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Course description and syllabus

• Text: Calculus by Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al. This book was developed by the Calculus Consortium based at Harvard to emphasize a thorough understanding of the material in order to prepare students better to use calculus. Please read the preface and the note to students. You should plan to read the textbook more closely than in more typical calculus courses and before the classroom discussion of a topic as indicated on the schedule of reading assignments.
• Calculator: Use of a graphing calculator will be an integral part of the course. Instructors will be using the TI-82. Any graphing calculator you now own will be adequate. The TI-81 is sufficient for the course. You should shop around for a good price.
• Assignments: You are encouraged to discuss homework problems with your colleagues and to work together. Working in groups makes explaining approaches and solutions a part of the process and helps you learn. Your goal is to find solutions and to communicate your work in a convincing manner.
• Grading: Grades will be based on:
  1. Problems
  2. Quizzes. These will be frequent, very brief and based on material discussed in class.
  3. Hour Exams (at least Two) dates to be announced.
  4. Final Exam

Syllabus:

    Week        Sections    Brief description

 1                 1.1 -- 3    Linear and exponential functions
 2                 1.4 -- 8    Elementary functions
 3                 1.9 --11    Composition, trig functions
 4                 2.1 -- 3    The derivative
 5                 2.4 -- 6    Interpretations of the derivative
 6                 2.7 -- 8,   Review, EXAM

 7                 3.1 -- 3    The definite integral
 8                 3.4 -- 4.1  Fundamental theorem, techniques of
 9                 4.3 -- 5         differentiation, basic rules
10                 4.6 -- 7    Compositions, implicit functions
11                 4.9,        Review, EXAM

12                 5.1 -- 3    Applications, max-min
13                 5.4 -- 5    Families of curves
14                 5.6         Optimization
15                 5.7,        Review     Finding roots
16                   Final  Exam   Week

For the homework assignments in Math 180 click here.

About

Call # 62799 (Lecture) 62800 (Discussion)
Room: 307 Adams
Time: 11:00 -- 11:50 MTWRF
Instructor: Jeff E. Lewis jlewis@uic.edu
Office: 117 Burnham Hall (Honors College) 625 SEO (Math Dept)
Tel: 312-413-2168
Office Hours: 10-10:50 MWF

Assistant: Benjamin Klaff klaff@math.uic.edu
Office: 403 SEO
Tel: 312-

How to get in touch

Please address questions or comments about the course to the Mathematics 180 coordinator: jeremy@uic.edu