Math 131 FALL 2007

1. Section Information

Section	Time	Location	Instructor	email	Office Hours
1	MWF 10-11 AM	McDonnell 162	Jack Shapiro	jshapiro@math.wustl.edu	M, W , Th 3:30 - 4:30 PM T 10:30 - 11:30 AM Cupples I , 107B
2	MWF 2-3 PM	Brown 118	Jack Shapiro	jshapiro@math.wustl.edu	M, W , Th 3:30 - 4:30 PM T 10:30 - 11:30 AM Cupples I , 107B

Bulletin Board

CALCULUS HELP SESSIONS
There are a number of ways to get help with hard problems or for understanding some material a little better .
Firstly my office hours Monday through Thursday. You should feel free to come in and talk about
any material . If you can't make those hours you can speak to me or send me an e-mail and perhaps we can find another time .
Next there is the Calculus Help Room and Calculus Help Desk . Details about these can be found on :
www.math.wustl.edu/~blake/undergraduates/ta_officehours.html
and    www.artsci.wustl.edu/%7Efreiwald/help.html .
Then there is PLTL at which you work together with other students and a leader to solve problems .
This is open to the first 48 students who sign up .
The PLTL website is www.math.wustl.edu/~lisak/pltl.html .

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QUIZES : You will have 10 quizes during the semester each taken at the begining of your discusssion section .
The   dates of the 10 quizes can be found below on the Syllabus . On the syllabus you can find a list of sections from which problems
come on each of the 10 quizes . The problems are usually similar to the suggested exercises for each of those sections .
The total quiz score at the end of the semester will be the sum of the best 6 out of 10
quiz scores , with at least two coming from your last 4 .

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WEBWORK : There will be 10 Webworks over the semester . Each WW must be completed by 11:59 PM on the due date .
These dates appear on the syllabus below . To get onto WW first click "webwork" on the Math Dept. page .
After that you will see places for your ID number and your password . To start with, your password is your ID number .
Once you get on you can change your password for future use . Note that all the due dates are on some Friday .
   Each Webwork will have 10 problems the solution of each must be entered online . The system will tell you if your answer is correct
or incorrect . If it is incorrect you may try again and again , as many times as you like .

2. Grading Information

There will be three evening exams during the semester, E1 , E2 , E3 .

There will also be a final, F .

Exam	Date	Location	Time	Solutions
E1	September 25	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
E2	October 23	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
E3	November 13	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
F	December 18	Check here on exam day.	10:30 AM -12:30 PM	Solutions

GRADES : Each of the Exams 1-4 will count 18% toward the final course grade . Similarly the grade of the quizzes will be 18% .
The WeBWorK will be 10% .

To be more precise , If E1 , E2 , E3 , and F are your four exam scores , QU is your quiz score , WeB your WeBWorK score
then your total T is given by :

T = .18(E1 + E2 + E3 + F + QU ) + .10 WeB

In cases where your lowest score on E1,E2, E3 is less than F then in the formula that score will be replaced by F .
EXAMPLE : if E2 is your lowest score and it is less than F , then the formula would read T = .18(E1+F+E3+F+Qu) + .10 WeB
.

As for your letter grade for the course , your grade cannot be lower than what it would be if it were based on the scale appearing in the following table. .

Numerical Range	Letter Grade
90 to 100	A
80 to 89	B
65 to 79	C
50 to 64	D
Below 50	F or NC

Missed Exams : If you are unable to take one of Exams E1-E3 for legitimate reasons ( such as verified illness or serious family emergency ) you will be given an excused absence
for that eam . NO INTERM MAKEUP EXAMS ARE GIVEN .
Your grade for the missed interm exam will be calculated by a statistical proceedure which uses your scores on the other taken exams, including the Final .

If you miss the Final Exam for a legitimate reason then you will be given a make-up Final exam at the begining of the next semester .
Not coming because you overslept or forgot the time of the exam is not a legitimate reason .

Policy for taking exams :

You should always bring your Washington University Photo ID to exams ; proctors will check student ID's .
A standard-sized 3x5 index card will be permitted as a "cheat sheet" on the exams.
If a calculator is allowed for a particular exam or quiz it must be a Scientific caculator.

Just before each exam you can look up your exam room assignment on the web (see above, "check here on exam day" ) . The room will probably not be your regular classroom, and it may change for each exam. You will be allowed to enter the exam room a few minutes before the starting time to locate your seat and personalized exam booklet which will have your name printed on it in large letters.

EXAM RETURNS : There will be a short time after each exam is graded when you can look at your graded exam in the Math Office ( Cupples I , room 100 ) if you feel there might have been some error in the grading . After that the exams will be put out in a cabinet by the Math 131 bulletin board on the first floor of Cupples I , for you to pick up . Once the exams are returned it will be more difficult to check for possible errors in grading .

Resources for Help with Math 131 : Old Exams and solutions are posted on the web as a study guide ( see above , "solutions" ) . This comes from the Math Department page and it includes exams from the past semesters , starting with Spring 2000 . Copies of some of these exams should also be available to view or copy at the Reserve Desk of Olin Library.

Calculus Study Group : Study groups are organized as needed by The Center for Advanced Learning located in Conerstone ( in Gregg Hall on the south 40 ) . They are conducted by graduate and undergraduate math students . If you want to belong to such a study group you must make a commitment to attend the group regularly ( not just " come when you feel like it" ) . For more information you can look on the website cornerstone.wustl.edu or call them at 935-5970 .

3. Text : University Calculus by Hass , Weir & Thomas

4. Syllabus

WEEK    SECTIONS SUGGESTED ODD EXERCISES

#1 W 8/29    1.1 : Functions and their graphs    1.1 : 1 - 55 (W)

F 8/31 1.5a : Inverse Functions    1.5a :    13 - 31 (F)
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#2 M 9/3 LABOR DAY NO CLASS

W 9/5    1.5b : Logarithm Functions    1.5b : 33 - 47 , 61 , 63 (W)

Th 9/6 QUIZ # 1 ( 1.1 , 1.5a )

F 9/7   2.1 : Rates of Change     2.1 : 1 - 15    (F)
   2.2 : Limit of a Function    2.2 : 5 , 11 - 27    (F)
WW # 1 ( 1.1 , 1.5 )
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#3 M 9/10     2.2 : Limit of a Function    2.2 : 29 - 45 , 67 ( M )
   2.4a : One sided limits    2.4a : 1 , 3 , 9 - 17 (M)

W 9/12       2.4b : Limits at Infinity 2.4b : 37 - 61 ( W )
       2.5 : Infinite Limits    2.5 : 1 - 37    (W)


F 9/14    NO CLASS
WW # 2 ( 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4a )

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#4 M 9/17     2.7 : Derivatives at a point    2.7 : 11 - 29 (M)
   3.1 : Derivative as a function 3.1 : 1 - 29 ( M )

W 9/19 3.2a : Differentiation for polynomials 3.2a : 1 - 11 , 29 -33 (W)

Th 9/20     QUIZ # 2 ( 2.2 , 2.4, 2.5 )

   F 9/21   3.2b : Differentiation Rules        3.2b : 13 , 15 , 17 - 27 , 39 - 45 (F)
WW # 3 (    2.4, 2.5 , 2.7 , 3.1 , 3.2a )
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#5 M 9/24 REVIEW FOR EXAM I
EXAM I 6:30 - 8:30 PM ( 1.1 , 1.5 , 2.1 ,2.2 , 2.4 - 3.2a )

W 9/26    3.3 : Derivative as rate of change    3.3 : 1 - 13 , 23 , 25 ( W )

Th 9/27 QUIZ # 3 ( 2.4b, 2.5 , 2.7 , 3.1 )

F 9/28 NO CLASS
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#6 M 10/1    3.4 : Derivatives of Trig. Functions 3.4 : 1 - 45 (M)

W 10/3     3.5a : Chain Rule 3.5a : 9 - 71 ( W )

Th 10/4 QUIZ # 4 ( 3.2b , 3.3, 3.4 )

F 10/5 NO CLASS
WW #4 ( 3.2b , 3.3, 3.4, 3.5a )
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#7 M 10/8       3.5b : Parametric Equations 3.5b : 81 - 91 ,    95 - 107 (M)

W 10/10     3.6 : Implicit Differentiation 3.6 : 1 - 37 (W)

Th : 10/11 QUIZ # 5 ( 3.5 )

F 10/12    3.7 : Derivatives of Logarithms    3.7 : 11 - 29 , 41 - 53 , 67 - 95 (F)
WW # 5 ( 3.5b , 3.6 )
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#8 M 10/15 3.8 : Inverse Trig. Functions    3.8 : 1, 3, 7, 13 - 17, 23, 25, 29, 33 (M)

W 10/17 3.9 : Related Rates        3.9 : 11 - 23 , 31 (W)

Th 10/18 QUIZ # 6 ( 3.6, 3.7 , 3.8 )

F 10/19 FALL BREAK
WW # 6 ( 3.7 , 3.8 )
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#9 M 10/22 REVIEW FOR EXAM II

W 10/24 3.10 : Linearization & Differentials 3.10 : 1 - 13 , 19 - 43 , 51, 53 (W)

W 10/24 EXAM II 6:30 - 8:30 PM ( 3.2b - 3.9 ) (W)

F 10/26     4.1 : Extreme values of Functions 4.1 : 1 - 23 , 35 - 43 (F)
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#10 M 10/29 4.2 : Mean Value Theorem 4.2 : 1 - 7 , 15 - 21

W 10/31 4.3 : Curve sketching I    4.3 : 1 - 7 ,
9 - 31 (For part "d" graph function yourself ) (W)

Th 11/1 QUIZ # 7 ( 3.10 , 4.1, 4.2 )

F 11/2 4.4 : Curve Sketching II     4.4 : 9 - 41 ( Also find asymptotes if they exist) (F)
WW # 7 ( 3.10 , 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 )
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#11 M 11/5    4.5 : Applied Optimization 4.5 : 1 - 7 ,13 , 19, 29, 31 , 33 (M)

   W 11/7 4.6a: L'Hospital's Rule 4.6a : 1 - 21 , 25 , 33 , 37 , 41 (W)

Th 11/8 QUIZ # 8 ( 4.3 , 4.4, 4.5 )

F 11/9    4.6b : Inderminate Powers 4.6b : 47 - 55 (F)
     WW # 8 ( 4.3 , 4.4 , 4.5 )
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#12 M 11/12 REVIEW FOR EXAM III

   W 11/14 4.8 : Antiderivatives 4.8 : 1 - 23 (W)

W 11/14 EXAM III 6:30 - 8:30 PM ( 3.10, 4.1 - 4.6 ) (W)

F 11/16    5.1 : Estimating Finite Sums    5.1 : 1 - 11 (F)
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#13 M 11/20 5.2 : Sigma Notation        5.2 : 1 - 25 (M)

   W - F 11/21 - 11/23 THANKSGIVING BREAK
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#14 M 11/26 5.3 : Definite Integral    5.3 : 9 - 53 (M)

W 11/28 5.4a : Fund. Thm of Calculus    5.4 : 1 - 33 (W)

Th 11/29 QUIZ # 9 ( 5.1, 5.2 , 5.3 )

F 11/30    5.4b : Fund. Thm of Calculus       5.4 : : 35 - 57 , 71 (F)

WW # 9 ( 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 )
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#15 M 12/3 5.5 : Indef. Int & Substitution 5.5 : 1 - 53 (M)

W 12/5 5.5 : Indef. Int & Substitution 5.5 : 59 - 65 (W)

Th 12/6 QUIZ # 10 ( 5.4 , 5.5 )

F 12/7 5.6 : Area between Curves 5.6 : 1 - 31 (F)
WW # 10 ( 5.4 , 5.5 )
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#16 M 12/10 5.6 : Area between Curves 5.6 : 47 - 67 (M)
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FINAL EXAMINATION M 12/18 10:30 AM - 12;30 PM

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