- Alex Popa
- The best way to contact me is by email: apopa@mathcs.holycross.edu. My
office phone is: (508) 793-3406.
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| Section 1: MTuWF 8-8:50am, Stein 304 |
| Section 5: MWF 9-9:50am, Tu 9:30-10:20am, Stein 304 |
- Mondays 1:30-2:30pm, Tuesdays
4-5pm, Wednesdays 10-11:30am, or by appointment, in Swords 330A.
- (Single variable) Calculus--Concepts and Contexts, 3rd edition, by James
Stewart
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- We develop from scratch the calculus of real-valued functions of one variable, for students who are planning further coursework in mathematics or a major in the sciences. Emphasis is placed on conceptual understanding, by getting to appreciate what is behind the formulas we usually take for granted. We will make use of calculators or computers and will consider a variety of applications to the sciences and social sciences. We develop the concepts of limit, continuity, derivative and integral, and apply them to algebraic, logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions. We conclude with a brief introduction to integration, which will be covered more in depth in Math 132.
- Homework (including lab worksheets): 20%
- Three midterms: 20%+20%+10% (the lowest midterm grade will only count 10%)
- Final: 30%
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- Working through all the homework problems each week
is the most important ingredient for doing well in the course. You are encouraged to work in study groups for the homework, but it is important that the final write-up be your own. The assignments will be posted here on a weekly basis.
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- The midterms will take place in
class and the exam dates are:
- • First midterm: Friday, September 26
- • Second midterm: Wednesday, October 29
- • Third midterm: Friday, November 21
- • Final:
- Section 1 (8AM): Saturday, December 20, 8:30AM
- Section 5 (9AM): Wednesday, December 17, 8:30 AM
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- Occasionally during the semester we will visit the computer lab in Haberlin 408, where you will use the mathematics software package Maple. You do not need to know anything about Maple at the beginning of this course. You will find this software to be very helpful and highly superior to any graphing calculator. Maple can plot graphs of functions, symbolically compute derivatives, numerically compute definite integrals, and much more. We will use Maple to visualize and experiment with many of the concepts covered in class. I will hand out work sheets at the beginning of the lab meeting. The due date for the completed work sheets will be written clearly at the top of the sheet.
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- If at any point during the semester you feel you are falling behind, please come see me during my office hours, or set up an appointment. Another resource to help you stay on top of things is the Calculus Workshop that provides drop-in peer tutoring. It is open Sunday–Thursday, 7:00–9:00 PM, in Swords 328. The workshop
runs on a first-come, first-served basis. If you need help with your homework problems, I strongly suggest attempting seriously to do the homework on your own before using this resource.
- For a full description of the policy on Academic Honesty, see the College catalog or web site. For work in this course the following policies are in place.
- •Homework: You are encouraged to work together on homework assignments but all solutions must be written up independently. In particular, simply copying someone else's work is considered academic dishonesty. Answers to the odd-numbered problems are in the back of the book. These may be used to help you check your solutions to the problems. However, simply copying the answers is a violation of the policy on Academic Honesty. You are not allowed to have access to an instructor's solution manual.
- • Exams: No help given or received. No notes, books, etc. may be used during the exams. No calculators are allowed.
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