussed Friday.
Section 3.5 #65,73,78,81,84,87,92,94,101,106,110,115,129.
Tuesday, October 7: Section 3.6 #7,20,25,36,38,43,59,67,77.
We will have a Skills quiz Tuesday. Use the definition of the derivative to determine the derivative of a function. Wednesday, October 8: Section 3.7 #4,7,13,18,26,32,40,59,71,81.
Thursday, October 9: Exam #2

Notes

Today's notes
Thursday, September 4: 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.
There 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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