Math 121

Calculus I

Administrivia

Meeting times:

• MTWF:  1:00 PM T 316

Final Exam:

• The final exam for Math 121B (MTWF 1:00 PM) is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 12:00 (noon) - 2:00 PM  It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students take the final exam at this date and time.

The academic calendar for this year can be found here.

A syllabus for the course will be found here.

Textbook:

• Stauss, Bradley, and Smith, Calculus (Third Edition).  We will cover chapter 1 through section 5.4 of chapter 5.

Instructor: Bob Matthews

• Bob Matthews (email matthews@ups.edu)
• Thompson 321B
• Extension 3561
• Office hours (tentative)
  • 2:00 - 2:50   MTWF
  • Or by appointment.
• Email messages are welcome, and can be used to ask a question or to set up an appointment. My schedule is posted here.  Hours marked 'O. H.' are office hours, and hours marked 'open' on my schedule may be available for appointments (to be made in advance), but are not office hours and I may not be in my office during 'open' hours unless I have set up an appointment with you.  If none of the office hours work out for you, please send me an email.

Evaluation:

• Four hour exams.  The lowest hour exam score will be dropped in calculating the class average.
• A comprehensive, in-class final exam which will have the weight of two hour exams.
• Homework will be assigned frequently, and homework assignments will generally be due two regular class periods following the assignment (leaving a day before an assignment is due to discuss any questions or problems).  From each homework set I will select several problems to grade.  Questions on any problems are, of course, welcome.  The homework will have the cumulative weight of one hour exam.  

Notes:

• I will make every effort to return homework and exam papers a week or earlier from the time they are turned in.  That is, papers turned in on a Wednesday should be returned no later than the following Wednesday.

Some Links:

• Weekly Schedules
• This Week
• Next Week
• Previous Weeks
• Assignments
• Exam Reviews
• Exam 1 Review
• Exam 2 Review
• Exam 3 Review
• Exam 4 Review
• Final Exam Review

Spring 2006 Schedule:

Please see The Official Schedule for details

Exams:

• Exam #1 will be Friday, February 10.
• Exam #2 will be Friday, March 3
• Exam #3 will be Friday, March 31
• Exam #4 will be Wednesday, April 26.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.
• The final exam for Math 121B (MTWF 1:00 PM) is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 12:00 (noon) - 2:00 PM.  It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students take the final exam at this date and time.

A tentative schedule for lectures and readings can be found here.  Please look to the "This Week" / "Next Week" pages for more current information, and to "Previous Weeks" for our progress so far.