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Math & Stats Department
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA 92182
U.S.A.
Math 16A Section 3: Short Calculus I (Fall 2017)
Lectures: MWF 2:10pm - 3:00pm, Storer 1322.
Final exam: Friday, December 15th, 8:00am - 10:00am.
Textbook: Ron Larson's Calculus: An Applied Approach (9th Edition).
Prerequisite: A score of at least 30 on the Mathematics Placement Exam with a trig score of at least 2. Those not meeting this requirement will be administratively dropped from the course.
Calculus room: See the department schedule for dates/times. Open to all Math 16ABC students.
As described in the course catalog, Math 16A is a first course in differential calculus. Specific topics include functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, and a variety of applications.
Announcements
August 23, 2017: Course webpage has been created.
August 23, 2017: A syllabus and lecture schedule have been uploaded.
October 23, 2017: The lecture schedule has been updated.
October 25, 2017: The lecture schedule has been updated.
November 5, 2017: The lecture schedule has been updated.
November 5, 2017: The deadline for homework sheet 6 has been updated.
November 24, 2017: Practice Exam 3 has been updated.
December 3, 2017: The lecture schedule and textbook homework have been updated.
Resources
The course syllabus.
A tentative day-by-day schedule (subject to change without notice).
Practice Exams
Use the practice exams below (in addition to the review assignments) to guide your studying for the exam. Note that problems appearing on practice exams need not appear on the actual exam!
Practice Exam 1, for Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
Practice Exam 2, for Friday, November 3, 2017.
Practice Exam 3, for Wednesday, November 29, 2017.
Practice Final Exam, for Friday, December 15, 2017.
Homework
Weekly homework assignments will consist of two parts. The first part consists of textbook problems selected from each section covered in class. Your solutions to the textbook problems will not be turned in for credit. The second part consists of a short worksheet assigned each week, to be submitted for feedback.
I will post homework assignments here. If you have questions about course material, do not hesistate to ask me in/before/after class, stop by my office hours, or email me.
Textbook Problems
Wednesday, September 27, 2017:
§1.1 / 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 35.
§1.2 / 1-6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45.
Friday, September 29, 2017:
§1.3 / 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 43, 45, 53, 57, 63, 65.
§1.4 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49, 53, 63, 65.
Monday, October 2, 2017:
§1.5 / 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 29, 31, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 59, 75.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017:
§3.6 / 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33-36, 39, 61, 63, 65.
Friday, October 6, 2017:
§1.6 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 39, 49, 57, 58, 61, 65.
Exam 1 Review:
Chapter 1 Review Exercises (page 74):
3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49, 53, 59, 63, 65,
69, 73, 75, 77, 81, 91, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 111, 113, 119, 121.
Chapter 3 Review Exercises (page 246): 71, 73, 75.
Friday, October 13, 2017:
§2.1 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 41, 45.
Monday, October 16, 2017:
§2.1 / 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 69.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017:
§2.2 / 1-23 odd, 31, 33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 59.
Friday, October 20, 2017:
§2.4 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49.
Monday, October 23, 2017:
§2.5 / 1, 3, 5, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017:
§8.2 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69.
§8.3 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 21-26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39.
Friday, October 27, 2017:
§8.4 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45.
Monday, October 30, 2017:
§2.7 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31.
Exam 2 Review:
Chapter 2 Review Exercises (page 162):
9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 69,
71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 103, 105, 107, 109.
Chapter 8 Review Exercises (page 558): 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89.
Monday, November 6, 2017:
§2.3 / 1, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017:
§2.8 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. 13, 15.
Monday, November 13, 2017:
§2.8 / 17, 19, 21.
§3.1 / 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017:
§3.2 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19, 21, 23 ,25, 27, 31-34.
§8.4 / 57, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69.
Friday, November 17, 2017:
§2.6 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31.
§3.3 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 57, 59.
Monday, November 20, 2017:
§3.2 / 39, 41.
§3.4 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17.
§3.5 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017:
§3.4 / 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33.
Exam 3 Review:
Chapter 2 Review Exercises (page 162): 55, 57, 61, 65, 93, 97, 111, 113.
Chapter 3 Review Exercises (page 246): 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29, 33, 35, 43, 47,
51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65, 71, 73, 75.
Chapter 8 Review Exercises (page 558): 91, 93, 95.
Friday, December 1, 2017:
§3.6 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33-36, 37.
Monday, December 4, 2017:
§3.6 / 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59.
§3.7 / 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 37, 39.
Final Exam Review:
Chapter 1 Practice Exercises (page 74):
5, 11, 21, 23, 29, 33, 37, 47, 51, 55, 57, 61, 71, 91, 97, 101, 107, 115, 119, 121.
Chapter 2 Practice Exercises (page 162): 9, 13, 19, 21, 29, 33, 35, 43, 55, 59, 63, 67, 69, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 95, 99, 103, 109, 111, 113.
Chapter 3 Practice Exercises (page 246): 1, 5, 7, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 63,
71, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 93, 95.
Chapter 8 Practice Exercises (page 370): 67, 71, 75, 79, 85, 89, 91, 95.
Homework Sheets
Homework Sheet 1 (and solutions), due Monday, October 2, 2017.
Homework Sheet 2 (and solutions), due Friday, October 6, 2017.
Homework Sheet 3 (and solutions), due Wednesday, October 18, 2017.
Homework Sheet 4 (and solutions), due Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
Homework Sheet 5 (and solutions), due Monday, October 30, 2017.
Homework Sheet 6 (and solutions), due Wednesday, November 15, 2017.
Homework Sheet 7 (and solutions), due Monday, November 20, 2017.
Homework Sheet 8 (and solutions), due Monday, November 27, 2017.
Homework Sheet 9 (and solutions), due Friday, December 8, 2017.