Office : South Hall, Room 6502
Telephone: 805-893-3878
Email : sjoo at math.ucsb.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm,or by appointment
course homepage : http://www.math.ucsb.edu/~sjoo/Courses/ma3A-F09.html
Teaching Assistant
Discussion Sections
48991 (Lecture 8:00-09:15) | ||||
49007 | Brittany Erickson | Wednesday | 8:00-8:50am | PHELP 1420 |
49015 | John D Mangual | Wednesday | 4:00-4:50pm | GIRV 2120 |
49023 | John D Mangual | Wednesday | 5:00-5:50pm | GIRV 2115 |
49031 | John D Mangual | Wednesday | 6:00-6:50pm | GIRV 2115 |
49049 | John D Mangual | Wednesday | 7:00-7:50pm | GIRV 2119 |
Textbook: Calculus, by Stewart, 6th edition. However, all homework is done online and so could easily be done by a student making a different textbook choice. See comparison of textbooks.
Course description: Math 3A is the first course of a two quarter sequence in Differential and Integral Calculus. We will cover chapters 1-4 of the textbook.
Assignments and Grading Policy: Webwork will be used for homework. Your permnumber will be used for both your username and password. You can change your password after your first login. Homework will be assigned on Fridays, and will be due the following Friday. Note that selected homework problems (or similar) may be given on tests. This is why it is crucial for you to do the homework before each class and, moreover, remember the ideas and techniques used in your solutions. Late homeworks will not be accepted.
Quizzes: There will be pop-quizes at the lecture and regular quizzes during the disscusion section. The lowest quiz score will be dropped for the final grade. Quizzes cannot be made up.
Tests: There will be a midterm and a final exam. Make-up exams will only be given in exceptional circumstances, and then only when notice is given to me before hand and a suitable written excuse forthcoming.
Practice midterm Solution to Practice midterm
The midterm will cover sections 1.5, 1.6, 2.1-2.3, 2.5-2.8, 3.1, 3.2.
Office hours this week : T 1:30-3:00pm, W 9:30am-12:00pm
Practice Final Solution to Practice Final (Changes in #4 and #10(c), Dec 9 at 10am)
Extra credit work is available on webwork.
Office hours : T 9:30-11:30am (Dec 8), R 1:00pm-3:00pm (Dec 10)
Grading:
Help: Mathlab in South Hall 1607 is staffed M-F noon-5pm by TA's who will be happy to help you. Help is also available through CLAS, the Campus Learning AssistanceService. See http://www.clas.ucsb.edu
Waiting list: Waiting Lists are on the website. whether or not you are on the waiting list, continue to check on GOLD. If seats become available, they are first come first serve. Please read the list of Frequently Asked Questions, before joining the Waiting List.
Lecture | Day | Topic | Sections |
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1 | R 09/24 | Inverse Functions, Exponential Functions | 1.5, 1.6 |
2 | T 09/29 | Logarithms,Trigometric Functions and its Inverse | 1.6 |
3 | R 10/01 | The Limit of a Function | 2.2 |
4 | T 10/06 | Limit Laws | 2.3 |
5 | R 10/08 | Continuity | 2.5 |
6 | T 10/13 | Limit at Infinity | 2.6 |
7 | R 10/15 | Derivativesand Rates of Change, The Derivative as a Function | 2.7, 2.8 |
8 | T 10/20 | The Derivative as a Function, Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions | 2.8, 3.1 |
9 | R 10/22 | The Product and Quotient Rules,Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions | 3.2, 3.3 |
10 | T 10/27 | Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions, Review | 3.3 |
11 | R 10/29 | Midterm | |
12 | T 11/03 | The Chain Rule | 3.4 |
13 | R 11/05 | Implicit Differentiation, Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions | 3.5, 3.6 |
14 | T 11/10 | Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions, Related Rates | 3.6, 3.9 |
15 | R 11/12 | Maximum and Minimum Values, The Mean Value Theorem | 4.1, 4.2 |
16 | T 11/17 | How Derivatives Affects the Shape of a Graph | 4.3 |
17 | R 11/19 | Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospital's Rule | 4.4 |
18 | T 11/25 | Summary of Curve Sketching | 4.5 |
19 | R 11/27 | Thanksgiving | |
20 | T 12/01 | Optimization | 4.7 |
21 | R 12/03 | Review |