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Math 103: Introduction to Calculus

  • Instructor: Ron Donagi, DRL 4E5, donagi[at]math[dot]upenn[dot]edu, 215-898-8465.
  • Office hours: tentatively T 11-12, Th 1:30-2:30. (These may change, and will definitely need to change a few times during the semester due to our midterm exams and a couple of time conflicts I have.)
  • TA: Karan Doni, DRL 3C11, doni[at]seas[dot]upenn[dot]edu, 781-786-1814.
  • TA Office hours: Wednesday 10-11,Friday 2-3.
  • Course objective: To understand and apply the basic concepts found in an introductory calculus course, namely limits, differentiation, and integration.
  • Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 12th Ed. Thomas, Weir, Hass, Publisher: Addison Wesley, ISBN-13: 978-1-256-32659-5 You must buy the book from the University bookstore. It is a special edition just for U Penn and unavailable from other vendors.

  • Material we will cover:
  • Chapter 1: Prerequisite Material
  • Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
  • Chapter 3: 3.1 - 3.11
  • Chapter 4: 4.1 - 4.8
  • Chapter 5: 5.1-5.6
  • Chapter 7: 7.1.

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