Math 131 FALL  2008

PLEASE READ THIS SYLLABUS. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE, ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING PROCEDURES AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER. I WILL NOTIFY YOU IF I DO SO.

1. Section Information

Section Time Location Instructor email Office Hours
1 MWF 10-11  AM McDonnell  162
John Shareshian
shareshi@math.wustl.edu  Mon, Fri    3:00 - 4:30  PM

        Cupples I ,  116
2 MWF  2-3  PM Brown 118
John Shareshian
shareshi@math.wustl.edu  Mon, Fri    3:00 - 4:30  PM

        Cupples I ,  116
 















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 and Friday.   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, although I cannot promise that I will be available at all times .
Another possibility is to use one of the office hours of your 131 subsection.

Next there is   the     Calculus Help Room   and   Calculus Help  Desk . It will first open September 3rd.
 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 .
 There are 32 spots for PLTL which will be filled by lottery if necessary.
You can contact  PLTL via website  :   www.math.wustl.edu/~lisak/pltl.html  .
Any questions can be answered using e-mail:    lisak@math.wustl.edu .
                                                    
                           
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QUIZZES   :  You will have  10   quizzes during the semester  each taken at the begining of  your discusssion section .
The    dates of the  10  quizzes 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  quizzes . 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   23
Check here on exam day. 6:30-8:30PM Solutions
E2 October    21
Check here on exam day. 6:30-8:30PM Solutions
E3 November  11
Check here on exam day. 6:30-8:30PM Solutions
 F
December    12
Check here on exam day. 3:30 PM -5:30 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 exam .                                               
NO MAKEUP EXAMS ARE GIVEN FOR THE THREE EVENING EXAMS GIVEN DURING THE TERM.  .   
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, NOT A GRAPHING CALCULATOR. .
     

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, Elements with Early Transcendentals    by    Hass, Weir & Thomas.   (This should be available at the campus book store.)


4.   Syllabus



WE WILL COVER THE FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS OF THE TEXTBOOK IN ORDER. I WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE REGULARLY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT MATERIAL WILL BE COVERED IN UPCOMING LECTURES, QUIZZES AND EXAMS, ALONG WITH SUGGESTED ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES FROM THE TEXTBOOK THAT YOU MIGHT DO IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL FROM EACH LECTURE. HERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND DUE DATES FOR YOUR WEBWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

IMPORTANT: I WILL NOT TAKE ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES, AND ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY. HOWEVER, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL MATERIAL COVERED IN ALL LECTURES, WHETHER OR NOT THIS MATERIAL APPEARS IN THE TEXTBOOK OR ON THIS SYLLABUS. I DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT MATERIAL COVERED IN LECTURES BUT NOT IN THE TEXTBOOK OR SYLLABUS WILL NOT APPEAR ON EXAMS.

WEEK                      SECTIONS         SUGGESTED  ODD  EXERCISES

#1    W   8/27            1.1,1.2 :                1.1 :     1-59       1.2 :    1 - 57    

        F   8/29              1.3                        1.3 :    1 - 15      
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#2   M  9/1                           LABOR DAY   NO  CLASS

       
W  9/3               1.4                        1.4 :  1 - 9,   11-17,   29-39,   55-61  

     
Th   9/4                     QUIZ  # 1  (  1.1-1.3 )

       F   9/5               1.5 :                       1.5 :   1 - 41         
                            WW # 1  ( 1.1-1.3 )  
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#3   M  9/8               1.5              

       W  9/10               1.6                        1.6:   1-37,45

       Th  9/11                 subsections but  no quiz
                                      
       F   9/12               1.7                       1.7:   1-37,43. If you are bored with this class, try 41,45.
                          WW #  2

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#4   M  9/15

       W  9/17             1.8                       1.8:   1-19,27-57,77-81.

       Th   9/18                    QUIZ  # 2

       F   9/19           2.1                       2.1:   5-35.
                          WW #  3  
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#5  M  9/22                           REVIEW FOR  EXAM  I
                                 

     
T 9/23                   EXAM  I        6:30 -  8:30  PM  

      W  9/24          2.2,2.3                     2.2: 1-25, 2.3 1-11

     Th  9/25                     QUIZ #3

     F   9/26           2.3                         2.3 13-39,49,51
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#6  M  9/29        2.4,2.5                 2.4: 1-11,21,23;   2.5, 1-11

      W  10/1       2.5,2.6                 2.5: 13-25,43,47; 2.6: 1-19
     Th   10/2                         QUIZ  # 4  

      F   10/3         2.6,2.7               2.6: 27-45;   2.7: 1-7
                              WW #4   
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#7  M  10/6         2.7,2.8               2.7: 9-65,77   2.8: 1-17        

      W  10/8         2.8,2.9               2.8: 19-39;   2.9: 1-15  

     
Th :  10/9                   QUIZ   # 5   NEVER MIND - QUIZ CANCELLED  

      F   10/10        2.9,2.10               2.9: 17-37;   2.10: 1-19
                       WW # 5  
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#8   M  10/13        2.10               2.10: 21-55,71-103

      W     10/15      

     Th    10/16                     QUIZ  #  6  

      F    10/17                  FALL    BREAK
                      WW # 6  
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#9  M   10/20                           REVIEW FOR EXAM  II
                             


      T   10/21                 EXAM  II   6:30 - 8:30 PM  

      W   10/22                             2.11: 1-11, 21-41    

    Th   10/23             subsections, but no quiz

      F   10/24                              2.13: 1-31, 3.1: 1-13        
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#10   M  10/27                            3.1: 15-55, 3.2 1-9    

        W  10/29                               3.2 11-27, 3.3 1-7  

       Th  10/30                       QUIZ  # 7  


       F   10/31                                  3.3: 9-31 (parts a,b,c), 33-39 (parts a,b)   
                      WW #  7  
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#11  M  11/3                                  3.4: 1-7, 9-41 (for 9-41, rather than sketch the graph,
find all extreme points, inflection points, intervals on which the function is increasing, decreasing,
concave up, concave down.  

       W  11/5                                 3.5: 21-27

       
Th  11/6                  QUIZ   # 8  
       
        F   11/7   
                   
  WW #  8  
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#12  M  11/10                       REVIEW   FOR  EXAM    III
                             

       T   11/11           EXAM  III   6:30 - 8:30 PM  

       W   11/12                                 3.7: 1-45 (Do as many as you need)

    Th   11/13             subsections, but no quiz

       F   11/14                                 3.8: 1-9; 3.9:1-11
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#13  M  11/17                                 3.9: 13-35,45,47

    W  11/19                                 4.1: 1-99 (As many as you need from each group)

     
Th  11/20                  QUIZ   # 9  
       
        F   11/21   
                   
  WW #  9  
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#14  M  11/24    

          W - F    11/26 - 11/28             THANKSGIVING  BREAK
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#15  M  12/1                                       4.2: 1-7
 
        W  12/3                                     4.3: 1-39

       Th   12/4               QUIZ  # 10    

       F    12/7       
              WW  # 10  
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#16   M   12/8    
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FINAL  EXAMINATION    F   12/12     3:30 PM  -  5:30   PM

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