B3: Wed. 1-2 CAS 228

B4: Wed. 3-4 SOC B61

B5: Thu. 8:30 AM-9:30 AM CAS 424

B6: Thu. 3:30-4:30 MCS B31

Instructor: Timothy Kohl

Office: MCS 235

Telephone: 353-8203

e-mail: tkohl@bu.edu

Office Hours: Mon, Tue, 3-5

Teaching Fellow: Stephan Walter

Office: MCS B42

Telephone: 353-5402

Office Hours: Wed. 5-6PM, Thu. 4:30-5:30

Text: Calculus: Concepts and Contexts by James Stewart (Brooks/Cole Publishing) 1997.

Remarks: This course is the first in the calculus sequence. Basic calculus can be divided into two principal concepts, integration and differentiation. We shall, after a brief review of a few pre-calculus topics, study the concept of limit, which is central to every major concept in calculus. After this, we shall then develop the concept of the derivative as well as some of it’s many applications. We shall then develop the theory of integration and show how integration and differentiation are related.

1.1 – 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 Pre-calculus review

2.1 - 2.10 Limits and Derivatives

3.1 – 3.8 Differentiation Rules

4.1 – 4.3,4.5 - 4.9 Applications of Derivatives

5.1 – 5.5 Integrals

Exams: During the semester, there will be two, hour long exams each worth 100 points. At the end of the semester, there will be a final exam worth 200 points. The final exam itself will be on Monday December 20^th at 9AM, room to be announced.

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Homework: During the semester, I will generally assign homework on a daily basis. This homework is your primary means of learning the material, more so than even the lectures. Indeed, it is only by actually working out the solutions to problems that one really learns this material. Not doing homework is a bad idea and will result in a poor performance in the course. Also, there will be, throughout the course of the semester, 10 problem sets to turn in, each of which is worth 10 points for a total possible maximum of 100 points if you complete each perfectly. Each turn-in assignment will be due by the next class meeting after it was assigned. Late homework will not be accepted.

Grading: Your grade in the course will be based on the combined sum of your two exam grades together with the 10 turn in homework assignments as well as the final exam. As such, your grade will be based on the number of points earned out of a total possible maximum of 500 points.

Makeup Exams: Except in cases of illness and only then with a signed doctors note, exams will be given only at scheduled times.

Discussion Sections: In addition to registering for the lecture section, each of you should be registered for one of the five discussion sections (B2-B6 above) that are held each week by my teaching fellow. The primary purpose of these discussion sections is for homework review and occasionally for the discussion of certain topics that can be covered independently of the current

material being covered in class. These discussion sections are a valuable resource, do not skip them!

Calculators: In this course, we shall not be using a graphing calculator. From time to time, I will bring a portable computer to class to demonstrate certain concepts which are best illustrated using a computer. However, since one of the purposes of calculus is to understand the behavior of functions, and, as a side effect, what their graphs look like, I feel the use of graphing calculators is unnecessary. Additionally, the usage of calculators during exams will not be permitted.

Cheating: I consider cheating to be a very serious offense and any cases of it will merit action by the University Academic Standards Committee.

Web Page: I will be setting up a web page for this course very soon, the address of which I will announce in class.

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