Instructor : Dr. Peh Ng --
Time : 9am - 9:50 MTWThF
Venue : MRC 10
Quarter : Winter 1996
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
MATERIAL COVERED:
Section 1. Applications of differentiation.
Displacement, velocity and acceleration; derivatives and analyses
of curves; maximum and minimum applications;
fitting a curve to a given set of data; Newton's method
for approximating roots; and numerical solutions to some
differential equations.
Section 2. Techniques for Evaluating Antiderivatives .
Substitution method; reverse chain rule and chain rule substitution;
integration by parts (regular and
those by reduction formulae); partial fractions;
trigonometric integrals; trigonometric substitution; Weierstrass
substitution.
Section 3. Mathematical modeling via definite integrals .
Improper integrals; applications to area & volume;
length of a curve; area of surfaces; mass & density; others.
GRADING:
1. Two mid-term exams - 100pts each. 200 points
2. Final exam (See UMM schedule book) 150 points
3. Quizzes (computer & written) - approximately once a week. 75 points
4. Homework (computer & written) - assigned almost daily. 75 points
No make-up quizzes nor late homework will be accepted, unless
arrangements are made with the instructor prior to
the day of the quiz or the 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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