Calculus I Page

First-day Handout Information about MATH 2413 Calculus I: includes the name of the text, the grading scheme, and other relevant topics

Assignments A listing of homework assignments and tentative exam dates

Course Files

Note I put several files at this site. Some will be assigned as homework, some are there for your review, and some are supplements to the text. Review #3 is the first homework assignment and is due the second week of the semester. All the files are in pdf format.

Review Materials

Review #1 – Review of prerequisite algebra and trigonometry topics needed for Calculus I discussed during the first day of class

Review #2 Review of solving equations – use this for practice

Review #2 answers

Review #3 More review of solving equations. This is the first homework assignment due the second week of the semester.

Solving Trig Equations Practice problems for solving Trig equations with odd answers.

Chapter 5 Additional Materials

Area and Volume Formulas

Success in Calculus I

It has been my experience that students who do not have fresh, working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry concepts and techniques do not do well in Calculus I. If you question your readiness to take Calculus I, look at Review #1 and Review #2 for the type of problems I assume you can answer. If the review exercises are not relatively easy to solve, consider taking MATH 1314 College Algebra, MATH 1316 Trigonometry, and MATH 2412 Precalculus. While a Precalculus course is a necessary prerequisite of this course, it may not be sufficient if you do not have a current knowledge the skills needed.

You also need to plan on spending several hours each week working problems. Do not overload your schedule and expect to pass.