Spring 2016
Math 131

Section Day/Time Room Location Instructor
1 MWF 9AM-10AM Wilson 214 Prof Blake Thornton
A Th 9AM-10AM Cupples I 207 Marie Jose Saad
A Th 10AM-11AM Cupples I 207 Marie Jose Saad
Instructor:Blake Thornton
Office: Cupples 1, Room 108A
Email: blake@math.wustl.edu
Office Hours: MWF 10-11. Please feel free to stop by at other times or make an appointment.

Teaching Assistants
Marie Jose Saad: mariejose@math.wustl.edu

Discussion Sections
You will meet with your TA every Thursday (starting with the first Thursday of class). In these meetings, you will learn new material and topics as well as work on problem solving. Come to these meetings prepared by doing your homework and bringing questions.

Help:

Text: Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 8th edition.
We will plan to cover most/parts of chapters 1-5
You should buy this from the bookstore--you will need the webassign code you get from the bookstore.

Calculators:
While you are free to use any calculator for your homework, you will only be allowed to use a non-graphing calculator for exams. Here are some examples of legal calculators:

WebAssign
You will do weekly homework online. You are responsible for making sure this is done by the due date. You need access to WebAssign (purchased with your textbook).
WebAssign Class Key: wustl 9021 2651

Recommended Homework
The textbook contains an enormous number of homework exercises at the end of each section. You will get the most out of the course if you do all of these (yes, I really do mean all of these). I will recommend a subset of these problems for you to focus on. These will not be collected or graded.

Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL)
The PLTL program is voluntary but highly recommended. You can apply to the program here: PLTL Applications.

Study Suggestions - What to do daily and weekly
Exams:
Exam Schedule
Exam 1 Tues Feb 9, 7:00-9:00PM
Exam 2 Tues Mar 8, 7:00-9:00PM
Exam 3 Tues Apr 12, 7:00-9:00PM
Final Thurs May 5, 3:30-5:30PM

Grades: Your final grades will be computed according to the following formula:
	    Grade = ( sum(e1, e2, e3, 2*e4) - min(e1, e2, e3, e4) + homework )/5
	  
Basically this means that all exams and homework are weighted equally, the final exam can replace your lowest semester exam.

Grading scale without divisions for plus/minus. The scale may be adjusted slightly, in your favor, at the end of the semester.

F D C B A
0-50 50-60 60-70 70-85 85-100

Pass/Fail Policy: You must get at least a C- to earn a "Pass".

Disability Resources (DR): Special accommodations for exams are offered to students who have registered in a timely manner at Disability Resources (DR). Information about DR may be found at http://disability.wustl.edu/ Students who desire to take advantage of this service should go to the DR early in the semester, well before the first exam. Once approved for accommodations, students in Math 131 should work with DR for these exams.


Links


Tentative Schedue and Handouts:
The schedule is tentative and will be updated more or less daily.
Week Dates Sections
&
Recommended
Homework
Notes Handouts
H: Handout
S: With Sols
WebAssign
1 Jan 19-22 1.1: 1, 7-10, 41-44
1.2: 3,4,10
1.3: 1,3,33-38,43-48
First day of class Wed Jan 20 Jan 20: H S
Jan 22: H S
Due Fri 1/29
2 Jan 25-29 1.4: 11-16,19,20,23
1.5: 1,2,5-14,16,17,21-26, 51-54
2.1: 3,7
2.2: 4-18
2.3: 1-32
Jan 25: H S
Jan 27: H S
Jan 29: H S
Due Fri 1/29
3 Feb 1-5 2.5: 3-8, 11-24, 41-43, 45,46
2.6: 3-10, 15-42, 66, 67
Feb 1: H S
Feb 3: H S
Feb 5: H S
Due Fri 2/5
4 Feb 8-12 2.7: 1-12, 31-36
2.8: 1-11, 21-31,41-52
3.1: 1-40
Exam 1
Formula Sheet
Exam 1
Exam 1 w/ Solutions
Exam 1 Scores
Power Rule!
Feb 8: H S
Feb 10: H S
Feb 12: H S
Due Fri 2/12
5 Feb 15-19 3.2: 1-30
3.3: 1-34
3.4: 1-54
Feb 15: H S
Feb 17: H S
Feb 19: H S
Due Fri 2/19
6 Feb 22-26 3.5: 1-32, 49-60
3.6: 1-54
3.7: 5,6,8,13,31
3.8: 3,12,14
Feb 22: H S
Feb 24: H S
Feb 26: H S
Due Fri 2/26
7 Feb 29 - Mar 4 3.9: 3-7,17,18,19,29,30,32
3.10: 1-4, 15-18, 23-28
3.11: 1-6, 30-45
Feb 29: H S
Mar 2: H S
Mar 4: H S
Due Fri 3/4
8 Mar 7-11 4.1: 3-14, 29-44, 47-62
Exam 2

Exam 2
Exam 2 w/ Solutions
Exam 2 Scores
Mar 7: H S
Mar 9: H S
Due Fri 3/11
9 Mar 14-18 Spring Break!
10 Mar 21-25 4.2: 5-8, 11-14
4.3: 1-8, 9-18, 19-21, 24-31
Simple Function Grapher Mar 21: H S
Mar 23: H S
Mar 25: H S
Due Fri 3/21
11 Mar 28 - Apr 1 4.4: 1-68
Mar 28: H S
Mar 30: H S
Apr 1: H S
Due Fri 3/28
12 Apr 4-8 4.5: 1-54
4.6: 1-8, 11-14
4.7: 2-8,11-16,21-23,26-33,41-42,50,73
Apr 4: H S
Apr 6: H S
Due Fri 4/8
13 Apr 11-15 4.8: 1-28
4.9: 1-48
Exam 3

Exam 3
Exam 3 w/ Solutions
Exam 2 Scores
Apr 11: H S
Apr 13: H S
Apr 15: H S
Due Fri 4/15
14 Apr 18-22 5.1: 1-8,13,17,21,24-25,26
5.2: 1-12,17-25,27-28,33-40
5.3: 7-44
Apr 18: H S
Apr 20: H S
Apr 22: H S
Due Fri 4/22
15 Apr 25-29 5.4: 5-46 Last day of class: Apr 29
Final Exam
Final Exam - Cover Sheet
Final Exam
Final Exam Solutions
Apr 25: H S
Apr 27: No Handouts
Apr 29: H S
Due Fri 4/29
16 May 2-6 Final Exam Thurs May 5, 3:30-5:30PM