MATH 141 A
Calculus I
MATHEMATICS
AT BARD COLLEGE
Announcements
  • The take-home final exam is here and is due at the start of class on Thursday, May 15. There will be no extensions.
  • If you have an A average in the class so far, you do not need to take the final exam. I e-mailed everyone their grades to their @bard.edu e-mail addresses.
  • There is no quiz this week. However, I have assigned a few homework problems that we will discuss in class during the review on Thursday, May 8.
  • The schedule for the rest of the semester is as follows:
    Thursday, May 8: Review for the take-home final
    Tuesday, May 13: No class (registration day)
    Thursday, May 15: Go over take-home final
    Tuesday, May 20: No class
    • Coordinates RKC 101, Tu Th 2:30-3:50 PM, CRN 18141
    Professor Greg Landweber
    Office Hours Albee 304, Tu Th 1:00-2:20 PM or by appointment
    No Class There will be no class on Tuesday, May 13 (registration day) and Tuesday, May 20 (the last day of classes).
    Content An introduction to the basic ideas of differentiation and integration in one variable. Topics include limits, techniques of differentiation, definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, and applications.
    Prerequisite Precalculus or the equivalent.
    Textbook
       Calculus: Concepts & Contexts
    Third Edition
    by James Stewart
    Extra Help If you need any extra help, here are your options:
    • The Math Help Room, in RKC 101 from 8-10 PM, Sunday through Wednesday.
    • Dedicated tutors available: jb597@bard.edu, vr239@bard.edu.
    • Come to my office hours, in Albee 304 from 1-2:20 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays, or by appointment.
    Homework Homework problems will be listed on the web page below each Thursday. We will discuss the homework in class the following Tuesday, but homework is not graded and does not need to be turned in.
    Quizzes Each Tuesday, except the weeks of the midterms and final exam, I will assign several quiz problems on the web page below, to be turned in at the start of the next class, on Thursday. You must complete these quizzes entirely on your own, using only the textbook, your course notes, and your homeworks as references. Late quizzes will not be accepted. If you cannot attend class on Thursday, you may return your quiz to my office, Albee 304, before the start of class on Thursday. If you know you will be unavailable during the time of the quiz, you must make arrangements with me before the quiz problems are assigned on Tuesday. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped.
    Exams There will be two take home midterm exams and a take home cumulative final exam. Each of these exams will be distributed in class on a Tuesday, and the completed exams will be due at the start of the next class, on Thursday. You must complete these exams entirely on your own, using only the textbook, your course notes, and your homeworks as references. Extensions may be granted only in extraordinary circumstances at the discretion of the professor and must be negotiated before the exams are due.
    Grading 30% Quizzes
    40% Midterms (2 @ 20% each)
    30% Final Exam
    Schedule
    Dates Reading Homework / Quiz Due
    January 29, 31Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Section 1.1: 5, 13, 21, 25, 31, 39, 43, 45, 47, 57, 59, 65
    Section 1.2: 3, 9, 13
    Appendix C: 15, 23, 29, 43, 45
    February 5, 7Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 Section 1.1: 48; Section 1.2: 8; Appendix C: 24
    Section 1.4: 1, 15, 21
    Section 1.5: 17, 19, 23, 25
    Section 1.6: 33, 35, 49, 57
    Algebra Review (optional, but highly recommended)     		2/7
    February 12, 14Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Section 1.5: 18, 28; Section 1.6: 38
    Section 2.1: 5, 7
    Section 2.2: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17
    Section 2.3: 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 31, 35     		2/14
    February 19, 21Sections 2.4, 2.6, 2.7 Section 2.1: 6; Section 2.2: 18; Section 2.3: 12
    Section 2.6: 3, 7, 9, 15, 17, 27
    Section 2.7: 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 25, 27
    Section 2.8: 3, 15, 17     		2/21
    February 26, 28Sections 2.8, 2.9, 3.1 Midterm 1
    Section 2.8: 37, 39
    Section 2.9: 3, 5, 11, 15
    Section 3.1: 5, 17, 19, 45, 57, 63     		2/28
    March 4, 6Sections 3.2, 3.4 Section 2.9: 16; Section 3.1: 46
    Section 3.2: 1, 9, 13, 19, 21, 29, 37, 45
    Section 3.4: 3, 7, 11, 17, 23, 27, 31, 35     		3/06
    March 11, 13Sections 3.5, 3.6 Section 3.2: 10, 38; Section 3.4: 8
    Section 3.5: 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 21, 27, 49
    Section 3.6: 3, 9, 15, 29, 31, 35     		3/13
    March 18, 20Section 3.7
    Review
    		 Section 3.5: 26; Section 3.6: 10, 32
    Section 3.7: 3, 7, 11, 19, 27, 31, 37
    Chapter 3 Review: 9, 11, 13, 39, 57, 61, 63     		3/20
    March 25, 27Sections 4.2, 4.3 Midterm 2 3/27
    April 8, 10Section 4.6 Section 4.2: 37, 39, 45
    Section 4.3: 5, 9, 11, 15, 19
    Section 4.6: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13
    April 15, 17Sections 4.9 Section 4.2: 40; Section 4.3: 22; Section 4.6: 12
    Section 4.9: 1, 7, 9, 13, 15, 29, 41, 51
    Chapter 4 Review: 3, 37, 49, 59     		4/17
    April 22, 24Review
    Section 5.1    		 Section 4.9: 8, 50
    Section 5.1: 3, 5, 17
    Section 5.2: 5, 7, 31, 33, 37     		4/24
    April 29, May 1Sections 5.2, 5.3 Section 5.1: 4; Section 5.2: 32, 38
    Section 5.1: 11, 13, 15
    Section 5.4: 5, 9, 11, 17, 21     		5/1
    May 6, 8Sections 5.4, 5.5 No Quiz!
    Section 5.3: 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 23
    (Discussed in class on May 8)
    May 15Review Final Exam 5/15
    May 20No class
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