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Instructor: Javid Validashti

Contact Information
E-mail: jvalidas at math dot ku dot edu
Office: Snow Hall 615
Office Hours: TTh 1:00-2:00, or by appointment
Phone: (785) 864-4762

Course Information
Math 121 - Calculus I
Line # 22771, 12:00pm-12:50pm MTWRF, 152 Snow
Differentiation and integration of algebraic and trigonometric functions.
Applications to physical sciences and engineering.
Credit hours: 5
Course coordinators:
Professor Jack Porter www.math.ku.edu/~porter
Professor Yasuyuki Kachi www.math.ku.edu/~kachi
Course main page: www.math.ku.edu/classes/math121/math121-main.html

Text Book
Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, Stewart, Brooks/Cole, 3rd edition, University of Kansas Edition.

Prerequisite
Math 103 or Math 104 or 3 years of college preparatory mathematics, including trigonometry, and a score of 28 or more on Enhanced ACT Mathematics, or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test.
Open for only two hours credit to students with credit in Math 115.

Gateway Exam
Administered in room 159 Snow Hall
Website: www.math.ku.edu/academics/gateways.html
Lab opens Tuesday, October 2nd
Preliminary Exam deadline: Monday, October 29th
Proctored Exam deadline: Monday, November 12th

In-Class Exam I
Monday, September 17th, 12:00pm-12:50pm
Covers Sections 1.1 through 3.4
Review Session on Friday, September 14th, during class

Common Midterm Exam
Tuesday, October 9th, 5:45pm-7:45pm, Wescoe 3140
Covers Sections 1.1 through 4.1
Sample common midterm problems are posted at the course main page
Departmental review sessions:
Oct 1 - Monday evening, 7:00 pm, 330 Strong
Oct 2 - Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm, 412 Lindley
Oct 3 - Wednesday evening, 7:00 pm, 330 Strong
Oct 4 - Thursday evening, 7:00 pm, 330 Strong

In-Class Exam II
Wednesday, November 14th, 12:00pm-12:50pm
Covers Sections 4.2 through 5.8
Review Sessions on Monday and Tuesday, November 12th-13th, during class

Common Final Exam
Tuesday, December 11th, 4:30pm-7:00pm
Covers Sections 1.1 through 6.7

Homework
Problems will be assigned everyday and will be collected twice per week.
No late homework will be accepted. Three lowest grades will be dropped automatically.

Section 1.1 Problems 1, 5-8, 12, 14, 21, 27, 30, 41
Section 1.2 Problems 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 13,16
Section 1.3 Problems 1, 5, 12, 16, 23, 27(c), 36, 40, 51, 54, 59, 64
Section 1.4 Problems 1, 6, 21
Section 1.5 Problems 4, 15, 18, 26
Section 1.6 Problems 6, 7, 12, 21, 24, 34, 38, 39, 49(b)
Section 1.7 Problems 1, 3, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20(a)(c), 27

Section 2.1 Problems 1, 3, 5, 6
Section 2.2 Problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 17, 25
Section 2.3 Problems 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 20, 27, 34, 35
Section 2.4 Problems 3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 19, 20, 25, 26, 33, 35, 38
Section 2.5 Problems 3, 7, 12, 16, 25, 27, 28, 32, 41
Section 2.6 Problems 1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20
Section 2.7 Problems 3, 7, 18, 20, 21
Section 2.8 Problems 1, 2, 4, 9, 22, 23, 33, 34, 37
Section 2.9 Problems 4, 11, 15, 16, 19, 23, 26

Section 3.1 Problems 5, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 24, 41, 44, 46, 51, 54
Section 3.2 Problems 1, 4, 5, 12, 16, 20, 21, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 45
Section 3.3 Problems 2, 3, 4, 12, 24, 27
Section 3.4 Problems 7, 8, 14, 17, 23, 24, 26, 35, 40, 41
Section 3.5 Problems 6, 10, 11, 19, 20, 24, 27, 30, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 52, 69, 70
Section 3.6 Problems 1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 16, 29, 30, 31, 36, 48
Section 3.7 Problems 3, 6, 8, 14, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 38
Section 3.8 Problems 5, 6, 7, 10, 15, 17, 20, 24

Section 4.1 Problems 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, 26, 31
Section 4.2 Problems 4, 5, 6, 8, 19, 20, 24, 28, 31, 38, 39, 43, 45, 48
Section 4.3 Problems 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 29, 31, 34, 55
Section 4.4 Problems 1, 5, 9, 12
Section 4.5 Problems 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26, 32, 33, 37, 56, 57, 63
Section 4.6 Problems 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 41, also see 16, 20, 22, 32, 40, 42-45
Section 4.7 Problems 5, 6, 13, 15
Section 4.8 Problems 1, 3, 5, 12
Section 4.9 Problems 5, 6, 11, 20, 21, 23, 24, 39, 40, 41

Section 5.1 Problems 3, 4, 6ab, 12
Section 5.2 Problems 3, 17, 18, 19, 20, 31, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43
Section 5.3 Problems 1, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 23, 38, 41, 48, 55, 68
Section 5.4 Problems 3, 5, 6, 9-12, 14, 16, 20abc
Section 5.5 Problems 4, 6, 11, 19, 24, 26, 45, 46, (new! 48, 51), 53, 63, 64
Section 5.6 Problems 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18, 20-22, 26, 28, 43, 44abc
Section 5.7 Problems 1, 2, 10, 13, 15-17, 24
Section 5.8 Problems 2, 5, 8, 11
Section 5.9 Problems 2, 8, 10, 15
Section 5.10 Problems 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 20, 23, 24, 27, 48, 49, 51

Section 6.1 Problems 1-4, 6, 11, 17, 23, 38
Section 6.2 Problems 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 25-27, 32
Section 6.3 Problems 3-7, 9
Section 6.4 Problems 1-6, 9, 10
Section 6.5 Problems 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 35 39, 40
Section 6.6 Problems 1, 4, 7
Section 6.7 Problems

Grading Procedure
Gateway Preliminary Exam: 10pts
Gateway Proctored Exam: 90pts
In-class Exam I: 100pts
Common Midterm Exam: 200pts
In-class Exam II: 100pts
Common Final Exam: 300pts
Homework: 200pts
Total: 1000 pts

Students with Disability
The KU Office of Disability Resources (DR) coordinates accommodations and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted DR, please do so as soon as possible. Their office is located in 22 Strong Hall; their phone number is 785-864-2620 (V/TTY). Information about their services can be found at http://www.disability.ku.edu/. Please also contact me privately in regard to your needs in this course.

Policy on religious observances
Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss alternative accommodations.

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