Instructor : Dr. Peh Ng --
Time : 9am - 9:50 MTWThF
Venue : MRC 10
Quarter : Fall 1998
OFFICE: Sci 241
OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday : 10:00 - 10:50am or by appointment
PHONE: 589-6318 or 589-6300
E-MAIL: pehng@cda.morris.umn.edu
REQUIRED CLASS MATERIAL:
Class Notes & Textbook: Calculus using Mathematica
Supplement textbooks: other Calculus textbooks
PREREQUISITES: up-to-date knowledge of Algebra
& Trigonometry .
Willingness to work hard, to spend at least 2 hours daily on this
course outside class, & to think analytically.
MATERIAL COVERED:
Section 1. Big Picture of Calculus.
Basic concepts of Calculus; some motivational applications;
a taste of definite integration, differentiation, and
anti-differentiation.
Section 2. Limits & Continuity.
Intuitive notion of limits; properties of limits;
three important limits; intuitive notion of continuity;
continuous functions; some properties of continuous functions.
Section 3. Differentiation.
Definition of the derivative; derivatives of some
basic functions; rules of derivatives; the Chain Rule;
implicit differentiation; derivatives of inverse and parametric functions;
higher order derivatives; partial derivatives;
the (infamous) Mean-Value Theorem.
Section 4. Integrals & Antiderivatives.
Definition of the definite integral;
Riemann Sum; the definite integrals of continuous functions;
properties of definite integrals;
antiderivatives and their properties;
the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; numerical integration.
(If time permits......
differentiation of complex-valued functions; differentiation operator).
GRADING:
1. Two exams - 100 points each. 200 points
2. Final exam (see UMM bulletin) 150 points
3. Passing proficiency test on algebra and trigonometry - 10 points
4. Quizzes (computer & written) - approximately once a week. 70 points
5. Homework (computer & written) - assigned almost daily. 70 points
No late homework will be accepted and NO make-up exams & quizzes will be
given,
unless
arrangements are made with the instructor prior to
the date of exams (quizzes) or the due date of the homework.
| GUARANTEED GRADE | IF TOTAL PERCENTAGE x is |
| A | 93 <= x <= 100 |
| A- | 90 <= x <= 92 |
| B+ | 87 <= x <= 89 |
| B | 83 <= x <= 86 |
| B- | 80 <= x <= 82 |
| C+ | 77 <= x <= 79 |
| C | 73 <= x <= 76 |
| C- | 70 <= x <= 72 |
| D+ | 67 <= x <= 69 |
| D | 60 <= x <= 66 |
PLEASE FEEL WELCOME TO SEE ME OUTSIDE OF THE
CLASS, ANY TIME, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS
PERTAINING THE COURSE WORK.
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