Math 111: Introduction to the Calculus (Fall 2023)

This course concerns the two central idea of calculus: the derivative and the integral.

Time and location

• Section 2: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10:00-10:50am (room 204)
• Section 3: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:00-11:50am (room 204)

Help hours

• My office hours in SMUD 401:
  • Tuesday 2:00-3:30
  • Wednesday 2:30-4:00
  • Friday 1:30-2:30
• We have three wonderful Math Fellows (TAs) for 111, with office hours as follows. All Math Fellow hours are in SMUD 208.
  • Monday 7:30-10:30 (Alexa Ekhelar, Dasha Asienga)
  • Tuesday 6:00-7:30 (Dasha Asienga)
  • Wednesday 7:30-9:00 (Aniella Mutoni)
  • Thursday 7:30-10:30 (Aniella Mutoni, Alexa Ekhelar)
• Our Math Associate, Tim St. Onge, also has daily help hours.
  • Monday through Friday, 10:00-2:00 in SCCE Q Center.

Handouts and links

• Syllabus
• Boardwork from days when I teach from a tablet
• Some comments on mathematical grammar
• Notes on related rates (from an older course; skip the last example)

Problem Sets

• Gradescope submission instructions for all assignments.
• There is a course survey on Gradescope. Please create a Gradescope account and fill out this survey by Friday 9/8. There is no penalty if it is late, but the survey is very helpful to me in getting to know you.
• Problem Set 1 (due Wednesday 9/13 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 2 (due Friday 9/15 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 3 (due Wednesday 9/20 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 4 (due Friday 9/22 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 5 (due Wednesday 9/27 by 10pm)
• (No problem set due Friday 9/29, due to Midterm 1)
• Problem Set 6 (due Wednesday 10/4 Thursday 10/5 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 7 (due Friday 10/6 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 8 (due Friday 10/13 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 9 (due Wednesday 10/18 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 10 (due Friday 10/20 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 11 (due Wednesday 10/25 by 10pm)
• (No problem set due Friday 10/27, due to Midterm 2)
• Problem Set 12 (due Wednesday 11/1 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 13 (due Friday 11/3 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 14 (due Wednesday 11/8 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 15 (due Friday 11/10 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 16 (due Wednesday 11/15 by 10pm)
• Problem Set 17 (due Friday 11/17 by 10pm)
• (No problem set due Wednesday 11/29 or Friday 12/1, due to Midterm 3)
• Problem Set 18 (due Wednesday 12/6 by 10pm)

Exams

There will be three midterms and a three hour final exam. Further information and sample exams will be posted here. Mark the midterm dates on your calendar now.

• Midterm 1 will be in class on Friday 9/29.
  • You are allowed a one page notesheet, front and back, so that you don’t need to memorize formulas. Put some time into it – deciding what to put on the note sheet is a very useful study process!
  • Coverage: Sections 1.1-1.6 (but not 1.7 or 1.8), and 2.1-2.2.
  • Some review problems / solutions, gratefully borrowed from Rob Benedetto. You may ignore all questions asking about where a graph is discontinuous.
  • Practice exam / Solutions
  • Exam / Solutions
• Midterm 2 will be in class on Friday 10/27.
  • You are allowed a one page notesheet, front and back, so that you don’t need to memorize formulas. Put some time into it – deciding what to put on the note sheet is a very useful study process!
  • The exam is not cumulative – covered material begins with the first topic not covered on Midterm 1.

  • Coverage: Sections 1.8, 2.3-2.5, 2.8, 3.1

  • Some review problems / solutions.
  • Practice exams: Practice 1 / Solutions, Practice 2 / Solutions
  • Exam / Solutions
• Midterm 3 will be in class on Friday 12/1.
  • You are allowed a one page notesheet, front and back, so that you don’t need to memorize formulas. Put some time into it – deciding what to put on the note sheet is a very useful study process!
  • The exam is not cumulative – covered material begins with the first topic not covered on Midterm 2.
  • Coverage: Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, 4.1-4.4
  • Some review problems / solutions / graphs.
  • Practice exams: Practice 1 / Solutions / Graphs, Practice 2 / Solutions / Graphs
• The final exam date will be on Thursday, December 21, from 9am to noon, in SCCE room E110.
  • You are allowed a one page notesheet, front and back, so that you don’t need to memorize formulas. Put some time into it – deciding what to put on the note sheet is a very useful study process!
  • The exam will be cumulative, though with increased emphasis on the material not yet covered on the midterms.
  • New topics since midterm 3 (tentative): Sections 4.5 and 6.2-6.4.