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Abdulla Eid

 

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

University of Bahrain, College of Science

Welcome to Calculus I course webpage (Fall 2018, First Semester 2018/2019)

The official course syllabus can be downloaded from here.

Course Description

This is an introductory course in Calculus. The course is divided into two parts, first we study the notion of the derivative of a function of a single variable. One way to think about it is as finding the slope of the tangent line at each point on the domain of the function. The second part of the course, we introduce the notion of the integral of a function which you can think about as tool to find the area under the curve of a function. The relation between derivative (finding the slope of the tangent lines) and the integral (finding the area) is given in the fundamental theorem of calculus as a reversal to each other. Note that this course is an early transcendental calculus course which means we will use the transcendental functions such as exponential, trigonometric and their inverse early in the course. Topics include (from the catalog):
Algebra. Functions and graphs. Trigonometry. Conic Sections. Limits and continuity. Derivatives and Integrals. Application of derivatives including the mean value theorem, extrema of functions, and optimization. Definite integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus.

Course Information

  • Course code and title: MATHS101: Calculus I
  • Credit hours: 3 credit hours
  • Pre– requisite: High School Pre-Calculus Course
  • Course Instructor: Dr. Abdulla Eid
  • Course webpage: http://www.abdullaeid.net/MATHS101
  • Class time and place: UTH 11:00 -- 11:50 in TBA

Textbook

References

  1. James Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 2012, 7th Edition, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, ISBN–13: 978-0538498876.
  2. Robert Smith and Ronald Monton, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 2011, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN–13: 978-0073532325
  3. Bill Briggs, Lyle Cochran, and Bernard Gillett, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2014, 2nd Edition, Pearson, ISBN–13: 978-0321947345
  4. Michael Spivak, Calculus, 2008, 4th Edition, Publish, ISBN– 13:  978-0914098911. For A+ students
  5. A humorous approach to learning calculus (for those with a sense of humor only):
    Colin Adams,Abigail Thompson, Joel Hass, How to Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide, 1998, 1st Edition, Times Books, ISBN– 13:  978{0716731603

Class Notes

SlidesWorksheet
Preliminaries Preliminaries
Section 2.2 Section 2.2
Section 2.4 Section 2.4
Section 2.5 Section 2.5
Section 2.6 Section 2.6
Section 3.2 Part 1 Section 3.2 (HW)
Section 3.2 Part 2
Section 3.3 Part 1 Section 3.3
Section 3.3 Part 2
Section 3.3 Part 3
Section 3.3 Part 4
Section 3.5 Part 1 Section 3.5 Part 1
Section 3.5 Part 2 Section 3.5 Part 2
Section 3.5 (HW)
Section 3.6 Section 3.6
Section 3.7 Section 3.7
Section 3.8 Part 1 Section 3.8
Section 3.8 (HW)
Section 3.8 Part 2
Section 3.8 Part 3
Section 3.9 Section 3.9
Section 3.9 (HW)
Section 3.10 Section 3.10
Section 3.11 Section 3.11
Section 4.8 Section 4.8
Section 5.2
Section 5.4 Part 1 Section 5.4 Part 1
Section 5.4 Part 2 Section 5.4 Part 2
Section 5.5 Section 5.5
Section 4.1 Part 1 Section 4.1 Part 1
Section 4.1 Part 2 Section 4.1 Part 2
Section 4.1 Part 3 Section 4.1 Part 3
Section 4.4 Section 4.4
Section 4.2 Section 4.2
Section 4.6 Section 4.6
Extra

Assesment

Your final course grade will be based on two mid-term exams, final exam, online homework. The grade distribution is as follows:

  • Online Homework: 10%
  • Midterm Exams (2): 50%
  • Final Exam: 40%

You can check your grades by clicking here.

Exams Schedule

  • Test 1: TBA ( Sample Test 1 )
  • Test 2: TBA ( Sample Test 2 )
  • Final Exam: January 5, 2019 from 11:30 AM -- 1:30 PM. ( Sample final exam )

    • Important Dates

    • Sept 16, 2018: First day of the semester (Instruction begins).
    • Sept 27, 2018: Last day to drop courses without a `W` grade.
    • November 4 -- 8 , 2018: Mid semester break.
    • Dec 6, 2018: Last day to withdraw with a `W` grade.
    • January 3, 2019: Last day of instruction.
    • January 5, 2019: Final exam.

    Online Homework

    Log--in into MathXL (registration is required). The course ID is XL34-B1HO-101Y-5UI2.
    The course ID, online homework schedule and rules can be found

    Online Homework Rules

    Course Policies

    Academic Integrity

    Cheating and plagiarism are strictly prohibited and will result in serious consequences. In particular, cheating or plagiarism may result in an ”F” for the course and be reported to the dean of students affairs for further action. Using any outside materials, looking at another student’s exam or using cell phones might be considered as a cheating (whether or not you get benefit from it). For more information, please refer to the university regulations handbook (Article 75) and Anti--Plagirism (policy).

    The Classroom Decorum

    The classroom environment should be conductive to learning by all. please no chit-chat talks during the class. Cell phones and all electronic devices should be turned off and put away during the class.