Math 141 Summer 2011

Instructor: John Olsen.

My Office: Hylan 815
Email:

Office Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday: 11:15-12:30.
By appointment.

Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendentals (6th ed.) by James Stewart.
[ISBN-10 0-495-01166-5].

Webwork

General Information

The lectures take place in Hylan 206 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00am to 11:15am. There will be a 15min break at 10:00am.

Email

I will send out general organizational information by email, so make sure you check your inbox at least every couple of days. I will answer questions received by email as soon as possible.

Webworks

Webworks are due on Sundays at 11:00pm. This may change due to examinations or breaks. If a conflict arises please speak to me as soon as possible.

Grading Policy

The grade breakdown is as follows:

Weekly Webwork: 40%
Midterm: 20%
Final: 40%.

The first part will cover the same material as the first midterm. The first part will be worth 1/4 of the points on the final. This is to ensure that the material in the first and second part of the course have the same weight when calculating your final grade.

Exam Schedule

Midterm: Monday June 6th 2011
9:30 AM - 11:00AM

Final Exam: Friday June 24th 2011.
8:00AM - 11:00AM.

Syllabus

Appendix A: Numbers, inequalities, and absolute values.
Appendix B: Coordinate geometry and lines.
Appendix D: Trigonometry.
Section 1.3 : New functions from old functions.
Section 1.5: Exponential functions.
Section 1.6: Inverse functions and logarithms.
Section 2.1: The tangent and velocity problems.
Section 2.2: The limit of a function.
Section 2.3: Calculating limits using limit laws.
Section 2.5: Continuity.
Section 2.6: Limits at infinity, horizontal asymptotes.
Section 2.7 : Derivatives and rates of change.
Section 2.8 : The derivative as a function.
Section 3.1: Derivatives of polynomials and exponential functions.
Section 3.2 : The product and quotient rules.
Section 3.3 : Derivatives of trigonometric functions.
Section 3.4: The chain rule.
Section 3.5: Implicit differentiation.
Section 3.6: Derivatives of logarithmic functions.
Section 3.9: Related rates.
Section 3.10: Linear approximations and differentials.
Section 4.1: Maximum and minimum values.
Section 4.2: The Mean Value theorem.
Section 4.3: How derivatives affect the shape of the graph.
Section 4.4: Indeterminate forms and L'Hopital's rule.

Suggested Problems

These problems are taken from the textbook for the course. They are not to be handed in for a grade, but it will benefit you greatly to complete these optional problems.

Appendix A: 14, 18, 20, 26, 30, 46, 54, 56.
Appendix B: 22, 34, 36, 40.
Appendix D: 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 60, 70, 72.
1.3: 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 50.
1.5: 1, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
1.6: 6, 8, 22, 24, 26, 29, 34, 36 - 39, 46, 48, 49, 62, 64, 65.
2.2: 2, 4, 8, 14, 16, 25, 29.
2.3: 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 - 30 even.
2.5: 4, 10, 12, 22, 24, 33, 34, 38, 41, 48-50.
2.6: 3, 4 - 10 even, 16 - 26 even, 40, 42.
2.7: 6, 8, 10ab, 14, 20, 21, 25, 32.
2.8: 4, 6, 9, 10, 19, 21, 24, 28, 35-38, 41.
3.1: 4 - 14 even, 18 - 24 even, 34, 36, 50.
3.2: 4 - 16 even, 22, 24, 28 - 34 even, 44, 47, 50.
3.4: 2 - 14 even, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 46, 63, 64, 71.
3.5: 6 - 20 even, 21, 26, 28, 30, 46, 48, 52, 53.
3.6: 2, 5, 6, 9, 14, 25, 38 - 48 even.
3.9: 1, 4, 5, 6, 16, 18 - 20, 27, 28, 39.
3.10: 1 - 4, 11, 12, 16, 17, 23 - 28, 34.
3.7: 1 - 4 abcd, 5, 7 - 10.
4.1: 3 - 8, 30 - 44 even, 48 - 62 even.
4.2: 11 - 14, 17, 24.
4.3: 5 - 8, 9 - 17 odd, 45 - 52.
4.4: 1 - 47 odd, 53 - 63 odd.