MATHEMATICS 123 D1: Calculus I Fall Semester 2000 Instructor: Takashi Kimura e-mail:kimura@math.bu.edu
Phone: (617)353-1486
Office: MCS 234
Lectures
MWF 2:00-3:00 in CAS B12
Discussion Sections
Tu 8:30-9:30 in MCS 149, Tu
3:30-4:30 in PSY B45,Tu 4:30-5:30 in PSY B45, W 8:00-9:00 in MCS B31, W
9:00-10:00 in MCS 148
Text
Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, by J. Stewart
(Brooks/Cole Publishing Company)
My Office Hours
To be announced.
Teaching Fellow (TF)
Seth Falcon TF's
Office: MCS 250
Content
Calculus is an important mathematical tool which
allows one to solve a wide variety of problems arising in science and
engineering. The first part of the course, differential calculus, is the
study of rates of change of functions. The latter, integral calculus, is
related to the average values of functions. The material is nontrivial. The
best way to see if you have mastered the material is to do the homework
problems.
Web Pages
This class has a Web page which can be viewed with
a Web browser (such as Netscape). Documents distributed in class, homework
assignments, and related information will be posted on the Web page. The URL
is
http://math.bu.edu/people/kimura/Fall00/123/
Homework
Homework will generally be assigned and posted on
the class Web page on Friday and due at the beginning of class the following
week. Late homework will not be accepted. Students may discuss homework with
each other (and are encouraged to do so) but all written work must be
prepared independently. Remember that in order to receive full credit both
your answer and reasoning must be correct (the same goes for exams). Homework
solutions will be on reserve in the Science and Engineering library located
at 38 Cummington Street.
Exams
There will be three in-class exams given at roughly
equally spaced intervals throughout the course in addition to the
final exam. All exams will be closed book. There will be
NO makeup exams in this course. If you miss exam, you will receive a zero
for the exam. The only valid excuse for missing an exam is a serious illness
which must be certified by a doctor's note.
The Final
You will be held responsible for all of the course
material in the final exam.
Calculator
A calculator with graphing capabilities is required
for this course. Calculators will be used as a tool to solve problems on the
homeworks and exams. The official calculator recommended for the course is
the TI-86 manufactured by Texas Instruments. Note: Unless otherwise
specified on exams and homeworks, only exact solutions will be given full
credit. For example, if the answer to a problem is the square root of 2
and you are not asked to provide an approximate solution then you will not
receive full credit for writing down 1.414.
Class Help
There are three main options. The first is to see me
or the TF during our office hours (or by appointment). The second is to go to
the math department's tutoring room in MCS 144 while the tutor is available
(the schedule should be posted on the door of MCS 144). Finally, if you feel
that you are falling far behind, you can make an appointment to receive
private or group tutoring by calling the University Resource Center (353-7077).
Grades
Your final grade is determined by three categories - the
exams, the homework, and the final. Grades are based upon the formula: