Math 131: Calculus I
Spring Term 2003

Welcome to the home page for Mathematics 131 in Spring 2003. This is a coordinated course; there are 9 sections taught by 7 different instructors. Homework assignments and exams are common.
-- Frank Sottile, Course coordinator. sottile@math.umass.edu, 545-6010. 1230 LGRT.

Review session for Sections 8 and 9 (Soprounova) Monday May 19 2-4 in LGRT0119.

Text: J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Fourth Edition, Brooks/Cole, 1999.

Calculator: TI-86 will be used, (the TI-85 will probably suffice).

Grading There will be two in-term exams (each worth 20% toward your final grade), an exam testing dexterity in taking derivatives (15%), and a final exam (25%). An additional 20% will come from homework and attendance, as determined by your instructor. The scale is at right.

A:	90--100	C:	70--75
AB:	85--90	CD:	65--70
B:	80--85	D:	60--65
BC:	75--80	F:	< 60

Exam Schedule

Exam 1	Wed. March 12, 6:00-8:00 PM		M-W-F Sections Hasbrouck 20
	Tests from	Fall 2002 Spring 2003	Tu-Th Sections Marcus 131
		Solutions to our test
	Makeup: Tuesday March 11 6:00 -- 8:00 PM		LGRT 103
Derivatives	Wed. April 9, 6:00--7:00 PM		Tues/Thurs Sections: THOM 102
Test	No Calculators on Derivatives Test		MWF Sections THOM 104
	Tests from	Fall 2002 Spring 2003	Makeup Test: Tues. 8 April LGRT 103 6:00-7:00 PM
Exam 2	Wed. April 30, 6:00-8:00 PM		MWF Sections MOR2 131
	Tests from	Fall 2002 Spring 2003	TuTh Sections 7 & 11 HASA 124
		Solutions to our test	TuTh Sections 8 & 9 HASA 126
	Makeup Test: Tues. 29 April 6:00-7:00 PM		LGRT 103
Final Exam	Tuesday, 20 May 8:00 AM		TOTM GYM
	Tests from	Spring 2001 Fall 2001
		Spring 2002 Fall 2002
		Spring 2003 Solutions

Each exam will have a make up exam scheduled for the previous night. Students will be free to take the make up exam, but must register for it beforehand with their instructor.

Daily Calendar Tuesday-Thursday Sections MWF Sections

Instructors and class schedule

Lect.	Instructor	Day and time		Room	Discussion Section
1	M. Pereira	MWF	10:10-11:00	LGRT 115	M. Greene	Tu 1:25--2:15	115
2	Y-J. Ma	MWF	11:15--12:05	LGRT 115	M. Diehl	Tu 11:15--12:05	115
3	Y-J. Ma	MWF	12:20--1:10	LGRT 115	M. Diehl	Tu 2:30--3:20	115
4	A. Gerding	MWF	1:25--2:15	LGRT 115	M. Greene	Th 1:25--2:15	115
5	A. Derya	MWF	2:30--3:20	LGRT 115	M. Greene	Th 2:30--3:20	115
7	F. Sottile	TuTh	11:15--12:30	LGRT 323	M. Diehl	M 3:35--4:25	119
8	E. Soprounova	TuTh	1:00--2:15	LGRT 119	H. Oh	M 4:00--5:00	121
9	E. Soprounova	TuTh	2:30--3:45	LGRT 111	H. Oh	M 2:30--3:20	111
11	G. Shapiro	TuTh	11:15--12:30	LGRT 111	H. Oh	W 2:30--3:20	111

Schedule:

2.1 The tangent and velocity problems
2.2 The limit of a function
2.3 Calculating limits using the limit laws
2.5 Continuity
2.6 Limits at infinity; horizontal assymptotes
2.8 Derivatives
2.9 The derivative as a function
1.5 Exponential functions
3.1 Derivatives of polynomials and exponential functions
3.2 The product and quotient rules

Exam 1: Wed. March 12, 6:00-8:00 PM. Locations TBA

3.3 Rates of change in the natural and social sciences
3.4 Derivatives of trigonometric functions
3.5 The chain rule
3.6 Implicit differentiation
3.7 Higher derivatives

Derivative Test: Wed. April 9, 6:00--7:00 PM. Locations TBA

1.6 Inverse functions and logarithms
3.8 Derivatives of logarithmic functions
3.10 Related rates
3.11 Linear approximations and differentials

Exam 2: Wed. April 30, 6:00-8:00 PM. Locations TBA

4.1 Maximum and Minimum values
4.3 How derivatives affect the shape of a graph
4.4 Indeterminate forms and L'Hopital's rules
4.7 Optimization problems

Add/Drop:
With the new SPIRE system, students should first try to manage their course changes themselves. In extraordinary circumstances, the course chair, Frank Sottile, will assist with add/drop. He will post office hours and instructions on the web at the address below. Note that the last day for add/drop is 11 February. http://www.math.umass.edu/~sottile/teaching/03S/131.html

Last modified: 6 March 2003 by Frank Sottile

Math 131: Calculus I Spring Term 2003

Math 131: Calculus I
Spring Term 2003