Integral Calculus
Spring 2007

Course Information

Discussion with Eric:
M 9-10am (with Ryan and Omar) RAS 213 and Th 11am-noon ENS 145  

Homeworks are due MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING at 3AM.

Exam II practice test (only do 1-12): [problems] [solutions]
Exam II practice test number 2: [problems] [solutions]

Exam III practice test: [problems (also do problems 13-16 from exam II practice test number 1)] [solutions]
more Exam III practice problems: [problems] [solutions]

important links: [first-day handout] [homework info] [syllabus]

The results are in! Thanks to everyone who submitted a survey. I'm going to try to use your responses to make some minor changes to the course. Check this out:

• course objectives: The name of the course says it all: Integral Calculus. Our two main objectives are to understand what integrals mean (what they measure) and to develop methods for finding integrals. You should always be asking yourself how the daily lectures and discussions help you in those regards.
• clarity: I need you guys to help keep me honest. If you don't get something, there's a good chance that other people are confused, too, so just ask.
• grading policy: This is listed on the first-day handout, which you can find above. Each midterm exam is worth 20%, homework is 10%, and the final exam is worth 30%. Also, we drop the lowest three homework scores.
• text: Stewart is a good calculus textbook, but if you're having a tough time with it, you should try the excellent "How to Ace Calculus: A Streetwise Guide" by Adams et al. WARNING: once you start reading it, you might not want to put it down...
• in-class problems and examples: I'll make a better effort to do harder problems in class. For example, I had no idea that all but three of you (??) have seen u-substitutions before. I had assumed that this material was new to almost everybody. That said, though, I won't increase the pace of the course, but rather just mix some more interesting examples into the lectures.