MATH 150.005
Monday, Wednesday
3:10-5:00 pm
615 HW
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Tom Lehrer is a mathematician who
wrote and sang satirical songs in the 60's. Here is a link to Tom
Lehrer singing songs about calculus
The official text for the course is a bundle, consisting of (single variable) Calculus by Briggs, Cochran and Gilett (2nd edition) + MyMathlab .
Course Name:Math150Spring2015
Course ID:bendersky76057
Use this Course ID to add your class after you have purchased the textbook bundle (or signed up for MML online at coursecompass.com, if you don't want a physical book) and have created your own student account with your Access Code.
Each problem set is in two parts. First there
are the sets listed below. These problems are not to be handed in.
You should definitely do the first few problems and those marked by an asterisk
(*). Some of the problems on the exams will be modeled on these problems.
The second part is a list of problems (listed by section) on MyMathlab
which will be computer graded and count towards 10% of your final grade.
Homework for Math 150
Dates of exams may change. Don't forget to periodically refresh this web page (otherwise you may not see the changes.)
First Class - Wednesday Jan. 28.
First Homework: 2.1-2.3.
Assignment 2: 2.4-3.1.
sections 2.1 - 3.5
You will not have to prove any theorems!! However there will be problems which depend on understanding the statements of
(i) The intermediate value theorem (Theorem 2.14 page 86)
and
(ii) A function that has a derivative is continuous (theorem 3.1 page 117)
You are expected to be able to apply the
rules for limits and the derivative, There will be problems on the exam that require some or all of the above. I will attach a page with derivative formulas and the derivatives of the trig functions. There will be multiple choice questions.
Bring a pencil!!!
Assignment 5: 3.6-3.8.
Assignment 6: 3.9, 4.6, 4.1,4.2.
Assignment 7: 4.3-4.4
Exam II Apr. 1 (Yes, April Fools Day!)
The exam will cover material from the last exam-->4.4
A PARTIAL list of topics that will be on
the exam: There will be motion problems, (for example, see problem 11 page 157). There
will be a related rate problem, There will be an optimization problem. A problem on how the derivative effects the shape of a curve i.e section 4.2.
You may bring a page of formulas. You may NOT include examples from the text or homework problems.
BRING A PENCIL!!!
Friday April 3 -> Friday April 10 -NO CLASS.
Spring Recess.
Assignment 8- 4.5, 4.9
Assignment 9- 5.1-5.3.
Assignment 10: 5.4-6.1.
Assignment 11: 6.2, 7.2, 7.4.
Exam III. Monday May 4
There will be a Linear approximation/ Differential problem, and problems on the mean value theorem (you will be
expected to state the theorem for a specific function as in problems 17-24 on page 249). There will be a problem on Riemann sums, as in problems 19-23, page 291 and problems 19-22 on page 306. Of course this is not a
complete list of what will appear on the exam which includes
material up to and including section 5.5.
BRING A PENCIL
Last day of classes Wednesday May 13
The final exam will
be Monday, May 18, 1:45-3:45.
SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINAL:
-There will be problems on computing limits using the limit rules.
-You will have to use linear approximation or differentials to estimate a function.
-You will have to recognize a limit as the derivative of some function.
- Problems on curve sketching
max/min
related rates
derivatives
The fundamental theorem
You will have to find the derivative and integral of functions involving the exponential function
There will NOT be any questions from 7.4.
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