Math 131H2: Fall 2006 (Updated version!)

Instructor : Luc Rey-Bellet
 Office :  1423 J LGRT
 Phone :  545-6020
 E-Mail :   luc <at> mass.umass.edu
 Homepage:   http://www.math.umass.edu/~lr7q
 Office Hours :   MW 2:00--3:30   and by appointment.

Class Meeting : MWF 11:15--12:05    LGRT 123

Recitation: Tu 11:15--12:05 LGRT 115
  Instructor: Aaron Wolbach
  Office hours: M Tu W 12:30--2:00 pm
  E-Mail: wolbach <at> math.umass.edu"

Syllabus: This course is part of a 3-semester sequence (131-132-233), covering standard material on differential and integral calculus at an intermediate level: more sophisticated (and much faster moving) than high school calculus, but with less emphasis on theoretical rigor than in advanced courses. Instead the emphasis is on basic concepts, methods, and applications suitable for students majoring in engineering, natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics.

Text : Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Volume 1. Customized version for University of Massachusetts-Amherts. Thomson (Brooks/Cole), 2006. This is a paperback version of the 5th edition. Make sure you have the correct edition of the textbook. Homework problems will be taken from the mentioned edition.

Calculator : Each student will be expected to have and use a programmable graphics calculator, preferably Texas Instruments TI-85 or TI-86 (the only models with which your instructor and TA are likely to be familiar).

Course Web page: www.math.umass.edu/~lr7q/m131h-fall2006/m131home.html

Grading : There is a final exam worth 30% and two exams during the semester worth 25% each. The final 20% of each student's grade will be determined by the homework and attendance.

  Scales for letter grades:     A : 90     A-: 87     B+: 83     B : 80     B-: 77     C+: 73     C : 70     C-: 67    D+: 63    D : 60     F : <60

Exam schedule : It is your responsibility to be fully aware of the policies in the make-up policy . There will two midterms exams and a final exam. The final exam is comprehensive with some emphasis placed on topics covered after the second exam. You are allowed to use a calculator during the exams.

Please be aware of these dates and write them down in your datebook. Sections covered on an exam will be announced before the exam date. The date and time of the final exam will be scheduled by the university. Adjust your travel plans accordingly.

Here are many OLD EXAMS which you can use as preparation. And here are even more old final exams.

Schedule of Lectures Approximative weekly guideline for day-to-day coverage of the material.
Homework : The homework will be collected during the recitation section on Tuesdays. The homework will be graded and returned to you. Working problems is the only way to learn mathematics. By doing the problems you can gauge how well you're understanding the course material. The homework problems are representative of the types of problems that will appear on the examinations.

Week 1 (due on 9/12): Sections 2.1 and 2.2
  • 2.1: #2, 3, 4, 5, 9.
  • 2.2: #6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32.
    Week 2 (due on 9/19): Sections 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6
  • 2.3: #1, 5, 14, 16, 19, 21, 27, 28, 33, 39, 40.
  • 2.5: #3, 6, 16, 18, 21, 23, 38, 41.
  • 2.6: #4, 6, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 29, 40, 45.
    Week 3 (due on 9/26): Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 1.5
  • 2.8: #4, 5, 8, 13, 15, 17, 20
  • 2.9: #1, 4, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 38, 41.
  • 1.5: #3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 20.
    Week 4 (due on 10/3): Sections 3.1 and 3.2
  • 3.1: #7, 11, 15, 20, 22, 23, 29, 32, 40, 41, 45, 48.
  • 3.2: #1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 32, 35, 38.
    Week 5 (due on 10/10): Sections 3.3 amnd 3.4
  • 3.3: #4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18.
  • 3.4: #2,3, 6, 9, 10, 16, 22, 24, 26, 31, 35, 36.
    Week 6 (due on 10/17): Section 3.5
  • 3.5: #3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 30, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, 57.
    Week 7 (due on 10/24): Section 3.6
  • 3.6: #5, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 27, 28, 29, 31, 35, 41, 42, 43.
    Week 8 (due on 10/31): Sections 3.7 and 1.6
  • 3.7: #1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 35, 38, 45, 49.
  • 1.6: #23, 24, 28, 35, 39, 49, 51.
    Week 9 (due on 11/7): Sections 3.8, 3.10 and 3.11
  • 3.8: #3, 8, 13, 16, 21, 31, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43, 46.
  • 3.10: #7, 11, 15, 16, 18, 25, 31, 34.
  • 3.11: #1, 7, 8, 11, 13, 32, 36, 38.
    Week 10 (due on 11/14): Sections 4.1 and 4.3
  • 4.1: #3,5, 31, 35, 36, 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 67.
  • 4.3: #1, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 26, 29, 33, 38, 39, 45, 48, 51, 63.
    Week 11 (due on 11/21):Sections 4.4
  • 4.4: #1,3,4, 6, 9, 15, 17, 21, 33, 36, 41, 43, 55, 57, 58, 61.
    Week 12 (due on 11/28): Sections 4.7
  • 4.7: #7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 28, 30, 31, 40, 41, 43.
    Week 13 (due on 12/5): Section 4.9, 4.10
  • 4.9: # 5, 6, 11, 15
  • 4.10: # 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 28, 29, 35, 38, 45, 48, 61
    Week 14 (due on 12/12): Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3
  • 5.1: #2, 3, 11, 13
  • 5.2: # 6, 8, 11, 23, 33, 37, 40
  • 5.3: # 3, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 25, 28, 30, 50