Math 147 - Fall 2019

Professor:   Kenneth Davidson 
Office:      MC 5324 
Email:       krdavids@uwaterloo.ca 

Textbook:    More calculus of a single variable by Peter R. Mercer,
             Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, 2014.

Class meets: MWF 1:30--2:20 in PAS 2083
Tutorial:    W 12:30--1:20  in QNC 2502

Office hours: Mondays 2:30--3:30 in my office MC 5324
	      Tuesdays 3:30--4:30 in MC 5404 with TA 
              Wednesdays 4:30--5:30 in MC 5323 with TA 
              Thursdays 3:30--4:30 in MC 5414 with TA 

Outline

• Proofs
• The real numbers
• Sequences and limits
• Logarithms, exponentials and other important functions
• Functions, limits and continuity
• Intermediate Value and Extreme Value Theorems
• Derivatives and curve sketching
• The Mean Value Theorem and applications
• Taylor's theorem

Grading

• There will be approximately 9--11 assignments which account for 20% of your grade.
• The midterm exam is worth 30%.
• The final exam is worth 50%.

Course Announcements

Handouts

• Course Outline
• Background Material (language of mathematics, proofs, real numbers)
• Notes on limits and completeness of the real numbers. This is in our textbook, but there are some different features.

Assignments

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