Math 229, Calculus Computer Lab, Fall 2010
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| Instructor: | Joseph Maher |
| Office: | 1S-222 |
| Office hours: | M 4:30-5:30, W 3:30-5:30 |
| Webpage: | http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~maher/teaching |
| Email: | joseph.maher@csi.cuny.edu |
| Phone: | (718) 982-3623 |
Important Dates (http://www.csi.cuny.edu/currentstudents/academiccalendars/)
Matlab Projects: http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/Computing/matlab/Projects/MTH229/mth229-projects-f08.pdf
Matlab Login: http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/MATLAB/Login
Project Deadlines:
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| Using MATLAB as a Calculator | 09/17/10 |
| Plotting Graphs in MATLAB | 09/24/10 |
| More on Graphing with MATLAB | 10/08/10 |
| Graphical Solutions to Equations | |
| Investigating Limits using MATLAB | |
| Approximate First and Second Derivatives | |
| Critical and Inflection Points | |
| Newton’s Method | |
| Optimization | |
| Definite Integrals and Riemann Sums |
Syllabus: Syllabus (http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~maher/teaching/2010_fall-lab/syllabus/index.html).
Exams: There will be a midterm exam during the semester and a final exam at the end of the semester. You must take the final exam at the time scheduled by the university.
- Midterm: Mon 18 Oct
- Final: Mon 20th Dec
Grading: The course grade will be determined as follows: 50% Matlab project + 25% Midterm + 25% Final. Without exception you must pass the exams to pass this course. You must take the final exams at the time scheduled by the university.
Help: Email is the best way to contact me. Come and see me during my office hours! Free math tutoring is also available (http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/Students/Tutoring/index.html).
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory.
Useful links:
The hours and locations of the campus computer labs.
1S-213 is also open most days 10am-4pm.
These are the notes I make for class, they are probably not of much use to anyone else.