Instructor : Dr. Peh Ng --
Time : 9am - 9:50 MTWThF
Venue : MRC 10
Quarter : Fall 1995
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. Techniques for Evaluating Antiderivatives.
Substitution method; chain rule; integration by parts (regular and
those by reduction formulae); trigonometric integrals;
table of integrals.
Section 2. The limit concept and continuity.
Limit of a sequence,
limit of a function,
two-sided limit of a function,
continuous functions; the intermediate value theorem.
Section 3. Infinite Series .
Convergence and elementary properties of series; convergence tests for
series of positive terms; tests for series with mixed-sign terms;
convergence of power series; (if time permits... Fourier series).
Section 4. Vectors .
The geometric and arithmetic approaches; vector products (dot &
cross); derivatives of vector functions; curvature; velocity and
acceleration.
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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