Instructor Information

• Instructor: Matias Delgadino
• Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 5–6 PM in PMA 10.160
• Contact: matias.delgadino@utexas.edu

• Teaching Assistant: Ryan J Wandsnider
• Office hours: TBD
• Contact: rjwandsnider@utexas.edu

Course Meetings

• Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30–4:45 AM in CPE 2.208
• Discussion Sections:
  • 53755: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00–3:50 PM in BUR 212
  • 53760: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00–4:50 PM in BUR 212

Problem Sets for Discussion Sections:

• 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13.

Resources

• CalcLab
• Sanger Learning Center

Course Webpages

• Public webpage: Course Page
• Canvas: Canvas Page

Course Description

M408C is the standard first-semester calculus course, directed at students in the natural sciences and engineering. The emphasis is on problem-solving, not the theory of analysis. Topics include algebraic, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions, their limits, continuity, derivatives, maxima and minima, integration, area under a curve, and volumes of revolution.

Textbook

Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 9th edition.

Grades and Important Dates

• Homework (15%): 13 problem sets, due each Friday by 7 PM, submitted via Quest. The lowest three scores will be dropped. Late homework will not be accepted.
• Midterms (60%): Four midterms, with the lowest score dropped:
  • Midterm 1: Thursday, February 6
  • Midterm 2: Thursday, March 6
  • Midterm 3: Thursday, April 3
  • Midterm 4: Thursday, April 24
• Final Exam (25%): Monday, May 5, CPE 2.208, 8–10 AM
• Grade Scale: Grades will be assigned relative to class performance.

Policies and Services

• Students with Disabilities: Visit Disability and Access (D&A) for accommodations.
• Religious Holidays: Notify the instructor at least two weeks in advance for accommodations.
• Dean of Students: Support for emergencies and success planning.
• Counseling and Mental Health: Counseling and support services.

Course Schedule

Date	Subject	Reading	Problem Set Due
January 14	Introduction
January 16	Exponential	1.4-1.5
January 17			p-set 0 (not graded)
January 21	Logarithms	1.5
January 23	Limits	2.1-2.2
January 24			p-set 1
January 28	Limit Laws	2.3
January 30	Continuity-Limit at Infinity	2.5-2.6
January 31			p-set 2
February 4	The Derivative of a Function	2.7-2.8
February 6	Midterm 1
February 7			p-set 3
February 11	Derivatives of Polynomials and Product Rules	3.1-3.2
February 13	Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions	3.2-3.3
February 14			p-set 4
February 18	The Chain Rule - Implicit Differentiation	3.4-3.5
February 20	Derivatives of Logarithms	3.5-3.6
February 21			p-set 5
February 25	Exponential Growth and Decay	3.8-3.9
February 27	Related Rates & Linear Approximation	3.9-3.10
February 28			p-set 6
March 4	Maximum and Minimum Values	4.1, 4.3
March 6	Midterm 2
March 7			p-set 7
March 11	The Second Derivative Test and MVT	4.2-4.3
March 13	Summary of Curve Sketching	4.5
March 14			p-set 8
March 18-21	Spring Break
March 25	L’Hospital’s Theorem	4.4
March 27	Optimization Problems	4.7
March 28			p-set 9
April 1	Antiderivatives	4.9
April 3	Midterm 3
April 4			p-set 10
April 8	Areas and the Definite Integral	5.1
April 10	The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus	5.2-5.3
April 11			p-set 11
April 15	Net Change & The Substitution Rule	5.4-5.5
April 17	Areas Between Curves and Volumes	6.1-6.2
April 18			p-set 12
April 22	Volumes of Revolution and Averages	6.2, 6.5
April 24	Midterm 4
April 25			p-set 13
May 5	Final Exam