Instructor: Michael Stecher

Text: Calculus Early Vectors by Stewart

Office: Milner 126/Blocker 601K, 845-3269, stecher@math.tamu.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 until 3:00 in Blocker 601K, and by appointment.
I realize that many of you will not be able to avail yourselves of my office hours. If that is the case, let me know, and we will arrange a time that is suitable for both of us. Do not wait too long if you are having problems. The sooner we get them fixed the happier both of us will be. I also encourage you to make use of e-mail. I check my mail on a regular basis, and have been known to answer questions in the wee small hours of the morning.

The math department has developed a diagnostic test that all of you will have to take. Click here to get instructions for taking this test. It will count as one quiz grade for you. Taking it gets you a 10, not taking it gets you a 0. The department plans to use the results as a placement tool for incoming freshmen in the future. That is, incoming freshman will take this test and their score will be used to determine what math class they should take. Because of this, please do not treat this lightly. Give an honest effort in taking the exam.

The URL for this course is

We will be covering most of the first 6 chapters of Stewart's text, and I will be supplementing some of this material. The order in which we will be going through the text is

Note that we will cover chapter 5 before chapter 4.

• Three major exams, 100 points each.
• Quizzes 100 points
• Final exam, 150 points: The final exam is scheduled for Friday, December 9^th, from 3:00 till 5:00 PM.

An A is 90% or 495 points, a B is 80% or 440 points, etc.