MATH 139 Calculus 1 with Precalculus, Fall 2014 Department of ...
MATH 139 Calculus 1 with Precalculus, Fall 2014 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University
Instructor: Linan Chen Email: [email protected] Office Hours: TBA Course Time and Venue: Please note that the class meets FOUR times every week. Once each on MW: 9:30-10:30am, McConnell Engineering Building 204. TWICE on F: 9:30-10:30am, McConnell Engineering Building 204. 11:30am-12:30pm, Maass Chemistry Building 112. The last day of class (December 4th, R) follows MONDAY schedule. Textbook: James Stewart, Single Variable Calculus – Early Transcendentals, 7th edition, published by Brooks/Cole. The student solution manual is recommended but NOT required. Note that the same book will be used for Calculus 2 (MATH 141). If you plan to take Calculus 3 (MATH 222) or Intermediate Calculus (Math 262), you will need the full textbook: James Stewart, Calculus – Early Transcendentals, 7th edition, published by Brooks/Cole. Note that for MATH 139, using the earlier edition (6th edition) of the textbook is NOT optimal. Since the reading materials and the practicing exercises will be assigned according to the numbering in the 7th edition, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the 7th edition. Syllabus: (Chapters 1-4 and Appendixes of the textbook are concerned.) 1. Trigonometry. 2. Models, functions and graphs. 3. Limit, continuity and derivatives. 4. Differentiation: rules and applications. 5. Anti-differentiation. Tutorials: The tutorials (one hour per week) are an integral part of the course. Attendance is mandatory. All the quizzes will be held in the tutorials. Please consult Minerva for the name of the TA, time and venue of each tutorial section. The date of the first tutorial will be announced in the first class. Note that when you officially register in MATH 139 on Minerva, the system will automatically assign you a tutorial section that best fits your current class schedule. Neither the instructor nor the TAs has the authorization to change your tutorial enrolment. If you wish to switch from
one tutorial section to another, you can either do it online on Minerva, or visit the McGill enrolment office (Service Point), provided that the section you would like to enter still has vacancy. Evaluation: The final grade of the course is based on the following: Assignments (via WeBWorK): The homework sets will be delivered using the internet-based WeBWorK system. The URL of the website is http://msr02.math.mcgill.ca/webwork2/MATH139_FALL2014/
The initial login and password of the WeBWorK system are both your McGill ID. Please set up your personal password immediately after the initial login. If you recently register in the course, please allow two to three days for the system to update the enrolment list. The WeBWorK system generates questions and marks your answers automatically. The framework of each question is pre-determined, but the parameters and numbers in the statement of the question are randomly generated for each user. Therefore you are not expected to get the same answers as your peer. Your answer to each question will be marked instantaneously, and if it’s not 100% correct, you can re-try infinitely many times while the homework set is still open. Each homework set will become open/closed according to the progress of the course. Once it’s closed (at the end of the due date), all the marks are final and no more modification is allowed. Quizzes: There are four quizzes all of which will take place in the tutorials. The date of each quiz will be announced in class at least two weeks in advance (Quiz 1 is on Sep 19/22). Your lowest quiz grade out of four quizzes will be disregarded. Therefore, you may miss one quiz without penalty. However, if you have to miss a second quiz, you must provide official documents to support your excuses (for example, if it’s for medical reason, you must provide the original doctor note). Failure to do so will result a “zero” in your quiz grade. You must only take the quizzes in the tutorial section in which you are officially enrolled. Failure to do so will result a “zero” in your quiz grade. Books, notes and calculators are NOT allowed in the quizzes. Final Exam: There will be a three-hour final exam given in the exam week. There is no “additional work” or “100% final exam” option, and the grade of “Incomplete” will not be given. A supplemental exam is available for students who are registered in a faculty that supports the concept. Books, notes and calculators are NOT allowed in the final exam. Grading Scheme: Your final grade of the course is given by 15% Assignments + 20% Quizzes + 65% Final Exam.
MyCourse: Important announcements (quiz dates, open/due dates of the assignment sets, office hours of the TAs and etc) will be posted on the McGill MyCourse website under the section “News”. You are strongly encouraged to check this website at a daily basis. The quiz grades and some other course materials (including this Course Outline, Lecture 0 and the Tentative Course Syllabus) will also be uploaded to MyCourse. The forum “Math 139” has been set up on MyCourse (under the section “Discussions”). This forum is ONLY for discussions regarding MATH 139. Students can exchange information and opinions on course administrative issues, lecture or tutorial contents, solutions of math problems and etc. Please do NOT expect the instructor or the TAs to answer the questions posted here. Important and urgent questions should be directed to the instructor or the TAs by emails. This forum will be CLOSED during the period (four days) of each quiz. Do NOT start topics that are irrelevant to this course. Comparison with MATH 140: MATH 139 is designed for students who have never taken calculus courses before and have limited exposure to precalculus topics. In particular, students who are not familiar with trigonometry or exponential/logarithmic functions are encouraged to take MATH 139. However, students who have taken calculus courses before or who are confident with trigonometry and other precalculus topics should choose MATH 140 (Calculus 1). The Diagnostic Test (see below) is for you to assess your math background. Please note that MATH 139 is definitely NOT an easier or lower level course than MATH 140. With more lecture hours, MATH 139 covers more materials and finishes at the same level as MATH 140. The final exam of MATH 139 will be of the same difficulty level as the one of MATH 140. Students who successfully complete MATH 139 are in general eligible to take MATH 141 and other continuing courses. However, you must check the policy of your own faculty regarding the math course requirements. Diagnostic Test: You are encouraged to take the “Diagnostic Test” available now on the WeBWorK system. This test is NOT for credit, and is for self-assessment purpose only. You can also use this test to familiarize yourself with the input styles of the WeBWorK. Academic Integrity: McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/ for more information).
Language Policy: In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. Extraordinary Circumstances: In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University’s control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change.
Instructor: Linan Chen Email: [email protected] Office Hours: TBA Course Time and Venue: Please note that the class meets FOUR times every week. Once each on MW: 9:30-10:30am, McConnell Engineering Building 204. TWICE on F: 9:30-10:30am, McConnell Engineering Building 204. 11:30am-12:30pm, Maass Chemistry Building 112. The last day of class (December 4th, R) follows MONDAY schedule. Textbook: James Stewart, Single Variable Calculus – Early Transcendentals, 7th edition, published by Brooks/Cole. The student solution manual is recommended but NOT required. Note that the same book will be used for Calculus 2 (MATH 141). If you plan to take Calculus 3 (MATH 222) or Intermediate Calculus (Math 262), you will need the full textbook: James Stewart, Calculus – Early Transcendentals, 7th edition, published by Brooks/Cole. Note that for MATH 139, using the earlier edition (6th edition) of the textbook is NOT optimal. Since the reading materials and the practicing exercises will be assigned according to the numbering in the 7th edition, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the 7th edition. Syllabus: (Chapters 1-4 and Appendixes of the textbook are concerned.) 1. Trigonometry. 2. Models, functions and graphs. 3. Limit, continuity and derivatives. 4. Differentiation: rules and applications. 5. Anti-differentiation. Tutorials: The tutorials (one hour per week) are an integral part of the course. Attendance is mandatory. All the quizzes will be held in the tutorials. Please consult Minerva for the name of the TA, time and venue of each tutorial section. The date of the first tutorial will be announced in the first class. Note that when you officially register in MATH 139 on Minerva, the system will automatically assign you a tutorial section that best fits your current class schedule. Neither the instructor nor the TAs has the authorization to change your tutorial enrolment. If you wish to switch from
one tutorial section to another, you can either do it online on Minerva, or visit the McGill enrolment office (Service Point), provided that the section you would like to enter still has vacancy. Evaluation: The final grade of the course is based on the following: Assignments (via WeBWorK): The homework sets will be delivered using the internet-based WeBWorK system. The URL of the website is http://msr02.math.mcgill.ca/webwork2/MATH139_FALL2014/
The initial login and password of the WeBWorK system are both your McGill ID. Please set up your personal password immediately after the initial login. If you recently register in the course, please allow two to three days for the system to update the enrolment list. The WeBWorK system generates questions and marks your answers automatically. The framework of each question is pre-determined, but the parameters and numbers in the statement of the question are randomly generated for each user. Therefore you are not expected to get the same answers as your peer. Your answer to each question will be marked instantaneously, and if it’s not 100% correct, you can re-try infinitely many times while the homework set is still open. Each homework set will become open/closed according to the progress of the course. Once it’s closed (at the end of the due date), all the marks are final and no more modification is allowed. Quizzes: There are four quizzes all of which will take place in the tutorials. The date of each quiz will be announced in class at least two weeks in advance (Quiz 1 is on Sep 19/22). Your lowest quiz grade out of four quizzes will be disregarded. Therefore, you may miss one quiz without penalty. However, if you have to miss a second quiz, you must provide official documents to support your excuses (for example, if it’s for medical reason, you must provide the original doctor note). Failure to do so will result a “zero” in your quiz grade. You must only take the quizzes in the tutorial section in which you are officially enrolled. Failure to do so will result a “zero” in your quiz grade. Books, notes and calculators are NOT allowed in the quizzes. Final Exam: There will be a three-hour final exam given in the exam week. There is no “additional work” or “100% final exam” option, and the grade of “Incomplete” will not be given. A supplemental exam is available for students who are registered in a faculty that supports the concept. Books, notes and calculators are NOT allowed in the final exam. Grading Scheme: Your final grade of the course is given by 15% Assignments + 20% Quizzes + 65% Final Exam.
MyCourse: Important announcements (quiz dates, open/due dates of the assignment sets, office hours of the TAs and etc) will be posted on the McGill MyCourse website under the section “News”. You are strongly encouraged to check this website at a daily basis. The quiz grades and some other course materials (including this Course Outline, Lecture 0 and the Tentative Course Syllabus) will also be uploaded to MyCourse. The forum “Math 139” has been set up on MyCourse (under the section “Discussions”). This forum is ONLY for discussions regarding MATH 139. Students can exchange information and opinions on course administrative issues, lecture or tutorial contents, solutions of math problems and etc. Please do NOT expect the instructor or the TAs to answer the questions posted here. Important and urgent questions should be directed to the instructor or the TAs by emails. This forum will be CLOSED during the period (four days) of each quiz. Do NOT start topics that are irrelevant to this course. Comparison with MATH 140: MATH 139 is designed for students who have never taken calculus courses before and have limited exposure to precalculus topics. In particular, students who are not familiar with trigonometry or exponential/logarithmic functions are encouraged to take MATH 139. However, students who have taken calculus courses before or who are confident with trigonometry and other precalculus topics should choose MATH 140 (Calculus 1). The Diagnostic Test (see below) is for you to assess your math background. Please note that MATH 139 is definitely NOT an easier or lower level course than MATH 140. With more lecture hours, MATH 139 covers more materials and finishes at the same level as MATH 140. The final exam of MATH 139 will be of the same difficulty level as the one of MATH 140. Students who successfully complete MATH 139 are in general eligible to take MATH 141 and other continuing courses. However, you must check the policy of your own faculty regarding the math course requirements. Diagnostic Test: You are encouraged to take the “Diagnostic Test” available now on the WeBWorK system. This test is NOT for credit, and is for self-assessment purpose only. You can also use this test to familiarize yourself with the input styles of the WeBWorK. Academic Integrity: McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/ for more information).
Language Policy: In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. Extraordinary Circumstances: In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University’s control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject to change.
