Math 117 – Course Outline – Fall 2018

Calculus I for Engineering

Lectures: 001 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 11:30-12:20, E7 5353.
Also Thursdays Sept.20 /Nov.1 /Nov.29 : 1:30-2:20, E7 5353.
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002 Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays: 3:30-4:20, E7 5353.

Also Thursdays Sept.20 /Nov.1 /Nov.29 : 10:30-11:20, E7 5353.
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003 Tuesdays, Thursdays: 2:30 – 3:20. Fridays: 3:30-4:20, E7 5343.

Also Thursdays Sept.20 /Nov.1 /Nov.29 : 9:30-10:20: E7 5343.
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004 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 9:30 – 10:20, QNC 1502.

Also Thursdays Sept.20 /Oct.4 /Nov.1 : 11:30 – 12:20, QNC 1502.
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005 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 10:30 – 11:20, MC 1085.

Also Thursdays Sept.20 /Oct.25 /Nov.15 : 1:30 – 2:20 MC 2066.
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Tutorials: There are 15 Tutorial sections in total. See your class schedule.

Note: As is the norm for first-year Engineering courses, there will be no lectures during the week of your midterm exams.

Text: D.Harmsworth, Course Notes. Packaged with electronic access to Calculus (Early
Transcendentals), Third Edition, by Jon Rogawski & Colin Adams, via the Launchpad
website.
Instructors: David Harmsworth (coordinator, Lecture sections 001 and 004)
MC 6441, dlharmsw@uwaterloo.ca
(519 888 4567) ext. 37205
Mohammad Kohandel (Lecture sections 002 and 005)
MC 6112, kohandel@uwaterloo.ca
(519 888 4567) ext. 35458
Moriah Pellowe (Lecture section 003)
MC 6123, mmagcalas@uwaterloo.ca
(519 888 4567) ext. 39240
Instructor Office To be posted on LEARN.
Hours:
Teaching Assistants: A Teaching Assistant will be assigned to each of the 15 tutorial sections.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate skill in evaluation of limits, derivatives and integrals

• Use limits and derivatives to sketch graphs of functions or solve optimization problems
• Use integration to calculate areas between and lengths of curves, find average values of functions, and
calculate volumes of solids of revolution
• Read and use mathematical definitions
• Sketch curves described in polar coordinates
• Use integration to calculate areas enclosed by segments of curves in polar coordinates, and lengths of
such curve segments
• Perform various other specific calculations (find partial fraction decompositions, express piecewise-
defined functions using the Heaviside function, etc.)

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 Approximate Schedule:

Chapter Week Topics

Part 1: 1,2 Functions: Definition, Inverse, Composite, Odd and Even, etc.
Functions and Review of some familiar equations. Piecewise-Defined Functions.
Other Use of the Heaviside Function.
Fundamentals 3 Polynomials, Rational Functions, Partial Fraction Decomposition.
The Trigonometric Functions, and the Inverse Trigonometric Functions.
Part 2: 4 Limits
Limits and 5 Limits (continued) and Continuity.
Continuity The Definition of the Derivative.
Part 3: 6 Thanksgiving and Study Days
Differential Differentiation skills.

Calculus 7 Midterm Exams

8 Differentiation skills, continued.
Related Rates Problems.
Differentials.
9 Curve Sketching and Optimization Techniques.
Part 4: The Definite Integral, Properties of Definite Integrals, and The Fundamental
Integral Theorem of Calculus.
Calculus 10 Indefinite Integrals / Antidifferentiation.
Integration by Substitution, Integration by Parts.
11 Areas Between Curves.
Trigonometric Substitutions.
Strategies for Integration of Rational Functions.
12 Some Applications of Integration: Lengths of Curves, Volumes of Solids of
Revolution.
Part 5: 13/14 Improper Integrals.
Polar Polar Coordinates.
Coordinates

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 ACCESS TO LAUNCHPAD:
Your textbook package includes an access code for the website. To use it, just go to
http://www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/calculuset3e/8881441. This link and more detailed instructions
will be posted on the course webpage on Desire2Learn (LEARN).

GRADING SCHEME: Your final grade will be calculated as the greater of these two numbers:
• 6% A + 9% Q + 25% M + 60% F
• 0% A + 12% Q + 26% M + 62% F
Where
• A = Assignments (online, on Launchpad)
• Q = Quizzes (in tutorials) – best 6 of 8 will count.
• M = Midterm Exam (Monday, October 15 , 2:30-4:20 pm) th

• F = Final Exam (date to be announced)

You can see that the Assignments are technically optional; if you choose not to do them regularly then the
weight will be distributed to the other course elements.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Each week you will be assigned a set of problems to complete on the “Launchpad” website associated with the
textbook by Rogawski and Adams. The lecture note package available in the UW bookstore will provide you
with electronic access to Launchpad website, which contains both the Rogawski textbook in electronic form and
the platform for the online assignments. Instructions for registration will be posted on LEARN. Extensions for
these assignments will be granted upon request, with no questions asked, right up until the last day of classes;
just email the course coordinator (David Harmsworth) at dlharmsw@uwaterloo.ca.

QUIZZES / TUTORIALS:

You have a two-hour tutorial scheduled each week, starting on September 17 /18 . During the first hour, your
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teaching assistant will guide you through extra examples or respond to questions from the class. During the
second hour, you’ll have a quiz on the previous week’s material. These will be weighted at 1.5% each
(assuming that you’re doing the assignments); the best six of the eight grades will count.

Note: there will be no quiz on October 22 / 23 . We’ll use this tutorial to go over the midterm exam. There
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will also be no quizzes on Oct. 11 (Nano) or Dec. 3 (everyone else). We’ll still hold tutorials on these dates,
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but they will be held merely as group office-hour-style help sessions for the midterm exam (for Nano) and final
exam (for everyone else).

HELP:
If you’re still struggling with the assignments or course concepts after the tutorials, you can find help in the
WEEF lab, or from tutors in Village 1. Details will be posted on LEARN as they are received from the First-
Year Engineering Office. You can also, of course, 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 – don’t leave your
questions until the week before the final exam.

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 Recommended Weekly Readings:

With the exception of some of the review material in Chapter 1, everything you will be tested on in this
course is discussed in the Course Notes. Reading the material before the corresponding lecture is
highly recommended. The sections listed from the Rogawski text (accessible as an e-text on the
Launchpad website) are suggested if you want a different perspective or – for some topics – a more
rigorous discussion of the material.

Week Reading

1 (Sept. 6 ) th
Rogawski §1.1-1.3, 1.6
Course Notes §1,2
Greek Alphabet Handout
2 (Sept. 10 ) th
Course Notes §3 - 7
(+ part of Rogawski §1.5)
3 (Sept. 17 ) th
Course Notes §8 – 10
(+ Rogawski §1.4 and rest of Rogawski §1.5)
4 (Sept. 24 ) th
Course Notes §11 – 12
(+ Rogawski Ch.2)
5 (Oct. 1 ) st
Course Notes §13 – 15
(+ Rogawski §3.1-3.9)
6 (Oct. 8 ) th
n/a

7 (Oct. 15 ) th
- Midterm Week -

8 (Oct. 22 ) nd
Course Notes §16 – 18
(+ Rogawski §3.10, 4.1)
9 (Oct. 29 ) th
Course Notes §19 – 21
(+ Rogawksi §4.4 – 4.7, §5.1 – 5.6)
10 (Nov. 5 ) th
Course Notes §22 – 24
(+ Rogawski §5.7, §7.1)
11 (Nov. 12 ) th
Course Notes §25 – 27
(+ Rogawski §6.1 – 6.2, §7.3, 7.5
12 (Nov. 19 ) th
Course Notes §29
(+ Rogawski §6.3 – 6.4)
13 (Nov. 26 ) th
Course Notes §30 – 32
(+ Rogawski §7.7, §11.3 – 11.4)

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 ILLNESS DURING EXAMS:
If at any time during the term you find that you are unable to complete your work, due to illness or other
difficult circumstances, contact the First-Year Engineering Office. If you miss the midterm exam for
documented reasons, 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.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, member of the University of Waterloo community are
expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. Refer to Academic Integrity website
(https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/) for details.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE:
A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity to avoid committing an academic offence,
and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offence,
or who needs help in learning how to avoid offences (e.g. plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group
work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course instructor, academic advisor, or the undergraduate
Associate Dean. For information on categories of offences and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy
71 (Student Discipline - https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-71). Typical
penalties are described here: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/guidelines/guidelines-assessment-penalties.

For this course specifically, the expectation is that you will treat the quizzes as exams: there should be
absolutely no communication. For the online assignments, you are encouraged to discuss the concepts
with each other, but you should ultimately sit down on your own and complete the problems individually
(admittedly, this is difficult to police, which is why the assignments have little weight – and we may also
ignore them when assessing likelihood to pass the final exam (see Illness During Exams above).

APPEALS:
A decision made under Policy 70 (Student Petitions and Grievances - https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-
procedures-guidelines/policy-70) (other than a petition) or a penalty imposed under Policy 71 (Student
Discipline) may be appealed if there is a ground. A student who believes he/she has a ground for an appeal
should refer to Policy 72 (Student Appeals - https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-
guidelines/policy-70).

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. If in doubt,
contact Karen Dyck in the First Year Engineering office.

NOTE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

AccessAbility Services, located in Needles Hall (the new extension, Room 1401), 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.

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