Math 117 Course Outline Fall 2013

Calculus I for Engineering

Lectures:

Tutorials:

Text:
(recommended)
Instructors:

Teaching Assistants:

001 Mondays (MC 4021), Tuesdays, and Fridays (MC 4061), 3:30-4:20
002 Mondays and Fridays (RCH 301), 12:30-1:20, Thursdays (DC 1351) 10:30-11:20
003 Mondays and Thursdays 2:30-3:20, Wednesdays 1:30-2:20, RCH 301
004 Tuesdays,and Thursdays (MC 4021), Wednesday (QNC 2502), 9:30-10:20,
005 Tuesdays 2:30-3:20 Thursdays 3:30-4:20 (EIT 1015) Wednesdays 12:30-1:20 (RCH 301)
Note: each section will have three extra lectures, scattered throughout the term, to make up for the
three lecture days which fall during the midterm exam week.
There are 15 Tutorial sections in total. See your class schedule.

Glyn James, Modern Engineering Mathematics (MEM) 4th Edition

7 copies are available on reserve in the DC Library with call number: UWD 1652
(youll need to go to the front desk and ask for a copy)
Eddie Dupont (coordinator, Lecture sections 004 and 005)
MC 4006, edupont@uwaterloo.ca
(519 888 4567) ext. 31365
Joel Wallman (Lecture section 001)
QNC 4316, joel.j.wallman@gmail.com
(519 888 4567) ext. 39071
Reza Seyyedali (Lecture section 002 and 003)
MC 5089, rseyyedali@uwaterloo.ca
(519 888 4567) ext. 35573
takhter@uwaterloo.ca
Tahmina
Akhter
abembene@uwaterloo.ca
Eric
Bembenek
jboiselle@uwaterloo.ca
Jason
Boisselle
lbovard@uwaterloo.ca
Luke
Bovard
dsd2@sfu.ca
David
Deepwell
y67he@uwaterloo.ca
Yangxin
He
in-ting.ho@uwaterloo.ca
In-Ting
Ho
oleg.kabernik@uwaterloo.ca Oleg
Kabernik
t35khan@uwaterloo.ca
Tawsif
Khan
keenan.lyon@uwaterloo.ca
Kennan
Lyon
p36sharm@uwaterloo.ca
Puneet
Sharma
ssijher@uwaterloo.ca
Sumit
Sijher
dsteinmo@uwaterloo.ca
Derek
Steinmoeller
bastorer@uwaterloo.ca
Ben
Storer
asusanto@uwaterloo.ca
Andree
Susanto
c22fergu@uwaterloo.ca
Chris
Ferguson

Approximate Schedule (each section has its extra lectures in different weeks, so its impossible to give a
week-by-week schedule thats accurate for everyone):
Chapter
Part 1:
Functions and
other
Fundamentals

Week
1

Functions: Definition, Inverse,

Composite, Odd and Even, etc..
Review of some familiar equations.

Piecewise-Defined Functions (including

the Heaviside Function).
Polynomials, Rational Functions, Partial
Fraction Decomposition.
The Trigonometric Functions, the
Inverse Trigonometric Functions,
and some Applications of Trigonometric
Identities.
Limits and Continuity

4
Part 2:
Differentiation

6
7
8

9
Part 3:
Integration

Topic

10
11
12

The Derivative, Basic Differentiation

Rules, Differentials, Implicit &
Logarithmic Differentiation
Midterm Exams
Optimization, Curve Sketching, Intro. to
Antidifferentiation
The Definite Integral. Properties of
Definite Integrals. The Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus, Indefinite
Integrals
The Method of Substitution, Integration
by Parts, Areas Between Curves
Trigonometric Substitutions, Integration
of Rational Functions.
Separable Differential Equations,
Lengths of Curves, Polar Coordinates
Complex Numbers, Eulers Formula,
Application to Circuit Analysis

Reference
MEM 2.1, 2.2, 1.4, 2.7.4
Also Recommended: 1.3, 1.5, rest of
2.7 (these wont be discussed in class;
this is considered review material)
MEM 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 2.8.3, 2.4.1, 2.5.1
2.5.3
Also Recommended: 2.3.1, 2.3.4, 2.4.2
MEM 2.6.1 2.6.7

MEM 7.1 7.3, 7.5, 7.8, 7.9.1, 7.9.2

MEM 8.1-8.3, 8.4.1

MEM 8.5,
Lecture Notes
MEM 8.7

MEM 8.8,
Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
MEM 10.5.3, 8.9.6, 2.6.8
MEM 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6

GRADING SCHEME (subject to change):

10% Assignments
25% Midterm Exam (Wednesday, October 16th, 8:30-10:15am)
65% Final Exam (date to be announced)

ASSIGNMENTS:
There will be weekly assignments, posted on the course, due in class (or potentially a drop box) on Thursdays
of most weeks. Youll be expected to provide full solutions, and the clarity of your explanations will affect your
grades. Be aware that not every question which is assigned will end up getting marked. Also, please staple
your assignments. Dont expect your instructor to bring a stapler to the classroom, and dont expect your
assignment to be marked if it isnt stapled!
We also intend to provide practice problems on MapleTA https://maple-ta.uwaterloo.ca/mapleta/login/login.do.
TUTORIALS: (no tutorials during the first week)
During the two-hour weekly tutorials a teaching assistant will work through extra examples related to the topics
discussed in recent classes and/or walk around and help with assignment questions. We strongly encourage you
to try the assignment questions before the tutorial, so that you can get the most out of it.
HELP:
If youre still struggling with the assignments after the tutorials, you can find help in the WEEF lab (E2-1310).
These usually run from 6:30-8:30pm on Monday and Wednesday (for Calculus). See the schedule at Evening
Help Sessions. There will also be tutors available in the residences on weekends and in the evenings. If you
have more general questions about the concepts in the course, then the best thing to do is to see your instructor
during office hours. The most important thing is to recognize when you are having trouble, and get help as
soon as possible dont leave your questions until the week before the final exam!
GETTING YOUR MARKED ASSIGNMENTS BACK:
We will normally need one week to get all of the written assignments graded. After that, they will be returned
to you in the tutorial or via a method of your instructors choosing. In order to comply with the provincial
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, we also give you the option of having your written
assignments returned to you by mail. If this is what you would prefer, then inform your instructor by e-mail by
September 23rd. It would then be your responsibility to provide a sufficiently large, stamped, self-addressed
envelope for each assignment.
Solutions to the assignments will be posted on the website, as will your assignment grades. However, we still
encourage you to collect your own assignments once theyve been marked, even if its just so that you can make
sure that your mark has been entered correctly.
Unclaimed assignments will be shredded immediately after the final exam!

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE:
You are expected to know what constitutes an academic offense (see Policy #71 Student Academic Discipline,
Policy list). We remind you that although you are encouraged to discuss assignment problems with each other,
you are expected to write up your solutions independently. Direct copying (from any source) is plagiarism, and
will be treated as an academic offense if detected.
ILLNESS DURING EXAMS:
If you miss the midterm exam due to a documented illness, the weight will be transferred to the final exam. Be
aware that we do NOT automatically grant requests for deferrals of final exams. These requests will be granted
only to students who are severely ill or otherwise physically incapable of attending the examination, and whose
performance in the course suggests a reasonable chance of success.
GRIEVANCES:
A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or
unreasonable may initiate a grievance. Read Policy 70, Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4: Policy
List. If in doubt, contact Karen Dyck in the First Year Engineering office.
NOTE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
AccessAbility Services located in Needles Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to
arrange appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity
of the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please
register with AccessAbility Services at the beginning of each academic term.