MATH 150 - Calculus I - Fall 2023


 

Coordinator: Prof. Ricardo Carretero
 
Instructors: Section 12958 MWF: 08:00 - 08:50 @ AL-105 (with Alex Busalacchi, abusalacchi3678@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350 MWF: 12:00 - 12:50 @ HH-130 (with Alex Busalacchi, abusalacchi3678@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356 MWF: 13:00 - 13:50 @ HH-130 (with Shahir Sikder, ssikder@sdsu.edu)
Section 10362 MWF: 09:00 - 09:50 @ HH-130 (with Shahir Sikder, ssikder@sdsu.edu)
Section 10370 TTh: 09:30 - 10:45 @ NE-060 (with Andrea Steel, asteel2@sdsu.edu)
Section 12780 MWF: 12:00 - 12:50 @ GMCS-333 (with Gabriel Netro, ganetro@sdsu.edu)
 
TAs: Section 12958, Subsection 12961 MW: 13:00 - 13:50 @ SSW-2512 (with TA Daisy Ulloa, dulloa2@sdsu.edu)
Section 12958, Subsection 12959 MW: 09:00 - 09:50 @ LH-442 (with TA Sushma Bulusu, sbulusu5688@sdsu.edu)
Section 12958, Subsection 12960 MW: 10:00 - 10:50 @ HH-216 (with TA Sebastian Carrillo, jcarrillo5698@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350, Subsection 10354 TTh: 12:30 - 13:20 @ SLHS-149 (with TA Jamie Rivera, jrivera1986@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350, Subsection 10351 TTh: 08:30 - 09:20 @ P-147 (with TA Gerardo Cruz, gcruz3814@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350, Subsection 10353 TTh: 11:00 - 11:50 @ GMCS-329 (with TA Gerardo Cruz, gcruz3814@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350, Subsection 10355 TTh: 15:00 - 15:50 @ HH-134 (with TA Bowen Armour, barmour5736@sdsu.edu)
Section 10350, Subsection 10352 TTh: 09:30 - 10:20 @ LH-257 (with TA Bowen Armour, barmour5736@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356, Subsection 10359 TTh: 12:30 - 13:20 @ ARTN-300B (with TA Jaime Santos, jsantos8747@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356, Subsection 10358 TTh: 11:00 - 11:50 @ LSS-244 (with TA Jamie Rivera, jrivera1986@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356, Subsection 10357 TTh: 09:30 - 10:20 @ P-147 (with TA Grace Eason, geason5244@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356, Subsection 10361 TTh: 16:00 - 16:50 @ PSFA-358 (with TA Jaime Santos, jsantos8747@sdsu.edu)
Section 10356, Subsection 10360 TTh: 16:00 - 16:50 @ P-147 (with TA Grace Eason, geason5244@sdsu.edu)
Section 10362, Subsection 10364 TTh: 09:30 - 10:20 @ NE-172 (with TA Anh Nguyen, anguyen23@sdsu.edu)
Section 10362, Subsection 10363 TTh: 08:30 - 09:20 @ GMCS-327 (with TA Anh Nguyen, anguyen23@sdsu.edu)
Section 10362, Subsection 10366 TTh: 14:00 - 14:50 @ HH-134 (with TA Ashmita Shishodia, ashishodia2546@sdsu.edu)
Section 10362, Subsection 10365 TTh: 12:00 - 13:20 @ AL-104 (with TA Ashmita Shishodia, ashishodia2546@sdsu.edu)
Section 10370, Subsection 10375 MW: 11:00 - 11:50 @ PSFA-374 (with TA Nick Jacome, njacome9607@sdsu.edu)
Section 10370, Subsection 10373 MW: 11:00 - 11:50 @ GMCS-328 (with TA Lily Sawi, lsawi4767@sdsu.edu)
Section 10370, Subsection 10374 MW: 13:00 - 13:50 @ NE-085 (with TA Lily Sawi, lsawi4767@sdsu.edu)
Section 12780, Subsection 12783 MW: 13:00 - 13:50 @ NE-073 (with TA Sushma Bulusu, sbulusu5688@sdsu.edu)
Section 12780, Subsection 12781 MW: 15:00 - 15:50 @ NE-173 (with TA Bowen Armour, barmour5736@sdsu.edu)
Section 12780, Subsection 12782 MW: 15:00 - 15:50 @ NE-278B (with TA Anjali Shinde, ashinde@sdsu.edu)
 
Office Hours: Please refer to this link that lists all the TA office hours at the MSLC. You can attend ANY office hours with ANY TA (i.e., feel free to attend your TA's office hours or ANY other TA's office hours).
 
Math&Stats Learning Center: The Department of Mathematics runs the Math&Stats Learning Center (MSLC) @ Love Library, Room LL-328. For details click here.
 

Syllabus:

Official Syllabus: Click HERE.

Important dates:
Mon, Aug. 21: First lecture.
Fri, Sep. 01: Last day to adjust schedule (adds, drops, etc.)
Mon, Dec. 11: Last lecture.

Tests: [Instructions and Rules]
Wed, Sep. 20: Midterm#1, 7:00-9:00pm
Wed, Oct. 18: Midterm#2, 7:00-9:00pm
Wed, Nov. 15: Midterm#3, 7:00-9:00pm
Sun, Dec. 17: FINAL, 12:00-2:00pm

Textbook:
Calculus-Single Variable Calculus Early Transcendentals, 8E, by James Stewart.
You can buy hardcopy, paperback or electronic copy.
Make sure that it includes a WebAssign code for the electronic homework.

Online Homework:
All book versions [hardcopy, paperback, electronic] (California Ed.) include a WebAssign access code.
To register into your WebAssign course just click the "WebAssign" tab in your Math-150 in Canvas.
The online (WebAssign) homework will be available through Canvas.

Outline: (this is basically Appendixes A to D and chapters 1 to 5 from the textbook)

  1. Review
    • A: Numbers, Inequalities and Absolute Values
    • B: Coordinate Geometry and Lines
    • C: Graphs of Second-Degree Equations
    • D: Trigonometry

  2. Functions and Models
    • 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function
    • 1.2 Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
    • 1.3 New Functions from Old Functions
    • 1.4 Exponential Functions
    • 1.5 Inverse Functions and Logarithms

  3. Limits and Derivatives
    • 2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
    • 2.2 The Limit of a Function
    • 2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
    • 2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit
    • 2.5 Continuity
    • 2.6 Limits at Infinity
    • 2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change
    • 2.8 The Derivative as a Function
  1. Differentiation Rules
    • 3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
    • 3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
    • 3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
    • 3.4 The Chain Rule
    • 3.5 Implicit Differentiation
    • 3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
    • 3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
    • 3.8: Exponential Growth and Decay
    • 3.9 Related Rates
    • 3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials
    • 3.11 Hyperbolic Functions

  2. Applications of Differentiation
    • 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
    • 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem
    • 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
    • 4.4 Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospital Rule
    • 4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching
    • 4.6 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
    • 4.7 Optimization Problems
    • 4.8 Newton's Method
    • 4.9 Antiderivatives

  3. Integrals
    • 5.1 Areas and Distances
    • 5.2 The Definite Integral
    • 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
    • 5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Total Change Theorem
    • 5.5 The Substitution Rule