Math 1231, Fall Semester 2016
Single Variable Calculus 1

Teacher: Gualdani, Maria Pia                             

                      Office:  Phillips Hall 715
                      E-mail:  gualdani@gwu.edu
                      Office hours:  Wednesdays 2-4pm, Thursdays 11-12pm and by appointment


Teaching Assistant: Seung Yeop Yang                             

                      Office:  Phillips 725
                      E-mail:  syyang@gwu.edu
                      Office hours:  Mondays 3-5 pm


Textbook:  Calculus (8th edition) by James Stewart, Brooks/Cole Publishers


Classes:  Tues/Thur 12:45 - 2:00pm in Phillips Hall B152


Recitation Sessions:
Section 33: with Yang, S.Y. in 1957 E 314, Mondays 8:00 - 8:50 am
Section 34: with Yang, S.Y. in 1957 E 315, Mondays 9:35 - 10:25 am
Section 35: with Yang, S.Y. in 1957 E 315, Mondays 11:10 - 12:00 pm


Info on the Calculus lab.


Study Skills Intro


FINAL EXAM DATE and TIME : TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2016 12:40 - 2:40 in Phillips B152.


Handout/Syllabus
Calendar



Material from the first recitation session: Pdf file .

Paper Homework: 

Practice Problem 1 (Practice Problem 1 (due September 8th): Chapter 1.1 # 25, 27, 43, 49. Chapter 1.5: # 12, 30, 32, 38. Chapter 1.2: #5, 13.

Recitation Problem 1: Chapter 1.2: # 8, 10, 14, 15.

Practice Problem 2 (due September 15th): Chapter 1.6 # 13, 22, 26, 29, 42, 49.

Recitation Problem 2: Chapter 1.6 # 11- 32, 41-46, 50, 51 and 52. Some problems are harder then others. Try first to solve them alone. Then with friends. If still no clue how, then ask professor or teaching assistant. It will be good if all the recitation problems are solved before September 20th.


Practice Problem 3 (due September 27th): Chapter 2.1 # 9, 36, 40, 41. Chapter 2.2 # 3, 25, 27, 39.

Recitation Problem 3: Chapter 2.1 # 10, 31-35, 37, 38, 39, 42. Chapter 2.2 # 1, 4-11, 19-29, 39-42.


Practice Problem 4 (due October 4th): Chapter 2.2 # 8, 9, 10, 24, 28 (for #24 and #28 do not use derivative rules, but use the definition of derivative with the limit, see page 109). Chapter 2.3 #39, 43, 48.

Recitation Problem 4 Chapter 2.3 # 39-50.

Practice Problem 5 (due October 11th): Chapter 2.4 # 14, 21, 47. Chapter 2.5 # 29, 44, 59.

Recitation Problem 5 Chapter 2.4 # 1-24, 39-50. Chapter 2.5: 1-62. (Those are many problems. Try to do at least 5 a day in preparation for the quiz next week).