Instructor: Dr. Alex Levichev; r.236 at the Dept. of Math.
Office Hours: M 5-6pm, Thursday 8.30-9.30pm and by appointment
tel.353-1487 (please, rely on e-mail more)
E-mail: levit@math.bu.edu
webpage: http://math.bu.edu/people/levit
For updates, click on "Math 124"
Meets MTR 6-8.30pm at MCS B33
The Class' emphasis will be on developing ANALYTICAL SKILLS of students (the subtitle of the text is Concepts and Contexts). Reading and understanding of the text in the respective section goes each time WITHOUT SAYING as part of the HW. It is responsibility of the students to know the provisions of the CAS Academic Conduct code, copies of which are available in CAS 105.
As soon as one takes the final, the new formula will be applied:
(w1+w2+w3+w4)/2 +q1+q2+q3+3*mt+5*f+a, this makes 14 units, from which you have to drop two UNITS (as has been explained on Mon), then divide by 12 and check against the scale. If your grade is not in the interval, it is OK to go down (but to go up, you have to e-mail me).
The attendance a = 4 - n*0.2 where n is the # of "half-meetings" missed
L-13: 8.5 (omit ex.3) HW: 3,5-17 odd. 8.6 (in view of Q-3 pay more attention to differentiation), omit ex.4 and ex.8. 8.7 (Theorems 8,9; inequality 14, and the last subsection, not yet covered; Example 8b will be omitted). 8.8 not included. HW 8.9; 3,5. QUIZ 3 covers 8.4-8.7 and very little from 8.9.
L-12 (a very short one): 8.5 started. DHW-3 (R, 8/3 due) 8.2 #28, 8.3 #16, 8.4 ## 8,24. The Midterm grades will only be ready on Mon
L-11: 8.4 (omit one page, from AS Est.Th.up to the middle of p.592). 8.4 HW: 3,5,7,19-27 odd
Regarding # 4 from the DHW-3, one might be willing to get to a (similar) Example 5 from 6.2. The deadline is Fri, 2pm, to be left under the MCS 236 door.
The Midterm on Tue (8/1) covers everything up to 8.3 (included), with more emphasis on 6.1-6.3, 8.1-8.3.
L-10: 8.2 finished (omit Example 4), 8.3 covered (omit the last subsection). HW 8.2: 1,9,13,15,19,23,25,39; 8.3: 3,5,7,9,13,15,21.
L-9: 8.1 (omit Example 11), 8.2 (started). HW 8.1: 3,5,7,11,15-25odd, 37,39,41. DHW-3 assigned (R, 7/27 due)
L-8: 5.7 covered (omit the 2nd subsection). HW 5.7: 1-9,15,17. 6.4 discussed (expect no testing on 6.4). Q-2 discussed. DHW-3 will be assigned on Tue (7/25), 7/27 due. No quiz this week. Midterm is scheduled for Tue (8/1), time amount will be about 1.5 hr, it is cumulative.
L-7: 6.2 (omit Example 7 and part which goes after it), 6.3 (omit Example 2). HW 6.2: 3,7,9. 6.3: 1,3,5.
L-6: 6.1 finished (omit examples 4,7), 6.2 started. HW 6.1: 1,5,7,9,15,25, 27.
Quiz 2 (on Thu, 7/20) covers 5.6,5.8,5.9.
L-5: 5.9 finished, from 5.8 you only need to know pp.416,417 and Example 3a. R_n,L_n,M_n are our standard notation. 6.1 started. HW 5.9: 31,41,43. The DHW-2 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED (Tue, 7/18 due).
L-4: 5.6 finished (view Example 6 as optional). HW 5.6: 3,7,9,15,19,25; 5.9: 1,5,11,13,15.
L-3: (Most part of) section 5.9 was covered, 5.6 started. The quiz on Thursday covers 4.5,5.5. The 5.9,5.6 (regular) HW will be assigned in a day.
7/10: The first DHW has been assigned (it does not exist electronically, if you missed the meeting today, ASAP e-mail me your fax number). 5.5 covered, 5.5 HW: 3-11odd,19,27,31,39,43,49
L-1: 4.5, HW ## 1,3,5,9,13,15,21,25,27,29
The course covers Chapters 5 through 8 of Calculus (Single Variable) by J. Stewart (starting from Section 5.5) as well as some of the Appendices.
This includes:
Chapter 5: the substitution rule, integration by parts, method of partial fractions, integration using tables, approximate integration, improper integrals.
Chapter 6: more about areas, volumes, arc length, applications.
Chapter 7: modeling with differential equations, direction fields, Euler's method, separable equations, exponential growth and decay, the logistic equation.
Chapter 8: sequences, series, convergence-divergence tests, power series, Taylor and Maclaurin series, applications.
Homework is assigned on a regular basis. Designated assignements are collected and graded.
Exams: there is one in-class Midterm Exam (during the week # 4), three Quizzes, and the (cumulative) Final (given on the last day of classes, 8/10).
Grading Policy:
Attendance: 1 unit; Designated HWs: 2 units; Midterm : 3 units; Quizzes: 3 units (one unit each); Final: 5 units.
The lowest two from these 14 grades will be dropped. The average from the remaining 12 will determine the grade for the class.
8.7 (to be presented, examples 8b, 9, and the last subsection will be omitted).
8.6 covered (omit examples 4, 8b), 8.7 started. HW 8.6: 3,5,9,11, 13,19,21.
8.4 finished, 8.4 HW: 19-27 odd, 31. 8.5 covered (omit example 3). 8.5 HW: 3, 5-17 odd.
8.3 covered (the last subsection won't be tested), 8.4 started (omit Estimation Th.and Ex.4 on pp.591,592). HW 8.3: 3,5,7,9,13,15,21. 8.4: 3,5,7.
8.2 covered (omit Example 4). HW 8.2: 1,9,13,15,19,23,25,39.
Part of 8.1 presented (you are responsible for the entire 8.1, Example 11 being the only exception). HW 8.1 ## 3,5,7,11,15-25odd, 37,39,41.
L-8, 7.2, HW 3-6; 7.3 HW #3; anal.sol-n to logistic eq-n found (Sect.7.5), 7.4 # 10 solved
L-7, 7.1, HW 1,3,7,9. 7.4 (pp.518-520 ONLY; from ex.3 on - not incl.), HW 7.4 1,5,9,13.
L-6: 6.2 (omit ex.7 and part which goes after it), 6.3 (omit ex.2). HW 6.2 ## 3,7,9; 6.3 ## 1,3,5
L-5 6.1 (exclude Examples 4,7). HW 6.1 ##1,5,7,9,15,25,27.
L-4 5.9 covered, 5.8 started. Regular HW 5.9: 1,5,11,13,15,31,41.
L-3 5.6 covered. HW 5.6 ## 3,7,9,15,19,25.
L-2 5.5 covered (Example 7 excluded), 5.5 HW
L-1 4.5 covered,