Differential Calculus for Scientists, M408N, Fall 2015, Unique #s: 53086, 53087

  • Professor: Lorenzo Sadun, sadun@math.utexas.edu
  • Teaching Assistant: Chuwei Zhang, czhang@math.utexas.edu
  • Lectures: TuTh 9:30-11:00, GSB 2.126
  • Discussion sections by unique number:
    53086: MW 8-9, CLA 1.106
    53087: MW 3-4, RLM NOA 1.102
  • Website: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/~sadun/F15/M408N
  • Office: RLM 9.114
  • Sadun Office Hours: M10-11, W2-3, RLM 9.114
  • TA's Office Hours: TBD
  • Phone: 471-7121
  • Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 7th Edition, by Stewart.
  • Prerequisites: This class is restricted to students in the College of Natural Sciences who have scored 70% or higher on the ALEKS assessment. If you do not meet these conditions, you will be dropped from the class around September 4.

    • The final exam will be on Saturday, December 12, 9:00-12:00 noon. The ground rules are the same as for the midterms, except that you are allowed two crib sheets instead of one. Calculators are not allowed.

    *Handouts and Other Course Information

  • Six Pillars of Calculus
  • Course outline to review from
  • First Day Handout
  • Course Schedule
  • Written homework
  • The Quest server. That's where you do get learning modules and do the online portion of your homework.
  • My Youtube channel with over 300 math videos, including most of the videos in the M408N Quest learning modules.
  • The Calculus Lab website. CalcLab is where you get get TA help 5 days per week, typically 5 hours/day. It won't always be our TA and LAs staffing CalcLab, but there will always be somebody there to answer M408N questions.
  • The Sanger Center, a great source of (mostly) free help.


  • First midterm from 2012, both with and without solutions. Note that this midterm was given on September 20 that year, and so doesn't cover nearly as much ground as this year's test.
  • First midterm from 2011, both with and without solutions. This exam was given on September 27.
  • Actual first midterm from 2015, both with and without solutions.

  • Second midterm from 2012, both with and without solutions. Note that this midterm was given on October 25 and so goes well beyond this year's first midterm's material, while covering less ground than our second midterm.
  • Second midterm from 2011, both with and without solutions. This exam was given on October 27.
  • Actual second midterm from 2015, both with and without solutions.

  • Final exam from 2012, both with and without solutions.
  • Final exam from 2011, both with and without solutions.
  • Actual final exam from 2015, both with and without solutions.