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
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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: Tues 1:25 to 2:15 in MB 206 and Thur 10-11 in MB 410.
Contact email: narayana@math.psu.edu.
IMPORTANT DATES
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JAN 9 |
M |
FIRST DAY OF CLASS |
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JAN 18 |
W |
End of add/drop period |
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JAN 16 |
M |
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY HOLIDAY |
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FEB 21 |
T |
Exam I, |
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MAR 26 |
M |
Exam II, |
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APR 6 |
F |
DEADLINE FOR LATE DROP |
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APR 27 |
W |
LAST DAY OF CLASSES |
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APR 30 - MAY 4 |
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.
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
FEBRUARY 21
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STUDY GUIDELINES
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
MARCH 26
FINAL EXAM