Mathematics 181
181 CALCULUS I (4+1) 4 credits
Instructor Course Section Time
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Eric Olson 1002 Math 181 CALCULUS I MWF 12:00-12:50pm DMS110
Course Information
- Instructor:
- Eric Olson
- email:
- ejolson at unr dot edu
- Please put the number 181 in the subject line.
- Office:
- Monday and Wednesday at 1pm in DMS 238 and by appointment.
- Homepage:
- http://fractal.math.unr.edu/~ejolson/181/
- Assistants:
- Salvador Cendejas
- sal42_7 at yahoo dot com
- Please contact through email for office hours.
- Nasim Abbaszadeh
- nasim.abbaszadeh at gmail dot com
- Please contact through email for office hours.
- Required Texts:
-
James Stewart, Calculus Early Transcendentals, 8th Edition.
The paper back with Web Assign access code # 978-1-305-71373-4;
or the Web Assign access code # 978-1-285-85826-5 and
the hard copy of the book #978-1305270336.
- Web Assign:
-
https://www.webassign.net/login.html
- Class Key: unr 1546 6692
Maple Worksheets
Here are the Maple calculations that we have created in
class during the semester. If you have Maple installed you
may click on the mws link to download the interactive worksheet;
otherwise, click on pdf to display the output.
Announcements
[06-May-2016] Final Exam
The final exam will be held on Friday May 6 from 12:30pm-2:30pm in DMS110.
[03-May-2016] Written Assignment 4
Written Assignment 4 is due in recitation on Tuesday.
[29-Apr-2016] Final Review
Here is the preliminary sample final review sheet
and part II. You may also want to review
quiz 9,
quiz 10b,
quiz 11b,
quiz 12 as part of your preparations
as well as the midterm and older quizzes.
[05-Apr-2016] Written Assignment 3
Written Assignment 3 is due in recitation on Tuesday.
[04-Apr-2016] Midterm Grades
The grading scale for the midterm is as follows:
40.5 - 51.0 A
36.5 - 40.0 B
28.5 - 36.0 C
25.5 - 28.0 D
0 - 25.0 F
Note, where your score appears in the letter-grade bracket
above will make a difference when computing the course grade.
In particular, a score of 36.0 and a score of 36.5, though
different letters in the above scale, will count almost
the same when computing the course grade.
[18-Mar-2016] Midterm Exam
The midterm exam will be given in class on Friday.
I have prepared a sample midterm to help you study.
You may also want to reread the textbook, work
the derivative problems in the review section the end of chapter three,
review your webassign work and look at
quiz1,
quiz2,
quiz3a,
quiz3b,
quiz3c,
quiz4a,
quiz4b,
quiz4c,
quiz5,
quiz6a,
quiz6b,
quiz6c,
quiz7a,
quiz7b and
quiz7c as part of your preparations.
[09-Mar-2016] Quiz
There will be a quiz in
recitation Thursday. Possible questions include
the explanations of why
d/dx arctan(x) = 1/(1+x^2)
d/dx arcsin(x) = 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
d/dx arccos(x) = -1/sqrt(1-x^2)
as well as some problems on using the rules of
calculus to find derivatives.
Written Assignments
Assignment #1 (due Feb 20)
Chapter 2.4 Problems 16, 17, 25, 31, 32, 36, 37
Assignment #2 (due Mar 5)
Chapter 2.8 Problems 21, 23, 26, 29, 31
Chapter 3.3 Problems 17, 18
Assignment #3 (due April 5)
Chapter 3.11 Problems 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17
30, 31, 36, 42
Assignment #4 (due May 3)
Chapter 4.8 Problems 6, 7, 15, 21, 27, 29, 30
Grading
n In-class Quizzes (drop n-8) 10 points each
1 In-class Midterm 80 points
1 Final Exam 100 points
4 Written Assignments 10 points each
Online Homework 60 points
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360 points total
Exams and quizzes will be interpreted according to the following
grading scale:
Grade Minimum Percentage
A 90 %
B 80 %
C 70 %
D 60 %
The instructor reserves the right to give +/- grades and higher grades
than shown on the scale if he believes they are warranted.
Calendar
Week Section Title Due
1 2.2 Limit of a Function (Jan 22)
2 2.3 Limit Laws (Jan 29)
2.5 Continuity
3 2.6 Limits at Infinity (Feb 5)
2.7 Derivatives and Rates
4 2.8 Derivative of a Function (Feb 12)
3.1 Deriv of Pol Exp Fns
3.2 Prod Quot Rule
5 3.3 Trig Derivs Fns (Feb 19)
3.4 The Chain Rule
6 3.5 Implicit Diff (Feb 26)
3.6 Derivs of Log Fns
7 3.8 Exp Growth and Decay (Mar 4)
3.9 Related Rates
8 3.10 Linear Approx
4.1 Max Min Values (Mar 11)
9 4.2 Mean Value Thm
Midterm (Mar 18)
10 Spring Break
11 4.3 Derivs and Graphs (Apr 1)
4.4 Indet Forms
12 4.5 Curve Sketch
4.7 Optimization (Apr 8)
13 4.9 Antiderivatives
5.1 Areas and Distances (Apr 15)
14 5.2 The Definite Integral (Apr 22)
5.3 Fundamental Thm of Calc
15 5.4 Indefinite Integrals (Apr 29)
5.5 Substitution Rule
16 Review (May 2)
17 Final Exam (Friday May 6 at 12:30pm)
Final Exam
The final exam will be held on Friday May 6
from 12:30pm-2:30pm in DMS110.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an
understanding of concepts and terminology of limits through applications
and examples; compute the derivative of a function using the definition,
rules of differentiation, slopes of tangent lines,and describe it
as a rate of change in number of natural and physical phenomena; and
compute basic integrals using Riemann sums as well as the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus.
Topic Covered
Tangents and velocity, Limits and
continuity of a function, Limits at infinity, Derivative and rate of
change of different function type, All differentiation rules along with
implicit differentiation, Exponential growth and decay, Related rates
and Linear approximation and differentials. The Mean Value Theorem,
L'Hospital's rule, Curve sketching, Optimization, Antiderivatives,
Area and distance, Sigma notation, Definite integral, The Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus, Indefinite integral and the substitution rule
for integrals.
Calculator Policy
Current departmental policy is that no graphing calculators, PDA's,
phones etc. are allowed on exams.
You will need a scientific calculator for exams.
They are available at the dollar store; however,
common better choice is the TI-30X II S.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Mathematics Department is committed to equal opportunity in
education for all students, including those with documented physical
disabilities or documented learning disabilities. University policy
states that it is the responsibility of students with documented
disabilities to contact instructors during the first week of each
semester to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in
grading, classroom experiences and outside assignments.
Academic Conduct
Bring your student identification to all exams. Work independently on
all exams and quizzes. Behaviors inappropriate to test taking may
disturb other students and will be considered cheating. Don't talk or
pass notes with other students during an exam. Don't read notes or books
while taking exams given in the classroom.
Homework may be
discussed freely. If you are unclear as to what constitutes cheating,
please consult with me.
Last Updated:
Wed Jan 20 12:01:37 PST 2016