Classes

• Professor Denny Gulick MWF 8:00-8:50, Armory 0126
• Professor Jeffrey Adams, MWF 10-10:50, Armory 0135
• Professor Ken Berg, MWF 11-11:50, Armory 0126
• Professor Peter Wolfe, MWF 1:00-1:50, Armory 0126

Individual Math 140 web pages:
Jeffrey Adams

Extra help: Office hours and tutoring schedule

Course Description:

Calculus is a central pillar of scientific education, and is a principal language and problem solving tool for science and engineering. At the University of Maryland, Math 140-141 is the first year sequence of calculus courses designed for science, engineering and mathematics students.

In close-contact calculus, class meets 5 times a week: MWF in large lecture, and TTh in 22-student sections for 80 minutes. Your attendance is requested each day. Homework is due each Tuesday and Thursday (see the schedule below). The first portion of the TTh session (normally around 15-20 minutes) will be for questions related to homework problems; the remainder of the session will be for worksheets prepared especially for that session. You will work in groups of about 4 students; the group's task is not only to produce solutions to the problems on the worksheet but also to make certain that each member of the group participates and in the end understands how to solve the problems. We note that recently it has been documented that when each group member takes an active role in the group discussion, group learning generally gives better understanding and yields better retention of the material -- which are basic ingredients to success in calculus.

The text is written to be read by you. If you have questions while reading it, then jot down the questions and ask them. Handouts are designed to enhance the understanding of the material, and to make you think a little. The problems on the worksheets have been carefully tailored (by our professors and teaching assistants) so that they should be able to be solved by you; you will probably gain more insights by discussing these problems with the others (e.g., in your group). Don't be discouraged when you find problems whose solutions do not pop out instantly. Remember that learning takes work; one cannot learn calculus by osmosis or by listening to others talk about it.

The goal of your professor and TA's is for you to learn calculus and succeed in the course. We also hope that you will enjoy calculus, and take pride in your understanding of the subject.

There will be occasional unannounced quizzes any day of the week.

There will be four hour tests, given MWF (see the schedule below).

There are no makeups for tests, quizzes, and worksheets, and late homework is not accepted. With a valid excuse, you may substitute one-half of your grade on the final for a test grade. The two lowest quiz grades, two lowest worksheet grades, and two lowest homework grades are dropped.

Calculators Graphics calculators are used in this course. We recommend the Texas Instruments graphics calculators (TI-82, TI-83). We will furnish information about the use of these calculators. You are welcome to other calculators, but help will be limited. There are homework problems and worksheets which use the calculators, and they will be discussed in sections. Calculators are allowed, but generally not necessary, on tests. However the TI-92 will not be allowed on tests.

Homework Assignments (Tentative)

• 2.1, #3, 6, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24, 26, 28-30 § 36, 39, 42, 45, 47
• 2.2, #3, 6, 9-12, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26 § 27, 29, 30, 40
• 2.3, #3, 8, 11, 16, 20, 21, 28, 31, 32-34, 38, 41 § 49b, c, 51a, 52, 61, 64
• 2.4, #3, 8, 13, 16, 20, 26, 29, 31, 35, 40, 45a § 49, 50, 52, 61
• 2.5, #3, 4, 7, 11, 16, 19, 22, 26, 32, 39, 42, 44, 49, 54, 57, 59 § 68, 70, 73, 76, 80, 85
• 2.6, #2, 4, 8, 17, 20, 25, 32, 35 § 38, 44, 45, 47, 50, 57
• 3.1, #3, 5, 8, 15, 18, 24, 27, 32, 33, 39, 41, 42 § 59a, 63, 68, 69, 72, 79
• 3.2, #4, 9, 10, 16, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33a, 34 § 36-38, 43, 48, 52
• 3.3, #3, 6, 9, 16, 19, 22, 28, 37, 43, 48, 49, 52 § 55, 56, 59, 70
• 3.4, even problems #2 - 38 § even problems 40 - 60, 67, 76, 79
• 3.5, #3, 12, 13, 19, 22, 28, 31, 36, 37, 42, 51, 58, 60 § 66, 67, 70, 73, 83, 84
• 3.6, #3, 6, 11, 18, 20, 23, 28, 31, 36, 41, 45 § 52
• 3.7, #2, 5, 8, 11-13 § 14, 20, 21, 25, 30, 31
• 3.8, #2, 4, 7, 11, 29, 32, 37, 38, 41 § 44-46, 56
• 4.1, #3, 6, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 26, 29, 31, 36 § 39, 46, 52, 54, 59
• 4.2, #3, 6, 11, 14-16 § 21, 26, 27, 32
• 4.3, #6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 31, 34, 37, 41, 46, 48 § 51-55, 62, 66, 68, 73
• 4.4, #1, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 § 19, 20, 22
• 4.5, #3, 8, 11, 14, 19, 24, 26, 32, 35, 38, 39, 43 § 49, 54, 55, 58
• 4.6, #1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 29 § 33, 34, 36
• 4.7, #3, 5, 8, 13, 14, 18, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33 § 36, 37, 39, 44-46, 50
• 4.8, #3, 7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 27, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37 § 48, 51, 52, 54, 59
• 4.9, #1, 4, 6, 11, 14, 23, 27, 32, 35, 38 § 41, 46, 50, 53, 54
• 5.1, #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22 § 26, 28, 31
• 5.2, #1, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23, 26, 29, 32, 38, 40 § 44, 47, 51b, 53a, 60, 63a
• 5.3, #2, 3, 8, 13, 16, 20, 23 § 25, 27, 28, 32
• 5.4, #2, 3, 8, 9, 14, 17, 21, 26, 28, 31, 36, 38-39, 42, 45, 48 § 53, 55c, 58-60, 63, 67, 74
• 5.5, #4, 7, 8, 13, 16, 24, 27, 30, 31, 33, 44, 48, 49 § 51
• 5.6, #1, 6, 10, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 34, 38, 41, 42, 45, 48, 50, 55, 58 § 60, 68
• 5.7, #1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 17, 20, 24, 26, 29-31, 34, 38 § 40, 51, 52, 55a,b, 63
• 5.8, #1, 4, 5, 8, 12, 14, 17, 22, 26-28, 31, 33 § 35, 37, 40
• 6.4, #4, 7, 13, 18, 23, 32, 35 § 38, 47
• 10.5, #3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 29, 33, 36 § 45, 48, 50, 56

Each assignmen has an A (to the left of the §) and B (to the right of the §) parts. Each A part is due one day earlier than the corresponding B part. Here for example are the first few days of class, and the corresponding assignments.

DAY	Classroom Material	Homework Due
Monday, 8/31:	2.1	.
Tuesday, 9/1:	.	2.1A
Wednesday, 9/2:	2.2	.
Thursday, 9/3	.	2.1B, 2.2A
Friday, 9/4	2.3	.
Monday, 9/7:	Labor Day	.
Tuesday, 9/8:	.	2.2B, 2.3A
Wednesday, 9/9:	2.4	.