ELEMENTARY CALCULUS

MATH 1830

           

Instructor: F. Botelho (office # 363, ph. 678-3131)

          You need to have access to the following materials:

1.The textbook: “Calculus and Its Applications” by Marvin Bittinger (9th edition) and

2. A graphing calculator with similar features to those available in the Texas Instruments (TI 83).

The material covered in each class is based in the content of your textbook  following the timetable described in the chart below. The chapter and section numbers refer to the textbook and edition mentioned above. You are also encouraged to check the website

 

http://www.msci.memphis.edu/~botelhof/math1830.html

 

    for weekly information, homework  assignments, and chapter reviews.

 

 

Jan 15.: R.1-R.3

            19: 2.2, 2.3

         27: 4.5, 4.6

       17: R.4, R.5

            21: 2.4, 2.5

 April 1: 4.7, Review

       22: R.5, R.6

            26: Review

           3: Test III

       24: 1.1, 1.2

            28: Test II

           8: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

       29: 1.3, 1.4

Mar  3-7: Spring Break 

         10: 5.4, 5.5, 5.6

       31: Review 

           11: 2.5, 2.6

         15: 5.7, Review

 Feb.5 : Test I      

           13: 3.1, 3.2

         17: Test IV

         7 : 1.5, 1.6

           18: 3.3, 3.4, 3.6

         22: 6.1, 6.2, Review

        12: 1.7, 1.8

           20: 4.1, 4.2

         24: Study Day

        14: 2.1

           25: 4.3, 4.4

   May 1: Final Exam

 

 

Evaluation: Your final grade is the average of the 3 best test grades, homework/classwork grade, and a final exam grade, according to the scale:

90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70- 79 = C, 55- 69 = D.

The final exam is comprehensive and will be administered on Thursday, May 1  at 8:00am  (you should check the schedule of classes).

You will also have weekly homework   assignments and short in-class quizzes.