Math 1A3, Calculus

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Math 1A3, Calculus

• Bradd Hart, Professor in Math and Stats
• Office HH 420
• Ext. 23411, email hartb_at_mcmaster.ca
• Class hours TWF 1230 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, 5th 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 130 or by appointment

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Outline of todays 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