MATH 115-Fall 2007 Section 04
Instructor: Gagan Sekhon
Class meeting time: MW 03:30-05:30 PM in MSB215
Office: MSB 201
Office hours: M 1-2, W 5:30-6:30 Qcenter: TBA
Email: sekhon at math dot uconn dot edu
Website: www.math.uconn.edu/~sekhon
Other websites: http://www.math.uconn.edu/ClassHomePages/Math115/Math115f07/
Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart 6ed, with a WebAssign code.
(Graphing calculators will be used.Models TI 82, 83, 85 or 86 will be very helpful.)


Grading:
Homework (WebAssign) 15%
Quizes 10%
Exam 1: (October 9 at 6 PM) in ITE C80 20%
Exam 2: (November 13 at 6 PM) in ITE C80 20%
Final Exam: (May 3 at 10:30 AM) 35%
Gateway Exam (Pass/Fail) See note below

Note: Failure to pass the Gateway Exam will lower the course grade by one full letter grade.

Exams:
See above.
Common make up exams will be held from 8:30-10:30 pm on the same days as the exam; permission from your instructor is REQUIRED.
Past Math 115 exams are also available on this web page.

Gateway Exams (October 23 - November 17):
There will be an open period from October 26 through November 17 during which the gateway exam may be repeated (as often as needed) in the Mathematics Mac Lab (MSB 203). Practice versions of the gateway exam may be taken online
Online practice exams . These practice versions are from the same test bank as the actual exams and will be graded online. Calculators are NOT allowed. This is a Pass/fail exam.

Resourses: The Q-Center offers peer tutoring services on the first floor of the Library- Level 1 Sunday-Thursday, 1-11 PM and Northwest Dining Hall Sunday-Wednesday, 7:30-10 PM. www.qcenter.uconn.edu

Quizes: There will be weekly quizes on Wednesdays.

Homework
You will need a login ID and password, your login ID is the first letter of your first name followed by you last name. For example: gsekhon. And your initial password is your peoplesoft number. Change your passwork immediately by going to My Options. You will also need a WebAssign code to register online. The link to WebAssign is www.webassign.net. You can get help using WebAssign from me or at the Q-Center. There will be homework assignments for each section of the text. Each assignment will be made available on WebAssign several days before the section is covered in class. You will get 5 attempts to answer each question. After each attempt you will be told whether your answer is correct or not. Full solutions will be available on WebAssign after the due date. If you are not able to get the correct answer after two or three attempts, I recommend that you seek help from either me (during office hours), the Q-Center, a tutor, or another student.

Outline

Week Section Topic
1 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function
1.2 Mathematical Models
1.3 New Functions From Old Functions
1.4 Graphing Calculators
1.5 Exponential Functions
2 1.6 Inverse Functions & Logarithms
2.1 Tangent and Velocity Problems
2.2 Limits
3 2.3 Limit Laws
2.4 Definition of a Limit
2.5 Continuity
4 2.6 Limits at Infinity
2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.8 Derivative of a Function
5 3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials & Exponential Functions
3.2 Product and Quotient Rules
3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
6 3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 Implicit Differentiation
Review for Exam I
7 Review for Exam I
Exam I, 6-8 PM
3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
8 3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
3.9 Related Rates
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials
9 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
4.2 Mean Value Theorem
4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
10 4.4 L'Hospital's Rule
4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching
4.6 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
11 4.7 Optimization Problems
4.9 Antiderivatives
Review for Exam 2
12 Review for Exam 2
Exam 2, 6-8 PM
5.1 Areas and Distance
No Class Thanksgiving
13 5.2 The Definite Integral
5.3 Fundamental Theorem
5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
14 5.5 The Substitution Rule
Review for final exam