Mathematics 211: Precalculus/Calculus I

Fall 2009

Professor:

Aaron A. Allen
Office: Science Building (southeast wing)
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM; or by appointment.
E-mail: aaallen@milligan.edu

Prerequisites:

High school algebra

Credits:

4 credits

Homework:

I will post homework soon.

Disabilities Assistance:

Milligan College provides reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. To receive accommodations, students must make a formal request according to the policy outlined on pages 29-30 of the current college catalog. Once your request has been evaluated, a list of accommodations will be prepared for distribution to your professors. If you have additional questions, please contact Traci Smith, director of disability services. You may contact her by phone (8981), email (tjsmiyh@milligan.edu) or appointment in the McMahan Student Center.

Syllabus:

I will post the syllabus soon

Textbook:

Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Single Variable, 8^th ed. by Howard Anton, Irl Bivens, and Stephen Davis

Course Topics:

Appendices A and B: Review of trigonometry and polynomials
Chapter 1: Introduction to Functions
Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity
Chapter 3: The Derivative
Chapter 4: Derivatives of Logarithmic, Exponential, and Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Chapter 5: The Derivative in Graphing and Applications
Chapter 6: Integration

Exams:

Exam #1: My tentative plan is to have this Tuesday, September 15 over Appendices A and B and Chapter 1.
Exam #2: Sometime near midterm.
Exam #3: Sometime close to Thanksgiving.
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 8 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in our regular classroom (Derthick 201).

Modified: August 14, 2009