Textbook:

Calculus:Concepts and Contexts by James Stewart. 

You need to buy the "WebAssign + Ebook Access F/ Calculus (New Only)" directly from the Kansas Union Bookstore. See also www.cengagebrain.com/micro/kumath121

This will be your only required "textbook." Be sure that you are getting the "life of edition" version. That means it will still work next semester for MATH 122.

We will cover most parts of Chapters 1 through 6.

TOPICS: Functions, limits, derivatives and applications, anti-derivatives and integration techniques. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________MATH 121 CONSULTING ROOM:

Graduate teaching assistants will be available in 439 Anschutz to help Math 121 students. The schedule is:

439 Anschutz Calculus Resource Center TA schedule

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Exams and Quizzes:

There will be three  common exams: a midterm, a final, and a Gateway.
There will also be two in-class exams, and possibly some quizzes, depending on the instructor.


Common midterm and final:

• Exam	Date	Room	Note
  Common midterm	Wednesday, March 12, 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm		You must bring your KU ID with you to the exam.
  Common final: comprehensive	Monday, May 12, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm		You must bring your KU ID with you to the exam.

Gateway Exam:

• The Gateway exam will consists of 10 randomly selected differentiation problems. The testing room is SNOW 159. The testing center is closed during Spring break and on the some "black-out" dates. You must pass an online exam first in order to take the in-lab test (see the deadlines below). Students are required to have their KUID and know their instructor's name. See more here.

Gateway Exam The Gateway exam will consists of 10 randomly selected differentiation problems. The testing room is SNOW 159. You must pass an online exam first in order to take the in-lab test (see the deadlines below). Students are required to have their KUID. See more here. Links: Gateway Exam website. Gateway help email address. Math 121 Gateway problems. Deadlines: Online Gateway deadline: March 5, 2014. In-Lab Gateway deadline: March 14, 2014. In-Lab Exam Procedures: Log in as "Gateway Exams" Open "Safari" or "Maple T.A. - Login" Log in with your KU Online ID (same as email) Choose your course and In-Lab Exam Lab monitor will check your photo ID Take Exam, click "Grade" Lab monitor will check your ID again Click "Quit & Save"

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Grading:

Common midterm exam        200 points
Common final exam              300 points
Gateway exam                      100 points
In-class exams                       200 points
Homework and quizzes         150 points
Attendance                              50 points
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Total                                     1000 points

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Important Dates

January 21	First Day of Class
January 27	Last day to add/change sections online
February 10	Last Day to drop online
February 17-20	First In Class Exam
March 5 March 14	Last Day to pass the Online Gateway Last Day to pass the In Lab Gateway
March 12, 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm	Midterm exam
March 17-21, Monday-Friday	Spring break
April 14-17	Second In Class Exam
May 8	Last Day of Class
May 12,  4:30pm - 7:00pm	Final Exam

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