Mathematics 160: Survey of Calculus

Section B Fall 2007

Instructor: Zhongming WANG, Eric
Office: Carver 468
Office Hours: TR 10:00am-11:50am
E-mail: ericwang@iastate.edu

Textbook:

Brief Calculus: Solving Problems in Business, Economics, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, second edition, by Bill Armstrong and Don Davis.

Prerequisites:

Satisfactory performance on placement exam, 2 years of high school algebra, 1 year of geometry.

Credits:
4 credits

Homework and Quizzes:

Assignments and practice problems may be found by clicking assignments.

Solutions to Homework and Quizzes:

Solutions to even practice problems

1. (set 1 and 2) can be found here.

Solutions to quizzes

1. Quiz 1 and solution

2. Quiz 2 and solution

3. Quiz 3 and solution

4. Quiz 4 and solution

5. Quiz 5 and solution

Solutions to homework

1. Homework 2 solution

2. Homework 3 solution

3. Homework 8 solution

4. Homework 9 solution

Solutions to tests

1. Test 1 and solution

2. Test 2 and solution (Formula sheet)

3. Take Home Test and solution

4. Test 3 and solution

5. Practice final and solution

Grades:

Check your grades here.
Raw data of all HW, quizzes, test and attendance here
Tentative final grade here

Syllabus:

 Syllabus can be found here.

Course Topics:

Here is a tentative outline of the topics.  Some of the sections may not be covered.

• Chapter 1: Functions, Models, and Average Rate of Change
• Chapter 2: Limits, Instantaneous Rate of Change, and the Derivative
• Chapter 3: Applications of the Derivative
• Chapter 4: Additional Differentiation Techniques
• Chapter 5: Further Applications of the Derivative
• Chapter 6: Integral Calculus
• Chapter 7: Applications of Integral Calculus
• Chapter 8: Calculus of Several Variables

Help room:

The Mathematics Department runs a help room that is free to all students. The Help Room is in 385 Carver,  MTWR 9-4, F 9-3

Exams:

Exam #1:  First in-class exam:  Thursday, September 20 (Tentative).
Exam #2:  Second in-class exam (Midterm): Sometime in the middle of October.
Exam #3:  Third in-class exam: Sometime before Friday, November 16 (last day of class before Thanksgiving Break).  
Exam #4:  Final exam:  Sometime between Monday, December 10 and Friday, December 14 (finals week).  

Disabilities Statement:

If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for information on appropriate policies and procedures. DR is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076; their phone is 515-294-6624.

Last modified: September 5, 2007