Department of Mathematical
Sciences
Instructor: Markus
Schmidmeier
Fall 1999
Calculus I
The following information may be helpful for participants of my courses.
Course Sections
Section 4298: MWRF 2 - 2:50 p. m. in PS 112
Section 4302: MWRF 3 - 3:50 p. m. in PS 113
Textbook & Contents
The course covers the following chapters of the book
Varberg, D. & Purcell, E., Calculus,
Prentice Hall, 7th edition 1997, ISBN 0-13-518911-X
Chapter 2: Functions and Limits
Chapter 3: Derivatives
Chapter 4: Applications of the Derivative
Chapter 5: Integral
Methods
Homework: Assigned daily;
some problems will be graded
Computer: You
can get extra homework points for assignments done on the computer
(see Maple
courses , MuPAD
)
Quizzes:
Every Friday
Midterm tests: Three. First Test: Wednesday,
September 29, 1999,
Second Test: Wednesday, October 27, 1999,
Third Test: Monday, November 22, 1999.
Final exam: Comprehensive,
on Sunday, December 5, 6:45 - 9:15 p. m.
Grades
Homework: 10 %
Quizzes:
Ten best count for 10 %
Final and tests: 80 %
Last modified: November 17, 1999, by Markus Schmidmeier