MCS 118, Calculus with Pre-Calculus Review 1a, Section 1
(11:30-12:20 MTuThF in OHS 328)

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Office hours for the rest of the semester:

• 2:30-3:30 Thu, 12/12
• 1:30-3:30 Fri, 12/13
• 10:30-3:30 Tue, 12/17

Calculus tutoring center: The tutoring center in OHS 329 is open 6:30-9:30 PM Sun-Thu. In particular, Harrison Willenbring, who is the grader for this class, also works as a tutor at 6:30-8:30 on Tuesdays and 8:30-9:30 on Wednesdays. Go ask him interesting questions.

Online resources:

• Webwork is where you do your online homework. You cannot access Webwork from a computer off campus directly for security reasons. To access Webwork off campus, use Virtual Lab. Virtual Lab runs a virtual computer, which behaves much like a computer on campus, in a window on your own computer. You enter your usual Gustie username and password to login, and once the virtual computer boots up, run a browser in it and acccess the Webwork website through that browser.
• I use Moodle to post your grades periodically throughout the semester
• Here is the review sheet of the list of the topics we have covered.

Homework:

Assigned	Due	Read	Exercises
9/6	9/13	1.1	Webwork: Do HW0 Offline: Decide if the following are functions. Carefully justify your answer. f(x) = the dorm x lives in, where x is a Gustavus student g(x) = x's oldest brother, where x is any person h(x) = x's mother, where x is any person k(x) = x's father, where x is any person m(x) = the longest side of x, where x is a triangle
9/13	9/20	1.1, 1.2	Webwork: Do HW1. Offline: 1.1.18, 20, 62, 66. In problem 1.1.18, also decide for each function if it is increasing, or decreasing, or neither. How do you know?
9/20	9/27	1.2	Webwork: Do HW2. Offline: 1.1.28, 52 and 1.2.6, 14 Remember what I said in class about questions like 1-3 in HW2 on Webwork and 1.1.28: they mean you should find the largest subset of the real numbers that could be the domain of the function.
9/27	10/4	1.2, 1.3	Webwork: Do HW3. Offline: 1.1.58 and 1.2.4, 10
10/4		1.2, 1.3	Homework holiday. Review for the upcoming exam.
10/11	10/18	1.2, 1.3	Webwork: Do HW4. Offline: 1.2.26, 44, 61, 66
10/18	10/25	1.3	Webwork: Do HW5. Offline: 1.2.42 and 1.3.2
10/25	11/1	1.3	Webwork: Do HW6. Offline: 1.3.6, 20, 22, 24
11/1		1.3	Homework holiday. Review for the upcoming exam.
11/8	11/15	1.3, 1.4	Webwork: Do HW7. Offline: 1.3.32, 38, 44, 46. If you are stumped by 44, you may want to try 43 first.
11/15	11/22	1.4 and pp. A15-A18 in Appendix C	Webwork: Do HW8. Offline: 1.3.42 and 1.4.4, 6, 10, 30
11/22	11/27	1.4 and pp. A15-A18 in Appendix C Advice on writing limits	Webwork: Do HW9. Offline, due 12/2: 1.4.40, 44, 64
11/26	12/6	1.4, 1.5	Webwork: Do HW10. Offline: 1.3.40 and 1.4.60, 62
12/6	12/12 (notice it's Thursday)	1.5	Webwork: Do HW11 (due 12/13). Offline: 1.4.32 and 1.5.12, 20

Exam solutions:

• First hourly exam pdf
• Second hourly exam pdf
• Final exam pdf

Educational links:

• A serious paper on teaching/learning at the university level by Prof. Steven Zucker
• A more light-hearted, but very true guide on how to be on good terms with your professor (who assigns your grade) by Prof. Doug Andrews at Wittenberg University

Math links:

• Our own Problems of the Month are an excellent way to hone your reasoning skills. There is at least one problem each month whose solution requires no knowledge of advanced math, only a creative mind. You can even earn a prize by submitting your solutions.
• Wolfram MathWorld is an interactive math encyclopedia.
• Wolfram Alpha gives you access to many features of Mathematica, an extremely powerful computer algebra program, without paying $$$ and learning Mathematica syntax. It does not only do algebra.
• Desmos is everyone's favorite graphing website.

Scholarship opportunities for prospective teachers:

• Knowles Teacher Initiative