Math 131 FALL 2008

PLEASE READ THIS SYLLABUS. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE, ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING PROCEDURES AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER. I WILL NOTIFY YOU IF I DO SO.

1. Section Information

Section	Time	Location	Instructor	email	Office Hours
1	MWF 10-11 AM	McDonnell 162	John Shareshian	shareshi@math.wustl.edu	Mon, Fri 3:00 - 4:30 PM Cupples I , 116
2	MWF 2-3 PM	Brown 118	John Shareshian	shareshi@math.wustl.edu	Mon, Fri 3:00 - 4:30 PM Cupples I , 116

Bulletin Board

CALCULUS HELP SESSIONS
There are a number of ways to get help with hard problems or for understanding some material a little better .
Firstly my office hours Monday and Friday. You should feel free to come in and talk about
any material . If you can't make those hours you can speak to me or send me an e-mail and perhaps we can find another time, although I cannot promise that I will be available at all times .
Another possibility is to use one of the office hours of your 131 subsection.

Next there is the Calculus Help Room and Calculus Help Desk . It will first open September 3rd.
Details about these can be found on : www.math.wustl.edu/~blake/undergraduates/ta_officehours.html
and    www.artsci.wustl.edu/%7Efreiwald/help.html .

Then there is PLTL at which you work together with other students and a leader to solve problems .
There are 32 spots for PLTL which will be filled by lottery if necessary.
You can contact PLTL via website : www.math.wustl.edu/~lisak/pltl.html .
Any questions can be answered using e-mail: lisak@math.wustl.edu .

      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUIZZES : You will have 10 quizzes during the semester each taken at the begining of your discusssion section .
The   dates of the 10 quizzes can be found below on the Syllabus . On the syllabus you can find a list of sections from which problems
come on each of the 10 quizzes . The problems are usually similar to the suggested exercises for each of those sections .
The total quiz score at the end of the semester will be the sum of the best 6 out of 10
quiz scores , with at least two coming from your last 4 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WEBWORK : There will be 10 Webworks over the semester . Each WW must be completed by 11:59 PM on the due date .
These dates appear on the syllabus below . To get onto WW first click "webwork" on the Math Dept. page .
After that you will see places for your ID number and your password . To start with, your password is your ID number .
Once you get on you can change your password for future use . Note that all the due dates are on some Friday .
   Each Webwork will have 10 problems the solution of each must be entered online . The system will tell you if your answer is correct
or incorrect . If it is incorrect you may try again and again , as many times as you like .

2. Grading Information

There will be three evening exams during the semester, E1 , E2 , E3 .

There will also be a final, F .

Exam	Date	Location	Time	Solutions
E1	September 23	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
E2	October 21	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
E3	November 11	Check here on exam day.	6:30-8:30PM	Solutions
F	December 12	Check here on exam day.	3:30 PM -5:30 PM	Solutions

GRADES : Each of the Exams 1-4 will count 18% toward the final course grade . Similarly the grade of the quizzes will be 18% .
The WeBWorK will be 10% .

To be more precise , If E1 , E2 , E3 , and F are your four exam scores , QU is your quiz score , WeB your WeBWorK score
then your total T is given by :

T = .18(E1 + E2 + E3 + F + QU ) + .10 WeB

In cases where your lowest score on E1,E2, E3 is less than F then in the formula that score will be replaced by F .
EXAMPLE : if E2 is your lowest score and it is less than F , then the formula would read T = .18(E1+F+E3+F+Qu) + .10 WeB
.

As for your letter grade for the course , your grade cannot be lower than what it would be if it were based on the scale appearing in the following table. .

Numerical Range	Letter Grade
90 to 100	A
80 to 89	B
65 to 79	C
50 to 64	D
Below 50	F or NC

Missed Exams : If you are unable to take one of Exams E1-E3 for legitimate reasons ( such as verified illness or serious family emergency ) you will be given an excused absence
for that exam . NO MAKEUP EXAMS ARE GIVEN FOR THE THREE EVENING EXAMS GIVEN DURING THE TERM. .
Your grade for the missed interm exam will be calculated by a statistical proceedure which uses your scores on the other taken exams, including the Final .

If you miss the Final Exam for a legitimate reason then you will be given a make-up Final exam at the begining of the next semester .
Not coming because you overslept or forgot the time of the exam is not a legitimate reason .

Policy for taking exams :

You should always bring your Washington University Photo ID to exams ; proctors will check student ID's .
A standard-sized 3x5 index card will be permitted as a "cheat sheet" on the exams.
If a calculator is allowed for a particular exam or quiz it must be a Scientific caculator, NOT A GRAPHING CALCULATOR. .

Just before each exam you can look up your exam room assignment on the web (see above, "check here on exam day" ) . The room will probably not be your regular classroom, and it may change for each exam. You will be allowed to enter the exam room a few minutes before the starting time to locate your seat and personalized exam booklet which will have your name printed on it in large letters.

EXAM RETURNS : There will be a short time after each exam is graded when you can look at your graded exam in the Math Office ( Cupples I , room 100 ) if you feel there might have been some error in the grading . After that the exams will be put out in a cabinet by the Math 131 bulletin board on the first floor of Cupples I , for you to pick up . Once the exams are returned it will be more difficult to check for possible errors in grading .

Resources for Help with Math 131 : Old Exams and solutions are posted on the web as a study guide ( see above , "solutions" ) . This comes from the Math Department page and it includes exams from the past semesters , starting with Spring 2000 . Copies of some of these exams should also be available to view or copy at the Reserve Desk of Olin Library.

Calculus Study Group : Study groups are organized as needed by The Center for Advanced Learning located in Conerstone ( in Gregg Hall on the south 40 ) . They are conducted by graduate and undergraduate math students . If you want to belong to such a study group you must make a commitment to attend the group regularly ( not just " come when you feel like it" ) . For more information you can look on the website cornerstone.wustl.edu or call them at 935-5970 .

3. Text : University Calculus, Elements with Early Transcendentals by Hass, Weir & Thomas. (This should be available at the campus book store.)

4. Syllabus

WE WILL COVER THE FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS OF THE TEXTBOOK IN ORDER. I WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE REGULARLY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT MATERIAL WILL BE COVERED IN UPCOMING LECTURES, QUIZZES AND EXAMS, ALONG WITH SUGGESTED ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES FROM THE TEXTBOOK THAT YOU MIGHT DO IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL FROM EACH LECTURE. HERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND DUE DATES FOR YOUR WEBWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

IMPORTANT: I WILL NOT TAKE ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES, AND ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY. HOWEVER, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL MATERIAL COVERED IN ALL LECTURES, WHETHER OR NOT THIS MATERIAL APPEARS IN THE TEXTBOOK OR ON THIS SYLLABUS. I DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT MATERIAL COVERED IN LECTURES BUT NOT IN THE TEXTBOOK OR SYLLABUS WILL NOT APPEAR ON EXAMS.

WEEK    SECTIONS SUGGESTED ODD EXERCISES

#1 W 8/27    1.1,1.2 :    1.1 : 1-59 1.2 : 1 - 57

F 8/29 1.3    1.3 :    1 - 15
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#2 M 9/1 LABOR DAY NO CLASS

W 9/3    1.4    1.4 : 1 - 9, 11-17, 29-39, 55-61

Th 9/4 QUIZ # 1 ( 1.1-1.3 )

F 9/5   1.5 : 1.5 : 1 - 41
WW # 1 ( 1.1-1.3 )
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#3 M 9/8   1.5

W 9/10   1.6    1.6: 1-37,45

Th 9/11 subsections but no quiz

F 9/12   1.7     1.7: 1-37,43. If you are bored with this class, try 41,45.
WW # 2

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#4 M 9/15

W 9/17   1.8     1.8: 1-19,27-57,77-81.

Th 9/18     QUIZ # 2

   F 9/19 2.1     2.1: 5-35.
WW # 3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#5 M 9/22 REVIEW FOR EXAM I

T 9/23 EXAM I 6:30 - 8:30 PM

W 9/24    2.2,2.3 2.2: 1-25, 2.3 1-11

Th 9/25 QUIZ #3

   F 9/26 2.3 2.3 13-39,49,51
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#6 M 9/29    2.4,2.5       2.4: 1-11,21,23; 2.5, 1-11

W 10/1     2.5,2.6       2.5: 13-25,43,47; 2.6: 1-19
Th 10/2 QUIZ # 4

F 10/3 2.6,2.7       2.6: 27-45; 2.7: 1-7
WW #4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#7 M 10/6 2.7,2.8       2.7: 9-65,77 2.8: 1-17

W 10/8     2.8,2.9       2.8: 19-39; 2.9: 1-15

Th : 10/9 QUIZ # 5 NEVER MIND - QUIZ CANCELLED

F 10/10    2.9,2.10       2.9: 17-37; 2.10: 1-19
WW # 5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#8 M 10/13    2.10       2.10: 21-55,71-103

W 10/15

Th 10/16 QUIZ # 6

F 10/17 FALL BREAK
WW # 6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#9 M 10/20 REVIEW FOR EXAM II

T 10/21 EXAM II 6:30 - 8:30 PM

W 10/22             2.11: 1-11, 21-41

Th 10/23 subsections, but no quiz

F 10/24              2.13: 1-31, 3.1: 1-13
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#10 M 10/27          3.1: 15-55, 3.2 1-9

W 10/29          3.2 11-27, 3.3 1-7

Th 10/30 QUIZ # 7

F 10/31              3.3: 9-31 (parts a,b,c), 33-39 (parts a,b)
WW # 7
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#11 M 11/3              3.4: 1-7, 9-41 (for 9-41, rather than sketch the graph,
find all extreme points, inflection points, intervals on which the function is increasing, decreasing,
concave up, concave down.

   W 11/5           3.5: 21-27

Th 11/6              QUIZ # 8

F 11/7
    WW # 8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#12 M 11/10 REVIEW FOR EXAM III

T 11/11 EXAM III 6:30 - 8:30 PM

   W 11/12           3.7: 1-45 (Do as many as you need)

Th 11/13 subsections, but no quiz

F 11/14           3.8: 1-9; 3.9:1-11
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#13 M 11/17           3.9: 13-35,45,47

  W 11/19           4.1: 1-99 (As many as you need from each group)

Th 11/20              QUIZ # 9

F 11/21
    WW # 9
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#14 M 11/24

   W - F 11/26 - 11/28 THANKSGIVING BREAK
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#15 M 12/1           4.2: 1-7

W 12/3           4.3: 1-39

Th 12/4 QUIZ # 10

F 12/7
WW # 10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#16 M 12/8
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FINAL EXAMINATION F 12/12 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------