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MAT 136, Calculus I

Prof. Swift, Fall 2024

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Office hours are a time for you to talk to me about the class or anything.are usually in my office, AMB 110. Occasionally I will be down the hall in the MAP room (AMB 137). If I am not at my office during office hours, look for me there.
My office is AMB 110 (downstars in the North-East corner, behind the Math office.)
My office hours start right after our class is over, except on Wednesday. That is a good time to talk to me. After a few minutes I will move down to my office.
I am available for you at these times:
Monday 12:20-1:00
Tuesday 12:20-12:45
Wednesday 1:00-3:00
Friday 12:20-1:30
You can always send me e-mail, drop in, or make an appointment if these times aren't convenient.

The online textbook I recommend is Paul's Notes, by Paul Dawkins of Lamar University.
I also recommend the wonderful videos at the Khan Academy
If you want to get a physical textbook, I recommend any edition of Calculus, Early Transcendentals, by Rogawski et al. The latest edition is expensive, but you can usually get an old edition cheap.

Other freely available textbooks are Whitman, and OpenStax.
There are videos and other resources at the MOOCulus site, https://mooculus.osu.edu/.

An excellent web-based calculator is www.desmos.com/calculator

Most homework is assigned and graded using WeBWorK. Your username and password is the same as for LOUIE. (A typical username is abc123.) Use any WeBWorK link at this web site, or type in https://webwork.math.nau.edu/webwork2/JSwift_136/.

This link has detailed information on WeBWorK (in pdf format). Your username and password are the same as for Louie.

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I hope you will come to my office hours to introduce yourself. Aside from my office hours, we have lots of free help available.

The Math Achievenment Program (or MAP) room is down the stairs and to the left, in AMB 137. It is open M-Th 10-6 and F 10-2. This is staffed by Peer Math Assistants (PMAs), and I will also have some of my office hours there.
Free drop in tutoring and one-to-one tutoring is available at the North and South Academic Success Centers.


You can get extra credit for our course from points earned in the Problem of the Week. The problems are due on Mondays at 11:59 pm, uploaded to the site listed at that page. The submissions are scored on a scale of 1 to 4 points, and I will halve your score and count that as extra credit class points.
FAMUS (Friday Afternoon Undergraduate Math Seminar): Fridays at 3 pm in AMB 164 .

Schedule, with Help, Notes, and Worksheets in reverse Chronological Order


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