Mathematics 181

181 CALCULUS I (4+1) 4 credits

Instructor     Course Section               Time
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Eric Olson     1007 Math 181 CALCULUS I     MWF 10:00-10:50pm WRB 2030

Course Information

Instructor:: Eric Olson
email:: ejolson at unr dot edu; Please put the number 181 in the subject line.
Office:: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11pm in DMS 238 and by appointment.
Homepage:: http://fractal.math.unr.edu/~ejolson/181/
Assistants:: Amy Robards; amyrobards at nevada dot unr dot edu.; Section 1702 TuTh 9:00am and Section 1703 TuTh 12pm.; Please contact through email for office hours.; Abdoulaye Ouedraogo; ouedlaye at hotmail dot com; Section 1704 TuTh 2pm, Section 1705 TuTh 3pm and Section 1706 TuTh 6pm.; 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 0297 4229

Announcements

[16-Dec-2016] Final Exam

The final exam will be held on Friday, December 16 from 10:15-12:15pm in WRB 2030. Please turn your completed review sheet as Written Assignment 4 at the final exam. We have narrowed the possible story problems that may appear on the final as follows:

Related rates problems: Chapter 3.9# 27, 46 and the problems on the review sheet.
Minimum-Maximum Problems: Chapter 4.7 Example 2 Cylindrical Can (also Web Assign #1 for 4.7),; Chapter 4.7# 48 Boat Problem (also Web Assign #5 for 4.7); and the problem on the review sheet.

[07-Dec-2016] Final Review

The final review sheet is now available. It should be worked and turned in as Written Assignment 4.

[16-Nov-2016] Newton's Method

The Maple worksheet on Newton's method is also available as a pdf file and as a Maple input text file.

[10-Nov-2016] Related Rates Problems

The list of related rates problems from the study guide for last months midterm were

Chapter 3.9# 22, 39, 42, 45, 18, 17, 33, 46, 27: and all the example problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

One of these will appear on the quiz Thursday.

[11-Oct-2016] Review for Midterm

There is now a review sheet in the form of a sample exam for the midterm. Note that the midterm will be given on October 26 in class.

Written Assignments

Assignment 1: (due September 28): Section 2.4 # 1, 2, 13, 15, 19, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37.
Assignment 2: (due November 15): Section 3.11 # 1ab, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17, 30, 31, 32, 35, 44.
Assignment 3: (due December 6): Section 4.8 # 6, 7, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28
Assignment 4: (due December 16 at Final): Fully Worked Final Review Sheet

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
    ------------------------------------------------
                                    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.

Final Exam

The final exam will be held on Friday, December 16 from 10:15-12:15pm in WRB 2030.

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 the final exam. We will make use of graphing calculators and computer software thoughout other parts of the course; however, you will need a scientific calculator for the final. Scientific calculators are available at the dollar store; however, a 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