Autumn 2010
Math 151: Engineering Mathematics (Calculus I)
Sections 501-3

Suggested Homework.     Some Old exams!

Last day for Help Sessions, Thursday 9 December

Office hours: Monday 13 December and Tuesday 14 December 9--11 AM

Instructor: Frank Sottile       Frank's weekly schedule
Office: Milner 303
Telephone: 845.4169
email: sottile@math.tamu.edu
      Text-only email with course + section number in Subject line, please.
WWW: Sottile's home page
 Office Hours : Monday 9:30--10:30
Tuesday 10:00--11:00
Thursday 10:30--11:30
And by appointment
Textbook: Calculus, early vectors, by J. Stewart.
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications, 3rd Edition, by Gilat.
Course Schedule     Day-to-day summaries
Lectures:   Tu, Th: 14:20 -- 15:35 Held 113.
Graduate Assistant:   Yi-Ching Wang
Labs:   501 M 9:10--10:00 BLOC 126
  502 M 13:50-14:40 BLOC 126
  503 M 10:20-11:10 BLOC 123
  MATLAB Schedule
Recitations:   501 W 9:10--10:00 CE 136
  502 W 13:50-14:40 CE 136
  503 W 10:20-11:10 CE 006
Extra Help: >Week-in-Review.
Amy Austin's videos.
Help Sessions: Su,Tu,W,Th, 8-10 PM Blocker 166
Mondays 8-10 PM ENPH
CalcLab Help. Blocker 128, overflow to Blocker 126:
Monday--Thursday 7-10 PM
Sundays 1-10PM
Free on-campus tutoring.
Learning Objectives: This course is to provide students with quantitative and problem-solving skills of 2-dimensional vectors and differential calculus. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:
Know and use techniques of differentiation.
Apply techniques of differentiation to a variety of applications, including engineering applications.
Understand and apply vector operations in 2-dimensions, including dot product.
Understand the relationship between derivatives and integrals via the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Use computer algebra systems, such as MATLAB, to solve non-routine problems.
Calculator: There will be no use of calculators on exams or quizzes.
We'll save the machines for more serious work in the lab portion of the course.
Course webpage: (Sottile's web page)teaching/10.2/151.html
Departmental page for Math 151
Some Pictures:


More Curves.
Grading
You will be expected to attend all class meetings. There will be three common examss, worth a total of 50% of your grade, a final exam that is worth 25% of your grade. The remaining 25% will be Quizzes, MATLAB labs, and eHomework.
Exam Schedule
First exam: Thursday, 30 September 19:30--21:30. Location TBA.
Second exam:   Thursday, 28 October 19:30--21:30. Location TBA.
Third exam:   Tuesday, 30 November 19:30--21:30. Location TBA.
Final Exam: Wednesday 15 December, 13:00 - 15:00.
Homework:
This course uses Webassign for e-homework. /courses/eHomework/. You need to register for it after classes start, and the first assignment is due on Sunday, 5 September 2010.
Web Assign login.
Initial Assignment : Read this web page, and send me a text-only email that you have read and understood the course descriptions and policies.
Please put the class and section number in the subject line.
Please also answer the following questions:
(1) Why are you taking this course?
(2) What do you hope to get out of this course?
(3) Is there anything else that you want to tell me about yourself (that may be relevant to the course)?
Absences: I do not take attendance directly. However, there is a very strong positive correlation between class absences and poor grades. Dilligent students usually do well, or at least scrape through, while those who skip classes typically perform far below their potential.
If you have a valid reason (medical or family emergency) for missing an exam, you will be able to take the scheduled make uo exam. Missing an exam without a valid reason results in a score of zero for that exam.
COPYRIGHT POLICY: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. While personal use is permitted, sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
University wide policies and statements:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement

The following ADA Policy Statement (part of the Policy on Individual Disabling Conditions) was submitted to the University Curriculum Committee by the Department of Student Life. The policy statement was forwarded to the Faculty Senate for information.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or call 845-1637.

Academic Integrity Statement "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." For more, see the Honor Council Rules and Procedures.
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