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| Instructor: | Jake Wildstrom Office: Natural Sciences Building 239 Office hours: Tuesday 10–11, Wednesday 12–2, Thursday 12–1 Phone number: (502)852-5845 (x5845) E-mail: dwildstr@erdos.math.louisville.edu |
| Lecture: | MTR 2:30–3:45 PM in Humanities 101 |
| Prerequisites: | MATH 111-112, MATH 190 or an appropriate score on a placement exam. |
| Description: | First course in differential and integral calculus of single variable functions. |
| Special notes: | Credit may not be received for both MATH 205 and MATH 180. MATH 205 is a general education course and may not be taken pass/fail. |
| Textbook: | Calculus, Early Transcendentals by James Stewart, sixth edition. Please take special note of the new edition being used starting this semester. |
| Objectives: | In this class, we will review the commonly encountered transcendental functions, including trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions. We will learn to identify continuity and take limits of functions, as well as developing the tools to take derivatives and integrals of functions. |
| Responsibilities: | You are responsible for attending class on a regular basis and maintaining comprehension of the scheduled class objectives for each day. You are expected to be active participants in class, to turn in assignments promptly, and to attend examinations. |
| Special needs: | Any scheduled absence during a quiz or examination, or any other special needs, must be brought to my attention during the first week of class. Unscheduled absences will be handled on a case-by-case basis, with exceptions generally made only for documented emergencies. |
| Calculators: | Calculators are unnecessary for any in-class work, and may not be used on quizzes or examinations. Calculators will also be unnecessary for most homework problems, but may be used at your discretion. For any calculation more complicated than the evaluation of functions, you are expected to show your work. |
| Honesty: | There are many resources available to help you succeed in this class, including consultation during office hours, secondary textbooks, and cooperation with other students. It is important, however, that all papers handed in be the result of your individual comprehension of the course material. Duplication of others' work is both a disservice to your own education and a serious violation of the university's academic honesty policy. |
| Grades: | Homework is ungraded and is provided for study purposes. Quizzes will be based on the homework problems, and will account for 20% of your grade. The three midterm examinations will each be worth 15%, and the final examination is worth 35%. A 90% overall guarantees a grade of A–, 80% guarantees a B–, and 70% guarantees a C–. |
| Changes: | The syllabus is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and updated online. |
This schedule is tentative and may not reflect our progress at any particular time in the class; treat this as a rough guide only.
| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Thursday |
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| 1 |
August 20
Section 1.1
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August 21
Section 1.2
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August 23
Section 1.3
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| 2 |
August 27
Section 1.5
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August 28
Section 1.6
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August 30
Section 2.1
Quiz #1
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| 3 |
September 3
Labor Day
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September 4
Section 2.2
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September 6
Section 2.3
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| 4 |
September 10
Section 2.4
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September 11
Section 2.5
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September 13
Section 2.6
Quiz #2
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| 5 |
September 17
Section 2.7
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September 18
Section 2.8
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September 20
Exam #1
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| 6 |
September 24
Section 3.1
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September 25
Section 3.2
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September 27
Section 3.3
Quiz #3
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| 7 |
October 1
Section 3.4
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October 2
Section 3.4
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October 4
Section 3.5
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| 8 |
October 8–9
Midterm break
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October 11
Section 3.6
Drop date
Quiz #4
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| 9 |
October 15
Section 3.7
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October 16
Section 3.8
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October 18
Exam #2
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| 10 |
October 22
Section 3.9
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October 23
Section 3.10
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October 25
Section 3.11
Quiz #5
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| 11 |
October 29
Section 4.1
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October 30
Section 4.2
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November 1
Section 4.3
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| 12 |
November 5
Section 4.4
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November 6
Section 4.5
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November 8
Section 4.7
Quiz #6
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| 13 |
November 12
Section 4.8
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November 13
Section 4.9
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November 15
Section 5.1
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| 14 |
November 19
Section 5.2
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November 20
Section 5.3
Quiz #7
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November 22
Thankgiving
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| 15 |
November 26
Section 5.4
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November 27
Exam #3
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November 29
Section 5.5
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| 16 |
December 3
Review
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December 5
Final exam, 11:30AM–2:00PM
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Boldface problems are particularly advanced and will test problem-solving skills beyond the core of the course material.