CALCULUS I (Math 180) - FALL 2003

Instructor: W. J. Blok: SEO 423, tel. 413-2152; e-mail: wjb@uic.edu.

Lectures: MWF at 12, in BH 309

Office hours: MW 1-2, and F 11-12.

Teaching Assistant: Mr. Ke Wang; e-mail: kwang7@uic.edu.

Webpages: The departmental webpage for this course is at www.math.uic.edu/math180 .
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in Math 121; or appropriate score on the MSCS placement test. Students who do not satisfy the prerequisites will be dropped.

Textbook: Calculus, 3rd edition, by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason et al. The course will cover most of the first five chapters of this book.

Calculator: A graphing calculator is required, preferably the TI-82 or TI-83. Other graphing calculators may be adequate as well.

Homework: Homework will be collected at the beginning of each lecture, and will be returned in the discussion session. On your homework write your name and the time of your discussion session. The assignments can be found at www.math.uic.edu/math180/assign.htm
. The assigned homework problems should be considered a minimum. You should do others as well in order to become proficient and to completely understand the course material.

Quizzes: There will be a quiz once a week, except in the first week and in the weeks of the midterms, for a total of at least 12 quizzes. There are no make-up quizzes, but only the best 10 will count towards the grade.

Midterms: There will be two midterms; the first one will be at the end of the 5th week. There are no make-up tests. If you are absent on a test day you must contact me before the exam and state the reason for your absence. Verification of this absence will be necessary, e.g., doctor's note, etc. If you have a valid excuse, then your final exam grade will replace this test grade, in addition to counting as the final exam score.

Final Exam: The final exam is on Thursday December 11, 1 - 3.

Grading: The course grade will be determined by point totals based on the following:
Two midterms (200 pts), quizzes + homework (100 pts), final exam (200 pts). Total = 500 points.

How to study: After lecture you should read over your notes and redo the examples. Read the book; do the examples found there; and do the assigned homework problems on the syllabus, checking each answer (answers to odd-numbered problems are in the back of the book). Bring any questions that you have to discussion class or class, to my office hours, or to Math Lab (schedule TBA). Prior to each lecture look over the section to be covered and do the two or three assigned homework problems from this new section. Since this is a 5-hour course, it demands significant time commitment, daily attendance and daily working of problems. The Tues/Thurs discussion class is an integral part of the course.