Spring 2012

Calculus I

Math 1220

Instructor

Professor Niloufer Mackey (nil.mackey AT wmich DOT edu )

Home

Office

6618 Everett; Phone (269) 387-4594.

Office Hours

MF   11 - noon; TR   3 - 4pm    Other times by appointment. Right before class is definitely not a good time to see me.

Class Time

MTRF 2 - 2:50pm, Rood 3395. Please turn beepers and cell phones off during class. Regular attendance is required.

Prerequisite

At least 3 and one half years of college prep mathematics in high school and a satisfactory score on theplacement examination, or the completion of Math 118 (or an equivalent college level precalculus course) with a grade of C or better.

Text

University Calculus: Elements with Early Transcendentals by Hass, Weir, Thomas. Custom Edition for WMU. Addison Wesley/ Pearson. Please bring this text with you to every class.

Math Tutor Lab

Free help available in Rood 2261, M -- R 9am - 6pm, F 9am - 2pm.  Check http://www.wmich.edu/math/labs/index.html for updates on hours.

Other Resources

Student Solutions Manual, Part I,   accompanies the text and contains solutions to the odd-numbered problems. If the bookstore does not have it, look for it on-line.
Schaum's Outlines Series: 3000 solved problems in Calculus.   Low-priced, with oodles of solved practise problems, used by generations of calculus students. Look for it on-line.
Another low-priced resource is How to Ace Calculus: A Streetwise Guide by Adams, Hass and Thompson. Summarizes the important ideas, gives frank advice with generous helpings of humor.
Finally, a no-cost resource is Calculus  by Gilbert Strang, available on-line through the MIT Open Courseware project.