Calculus I (MATH 207) Fall 2008
Textbook : Stewart Calculus, Volume I, Fifth Edition
Instructor: Dr.Rajeev Rajaram Office: SS 211F
Office Hours: MW : 9-10, 11-12; T: 9-11 or by appointment.
Grading Scale: A:95+, B:90-94, C:80-89, D:70-79
Prerequisite: MATH 108; Corequisite: MATH 106 or satisfactory placement score
Catalog Description: Fundamental concepts of calculus, using analytic geometry. After preliminaries about the real number system, intervals, and functions, properties of limits are carefully stated. These are used to develop standard differentiation formulas. Applications of the derivative (as a rate of change) are stressed in a wide variety of problems. Introduction to integration via anti-differentiation and area and the fundamental theorem. Applications of the integral (volumes, arc length, surface area, etc.) Prerequisite: MATH 108; prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 106 or satisfactory placement score.
Course Content: Chapters 1-6 from the textbook
Learning Outcomes: Successful students will be able to
Define the concept of limit, continuity and derivative.
Compute derivatives of functions using the product, quotient and chain rule.
Sketch the graph of a curve on paper using calculus.
Integrate using the substitution rule.
Compute the area of a region bounded by two curves and the volume of revolution of a curve about an axis using integration.
Course Policy:
General course policy applies.
Every Thursday will be reserved for tutoring session. Your tutors for Fall 2008 are Kristel Chase (kchase01@shepherd.edu) and Matthew Miller (mmille14@shepherd.edu).
Students are advised to pay attention in class for reading assignments.
If time permits, I will assign a course project which involves application of calculus to real life problems. The class will be divided into five groups and group presentation will count as an assignment/quiz,
In-class assignments will carry a lot of weight. If the assignment is too long to complete in class, it will be treated as homework and collected the next day without exceptions.