Check out daily activities at the course calendar.  You  will find reading assignments, homework exercises, paper topics, and important due dates.  This calendar may change often, so return to it regularly throughout the semester.
 

Course Content:	This course is essentially about the two important concepts that make up the calculus--the derivative and the integral.  These concepts are applied to functions which arise from modelling situations in business, finance, economics, and the medical sciences.  The derivative measures rates of change and is used to solve optimization problems; the integral measures total accumulations of change and turns up in fundamental economic models, for instance.  Both concepts are related to each other by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Time & Place:	Section 25: Alter 221, TR 10:00 - 11:15am Section 55: Alter 301, TR 2:30 - 3:45pm
Instructor:	Daniel E. Otero
Office Hours:	Hinkle 104, MW 3:00 - 4:00, TR 1:30 - 2:30, or by appointment
Phone:	745-2012 (voicemail available)
Email:	otero@xu.edu
Textbook:	Calculus Concepts: an informal approach to the mathematics of change, by LaTorre, Kennelly, Fetta, Carpenter & Harris. Brief First Edition.
Computing:	We will make substantial use of the TI-83 (or TI-83 Plus) graphics calculator, widely available in department stores for just under $100. These calculators are required for all mathematics courses at Xavier.
Grading:	A standard scale (A = 90%, B = 80%, C = 70%, D = 60%) based on a total 500 pts.  The final exam grade will replace the lowest of the first five 100 pt grades below:   Homeworks = 100 pts Quizzes = 100 pts Test 1 (Chapters 1 & 2) = 100 pts Test 2 (Chapters 3 & 4) = 100 pts Test 3 (Chapters 5 & 6) = 100 pts Final Exam = 100 pts Weekly homework assignments will be collected and graded for completion.  A short 15-minute, 10-point quiz will be administered weekly.
Absences:	Attendance and participation in class is expected.  No extra credit work will be assigned.  If you foresee that you will not be able to attend a class during which a quiz or test is to be administered, you must make arrangements with me beforehand to schedule a time to make up the work.  Even a phone message before the time of the scheduled quiz or test is sufficient.  No arrangements will be made otherwise.
Homework:	Read the textbook; youíll be surprised how much more useful class time is if you train yourself to read what will be covered in class ahead of time.  Be patient: reading mathematics is a different experience from reading anything else.  Have pencil, paper, and calculator handy as you read and work out examples for yourself.  The best preparation for quzzes and tests is diligent attention to working homework assignments as tests will contain problems based on these exercises.  Indeed, it is impossible to learn mathematical ideas without doing a fair amount of problems that explore these concepts.
	Date Event Section Exercises Jan 15 1.1 1.2  #4, 6, 8, 17 #21, 24, 27, 30, 32-39 Jan 17 1.3 #7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 20, 25 Jan 22 Quiz 1 1.4 #2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 17, 22 Jan 24  2.1 2.2 #9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 28, 34 #2, 7, 10, 11, 14, 21 Jan 29 Quiz 2 2.3 #7, 10, 15, 16, 22, 23, 26 Jan 31 2.4 #7, 8, 9, 16, 20, 23 Feb 5 Test #1 (Ch 1 & 2) Feb 7 3.1 #6, 11, 12, 15, 17 Feb 12 Quiz 3 3.2 3.3 #1, 5, 7, 8, 12 #3, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18 Feb 14 No class Feb 19 3.4 3.5 #1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 16, 21, 22, 23 #1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14 Feb 21 4.1 #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 Feb 26 Quiz 4 4.2 #1-10, 12, 13 Feb 28 4.3 4.4 #2, 3, 8, 10, 17, 21, 25 #1-10, 15, 17, 21, 25 Mar 5 Quiz 5 4.5 #3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 15, 19-23, 27, 30, 32 Mar 7 4.6 #4, 7, 10, 11, 16, 19, 23, 27, 28 Mar 12 Test #2 (Ch 3 & 4) Mar 14 5.1 #3-7, 15, 20, 25, 27, 29 Mar 19 Quiz 6 5.2 #4, 7, 8, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23 Mar 21 5.3 #2, 3, 8, 12, 13, 15, 20 Spring break Apr 2 Quiz 7 6.1 #2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 18 Apr 4 6.2 #3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16 Apr 9 Quiz 8 6.3 #2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 Apr 11 6.4 6.5 #7-18, 21, 23, 25, 28 #1-10, 17-24, 35, 37 Apr 16 Quiz 9 6.6 #8, 9, 12-16, 19, 27, 32, 34 Apr 18 7.1 7.2 #1, 2, 12, 13 #1, 3, 6, 13 Apr 23 Test #3 (Ch 5 & 6) Apr 25 7.2 #9, 13, 15, 16, 17 Apr 30 Quiz 10 7.3 #1, 3, 5, 8, 14, 16 May 2 Review