Math 221 AL1: Calculus I

Fall 2006

Instructor: Andrea Barreiro (abarreir (at) math (dot) uiuc (dot) edu)
Office: 227 Illini Hall, Hours M 3-4, W 4-5
Class Location and Time: MW 9-9:50 am, 314 Altgeld Hall
Required Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals Version, Edition 6e, Edwards and Penney

In addition to lectures, you will have a Tuesday/Thursday (MWF for Merit Workshop) discussion section with a Teaching Assistant. The sections, times and TAs are listed below:

AD1: 8-8:50, 143 Altgeld Hall, Johnathon Webster
AD2: 9-9:50, 445 Altgeld Hall, Johnathon Webster
AD3: 11-11:50, 137 Armory, Ryan Rettberg
AD4: 3-3:50, 147 Altgeld Hall, Jana Marikova
AD5: 10-10:50, 143 Altgeld Hall, Ryan Rettberg
AD6: 1-1:50, 343 Altgeld Hall, Jieun Park
AD7: 11-12:50 (MWF), 225A Talbot Laboratory, Scott Tichenor
AD8: 2-2:50, 245 Altgeld Hall, Jana Marikova

Your TA will be your primary point of contact in this course. Please direct questions about the course to your TA first.

You may go to office hours of ANY TA (not only the leader of your discussion section) or myself when you have questions or need help. The office hours will be announced during the second week of class.

Johnathon Webster: T 11-12, W 3-4, B1 Coble Hall
Ryan Rettberg: T 1:20-2:20, F 4-5, B1 Coble Hall (or 150 Altgeld)
Jana Marikova: M 3-4, T 4-5, B4 Coble Hall
Scott Tichenor: Th 11-12, 173 Altgeld
Jieun Park: W 7-8 pm, 155 Altgeld
This website will contain most logistical information for the course. Please check frequently to get homework assignments and announcements.

Announcements (12/19/06)

All of the grades have now been submitted, except for students who have registered an HCLA (those grades will be entered shortly).

Individual grades (say, homework or exam grades) can also be viewed in the Math Department Score Reports. To access: go to the math department web page, select "Courses", select "Score Reports".

There was a technical error this weekend, during which students were unable to log in. The problem has been reported to the Math Help Desk and will, hopefully, be fixed soon.

12/10/06

As a reminder, the final exam will take place December 12, 8-11am. For most sections, you will take the exam in 314 Altgeld. For three sections, you should report to the following alternate locations:

AD6: (J. Park's section): 116 Education

AD7: (S. Tichenor's section): 370 Armory

AD8: (J. Marikova's 2 pm section): 108 English

Your TAs will be there to proctor the exam. We are using these extra rooms in order to alleviate the crowding in 314 Altgeld.

11/14/06

The exam curves are now posted on this website

10/6/06

The Math department gives you the option to switch to Math 016. The deadline is 2:00 pm OCTOBER 10 (Tuesday) and there will be NO EXTENSIONS. Here is what you need to do:

You must get a form from 313 Altgeld. Explain that you want to swicth from Math 221 to Math 016 and a person in this office will get you the proper form. You must complete it and get a signature from Kathleen Smith, the 016 instructor. Professor Smith can be contacted by the following means:

Office: 121 Altgeld Hall; hours 9:15-9:45, 11:15-11:45, 1:15-3

Phone: 265-5427

Math 016 meets daily at 8 am and 10 am. There are a VERY FEW seats left in the 12 noon section. You MUST have the signed form returned to 313 Altgeld by 2 PM OCTOBER 10.

9/1/06

The problems from Section 2.4 have been moved from HW #2 to HW #3 because we will not be getting to that material until Wednesday's lecture. HW #3 problems will be announced by Monday afternoon.

8/24/06

Several students have asked about their background and whether or not it is appropriate to the course. Math 221 goes over exactly the same material as Math 220, but more succintly as we have 2 lectures per week instead of 3. It is intended for students who have taken some calculus. The Math department has provided a webpage to help you decide whether you should take Math 220, 221 or 231. If you are still in doubt, ask your academic advisor.

Syllabus

The topics we will cover, along with approximately how many class periods we will use to cover them, are:

Chapter 1, Functions (2 lectures)
Chapter 2, Prelude to Calculus: Limits and Continuity (2 lectures)
Chapter 3, The Derivative (6 lectures)
Chapter 4, Applications of the Derivative (4 lectures)
Chapter 5, The Integral (5 lectures)
Chapter 6, Applications of the Integral (4 lectures)

Course Requirements

There will be three exams given during the semester, and one final exam. Homework will be assigned every week and will be due in your discussion session on Thursday (for Merit Workshop, ask your TA how to submit homework). The distribution of the final grade will be 20% HW, 50% Midterm (16.67% each) and 30% Final.

Grading and Guidelines for Exams

The approximate dates of the exams are 9/27, 11/1, 12/6
Each exam will be curved individually, so that you receive a letter grade (A+ - D-) for each exam in addition to your numerical score.
Exam curves are posted here.
There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS except in extraordinary circumstances and by permission of the Emergency Dean.
Exams will take places during your normal class time. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early. Do not enter and sit down until instructed to do so. When so instructed, take an exam from the proctor and sit in the seat designated on the front of the exam. No calculators, cell phones, or ear phones/buds of any kind are permitted; use of any of the above will result in a 0 for the exam. Hats/caps must be removed and placed under the seat.
The final exam will take place December 12, 8-11am. The University requires me to give you a failing grade for the course if you fail to take this exam.

Grading and Guidelines for the Homeworks

Every week you will be assigned written homework. These must be turned in at the beginning of the discussion section at which they are due (or when you arrive, if you are late).
Detailed correct solutions with complete explanations are required.
For each assignment, I will select a subset of problems that will be graded, so it is to your advantage to do every problem. If you happen to have skipped the problems that are graded that week, you will receive a 0, even if you did all the other problems!
No late homeworks are accepted. However, your lowest two grades will be dropped to allow for illness or emergency situations.
If you have trouble with the homework, ask your TA for help during his/her discussion section and/or office hours. I also recommend that you complete similar odd-numbered problems from the text for extra practice.
You are encouraged to discuss homework problems with your classmates. However, you should make sure that you understand and can work through each problem yourself, even if you got some help.

General comments about the Discussion Section

During the discussion sections, your TA will answer questions about homework problems and present new material that we did not have time to cover in lecture.
You must come to the discussion section to turn in your homework. I strongly recommend that you attend your discussion sections even when you don't have homework to turn in, and that you participate fully by preparing and asking questions.
It is also to your advantage to get to know other students in your discussion section. If you miss class, you should get announcements or notes from your fellow students rather than asking your TA.

Homework Assignments

Homework number	Date due	Problems assigned	Notes
HW 1	8/31/06	1.1 (8,18,26,40), 1.2 (26,46), 1.3 (7-12,13-16), 1.4 (1-6)
HW 2	9/7/06	2.1 (8,18,26), 2.2 (6,10,14,24,36), 2.3 (14,26,50)
HW 3	9/14/06	2.4 (4,20,28,60), 3.1 (8,16,30-35,38), 3.2 (14,18,46,60)
HW 4	9/21/06	3.3 (18,26,52), 3.4 (10,26,42,57-62), 3.5 (6,10,32,42)
HW 5	10/5/06	3.7 (52,74), 3.8 (14,30,42,56), 3.9 (24,34,52,64)
HW 6	10/12/06	4.2 (30,32,40,44), 4.3 (14,24,34,38)
HW 7	10/19/06	4.4 (18,22,36,48), 4.5 (1-4,20,28,46), 4.6 (24,36,46)	In 4.6 (24), do not use your calculator; solve by hand
HW 8	10/26/06	4.7 (10,36,44), 4.8 (6,16,42,54), 4.9 (6,8,24,28)
HW 9	11/9/06	5.2 (22,32,52), 5.3 (14,24,36), 5.4 (6,14,54), 5.5 (38,50,56)
HW 10	11/16/06	5.6 (8,28,38,50), 5.7 (20,24,48,54,58), 5.8 (10,18,24,46)
HW 11	11/30/06	6.1 (10,24), 6.2 (10,28,42), 6.3 (26,40), 6.6 (12,20)

Other Resources

Additional Tutoring

Websites, etc

Mathworld is an online encyclopedia of mathematics which I have found very helpful over the years. You can often get formulas and definitions in an accessible way here.