Colorado State University, Pueblo; Fall 2009
Math 126 — Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, Section 1
Homework Assignments & Course Schedule

Here is a link to the current week, below.

Here is a link back to the course syllabus/policy page.

In the following all sections and page numbers refer to the required course textbook, Calculus (6th ed.), by James Stewart.

This schedule is subject to change, but should be accurate at any moment for at least a week into the future.

For each day, please read the section(s) named in the plan, before that day, while the homework is due that day.

Things to remember about homework:

• It is due each day in class or, at the latest, by noon in my office -- or under my office door if I'm not there when you come by.
• Hand in the Writing Emphasis problem(s) (indicated below as "17_WE", for example) and the Peer Consultation problems (all the rest) separately.
• Every day a Big Idea sentence, or up to a paragraph, is also due. This should also be on its own page.
• Every written solution you hand in should have two columns, the left one with calculations, etc., the right one labelled "WHY" and having explanations (often consisting of only one-word or just an abbreviation) for every line (or group of lines indicated with a curly brace "}")on the left. Pleaes also make sure that every equals sign ("=") in your work really means that the quantities on both sides of that symbol are the same. Finally, in case the problem is to solve for some numerical or algebraic quantity, put this quantity at the end of your calculation column in a box.

Week of August 24:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Mostly bureaucracy and introductions. Read "To the Student", p. xxvi, "A Preview of Calculus", pp. 2-9, and Chapter 1.
  • T: Read §2.1; HW0: Send me e-mail (at jonathan.poritz@gmail.com) telling me:
    1. Your name.
    2. Your e-mail address. (Please give me one that you actually check fairly frequently, since I may use it to contact you during the term.)
    3. Your year/program/major at CSUP.
    4. What you intend to do after CSUP, in so far as you have an idea.
    5. Past math classes you've had.
    6. Other math/science classes intend to take in future semesters.
    7. Other classes you're taking at the moment.
    8. The reason you are taking this course.
    9. Your favorite mathematical subject.
    10. Your favorite mathematical result/theorem/technique/example/problem.
    11. Anything else you think I should know (disabilities, employment or other things that take a lot of time, etc.).
    12. [Optional:] The best book you have read recently.
    I will only enter your name into my gradebook and give you your "late HW passes" when I get this e-mail, so you really need to do this assignment ASAP. Please take a moment to be complete (indeed, be as expansive as you can) — the more information I have about you, the better I can adapt the course to your needs and interests.
  • W: Read §2.2; hand in HW1 §2.1: 4, 6, 8_WE
  • Θ: Read §2.2; hand in HW2 §2.2: 4-10 even, 12_WE
  • F: Read §2.3; hand in HW3 §2.2: 14_WE, 16-18 even, 24-28 even
• NOTE: Friday is the last day to add classes

Week of August 31:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Quiz 1 (on §2.2) today. Read §2.3; hand in HW4 §2.3: 2-8 even, 10_WE, 12
  • T: Read §2.4; hand in HW5 §2.3: 20_WE, 22, 26, 36, 40, 58
  • W: Read §2.4; HW6 has been folded into tomorrow's homework; please do, however, hand in a Big Idea
  • Θ: Read §2.5; hand in HW6/7 §2.4: 2-6 even, 16_WE, 20, 24, 38
  • F: Quiz 2 today. Read §2.5; hand in HW8 §2.5: 4, 6, 10, 16, 18_WE

Week of September 7:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §3.1; hand in HW9 §2.5: 32, 38, 42, 44, 48_WE, 60
  • T: Read §3.1; hand in HW10 §3.1: 2, 10, 12, 18, 20, 26_WE
  • W: Read §3.2; hand in HW11 §3.1: 28-36 even, 38_WE
  • Θ: Read §3.2; hand in HW12 §3.2: 2-10 even, 12_WE
  • F: Quiz 3 today. Read §3.3; hand in HW13 §3.2: 18-24 even, 30_WE, 34, 36
• NOTE: Monday is the last day to drop classes without a grade being recorded

Week of September 14:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §3.3; hand in HW14 §3.3: 2, 4, 6, 12, 20, 52_WE
  • T: Read §3.4; hand in HW15 §3.3: 64_WE, 66, 68, 72, 80, 86
  • W: Read §3.4; hand in HW16 §3.4: 2-10 even, 16_WE
  • Θ: Review -- here is a review sheet; hand in HW17 §3.4: 22_WE, 24, 34, 44, 46
  • F: Test I Today.

Week of September 21:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Test I post-mortem.
  • T: Read §3.5; No homework today ... except to turn in up to three corrected Test I problems, if you wish, for extra credit.
  • W: Read §3.5; hand in HW18 §3.5: 8, 12, 14, 20, 22, 34, 38_WE
  • Θ: Read §3.6; hand in HW19 §3.5: 40, 42, 54, 66, 70_WE, 76
  • F: Quiz 4 today. Read §3.6; hand in HW20 §3.6: 2, 4, 6, 12, 16_WE, 24

Week of September 28:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §3.7; hand in HW21 §3.6: 26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 52_WE
  • T: Read §3.7; hand in HW22 §3.7: 2, 6, 8, 14_WE
  • W: Read §3.8; hand in HW23 §3.7: 16, 18, 26, 32_WE
  • Θ: Read §3.8; hand in HW24 §3.8: 2, 6, 12, 16_WE, 18
  • F: More on §3.8! No quiz! HW delayed until Monday!

Week of October 5:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Quiz 5 today (on related rates). Read §3.9; hand in HW25 §3.8: 20, 24, 28, 38, 40, 42_WE, 44
  • T: Finishing related rates; very beginning of max/min (§4.1); hand in HW26 §3.9: 2, 4, 24, 26, 28, 42_WE
  • W: Read §4.1; no new HW due today; hand in revised solutions to Monday's quiz, if you like.
  • Θ:Read §4.1; hand in HW27 §4.1: 6, 8, 10, 30, 34, 36_WE
  • F: Quiz 6 today. Read §4.2; hand in HW28 §4.1: 46, 50, 52, 54, 60_WE, 62

Week of October 12:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §4.3; hand in HW29 §4.2: 2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16_WE
  • T: Read §4.3; hand in HW30 §4.3: 2, 8, 12, 28, 30_WE
  • W: Read §4.4; hand in HW31 §4.3: 36, 44, 52, 54_WE, 64
  • Θ: Read §4.5; hand in HW32 §4.4: 4, 10, 16, 20_WE, 24, 28
  • F: Quiz 7 today. Read §4.5; hand in HW33 §4.5: 4, 10, 16, 18, 24_WE

Week of October 19:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §4.6; hand in HW34 §4.5: 28, 30, 48, 52_WE, 56
  • T: Read §4.7; hand in HW35 §4.6: 2, 4, 8, 26_WE
  • W: Read §4.7; hand in HW36 §4.7: 2, 4, 6, 12, 14_WE
  • Θ: Review; hand in HW37 §4.7: 16, 30, 34_WE, 38, 44
  • F: Test II today.
• NOTE: Friday is the last day to withdraw (with a W) from classes

Week of October 26:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Test II post-mortem.
  • T: Read §4.9; No book homework today. You may turn in up to three corrected Test II problems, if you wish, for possible extra credit. Please also turn in, as today's Big Idea a description of what you intend to do in this course for the remaining five weeks of this term. If you are perfectly content with how Test II turned out, say that (and tell me a bit of your study habits and practices); if you wanted to do better, please make a specific plan about what you will change to do this -- some ideas you might consider are
    1. do extra problems every day and ask that they be graded;
    2. for every HW set or quiz on which you do not receive a perfect score, talk to someone (at the MLC, a tutor, your professor) and then re-do the problem(s) -- in your own words and handwriting -- correctly, and hand that in;
    3. ask for and then do, under time pressure and in a test-like situation, a practice test before the next test(s), to help you develop the confidence that you can do well despite test anxiety;
    4. write much longer, more complete, and more detailed Big Ideas for the rest of the term, gradually building up a complete outline of the course (perhaps even going back to do this for sections we have already completed; perhaps including typical examples from class, the book, or the HW exercises), and consulting with someone (me, the MLC, ...) if there are any unclear points as do your write-ups.
    5. etc. ideas of your own...
  • W: Read §4.9; hand in HW38 §4.9: 2, 8, 10, 16, 42_WE
  • Θ: Read §5.1; hand in HW39 §4.9: 36, 40, 44, 46, 56_WE
  • F: Quiz 8 today. Read §5.2; hand in HW40 §:5.1: 2, 4, 12_WE, 16

Week of November 2:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §5.2; hand in HW41 §5.2: 6, 18, 20, 30, 34_WE
  • T: Read §5.3; hand in HW42 §5.2: 42, 44, 48, 50_WE
  • W: Read §5.3; hand in HW43 §5.3: 2, 8, 12, 14_WE, 18
  • Θ: Read §5.4; hand in HW44 §5.3: 24, 26, 34, 48_WE, 56
  • F: Quiz 9 today. Read §5.4; hand in HW45 §5.4: 6, 8, 12, 20, 30_WE

Week of November 9:

• The plan for this week:
  • M: Read §5.5; hand in HW46 §5.4: 32, 38, 40, 42, 50_WE
  • T: Read §5.5; hand in HW47 §5.5: 2, 4, 12, 14, 22, 28_WE
  • W: Review; hand in HW48 §5.5: 30, 38, 42, 46, 54_WE
  • Θ: Test III today.
  • F: Test III post-mortem.