| Instructor |
Prof. José Iovino. Office: Science Building 4.01.34. Office phone: 458-5531. Office hours: M,W, 10-11 AM, or by appointment. Email: iovino@math.utsa.edu
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| Textbook | Michael Spivak, Calculus,, Third Edition, 1994. | ||||||||||
| Content of the Course |
The goal is to cover Parts I and II (Sections 1-8) of the book. On
average, I expect to spend a week per Section. The exception is Section 5
(Limits) which will require twice as long as the other sections. The
appendices to Section 4 will be omitted.
Important: Spivak's book is unlike most textbooks in the sense that most of the material is contained in the exercises. It is of paramount importance that you work diligently on the exercises. On average, I believe that you should dedicate at least eight hours per week to the homework exercises. See below. |
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| Homework and Exam Policy |
After every class, I will post on the web page of
the course a list of pages of the book to study and (very important)
a list list of homework exercises. There will be two categories of
exercises:
I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you dedicate enough time and effort to the exercises. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing mathematics, i.e., solving problems. You see, one does not learn mathematics by watching somebody else work on examples (although this is important as a starter), nor by reviewing exercises that one has already solved. You really have to train yourself to face a new situation every time you attack a new problem, and this is actually the one part of the course that will stay with you even after you graduate. I urge you to work on the exercises ON THE SAME DAY THEY ARE POSTED. Don't make the mistake of waiting until the weekend! The course moves fast, and if you postpone your work, you are almost sure to get behind and it will be very hard to recover. The organization of your solutions, both written and oral, will be taken into account for the evaluation. Messy work will not be accepted. An important goal of this course is that you learn to organize your ideas in your mind; disorganized work often shows disorganized ideas. When you are preparing a solution for an oral presentation, make sure that you write down every detail of the proof, as if you were to hand it in, and be prepared to answer questions about it. Also, for your written exercises, please don't forget to staple all the sheets of your written homework together. There will be a midterm and a final. The dates are posted on the web page of the course. There will be no makeup midterm or quizzes. If you miss the midterm, the final will be worth 80% of your course grade. |
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| Evaluation |
The grading scale will be the standard one: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69. | ||||||||||
| Attendance | You are expected to take the midterm and quizzes. Otherwise attendance is voluntary, although highly recommended. |
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