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Fall 1997

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MTH 241: Calculus for Management and Social Science

MTH 241: Calculus for Management and Social Science
Fall 1997 (Lecture Section 010 only)

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Lectures:

Section 010: MWF 12 PM in With 109

Recitations:

Section 012: T 9 AM in SS 108

Section 013: T 10 AM in Wngr 201

Section 014: T 11 AM in StAg 211

Section 015: T 12 PM in StAg 211

Section 016: T 1 PM in StAg 211

Section 017: T 2 PM in StAg 211

Midterms: (28 Oct & 18 Nov)

Sections 012-014: T 6-7:20 PM in Gilb 224

Sections 015-017: T 6-7:20 PM in Gilb 124

Final: (11 Dec)

Sections 012-017: R 7:30-9:20 AM in Gilb 224 (** Lecture 010 only **)

Tevian Dray (Instructor)

Office hours: WR 10:30-11:15 AM in Kidder 306 and by appointment (after class is usually good)

Phone: 737-5159

Email: tevian@math.orst.edu

Mark Moisan (TA for Sections 012-014)

Office hours: MW 10 AM in Kidder 320, R 9-11 AM in the MLC, and by appointment

Phone: 737-5154

Email: mmoisan@math.orst.edu

Don Hickethier (TA for Sections 015-017)

Office hours: M 2 PM & W 1 PM in Kidder 324, M 11 AM & W 2 PM in the MLC, and by appointment

Phone: 737-5152

Email: hick@math.orst.edu

(There is also another lecture section (020) taught by Jennifer McCandless .)

Text:

Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards, Brief Calculus with Applications, 4th edition

Web Site:
The home page for the course is located at http://math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian/onid/MTH241

Calculators:
You are strongly encouraged to have a graphing calculator such as the TI-85, which you may use on all exams, quizzes, and homework. However, no exam or quiz problems will require the use of a calculator, and most if not all homework problems which indicate the use of a calculator can be solved without one. You may learn more by first trying to solve the problem by hand, then using the calculator to check your answer. Your TA may be able to assist you with specific questions, but it is your own responsibility to learn how to use your calculator.

You may also wish to consult the WWW Calculator Tutorial.
(The Tutorial has no official connection to the course, and is included as a service only.)

Grades:

Quizzes: 15% (best 5)

Midterms: 25% (each)

Final: 35%

Homework:
You should try the suggested homework problems as soon as possible after the corresponding lecture, and certainly before the next recitation. Homework will not be graded, but forms the basis for the quizzes.

Quizzes:
Excepting the first week (and weeks in which there is a midterm), there will be a 20 minute quiz at the end of each recitation section. The quizzes will be based on the homework problems corresponding to material covered through the end of the previous week; they are closed book, but open notes.

Exams:
There will be 2 evening midterms, scheduled for Tuesdays from 6-7:20 PM, scheduled for 28 October and 18 November. The final is scheduled for Thursday, 11 December, from 7:30-9:20 AM. All exams will be closed book; the use of a 3×5 index card of notes (and a calculator) is permitted.

You must bring your OSU ID to each exam. No exceptions!
Midterm 1 covers §1.1-§1.6 and §2.1-§2.6. Midterm 2 covers §3.1-§3.5 and §4.1-§4.5. The final is comprehensive; it covers the above material plus §5.1-§5.5.
(The material in the additional sections listed in italics on the schedule will not be tested.)

Makeups:
Makeup exams will only be given in exceptional cases, and in any case must be arranged before the scheduled exam time. There will be no makeups of quizzes.

Advice:
The section in the book entitled How to Study Calculus (pages xxix-xxx) is well worth reading.

MLC:
The Mathematics Learning Center (MLC) provides drop-in help for all lower division mathematics courses. The MLC is located on the ground floor of Kidder Hall (Kidder 108), and is open M-F from 9 AM to 4 PM, from the second week of term through Dead Week (Week 10).

Schedule: (Last Update: 5 November 1997)
The rough schedule below will be updated as often as possible -- but check for in-class announcements!

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
*Week 1*	§1.1, §1.2		§1.3, §1.4		§1.4, §1.5
*Week 2*	§1.5, §1.6	Quiz 1	§2.1		§2.2
*Week 3*	§2.3	Quiz 2	§2.3, §2.4		§2.4
*Week 4*	§2.5	Quiz 3	§2.6, §2.8		§3.8, §2.7
*Week 5*	Review	Midterm 1	§3.1		§3.2
*Week 6*	§3.2, §3.3	Quiz 4	§3.3, §3.4		§3.4, §3.5
*Week 7*	§4.1, §4.2	Quiz 5	§4.3, §4.4		§4.5
*Week 8*	Review	Midterm 2	§5.1		§5.2
*Week 9*	§5.3	Quiz 6	§5.4		--
*Week 10*	§5.5	Quiz 7	§6.1, §6.2		Review
*Week 11*				Final

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