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Math 1A3, Calculus Bradd Hart, Professor in Math and Stats Office: HH 420 Ext. 23411, email: hartb@mcmaster.ca Class hours: TWF 12:30 in HSC 1A1
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Is this course for you? If you are in the science faculty then this is a required course. There are programs from other faculties for which this is also a required course. If you are confident in mathematics and want to leave your options open, then stay put. Otherwise, consider alternatives.
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Course material Text: Calculus, early transcendentals by James Stewart, 5 th edition Courseware for Math 1A3 Website for the course: www.math.mcmaster.ca/lovric/1a3.html it is a good idea to bookmark this link – you should use it often
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Grades Five tests: 12% each Final exam: 40% Tests: evenings Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16 Homework not collected for credit but …
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Help available Tutorials beginning in the week of Sept. 20 TAs office hours Math drop-in centre starting Sept. 20 in Hamilton Hall behind the Math Cafe Review manual Course website My office hours, WF 1:30 or by appointment
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Outline of today’s lecture (and maybe some on Tuesday) Functions - covering Section 1.1 (Chapter 5 in the review manual) Domain, Range, Graph Vertical line test Different ways to define functions Symmetry, increasing and decreasing
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Things to do soon Buy the book and coursepack Find the website and bookmark it Begin looking at sections 1.1 and 1.3 (Chapter 5 of the review manual as well) Work on suggested problems and Assignment 1
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