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Math 108: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering


Course description

This is the first course in the calculus sequence. Topics covered in the course will include, basic properties of functions, limits, derivatives, integration and applications. Here is a link to the department syllabus which indicates covered topics in detail. There will be 4 problem sets (20% of final grade), one midterm exam (30% of final grade) and one final exam (50% of final grade).

Instructor

  • Jacob Bernstein
  • Email: bernstein@math.jhu.edu
  • Office: Krieger 408.

Grader

  • Jin Zhou
  • Email: jzhou39@math.jhu.edu
  • Office: Krieger 211.

Class

  • MTuWTh 9:00–12:15 in Olin 304.

Office hours

  • Bernstein: By appointment.

References

The course text is
  • Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals (8th Edition), James Stewart.

All references to the page numbers, chapters and problems correspond to this edition of the textbook.

Problem sets

The problems sets will be due on Tuesdays and will posted to this website a week before they are due. They will collectively count for 20% of your final grade. The lowest score will be dropped.

Remember:

  • Staple your problem sets! Paper clips, folded corners, etc. are not acceptable.
  • Clearly write: your name, your TA and your section number on the first page. If your homework is too messy or illegible, the grader may choose not to grade it.
  • You are premitted to work together. However, you must write up your own solutions in your own words. Failure to do so will be consided plagarism.
  • Solving problems is the best way to learn math (or any subject). For that reason I highly encourage you to think about the assigned problems before working with others/seeking assistence.

Exams

There will be two in class exams: a midterm counting for 30% of the final grade and a comprehensive final counting for 50%.

The dates of the exams are
Midterm: Wednesday, July 17.
Final Exam: Wednesday, July 31.

Schedule (will be updated and made more precise as the course progresses)

Try and read ahead -- you will get more out of lecture.

Week 1 (7/1, 7/2, 7/3). Chapters 1-2: Functions and Limits

Read: Appendix A and Chapters 1 and 2 of the text.
No homework due.

Week 2 (7/8, 7/9, 7/10, 7/11). Chapter 3: Differentiation

Read: Chapter 3.
Problem set 1 due on Tuesday.

Week 3 (7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/18). Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation

Read: Chapter 4.
Problem set 2 due on Tuesday.
Midterm exam on Wednesday.
Solutions to midterm
Practice Exams: one, two, three, four (w/solutions), five (solutions), six (solutions). My exam (with solutions) from the last time I taught 108

Week 4 (7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25). Chapter 5: Integration

Read: Chapter 5.
Problem set 3 due on Tuesday.
Practice exams covering chapter 4 (and more): one, two (solutions), three (w/solutions), four (w/solutions), five (solutions), six (solutions).
My second exam (with solutions) when I taught the class last.

Week 5 (7/29, 7/30, 7/31, 8/1). Chapter 6: Applications of Integration

Read: Chapter 6.
Problem set 4 due on Tuesday.
Final exam on Wednesday.
A checklist of course topics.
Practice Final Exams: one, two , three (solutions), four (solutions), five (solutions).
The Final Exam from the last time I taught the course.
Solutions to Final Exam.

Other resources

  • PILOT Learning. A peer-lead team learning program. Two sessions meeting once per week on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm.

Students with disabilities

Students with documented disabilities or other special needs who require accommodation must register with Student Disability Services. After that, remind the instructor of the specific needs at two weeks prior to each exam; the instructor must be provided with the official letter stating all the needs from Student Disability Services.

JHU ethics statement

The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.

Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult the associate dean of students and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. Read the "Statement on Ethics" at the Ethics Board website for more information.

Any misconduct on an assignment will result in a zero for that assignment. In addition, your final grade will drop a full letter grade.


Summer 2019 -- Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University.