SYLLABUS MATH 2A: CALCULUS

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Class Information

MATH 2A CALCULUS

• Course Code:    44009 (Lecture D),  Spring Qtr. 2008
• Instructor:         Dr. J.J. Torres
• E-mail:  torresj@math.uci.edu
• Office:              RH 472
• Instructor Office Hours:   Monday, 2pm – 3pm, at RH 472.

Meeting Information

Classroom Location: RH 101

Days and Times: MWF  1pm – 1:50pm

General Information

• Textbook: Robert Smith & Roland Minton, Calculus, 3^rd Edition.
• TA and office hours: Todd Royal, troyal@math.uci.edu

Grading

• (15%) Quizzes: Every discussion (Starting the second week of classes). Normally it will be 2-3 problems covered during the previous week.

• (0%) Homework: HW is assigned weekly, but it is not to be turned in. We’ll be assigning problems from the textbook.

• (50%) Two Midterms: (25% each one) Each midterm will consist of 5 problems (50 minutes)
• Midterm 1:  Monday,  April 21^th, 1pm @RH 101
• Midterm 2:  Wednesday,  May 14^th, 1pm @RH 101

• (35%) Final Examination (2 hours)

o Final: Wednesday, Jun11, 1:30-3:30pm @RH 101

IMPORTANT NOTE: The weighted average of the 2 midterms and the final exam will replace (if higher) the lowest midterm grade

v Note: No books, notes, calculators, cell phones, or other aids will be allowed on the exams (both midterms and finals)

v If you’re caught cheating, you fail, I won’t make any exceptions. Period.

Weekly Schedule:

	Monday	Wednesday	Friday	Homework
Week 1	Intro	1.2-1.3: Limits	1.4: Continuity	1.2: 1, 2,5, 6, 26, 28
3/31 - 4/4				1.3: 6, 10, 13, 17, 31
				1.4: 2, 5, 13, 17, 20, 27, 31
Week 2	1.5: Limits Involving	2.1: Tangent lines and	2.2: The derivative	1.5: 2, 5, 19, 31, 34. 45
4/7 - 4/11	Infinity (Asymptotes)	Velocity		2.1: 17, 20, 22, 35, 37
				2.2: 5,8,10,25, 26, 28
Week 3	2.3, 2.4: Computation of	2.5: Chain Rule	Review Mid 1	2.3: 2, 4, 8, 19, 22, 26,
4/14 - 4/18	derivatives, Power Rule,			2.4: 6, 7, 12, 21, 28
	Product and Quotient Rule			2.5: 7, 8, 10, 22, 25, 49
Week 4	MIDTERM 1	2.6: Derivatives of trigonometric	2.7: Implicit Differentiation	2.6: 11, 16, 18, 26, 28,43
4/21 - 4/25		functions		2.7: 1, 5, 6, 12, 16, 32
Week 5	2.8: The Mean Value	3.1: Linear Approximations and	3.2: Maximum and Minimum	2.8: 3, 4, 6, 35, 42
4/28 - 5/2	Theorem	Newton’s Method	Values	3.1: 9,10, 25, 26
				3.2: 6,8,15, 27, 30, 44
Week 6	3.3, 3.4: Increasing and	3.5: Curve Sketching (I)	3.5: Curve Sketching (II)	3.3: 17, 18, 20, 30
5/5 – 5/9	decreasing functions			3.4:  3, 4, 6, 10, 12
				3.5: 2, 4, 5, 7
Week 7	Review Mid 2	MIDTERM 2	3.6: Optimization Problems	3.6: 5, 6, 15, 16, 24
5/12 – 5/16
Week 8	3.7: Related Rates	4.1: Antiderivatives	4.2: Sums and Sigma notation	3.7: 2, 3, 5, 8, 11
5/19 - 5/23				4.1: 1, 4, 8, 13, 18
				4.2: 9, 12, 14, 16, 21
Week 9	HOLIDAY	4.3: Areas (I)	4.4: Areas (II)	4.3: 1, 2, 8, 15, 18
5/26 – 5/30				4.4: 5, 8, 10, 29,32, 35
Week 10	4.5: Definite Integral	Fundamental Theorem of	Review Final Exam	4.5: 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 61
6/2 – 6/6		Calculus

Students with disabilities:

Any student who feels he or she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss his or her specific needs. Also contact Disability Services Center at (949) 824-7494 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Disclaimer:

This syllabus is not a binding contract, and the Instructor reserves the right to make changes during the semester.