Elementary Calculus I, MATH 181, Fall 2004

This is the home page and first day handout for MATH 181, section 013, meeting TR from 2:00 -- 3:45 in CBC-C 219. My name is Dr. Arthur Baragar. My office is CBC-B 308 and I can be reached at 895-0378.

Text: James Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, fifth edition, Brooks Cole Publishing, 2003.

Syllabus:

Chapter 1: Functions and Models.
Chapter 2: Limits and Derivatives.
Chapter 3: Differentiation Rules.
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation.
Chapter 5: Integrals.
Maybe parts of Chapter 6: Applications of Integration.

Grading Scheme: The grading in this course is as follows:

Homework, 10%.
Exam 1, Thursday, September 30th: 20%. Sample exam. Solutions to the sample exam.
Exam 2, Thursday, October 28th: 20%. Sample exam. Solutions to the sample exam.
Exam 3, Thursday, December 2nd: 20%. Sample exam. Solutions to the sample exam.
Final, Tuesday, December 14th, 3:10pm: 30%. Sample questions. (A selection of questions that have appeared on previous finals.)

There is no preset correlation between numerical grades and your final letter grade. A letter grade (without + or -) will be included with the return of each exam and will cover all exams up to then. Current grades will be posted on WebCT after every exam.

Office Hours: If you need to see me, please look for me during the office hours posted below, or please make an appointment. If there is no one in my office during the last half of the office hour, I will feel free to leave, so please arrive early. Office hours begin the second week of classes. Exam week office hours (if any) will be posted later.

Tuesday and Thursday, 9am -- 11:30am.
... or by appointment.

Other Important Dates:

August 30: Instruction and late registration begin.
September 3: Final date for late registration, course additions, changes, or fee payment (with late penalty). Last day to inform me of absences due to religious holidays.
September 6: Labor Day recess.
October 29: Nevada Day recess
November 3: Final date to drop or withdraw from classes, except short courses (see class schedule).
November 11: Veterans' Day recess.
November 25: Thanksgiving.
December 6 -- 10: Study Week.
December 13 --17: Final examinations.

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UNLV Home Page * Arthur's Home Page
URL: http://www.nevada.edu/~baragar/courses/MAT181f04.html
e-mail: baragar@unlv.nevada.edu