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Math 131: Calculus for the physical and life sciences, I

Fall 2009
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Prof. Rafe Jones
Email: rjones at radius dot holycross dot edu
Phone: 793-2400
Office: Swords 332
Office Hours:
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
 10:00-11:00, 4:00-5:00 (Swords 359)
9:00-10:00
9:30-11:00
Or by appointment.

Class meeting times: MWF 12:00-12:50 in Beaven 118 and Th 12:30-1:20 in Swords 321 (section 5)
MWThF 3:00-3:50 in Swords 359 (section 4)

Textbook: Calculus: concepts and contexts, 4th edition, by James Stewart. The text is available at the Holy Cross bookstore in a special soft-cover edition (for a significant discount versus the hard-cover edition). If you buy the book at the bookstore, be sure to get the stand-alone version of the book -- not the version bundled with WebAssign (which we will not use in this course). The ISBN for the stand-alone book is 1111006113.

Department policy on Academic Integrity

Calculus Workshop: a drop-in tutoring session that takes place Sunday through Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm, in Swords 302. Begins the second week of class.

Gradic Rubric for Homework and Exams

Exam information: The second midterm is next Thursday, November 19 in class. It will cover Chapter 3 and Section 4.1
There will be a review session on Wednesday, November 18, from 7:00-8:30 pm, in Stein 120.
To begin reviewing for the exam, here are some problems to work on:

Chapter 3 Review (pp. 248-250) Review problems #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 63, 65, 68ab, 74
Chapter 4 Review (p. 325) Review problems #36, 37, 38

For a practice exam, click here.

For solutions to the practice exam, click here.

The first midterm is next Thursday, October 22 in class. It will cover Chapters 1 and 2 (but not the differentiation rules we are learning in Chapter 3).
There will be a review session in Stein 120 on Wednesday, October 21, from 7:00-8:30 pm.
To begin reviewing for the exam, here are some problems to work on:

Chapter 1 Review (pp. 80-82) True/False questions, #5, 7, 9, 11. Review problems #1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31
Chapter 2 Review (pp. 164-168) Concept Check, #5, 6, 13. Review problems #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45

For a practice exam, click here. Note that this exam is about 50% longer than the actual exam will be. Other than that, the format is similar.

Announcements: Welcome to the class!

Algebra problems are due on Tuesday, 9/9 and first HW on Thursday, 9/11. See the course schedule for more details. Click here for solutions to the algebra problems

Be sure to write on your HW the names of any classmates you work with on the problems.


EXAMS

Midterm Exam 1: Thursday, October 22, in class

Midterm Exam 2: Thursday, November 19, in class

Final Exam: Noon section: Monday, December 14, 8:30-11:30 am.
3 pm section: Saturday, December 19, 8:30-11:30 am.
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