Math 1431: Calculus I (Fall 2002)

• Lectures: 5:30-7:00PM TuTh, 116 PGH (section 09351)
  • Instructor: Andrew Török
  • Office: 672 PGH
  • Phone: (713) 743-3478
  • E-mail: torok@math.uh.edu
  • Office hours: see the home-page

The final grades were handed in on Tuesday, Dec. 17. They should be available in a few days from the VIP system.
If you would like to take a look to your exam, please see me during the Spring semester.
Have a pleasant break!

• Exam I: Oct. 1 (Tu), during the class period
  • Will cover all material discussed by Tu., Sept. 24. That is, up to (and including) Section 3.7, Implicit Differentiation.
  • Review on Monday, Sept. 23 (rescheduled from Sept. 16). Room/time are the same: 101 AH, 4:00-5:30 pm. The problems/answers discussed at the review are posted on the WebCT page.
  • Please HAVE YOUR STUDENT I.D.
  • No calculators.
  • More complicated geometric formulas will be provided.
  
  
• Exam II: Tu, Nov. 5 (during the regular class meeting)
  • Will cover the material up to (and including) Section 4.8. The emphasis is on the material discussed since Exam I, i.e., starting with Section 3.8.
  • REVIEW by Prof. Etgen on Monday, October 21, in 116 SR, 4:00-5:30 pm.
    The problems/answers discussed at the review will be posted on the WebCT page.
  • Please HAVE YOUR STUDENT I.D.
  • No calculators.
  • More complicated geometric formulas will be provided.
  • Answer key: white version (PS, PDF); blue version (PS, PDF)
  
  
• Exam III: Tu, Dec. 3 (during the regular class meeting)
  • The exams will be returned on Tu, Dec. 10, in the "regular" class meeting (except that Dec. 10 is during the reading period, hence there are no classes held; hopefully 116 PGH will be free between 5:30-7:00 PM).
  • REVIEW by Prof. Etgen on Monday, November 25, in 101 AH, 4:00-5:30 pm.
    The problems/answers discussed at the review will be posted on the WebCT page.
  • Will cover the material up to (and including) section 6.3. The emphasis is on the material discussed since Exam II, i.e., starting with Section 5.1.
  • Please HAVE YOUR STUDENT I.D.
  • No calculators.
  • More complicated geometric formulas will be provided.
  
  
• Final exam: Dec. 12 (Th), 5-8pm, in the regular classroom.
  • Will cover all the material discussed this semester. That is, from 2.1 to 6.4 (inclusive).
    [Note that we did not cover section 6.5, and it will not be on the final.]
  • REVIEW by Prof. Etgen on Monday, December 9, in 101 AH, 4:00-5:30 pm.
    The problems/answers discussed at the review will be posted on the WebCT page.
  • Please HAVE YOUR STUDENT I.D.
  • No calculators.
  • More complicated geometric formulas will be provided.

• Prerequisite: MATH 1330.
• You have to be concurrently enrolled in one of the following recitation sections: 09355, 09357, 09368
• Recitations: will discuss homework and other problems, and administer the quizzes. You can receive more help at MathLab (see below).
  NOTE: you are welcome at all the office hours offered for this course!
  • TuTh 4:30-5:30 PM, 315 PGH (section 09368).
    • Instructor: Nofil Barlas
    • E-mail: nofilbarlas@hotmail.com
    • Office: 15 AH (in the basement)
    • Office Hours: TuTh 3:00-4:30 PM
  • TuTh 4:30-5:30 PM, 348 PGH (section 09357) and
    TuTh 7:00-8:00 PM, 348 PGH (section 09355).
    • Instructor: Cindy Nguyen
    • E-mail: ngcindy@math.uh.edu
    • Office: 619 PGH
    • Office hours: TuTh 4:00-4:30 PM and after 8:00 PM
• Textbook: Calculus - one and several variables, 8th edition, by Salas, Hille & Etgen. We are going to cover Chapters 2-6 during this semester. IMPORTANT announcement about the book (as of Aug. 27, 2002).
• Syllabus, etc.: You can find the sylabus, homework assignments, exam and review dates and other information on the Syllabi page of the Math Department.
• Homeworks: assignments for each topic are given in the syllabus. The assigned problems are not going to be graded, but solving them is essential for understanding the material and doing well on the exams. You might be requested to turn in solutions to a few problems (these will be graded together with the quizzes).
• On-line quizzes: you will have to pass (i.e., have a grade of at least 70%) a weekly on-line quiz. During the week you can attempt the quiz as many times as you want; only the highest score will be kept in your records. See details in the course handout. You can reach the quize page from http://www.uh.edu/webct.
  If you fail to pass the quizzes two weeks during the semester, the department WILL DROP YOU from the course.
  NEW: You can also use room 108 in Technology Annex, between noon-3PM, Mo-Fr. The hours when this lab is accessible will be extended in the near future (as of Sept. 24, 2002).
• Grading: there will be three midterms (each worth 100 points), and a final (worth 200 points). In the recitation sections you will have quizzes almost each week, worth a total of 100 points.
  The course score will consist of the midterms, the quiz grade, the final, and at most 9 points ([average%-70%] * 0.3) from your on-line quizzes (609 points altogether).
  The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped. Half of the final exam grade will replace the lowest midterm grade, if the latter is lower.
• Make-ups: since the lowest midterm and quiz grades can be improved or will be dropped, there are no make-ups.
• Attendance: might be recorded, but will not count toward the grade. However, students who miss classes and recitations tend to have lower scores.
• WWW: this (and updated) information can be accessed from http://www.math.uh.edu/~torok. Course material (practice problems, examples etc.) is available at http://calc.nsm.uh.edu/Math1431/.
• Calculators: no calculators are allowed at exams and quizzes. You may however use any tool you need for homeworks etc.
• Extra help:MathLab (Bldg. 4A, Law Village) and Learning Support Services (3rd floor Social Work bldg.) offer help for many Math courses, including Calculus I. See more details in the course handout.