Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Fall 2006.
Math 231-005-18548 (4 credits)

Dr. Willenbring

1  Course Description

2  Course Details

Class time/location

5:00pm-6:50pm Monday and Wednesday in EMS E129.

Textbook

Essential Calculus by James Stewart

Coverage

Chapters 1-5 (except 5.8).

Examinations

Exams will be in class. There will be no notes or books allowed during the exams. Furthermore, calculators are not allowed or required on any exam. Outside of exams, I encourage you to use mathematics software and graphing calculators to improve your intuition.

There will be No Make-Up Exams, except in severe situations such as illness. Students will be allowed to complete examinations or other requirements that are missed because of a religious observance.

Exam 1

25% October 11 (In Class)

Exam 2

25% November 20 (In Class)

Cumulative Final

25% Monday December 18. 5:00pm-6:50pm. Location: Our usual room.
http://www.uwm.edu/schedule/examsFall2006.pdf

Homework/Quizzes

Homework will be assigned throughout the course, but will not be graded. There will also be quizzes, and these will count for 25% of your course grade. The homework problems will be assigned as sections are covered. The first two weeks will be:

Wk 1

1.1: 1, 2, 19, 27, 35; 1.2: 4, 9, 13, 55, 63.

Wk 2

1.3: 4, 5, 9, 27, 39; 1.4: 1, 19, 21, 42, 53; 1.5: 11, 29, 31, 45, 47.

Wk 3

1.6: 5, 15, 19, 23, 41; 2.1: 3,4,11, 15,47; 2.2: 21, 23, 27, 33, 41.

Wk 4

2.3: 5, 9, 15, 19, 23; 2.4: 5, 7, 19, 35, 53; 2.5: 5,11,17, 39, 58.

Wk 5

2.6: 3, 11, 19, 21, 43; 2.7: 9, 13, 17, 25, 29; 2.8: 1, 3, 15, 25.

Wk 6

Chapter 2 Review Exercises: 19, 21, 23, 61, 65. EXAM

Wk 7

3.1: 9, 11, 21, 31, 33; 3.2: 5, 11, 19, 23, 25; 3.3: 3, 21, 23, 27, 42.

wk 8

3.4: 5, 9, 17, 29, 37; 3.5: 3, 9, 13, 33, 43.

Wk 9

3.6: 5, 9, 23; 3.7: 3, 5, 7, 9, 25, 39; 4.1: 5, 7, 15.

Wk 10

4.2: 5, 7, 9; 4.3: 13, 21, 27, 41, 49; 4.4: 1, 7, 9, 13, 25.

Wk 11

4.5: 3, 13, 23, 31, 37. Review for Exam 2

Wk 12

Exam 2 Monday. We will go over the exam on Wednesday.

Wk 13

5.1: 19, 22, 37; 5.2: 21, 23, 29, 57, 59, 61; 5.3: 7, 23, 37, 41, 59.

Wk 14

5.4: 23, 27, 41, 45; 5.5: 9, 13, 19; 5.6: 9,15,21; 5.7: 13, 39, 43.

Wk 15

5.8: 13, 15, 25; Review for final exam.

Contact Information

Web Page:

http://www.uwm.edu/~jw/

e-mail:

j w a t u w m d o t e d u

Phone:

(414) 229-5112

Office:

EMS E461

Office Hours:

2:00pm-4:00pm Tuesday and 6:50pm-7:20pm Monday and Wednesday (after class).

Prerequisites

It is required that all Math 231 students meet Math Placement Level A This means any of the following:

• A Math Placement Test Code of 40;
• A score of 61 or higher on the CLEP Pre-calculus Exam;
• A grade of C or better in both Math 116 and Math 117;
• A grade of C or better in Math 211 and Math 117;
• A grade of C or better in Math 116 and Placement Test Code 36;
• A grade of C or better in Math 211 and Placement Test Code 36;
• A grade of C or better in Math 117 and Placement Test Code of 35.

If you are trying to do a late add, I can only sign the necessary paperwork after I have seen proof that you meet one of the above requirements. The deadline for this matter is Monday September 11.

Important Dates

September 6

First class

September 18

Last day to add or change from a graded basis to audit or credit/no credit status.

October 2

Last day to drop or withdraw without a "W" on record

October 11

First exam

October 27

Last day to drop

November 20

Second exam

December 13

Last day of class

December 18

Final Exam

Attendance

Attendance is required, and will be occasionally monitored. Absences due to illness require a medical excuse on Physician's letterhead, signed by the physician, which must be submitted before any alternate arrangements for the exam will be considered. There is no provision for absences due to vacations and other social activities. In general, missing classes is a bad idea. Please arrive promptly.

Disabilities

If you have any disability, please feel free to contact me for any help or accommodation which you may need.

Statement of Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the University. It subverts the mission of the University and threatens the careers, educational experience, and well being of students, faculty, and staff. The University will not tolerate behavior between or among members of the University community which creates and unacceptable working environment. The draft policy on discriminatory conduct, including sexual harassment, can be found at
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/uc/briefings/S-47-Mar05rev.pdf

Statement of Academic Misconduct

The university has a responsibility to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with instances of academic dishonestly. Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others' academic endeavors. Further information can be found at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Acad_Aff/policy/academicmisconduct.html.

Posted room changes

or class cancelations will be on Official Department Letterhead

Course Evaluation Policies

are posted here:

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SecU/acad%2Badmin_policies/S52.5.htm