Math 151 - Calculus I for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences


LECTURER:   Natasa Sesum
Office: Hill Center 536
natasas(a)math.rutgers.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 4-5pm (subject to change).

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:   Knight Fu knightfu(a)math.rutgers.edu

PEER MENTORS:   Allan Robert Hungria hungria.allan(a)gmail.com,   Shaun Kotikalapud shaunk91(a)gmail.com,   Christos Zambas pikmin52(a)hotmail.com


TEXTBOOK:  Jon Rogawski's 'Calculus Early Transcendentals', W.H.Freeman, second edition. The Rutgers custom edition has been augmented with some Rutgers "local matter," which is also available here. Other than that, the Rutgers custom edition and the standard edition are the same; you can use either one.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:   The general description of Math 151 from the web pages of the Mathematics Department is available here. It contains the syllabus which will be followed closely.
The common course webiste that I recommend you check weekly can be found here. You will find there the weekly workshop problems, general information about the course, important announcements, practice test problems etc.

GRADING:   Midterm 1: 100 points;   Midterm 2: 100 points;   Final exam: 200 points;   Workshop write-ups: 75 points;   Textbook Homework: 50 points.   Total: 525 points

EXAMS
Midterm 1: October 4 in the class.
Midterm 2: November 11 in the class.
Final: December 19, 4-7pm, location TBA.

HOMEWORK:   During each Thursday workshop, three workshop problems will be assigned; your written solution of one of the problems which will be announced at the end of a day is due on the following Thursday. In addition, during each Thursday, a set of ten homework textbook problems will be assigned; these are due together with the workshop problem on the following Thursday, at the beginning of the workshop.  
No late homework or write-up will be accepted, the two lowest homework grades will be dropped. Your exposition should be correct, clear, and complete.   For more details on what constitutes a good write-up, read here.


HOMEWORK AND WORKSHOP PROBLEMS

Homework 1(due September 15)
Section 1.1: 28,66. Section 1.2: 29,38. Section 1.3: 9. Section 1.4: 20,35,42. Section 1.5: 30,40.

Homework 2 (due September 22)
1.6: 28. 2.1: 34. 2.2 53. 2.3: 30. 2.4 38,52. 2.5: 39. 2.6: 45. 2.7: 22,40.
Workshop 1: problem 2 is due September 22.

Homework 3 (due September 29)
2.8: 15,19. 2.9: 14,20. 3.1:22,40. 3.2:43,71. 3.3: 40. 3.4: 16.
Workshop 2:problem 3 is due September 29.

Homework 4 (due October 7)
3.4: 25,28. 3.5: 24,35,40,43. 3.6: 16,18,28,36.
Workshop 3: problem 2 is due October 7.

Homework 5 (due October 13)
3.7: 14,34,44,70,76. 3.8: 10,18,26,32,34.
Workshop 4: problem 3 is due October 13.

Homework 6 (due October 20)
3.9: 34, 42, 49. 3.10: 15, 22, 38. 3.11: 14,16,33,35.
Workshop 5: problem 2 is due October 20.

Homework 7 (due October 27)
4.1:18, 37. 4.2: 43, 52,59(a,b,c,d), 63. 4.3:50,55, 64. 4.8: 23.
Workshop 6: problem 3 is due October 27.

Homework 8 (due November 3)
4.4:39, 50. 4.5: 18, 44, 47. 4.6:30, 70. 4.7: 27,31,42.
Workshop 7: problem 1 is due November 3.

Homework 9 (due November 17)
4.7:26,44. 4.9: 35,40, 69, 76. 5.1: 17, 28,56,62.
Workshop 8: problem 2 is due November 15.

Homework 10 (due November 22)
5.2: 10,74. 5.3: 41, 55. 5.4: 34, 45 . 5.5: 10,15. 5.6: 32,45,60,68,84.
Workshop 9: problem 2 is due November 22.

Homework 11 (due December 9)
5.6: 82, 84,91,. 5.7: 18, 21, 24, 54, 57, 66, 67. 5.8: 8, 28, 33, 39.
Workshop 10: problem 3 is due December 9.