Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
(1550 Section 12), Fall 2002,
MTWRF 10:40a-11:30p, Lockett 138

Homework Assignments: click here

Instructor: Dr. Oliver Dasbach

office hours: M 11:40a-12:30p, Th 1:00p - 2:00p (or by appointment), Lockett 306

phone (office): (225) 578 1784,

email: kasten@math.lsu.edu

http://www.math.lsu.edu/~kasten

Final Exam: Thursday, 12/12/2001, 10:00a-12:00p

Welcome to Calculus I.

The summer is over. No more boring free time at the pool. For the next fifteen weeks you can enjoy the pleasures of Calculus I.

The course is based on the book 'Calculus: Early Transcendentals (4th Edition)', by James Stewart

Here are the rules of the Game:

1. There will be four tests (50 minutes each, in class) on the following (tentative) days:
   

   Friday, September, 13th.,
   Wednesday, October, 9th.,
   Friday, November, 1st.,
   Friday, November, 22nd.,
   

2. The final exam will be a comprehensive exam.

3. Homework will NOT be collected. We will have 9 unannounced 10-15 minutes quizzes, closely related to the homework assignment of the previous week. The best 8 quizzes count.

4. There will be no make-up quizzes or make-up exams.
5. Calculators are NOT allowed.

It is normal to have problems with calculus, in particular at the beginning. You are highly encouraged to come to my office hours, pose questions in class (or by email) and, in particular, to discuss the material with your classmates.

There will be free math help for students on Monday through Friday in Allen 39. Times will be announced at the beginning of the semester on the door of Allen 39.

Class attendence is absolutely necessary.

Suggestions are always welcome.

Grading policy:

Quizzes	12.5 pts. each
Tests	150 pts. each
Final	300 pts.

The final grade will be determined by the grading scale:

900-1000 points	A
800-899 points	B
700-799 points	C
600-699 points	D

There will be no curving.

Course outline

We will cover Chapters 2 - 6 and parts of Chapter 8:

Chapter	Material that we will cover (tentative)
2	2.1 - 2.9
3	3.1 - 3.8, 3.10, 3.11
4	4.1 - 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10
5	5.1 - 5.6
6	6.1 - 6.5
8	8.1 - 8.3