Math 451
Class Schedule:
Section 001: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30-10:00 AM; on BlueJeans
Section 002: Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00-11:30 AM; on BlueJeans
Textbook: Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus, by Kenneth A. Ross, 2nd edition (2013), published by Springer.
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00pm-4:00pm on BlueJeans. Please use Meeting ID 414 948 307 6 to join.
Course Assistant: The grader for this course is Yinghao Li. For any questions about the grading of your homework, please contact him at yinghaol@umich.edu
Homework Policy: There will be a weekly problem set with possible exceptions for exam weeks/holidays. You may work on these problem sets together, but you must submit your own original solutions. You are expected to write or type up your homework clearly and to show all relevant steps. Points will be docked for sloppy work.
Homework will be uploaded as a file to Canvas. The file should be in a document reader form (such as PDF) and easy to read for the grader.
Exams: The first midterm will be on Thursday , February 20 in class. The second midterm will be on Tuesday, March 31. You will have 24 hours to complete the midterm and submit it to Canvas. The final exam will be take home during the finals week. It will be assigned on April 16 at 4:00 pm and due April 28 by 4:00 pm.
Grading Policy: 30% Homework, 25% each Midterm, 20% take-home Final. The lowest two homework scores will be dropped.
Homework:
You must show all work. Four problems each week will be chosen to be graded on clarity and correctness.
Assignment 1: due Tuesday, January 21
Assignment 2: due Thursday, January 30
Assignment 3: due Thursday, February 6
Assignment 4: due Thursday, February 13
Midterm 1: Thursday, February 20 (no homework this week)
Midterm 1 will cover Sections 1-10 and any additional material from class.
Assignment 5: due Thursday, March 12
Assignment 6: due Saturday, March 21
Assignment 7: due Saturday, March 28
Midterm 2: Tuesday, March 31 at noon 11:59 am - Wednesday April 1 at 11:59 pm
Midterm 2 will be posted on the course website and emailed to you on March 31 after class at noon. It will be due by midnight (Michigan time zone) on Wednesday April 1. Canvas will not allow you to upload your file at any point after that.
Midterm 2 will cover Sections 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28 and any other information from class. Note that for some sections, we did not cover all parts of the section (e.g. Integral Test in Section 15) and so refer to class notes for a true representation of the midterm topics.
Assignment #8: due Saturday, April 11
Assignment #9: due Tuesday, April 21
Assignment #10 (Optional): No submission/grade.
Final Exam: The final exam will be due on April 28 at 4:00 PM on Canvas.