MTH 161 (Section 08) Calculus I, 2013-14

Announcement

• Welcome to MTH 161!
• There is no homework for the first week of class
• Homework 1 is out, and is due on 5 Sep 2013 (Thur)
• Homework 2 is out, and is due on 12 Sep 2013 (Thur)
• Homework 3 is out, and is due on 19 Sep 2013 (Thur)
• Final exam schedule updated. I've also extended my office hours.
• Scope of the first mid-term: Sec 1.1-1.5 (epsilon-delta definitions not required), Sec 2.1-2.4
• Recommended questions added in the homework 1-3 (not compulsory)
• Homework 4 is out, and is due on 26 Sep 2013 (Thur)
• Sample test uploaded. There's no homework due on 3 Oct.
• Solution 1-4 updated (now with recommended questions)
• Homework 5 is out, and is due on 10 Oct 2013 (Thur)
• Homework 6 is out, and is due on 22 Oct 2013 (Tues) (NOT THURSDAY!!)
• Test 1 solution uploaded. ("P.P. -1" means "poor presentation", and I will deduct one mark for this. )
• There will be no class on Oct 17 (Thur), due to Fall Recess
• Scope of the second mid-term: Sec 2.1-2.7, Sec 3.1-3.3. Exam date: Oct 30 (Wed)
• Homework 7 is out, and is due on 24 Oct 2013 (Thur)
• Sample test 2 uploaded. There's no homework due on 31 Oct.
• Homework 8 is out, and is due on 7 Nov 2013 (Thur)
• Homework 9 is out, and is due on 14 Nov 2013 (Thur)
• Sample test 3 uploaded. There's no homework due on 21 Nov.
• Scope of the third mid-term: Sec 3.7-4.4, the rigorous definition of definite integrals will not be tested.
• Minor adjustment of the HW policy: if you hand in the recommenced questions (from now on), I will consider minor adjustment of your final grade in the borderline case. (This won't affect the grades of other students.)
• Homework 10 is out, and is due on 5 Dec 2013 (Thur)
• There will be no class on 26 Nov (Tues) and 28 Nov (Thur), due to thanksgiving recess.
• Problem list uploaded
• The final would be on Tuesday, December 17th from 11am to 1:30pm at MPC 102. Scope : Stewart's book Sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.5, 3.7, 4.1-4.5, 7.1-7.3.
• Hints to the Problem list uploaded
• HW 11 uploaded. No need to hand in.
• Please participate in the course evaluation to give some feedback. Good luck with the finals!

Course Description

MTH 161 is a first course on single variable calculus. We will cover most of the first four chapters of Stewart's book (functions and limits, derivatives, applications of differentiation, integration) and parts of Chapter 7 (Section 1-3, applications of integration).

General Information

Time and Place

Lectures

Recitations

Textbook

• Essential Calculus (2nd Edition) by Stewart

See here to avoid making common mistakes in mathematics, especially about checking your work, working backward, equalities and implications, irreversible steps, sign errors, cancellation, parentheses, fractions, commutativity and additivity.

Homework

• Homework 1
• Homework 2
• Homework 3
• Homework 4
• Homework 5
• Homework 6
• Homework 7
• Homework 8
• Homework 9
• Homework 10
• Homework 11

Solution

• Solution 1
• Solution 2
• Solution 3
• Solution 4
• Solution 5
• Solution 6
• Solution 7
• Solution 8
• Solution 9
• Solution 10
• Solution 11

Sample Test

It's a good idea to do the sample test first, before looking at the solution.

• Sample Test 1
• Sample Test 1 Solution
• Sample Test 2
• Sample Test 2 Solution
• Sample Test 3
• Sample Test 3 Solution
• A Problem List
• Hints to the Problem List

Midterm

• Test 1 Solution
• Test 2 Solution
• Test 3 Solution

Grading scheme

Homework (30 %)

I will assign homework problems to you each week. Assignment will be made available to you in the course homepage. Homework is due and collected at the end of the lesson on Thursday. Please write down your full name and student ID on it. Late homework will not be accepted.

Midterms (30 %)

There will be three 50-minute tests (held during the recitation classes). The test dates are: 2nd Oct, 30th Oct and 20th Nov. The test with lower score will be dropped and each of the other two remaining will be worth 15% towards the final grade. There will be no make-up tests.

Final (40 %)

The final would be on Tuesday, December 17th from 11am to 1:30pm at MPC 102. Scope (tentative): Stewart's book Sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.5, 3.7, 4.1-4.5, 7.1-7.3.