Math 421, Spring 2018 - Theory of Single Variable Calculus

Instructor: Joris Roos, 513 VV.
Lectures: MWF 11-11:50am, Van Vleck B239.
Office hours: Mon 9-10am, Wed 9-10 am, Fri 9-10 am.
E-Mail: jroos at math...

Tutors: Tom Stone - Thu 8:45-10:45am, Van Vleck B205.
Liding Yao - Wed 2:25-3:55pm, Fri 2:25-5:25pm, Sun 12:30-3pm, Van Vleck B205.

Course learning outcomes: Upon completion of this course the student is expected to be able to write and understand proofs in mathematics in general and in single variable calculus in particular.
Textbook: Calculus by Michael Spivak (3rd edition).
Prerequisites: Math 234.
Number of credit hours: 3 (three 50-minute class periods every week)

Grading

Your grade will be determined based on your performance on
I reserve the right to deviate from this grading scheme.

Grading errors: If you believe that there has been a grading error, please come talk to me after class. Verify in a timely manner that your grades are being entered correctly into learn@uw.
Honors students: You are expected to also work on the optional homework problems (you don't need to solve them, but at least make a serious attempt).

Exams

Midterms: Friday, March 9, in class and Monday, April 9, in class.
Final: Sunday, May 6, 12:25 pm to 2:25 pm. Room: Van Vleck B239.

If you know of conflicts with any of the exam dates, notify me immediately. There will be no makeup examinations, except in justified cases.
Cheating will not be tolerated.

Homework

Homework will be assigned weekly and is to be turned in on the due date in class. There will be no makeup assignments. Late homework is not accepted.

You are encouraged to work in small groups, but each student must hand in the solution written neatly and in their own words. Please staple your solutions and write your name on the top of every page.

Cite all sources that you used (books, internet resources). Copying a solution from a peer, a book or the internet is cheating. Give appropriate credit to everyone that helped you with the solution (including your peers!). Citing and giving credit will not affect your grade negatively (but not doing so will if discovered!).

Due to limited resources, only a selection of the assigned problems will be graded. The exercise numbers refer to exercises in the textbook (3rd edition). Exercises marked with an asterisk (*) are optional (except for honors students they are mandatory [but not graded]!).