Mathematics 181 Honors

181 CALCULUS I (4+1) 4 credits 

Instructor     Course Section               Time
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Eric Olson     1003 Math 181 CALCULUS I     MTWRF 12:00-12:50pm WRB2025

Course Information

Instructor:
Eric Olson
email:
ejolson at unr edu
Office:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 1pm DMS 238 and by appointment.
Homepage:
http://fractal.math.unr.edu/~ejolson/181/
Assistant:
Xander Henderson
Office:
Thrusday at 11am, Tuesday at 3pm and Wednesday at 1pm in DMS 219.

Required Texts:
Serge Lang, Short Calculus, Springer, 2002.

Frank Ayres, Elliot Mendelson, Schaum's Outline of Calculus, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008.

Optional Texts:
Larry Gonick, The Cartoon Guide to Calculus, William Morrow Paperbacks, 2011.

Announcements

[10-Dec-2012] Final Review

The final review should help you prepare for the final.

[29-Nov-2012] Exam 2

Exam 2 will be November 29 in class. Here is a sample exam to help you study.

[21-Nov-2012] Homework 8

Homework 8 will be due November 21.

[06-Nov-2012] Homework 7

Homework 7 will be due November 7.

[25-Oct-2012] Limit Contest

On Thursday we will play a calculus game about taking limits. The questions and answer sheet is available to use as study materials.

[18-Oct-2012] Homework 6

Homework 6 will be due October 18. Please consult the Homework Assignments section of this document for a list of the problems. Xander has provided a solution key for Homework 6.

[04-Oct-2012] Exam 1 and Party

Exam 1 will be held in class on Thursday October 4. Between 2pm and 4pm this same day, you are invited to attend a party in the Honors Program office Jot Travis Room 11 to meet other Honors students, form mentoring friendships and have fun.

[01-Oct-2012] Exam 1 Review Sheet5

The Exam 1 Review Sheet is now complete. Xander has also provided solution keys for Homework 4 and Homework 5.

[27-Sep-2012] Homework 5

Homework 5 will be due September 27.

[20-Sep-2012] Homework 4

Homework 4 will be due September 20.

[17-Sep-2012] Homework 3 Solution Key

Xander has provided a solution key for Homework 3.

[14-Sep-2012] Continued Fractions Lecture

Xander has provided lecture notes for todays class on continued fractions.

[06-Sep-2012] Homework 2 Solution Key

Xander has provided a solution key for Homework 2.

[31-Aug-2012] Homework 1 Solution Key

Xander has provided a solution key for Homework 1.

[30-Aug-2012] Quiz 1

Quizzes will be held every Thursday except on Thanksgiving and on weeks where there are exams.

[14-Dec-2012] Final Exam

The final exam will be held on Friday, December 14 from 12:30-2:30pm in WRB2025.

Other Resources

  1. First Year Calculus by William Chen.
  2. Calculus for Mathematicians, Computer Scientists and Physicists by Andrew D. Hwang.
  3. Video Calculus by Selwyn Hollis.
  4. Life of Fred: Calculus by Stan Schmidt.

Homework Assignments

HW #1 due August 30 (Xander's Solutions)
    Lang:
        Section 1.2 pg  8 # 1, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 16
        Section 1.3 pg 10 # 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
        Section 1.4 pg 13 # 1, 6

HW #2 due September 6 (Xander's Solutions)
    Lang:
        Section 2.1 # 1, 3, 4
        Section 2.2 pg 21 # 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 18,
                            23, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35
        Section 2.3 pg 26 # 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
    Ayers & Mendelson:
        Chapter 1 # 14de
        Chapter 2 # 17, 19, 21

HW #3 due September 13 (Xander's Solutions)
    Ayers & Mendelson:
        Chapter 3 # 19abc
        Chapter 4 # 7af, 18
        Chapter 5 # 21abc, 23i
        Chapter 6 # 18gi
    Lang:
        Section 2.8 pg 34 # 10, 11

HW #4 due September 20 (Xander's Solutions)
    worksheet

HW #5 due September 27 (Xander's Solutions)
    worksheet

HW #6 due October 18 (Xander's Solutions)
    Ayers & Mendelson:
        Chapter 7 # 9, 11a, 16chijk, 17de, 18abcd
    Lang:
        Section 3.3 pg 48 # 2, 3, 8

HW #7 due November 7  (Xander's Solutions)
    worksheet

HW #8 due November 21
    Ayers & Mendelson:
        Chapter 13 # 17ab, 23(iii)
        Chapter 14 # 23ci, 30, 34, 40, 44
    Lang:
        Section 5.1 pg 84 # 11, 12
        Section 5.4 pg 93 # 4
        Section 7.3 pg 113 # 5, 8, 9
        Section 7.4 pg 115 # 1, 3

Grading

    10 Quizzes (drop 2)        10 points each
     2 Exams                   80 points each
     1 Final Exam             100 points
     8 Homework Assignments    10 points each
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                              420 points total

Quizzes and Exams

Final Exam

The final exam will be held on Friday, December 14 from 12:30-2:30pm in WRB2025.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Mathematics Department is committed to equal opportunity in education for all students, including those with documented physical disabilities or documented learning disabilities. University policy states that it is the responsibility of students with documented disabilities to contact instructors during the first week of each semester to discuss appropriate accommodations to ensure equity in grading, classroom experiences and outside assignments.

Academic Conduct

Bring your student identification to all exams. Work independently on all exams and quizzes. Behaviors inappropriate to test taking may disturb other students and will be considered cheating. Don't talk or pass notes with other students during an exam. Don't read notes or books while taking exams given in the classroom. You may work on the programming assignments in groups of two if desired. Homework may be discussed freely. If you are unclear as to what constitutes cheating, please consult with me.
Last Updated: Tue Aug 21 11:15:04 PDT 2012