MATH 140 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry
Welcome to Math 140!   Our section homepage (this page) is available online at http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/math140page.html and will be updated regularly throughout the semester to provide exam room locations, review sheets and other important information. The course home page is given at http://www.math.psu.edu/ug/courses/math140 , which links to the Course Syllabus, Homework exercises and Sample Exams. It is essential to read the important information given about Math 140 including details about the examinations, grading system and breakdown of each lecture.

INSTRUCTOR DETAILS Dr. Bharath Narayanan,
Office: 410 McAllister Building, 814-865-1401
Office hours: (Tentative) Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:20 to 1:10 in MB 410.
Contact email: narayana@math.psu.edu.

IMPORTANT DATES

AUG 26

M

FIRST DAY OF CLASS

SEP 2

M

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

SEP 4

W

End of add/drop period

OCT 7

M

Exam I, 6:30-7:45 PM,

NOV 5

T

Exam II, 6:30-7:45 PM,

NOV 15

F

DEADLINE FOR LATE DROP

DEC 13

F

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

DEC 16 - 20

M-F

FINAL EXAM WEEK

QUIZZES AND HOMEWORK

There will be homework assignments and quizzes for every section, the details will be announced in class so it is important to come to class everyday and to make sure you don't miss any assignments or in-class quiz.

HOMEWORK

The syllabus has a list of suggested exercises (homework problems) from each section which you must learn to solve by yourself. It is not a secret that the best way to learn calculus is to DO LOTS OF PROBLEMS- IF YOU DON"T DO YOUR HOMEWORK EVERYDAY THEN YOU WILL FAIL THIS COURSE!! I will go over as many examples in class as time permits and will answer any questions you have. But you have to try to do the problems by yourself everyday.

PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY AND START EACH SECTION ON A NEW PAGE. STAPLE ALL YOUR PAGES TOGETHER AND WRITE YOUR NAME CLEARLY ON THE FIRST PAGE.

The two main reasons for not doing well in a Calculus course are poor ALGEBRA/TRIG skills and INSUFFICIENT STUDY TIME. It is like learning how to play the piano or tennis - you cannot hope to become a pianist or a tennis player by just watching someone else or by practicing only once or twice a week. You must work for at least a couple hours everyday solving different types of problems in order to master the various concepts. It may not make complete sense in the beginning but the picture becomes clear after some time and everything fits together nicely, so you must keep trying. Don't give up easily since you don't want to retake this course. Please feel free to come and see me to get some assistance on the homework exercises and to clear any doubts that you might have. I'd be glad to help.

You will not be allowed any calculators or formula sheets in any of the quizzes or exams so make sure you're ready for anything!!

 

Additional Websites with very useful stuff! YOU MUST UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN THE LIMITS AND DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS APPLETS, SO CHECK THEM OUT: http://www.math.psuedu/dlittle/java/calculus/index.html


EXAMPLES: HERE ARE SOME SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

  1.  QUIZ 1
  2.  QUIZ 2
  3.  QUIZ 3
  4.  QUIZ 4
  5.  QUIZ 6
  6.  TAKE-HOME 2
  7.  QUIZ 8
  8.  QUIZ 9
  9.  QUIZ 10
  10.  QUIZ 11
    1.  Section 2.3 - Calculating Limits using Limit Laws
    2.  Section 3.1 - Derivatives
    3.  Section 3.2 - The Derivative as a Function
    4.  Section 3.3 - Differentiation Formulas
    5.  Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule
    6.  Section 3.8 - Higher Derivatives
    7.  Section 3.9 - Related Rates 
    8.  Section 3.10 Linearization  
    9.  Section 4.2 - The Mean Value Theorem
    10.  Section 4.7 - Optimization Problems
    11.  Section 4.9 - Newton's Method
    12.  Section 4.10 - Antiderivatives
    13.  Section 5.2 - Definite Integrals
    14.  Section 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
    15.  Section 5.4 Indefinite Integrals

 


MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS: If you have a conflict with either of the midterm examinations, please contact your instructor to make arrangements for a makeup examination. Only students with official University conflicts, or a valid, documented excuse, such as illness, will be permitted to schedule a makeup examination. Personal business such as travel, employment, weddings, graduations, or attendance at public events such as concerts, sporting events, etc. are not valid excuses. Students are responsible for requesting permission from the instructor AT LEAST THREE DAYS before the regularly scheduled examination for conflicts and on exam day in case of illness.

EXAM 1 
OCTOBER 7 , 6:30 - 7:45

STUDY GUIDELINES

 

THE BIGGEST SECRET OF ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IS TO READ ALL THE CHOICES VERY CAREFULLY - (PLEASE CLICK HERE)

Trigonometric Formulae and graphs:

http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/trigsheet1.pdf

http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/graphtrig.htm

http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/unitcircles.pdf

Here are the formula sheets of what you have to memorize before the exam and some study tips:
http://www.math.psuedu/narayana/exam1formulasheet.pdf

WARNING: You will not be allowed any calculators or formula sheets so make sure you're ready for anything!!

EXAM 2  
 NOV 5 6:30 - 7:45

 

FINAL EXAM  
 

    1. A formula sheet for the last part of the course (after exam2) is online: http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/m140finalsheet.pdf  
    2. Do all the review problems from Exam1, Exam2, Quizzes and Practice problems given above on this page.
    3. Here is a link to some practice problems (shorter lists, 2 sets with answers) -
      http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/differentiation.pdf  
    4. http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/integration.pdf  
    5. Here is a more complete list of problems, with answers - http://www.math.psu.edu/narayana/m140finalquestions.pdf  
    6. Here is a link to the official course page regarding the Final Exam http://www.math.psu.edu/ug/courses/math140/sampleexams