Fall 2006: MATH 171, Sections 501 and 504

Calculus I

Handouts

Syllabus (in .html format): M171 - Sections 501 and 504
Practice test 1:        PDF file
Test 1 solutions:    Section 501 (PDF)    Section 504 (PDF)
Practice test 2:        PDF file
Test 2 solutions:    Section 501 (PDF)    Section 504 (PDF)
Practice test 3:        PDF
Test 3 solutions:    Section 501 (PDF)    Section 504 (PDF)

Final Practice Problems:

pp. 70-71, ## 11, 17, 21, 27, 33, 35
pp. 146-147, ## 9, 12, 13, 23, 27, 35, 45, 49
pp. 234-237, ## 1-12, 19, 27, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 65, 73, 103
pp. 297-299, ## 1-16, 19, 23, 29, 39, 45, 49, 63, 67, 71, 75, 79, 85, 87, 91
pp. 356-359, ## 1-7, 16, 19, 21, 27, 37, 63, 67
pp. 416-418, ## 1-9, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 47, 53, 63, 67, 71

Additional help resources:

    Help session:       http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/helpsession/helpsessions.html
    Week in review:    http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/helpsession/review.html

Suggested Maple Labs

Please read the following MAPLE tutorials and do the labs at the end of each one of them:
http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math171/syllabus/Maple_Tutorial/maple_tutorials.htm
I strongly encourage you to read through the tutorials and to work through the excercises,
however they are NOT TO BE TURNED IN for credit.

Homeworks (due in class every Friday)

Show all work on your homework solutions - it is not the correct answer you are graded on, it is the solution. Please write neatly, and present your solution accurately.

HW #1, due 9/8/06: (Class average = 22.9 out of 30)

Sec. 1.1, ## 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31
Sec. 1.2, ## 18, 26, 32, 37, 43, 54, 61
Sec. 1.3, ## 7, 13, 19, 26, 31, 36
Sec. 2.1, ## 4, 9
Sec. 2.2, ## 7, 17, 21, 22
Sec. 2.4, ## 11, 17, 24, 31, 33

HW #2, due 9/15/06 9/18/06 (Monday) - notice new due date!: (Class average = 24.9 out of 30)

Sec. 2.3, ## 5, 7, 13, 31, 32, 41, 55, 67
Sec. 2.5, ## 9, 15, 23, 29, 33, 37, 43, 47
Sec. 2.6, ## 3, 11, 17, 27, 29, 35, 45, 47

HW #3, due 9/22/06 9/29/06 (Friday) - notice new due date!: (Class average = 25.4 out of 30)

Sec. 2.7, ## 1, 3, 5, 7, 21
Sec. 3.1, ## 1, 9, 13, 22, 29, 34, 53
Sec. 3.2, ## 3, 9, 10, 15, 31, 45, 57, 67, 70, 72
Read section 3.3 and do ## 3, 7, 13
Sec. 3.4, ## 5, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 45

HW #4, due 10/06/06: (Class average = 27.2 out of 30)

Sec. 3.5, ## 7, 11, 13, 27, 33, 49, 51, 57, 59
Sec. 3.6, ## 5, 11, 13, 21, 25, 33, 35, 39
Sec. 3.7, ## 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 21

HW #5, due 10/13/06: (Class average = 25.3 out of 30)

Sec. 3.8, ## 11, 17, 31, 35, 43, 46
Sec. 3.9, ## 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21
Sec. 3.10, ## 3, 7, 9, 11, 15
Sec. 3.11, ## 3, 9, 23, 35, 36, 38, 41

HW #6, due 10/20/06: (Class average = 27.2 out of 30)

Sec. 4.1, ## 6, 10, 17, 21, 27, 29, 35, 43, 47
Sec. 4.2, ## 5, 11, 15, 23, 25, 31
Sec. 4.3, ## 7, 11, 19, 29, 39, 43, 45, 51, 70, 73, 79, 87

HW #7, due 10/27/06: (Class average = 27.3 out of 30)

Sec. 4.4, ## 3, 7, 9, 13, 19, 27, 35, 39, 51, 59
Sec. 4.6, ## 3, 9, 17, 31, 35, 45, 51, 53
Sec. 4.8, ## 3, 9, 19, 39, 41, 47, 55, 57, 61, 65

HW #8, due 11/03/06: (Class average = 26.4 out of 30)

Read section 5.1 and do ## 1, 3, 11, 13, 19, 21
Sec. 5.2, ## 3, 7, 11, 19, 25, 37, 41, 45
Sec. 5.3, ## 1, 5, 9, 13, 19, 21, 43

HW #9, due 11/10/06: (Class average = 27.7 out of 30)

Sec. 5.5, ## 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33
Sec. 5.7, ## 3, 7, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 31, 37, 39, 41

HW #10, due 11/17/06 11/20/06 (Monday) - notice new due date!: (Class average = 26.3 out of 30)

Sec. 6.1, ## 5, 9, 19, 25, 41(b), 43
Sec. 6.2, ## 1, 5, 13, 15, 23
Sec. 6.3, ## 7, 11, 17, 33, 35, 45, 47, 53, 55

HW #11, suggested - not due:

Sec. 6.4, ## 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 19, 23, 27, 31, 41, 47, 51, 57, 73, 77, 79, 93, 95
Sec. 6.5, ## 5, 7, 11, 19, 27, 35, 39, 43, 47, 55, 61, 65

Exams (tentative schedule)

In class midterm 1:    Monday, September 25 in class
Midterm 1 class average:   Section 501:   61/100    Section 504: 59/100

In class midterm 2:    Monday, October 30, in class
Midterm 2 class average: Section 501:   74/100    Section 504: 67/100

In class midterm 3:    Monday, November 27, in class
Midterm 3 class average: Section 501:   79/100    Section 504: 72/100

Final Exam:               Section 501:   Tuesday, December 12, 3:30 - 5:30 pm in CE 223
                                      Section 504:   Monday, December 11, 8:00 - 10:00 am in BLOC 156
Final class average:

Announcements

Final Exam will be comprehensive, that is it covers sections 1.1 - 1.3, 2.1 - 2.7, 3.1 - 3.11, 4.1 - 4.4, 4.6, 4.8, 5.1 - 5.3, 5.5, 5.7, 6.1 - 6.5
Format of the final: four problems, one of which is a collection of true/false questions.
Review session for the final: Friday, 12/8/06, at 5:00 pm in Civil Engineering Building, room 136
Come prepared with questions!!!

No class on Wednesday, 11/22/06.

Midterm 3 covers sections 5.1 - 5.3, 5.5, 5.7, 6.1 - 6.3
Review session for midterm 3: Friday, 11/17/06, at 5:00 pm in Civil Engineering Building, room 118
Come prepared with questions!!!

Midterm 2 covers sections 3.4 - 3.11, 4.1 - 4.4, 4.6, 4.8
Review session for midterm 2: Thursday, 10/26/06, at 5:00 pm in Civil Engineering Building, room 118
Come prepared with questions!!!

Midterm 1 covers sections 1.1 - 1.3, 2.1 - 2.7, 3.1 - 3.3
Review session for midterm 1: Thursday, 9/21/06, at 5:00 pm in Heldenfels 107
Come prepared with questions!!!

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