Mathematics 165: Calculus I
Section A
Summer Session I, 2003
Lecturers:
May 19-June 13
June 6-July 11
Gary M. Lieberman
Elgin Johnston
office: Carver 422
office: Carver 400C or Carver 472
telephone: 294-8136
telephone: 294-0302 or 294-8160
email: lieb@iastate.edu
email: ehjohnst@iastate.edu
More information: homepage
More information:
homepage
Prerequisites:
2 years of high school algebra, 1 year of
geometry, 1 semester of trigonometry or enrollment in Math 141
or 142.
Credits:
4 credits
Current course grades
Current course grades and all recorded scores
are available on the web by clicking grades. Scores are listed by the last
6 digits of the university ID numbers. If a score has been incorrectly
recorded, you should contact the instructor. Final course grades
are now available.
Homework:
Homework will be collected at least twice per week. Homework
is due at the the beginning of class on the day it is due. Late homework
will not be accepted for any reason. Two low homeworks will be dropped
from the course grade computation. Homework assignments may also
be found by clicking assignments.
Class meetings:
Lectures are MTWRF 8:40 - 10:00 in Beyer
101. The first class is Monday, May 19, 2003, and the
last class is Friday, July 11, 2003. There are no classes on Memorial
Day (May 26) and the Fourth of July (July 4).
Office hours and email contact:
- Professor Lieberman
Office: 422 Carver
Office hours are Monday and Wednesday 2 -
4, Tuesday 3- 4. Click here to
see modifications to this schedule.
Please also feel free to make an appointment
if the office hours are inconvenient for you.
email: lieb@iastate.edu
- Professor Johnston
Office: 400C or 472 Carver
Office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
2-4
email: ejhonst@iastate.edu
Textbook:
Calculus: Early Vectors preliminary
edition, by James Stewart.
Course Topics:
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Vectors and
Vector Functions
- Chapter 2: Limits and Rates of Change
- Chapter 3: Derivatives
- Chapter 4: Inverse Functions: Exponential,
Logarithmic, and Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- Chapter 5: Applications of Differentiation
Help room:
The Mathematics Department runs a help room
that is free to all students. The Help Room is in 196 Carver.
It begins operation on September 4. Its hours are Monday through
Friday 9 am to 4 pm.
Calculators
Students are required to have a calculator
for this class. Calculators should be capable of graphing functions
and zooming in on the graphs. The department recommends the TI-85
calculator. Some students will prefer the more elaborate and more
expensive TI-92. Bring the calculators to class and to exams.
You should also know how to use your calculator to perform the following
tasks:
- plot two functions on the same graph
- evaluate a function at a number (for
example, if you call the function f and you evaluate
f(1)=3.24551, you should be able to evaluate f(3.24551) without
typing the number 3.24551)
- find where a function is zero graphically
- find where two functions have the same
value
Course Grading
Course grades will be based on homework (20%)
and four exams (80%). Grade cutoffs will be approximately 90%
for A, 80% for B, 70% for C, and 55% for D with the exact cutoffs
determined by class performance on exams. Plus/minus guidelines will
be at the discretion of the instructor (in which case, expect 90%
to be the cut-off for A-, not for A).
Schedule for exams
- Friday, May 30 in Beyer 101 during class.
A practice exam
will be available on the web.
- Friday, June 13 in Beyer 101 during
class. A practice
exam will be available on the web.
- Friday, June 27 in Beyer 101 during
class. A practice
exam will be available on the web.
- Friday, July 11 in Beyer 101 during
class. A practice
exam will be available on the web.
All exams are cumulative.
Sickness policy:
If you are sick the day of an exam, you should
contact the instructor by phone on the day of the exam to
arrange a timely make-up exam.
Last updated May 13, 2003.