Robert L. Watson
MSB (SAS Hall) Office #3143
Email: rlwatso3 -at- unity -dot- ncsu -dot- edu

MA 121 - Elements of Calculus
Spring 2009 Section 005 M/W 1930 - 2045 in Harrelson 107


Study Hard!

Office Hours (Spring 2009)

Date and Time: T/H 1715 - 1845 and by appointment
Harrelson Hall Room 173

TA Office Hours (Spring 2009)

Date and Time: H 1430 - 1530
HA 172

Announcements
  • (1 Jan) Welcome back! I highly recommend bookmarking this page. It will be frequently referred to.

  • (13 Feb) Unemployment Model 1 from Wednesday's Lecture.

  • (15 Feb) Extra credit 1 is available.

Course Description

MA 121 is a one-semester course intended for students who require only a single semester of calculus. Emphasis on concepts and applications of calculus, along with basic skills. Algebra review, functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, integrals, logarithmic and exponential functions, functions of several variables, applications in management, applications in biological and social sciences.

More information can be found in the course syllabus.

MA 121 uses WebAssign for most graded homework. Additional exercises from the reading are also referenced, and should be studied. Successful completion of both homework sets is recommended before sitting the exams.

References and Resources
  • Examples of the Difference Quotient can be found here.

Suggested Exercises

Section R.1:

9, 19, 23, 31

Section R.2:

1, 3, 7, 21, 39, 43, 49, 51

Section R.3:

5, 11, 17, 29, 33, 53

Section R.4:

13, 25, 27, 33, 37, 47, 61, 79

Section R.5:

7, 13, 37, 39, 43, 49, 51, 57, 59, 61, 67, 79, 81, 87, 89

Section 1.1:

3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 51, 65, 73

Section 1.2:

1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 31, 33, 35, 41, 45, 51, 55, 59, 67

Section 1.3:

1, 5, 7, 17, 25, 31, 37, 41, 49

Section 1.4:

3, 11(c,d), 13(c,d), 15(c,d), 17, 21, 25, 27

Section 1.5:

1, 13, 15, 19, 25, 31, 39, 45, 49, 53, 57, 71, 81

Section 1.6:

1, 3, 7, 13, 17, 25, 39, 97, 101, 111

Section 1.7:

1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 27, 39, 71, 79, 93

Section 1.8:

1, 5, 11, 23, 27, 37, 45, 49, 55

Section 2.1:

1 - 29 odd

Section 2.2:

1 - 41 odd

Section 2.3:

1 - 21 odd, 33, 43, 49, 55, 57*

Section 2.4:

1 - 35 every other odd, 49 - 85 every other odd, 101*

Section 2.5:

9 - 51 every other odd

Section 3.1:

5 - 51 every other odd, 81, 85, 89

Section 3.2:

1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 23, 27, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 73, 77, 83

Section 3.3:

1, 5, 7, 11, 15*, 23, 27, 31, 39, 43, 47, 49 - 57 odd ** NOT ON WebAssign

Section 3.4:

1 - 37 every other odd. Exclude 25.

Section 3.5:

1 - 31 odd. 37, 41, 45

Section 4.1:

1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31

Section 4.2:

1 - 57 every other odd, 61, 67, 69, 71

Section 4.3:

1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 43, 49, 53, 59, 61, 65, 79, 91, 93, 105

Section 4.4:

1, 5, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 65

Section 4.5:

1 - 59 every other odd, 63, 65, 67, 89

Section 5.1:

1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 21

Section 5.2:

1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 29, 37

Section 5.3:

1 - 33 every other odd, 39, 41, 43

Quizzes
Exams

Exam: 1

Exam: 2

Exam: 3

Exam: 4

Exam: F