Math 251, Spring 2012, Lev Borisov
Sections 8,9,10; lecture 12:00-1:20pm T F
Location: LSH-A142 Livingston
Text:
Rogawski "Calculus Early Transcendentals"
ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-1113-X
Recitations:
Attendance in a weekly recitation section
is required. The section numbers are 8, 9, 10. See the
home page of the recitations instructor
Thom Tyrrell for more details.
Office Hours: I will be in
my office 240 Hill Center on Busch Campus at 10:00-11:30am on Tuesdays
and Fridays, starting first week of classes.
These times may change, in which case the new times will be announced
on my home page.
Other good times to talk are right before or right after the
class. It is also possible to ask questions by email. Emails will
be generally answered within 24 hours, often sooner. The more detailed your
email question is, the more detailed the reply message will be.
My email is borisov@rci.rutgers.edu.
Final Examination: There will be a three-hour final examination
given at the end of the semester Thursday, May 3 at 12 noon.
You must take the
final examination at the time scheduled by the university; no final exams
will be given earlier. In particular, examinations will not
be rescheduled because of travel arrangements. It
is your responsibility to schedule travel appropriately. If you can
not take the final exam due to an emergency, you should let me know as soon
as possible.
Other examinations and homework:
In addition to the final exam, there will be two in-class midterm exams
on Friday, February 17 and on Friday, March 30.
Suggested homework problems are listed in the schedule of lectures
below. Homework will not be collected or graded. There will
be a one-problem 10 minute quiz in most recitation section meetings
which will be based on the homework problems.
Missed exam/quiz policy:
There are no makeups for missed midterm exams
or quizzes, regardless of the reason for absence.
However, if
you can not attend the midterm due to a valid reason, for example a
medical emergency, the rest of your scores will be scaled to compensate
for the missed test. The same policy applies to the recitation section
quizzes. If you have missed or are about to miss a midterm, you should
contact me by phone or email as soon as possible. Similarly, you should contact
the recitation instructor regarding quiz absences as soon as possible.
Maple labs:
You are responsible for completing Maple labs. They will be
due periodically throughout the semester. Failure to complete them
satisfactorily will result in a 50 point deduction in your total score,
which will in all likelihood affect your grade.
Miscellaneous: Calculators and notes will NOT be allowed during
the midterms and the final. Calculators/notes policy for the quizzes
is at the discretion of the recitation instructor.
Grading: The course grades will be computed as follows.
Each midterm will be graded on a scale from 0 to 100, and the final will
be graded on a scale from 0 to 200. You will also receive a recitation score
in the range from 0 to 100.
At the end of the semester, all these scores are added to give your
total score, in the range from -50 (no exam points and no Maple labs) to 500.
The grades are given according
to the total scores, with the distribution of grades likely to mimic
historical distribution of grades for this course.
Improvement
towards the end of the semester is not reflected in the semester grade.
Two people with the same total scores will receive the same grade,
regardless of who did better at the end of the semester.
Help:
In the beginning of each class we will discuss some homework problems
for the material of the last lecture.
Additional help is available if you have trouble with homework
or lecture material. My office
hours and the recitation instructor's office hour are the first place
to start.
Schedule of Lectures
Please try to read the relevant textbook sections before the lecture.
Be warned that my lectures frequently differ from the book in emphasis
and structure. You are responsible for both lecture and book material
unless otherwise stated in class. However, lecture material
is deemed more important.
| Lecture | Sections in the textbook | Homework |
| Jan. 17 | 12.1-2 | p.681: 5, 15, 23, 45, 55; p.691: 17, 19, 31, 37, 43 |
| Jan. 20 | 12.3-4 | p.698: 13, 31, 41, 49, 59; p.709: 1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 39, 63 |
| Jan. 24 | 12.5 | p.717: 3, 9, 11, 13, 27, 31, 53, 57, 61 |
| Jan. 27 | 12.7 | p.733: 1, 5, 11, 17, 23, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 51 |
| Jan. 31 | 12.6 | p. 725: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 |
| Feb. 3 | 13.1-2 | p.742: 3, 5, 7, 15, 19; p.753: 5, 13, 17, 25, 37, 41 |
| Feb. 7 | 13.3-4 | p. 760: 1, 3, 9, 19; p.768: 3, 7, 21, 23, 35, 45 |
| Feb. 10 | 13.5 | p.778: 3, 5, 9, 11, 25, 29, 33, 39, 41 |
| Feb. 14 | review |   |
| Feb. 17 | midterm exam 1 |   |
| Feb. 21 | 14.1-2 | p.800: 7, 11, 20, 31, 41; p.809: 5, 15, 27, 33, 35 |
| Feb. 24 | 14.3-4 | p.816: 5, 9, 19, 23, 31, 53, 77; p.825: 1, 11, 13, 19, 35 |
| Feb. 28 | 14.5-6 | p.836: 1, 7, 17, 23, 35, 37, 43, 51; p.844: 1, 7, 19, 21, 25 |
| Mar. 2 | 14.7 | p.857: 1, 3, 13, 17, 19, 35, 37, 39 |
| Mar. 6 | 14.8 | p.866: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 23 |
| Mar. 9 | 15.1-2 | p.883: 3, 19, 25, 31, 39; p.894: 1; p.895: 3, 5, 7, 21, 31, 33, 39, 41 |
| Mar. 20 | 15.3 | p.908 (prelim. questions) 2; p. 908: 11, 15, 17, 19, 27, 33, 37 |
| Mar. 23 | 15.4-5 | p.919: 1, 9, 17, 19, 39, 51, 67; p.934: 13, 15, 21 |
| Mar. 27 | review |   |
| Mar. 30 | midterm exam 2 |   |
| Apr. 3 | 16.1 | p.946: 5, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 29 |
| Apr. 6 | 16.2 | p. 958: 1, 3, 7, 13, 19, 23, 27, 31, 49 |
| Apr. 10 | 16.3 | p. 973: 1, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 25 |
| Apr. 13 | 16.4-5 | p.987: 1, 3, 9, 37, 41; p.999: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15 |
| Apr. 17 | 17.1 | p.1014: 1, 3, 9, 19, 21, 23, 27, 33 |
| Apr. 20 | 17.2 | p.1028: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 23, 27 |
| Apr. 24 | 17.3 | p.1041: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25, 27 |
| Apr. 27 | review | |
| 12noon - 3pm Thursday, May 3 | Final Examination |