Course Instructor: Anthony Phillips, Math Bldg 5-116, phone:
632-8290; email tony@math.sunysb.edu
Office hours: Wednesday and Friday, 11-12
TA: Joseph Coffey, Math Bldg 3-105
Office hours: Thursday, 3-4
Text: Calculus, by Thomas and Finney, 9th ed
Lectures Mon, Wed, Fri 9:25-10:20 in Math Bldg P-131
Recitation Sec 1: Monday 12:40-2:00 pm, Math Bldg P-131
Sec 2 has been cancelled
This is an enriched version of MAT132, with much the same spirit and
syllabus, but with more emphasis on the precise statements of results and a
greater variety of examples. This course will go quite fast, and it is probably
unwise to take it if you do not have a solid grasp of first-semester
calculus.
HOMEWORK, GRADED HOMEWORK and QUIZZES
Homework is a very important part of the class, since no one can understand mathematics without doing problems, and since facility with manipulating mathematical expressions and ideas is essential for competence in their application. You are expected to work the exercises listed below on your own time. The graded homework (consisting of less routine problems) will usually be assigned in Friday's lecture, to handed in the following Friday. It is your responsibility to find out what this homework is and to hand it in on time. You may work on your homework with other people (in fact, this is often a good idea), but the work you hand in must be your own, not copied directly from others.
Short quizzes may occasionally be given in lecture.
You will be warned about these a week or so in advance.
HELP
The first way to seek
help is to go to the office hours of either Phillips or Coffey. (These will
be announced later, and will be posted outside the Undergrad Math Office P
141.) You can also go to the Calculus Resource Room in the Math Learning
Center, Physics A 125/7, which is open much of the time. Remember that
the course divides into several natural units, and at several points in the
semester, it will start almost afresh. So, even if there are quite large parts
of the course that you have not yet understood, do not stop coming to class.
A better strategy is to ask questions, either in class or afterwards. That
way, we can know what your difficulties are and can try to help.
CALCULATORS.
Each student is expected to have a programmable
graphing calculator. They will be used to help understand graphs and
to build intuition of the infinite processes that are
basic to Calculus. The standard calculator for this course is the TI-82
or the equivalent Sharp EL9200 or 9300.
We will try to supply programs for other makes (such as the
Casio or HP), but if you have a different model you may have to adapt the
programs yourself. (Only two or three programs will be used in this course.)
EXAMINATIONS.
There will be two midterm tests held in lectures:
as well as a 3-hour final examination: December 16, 8:30-11:30AM
It is your responsibility to tell me beforehand if you cannot
make any of these times: it may be possible to arrange a make-up.
GRADES will be calculated using the following scheme:
Homework/quizzes | 25% |
Midterms | 20% each |
Final | 35% |
An alternative grade will also be computed based on the final
examination. The student will receive the better of
the two grades.
NOTE:
If you have any condition, such as a physical or mental disability, that will make it difficult to complete the course or that will require extra time on examinations, please notify me during the first two weeks of class so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Tony Phillips