Math 100: Differential Calculus with Applications
Sections 1A1 & 1A3

General Information

• Office: MATX 1112, 604-827-3031
• Email: "lior" (at) Math.UBC.CA (please include the course number in the subject line, if applicable)
• Office hours (Fall 2023): after class (W 10:00-10:30 at the ESB atrium, W 14:00-14:30 at WW IRC Basetment room B75), M 11:30-12:30 in my office, and by appointment.

This is the page for information specific to sections 1A1 and 1A3 of MATH 100; See the Canvas page for course-wide information (assessments, course policies, and the like) including the link to the online homework (WeBWorK).

• Classes: on Wednesdays.
  1. Section 1A1: 08:00-10:00 at ESB 1013.
  2. Section 1A3: 12:00-14:00 at WW IRC 2.
• The default textbook for pre-class reading and after-class practice is the CLP-1 textbook and problem book. That book is designed to track our course and you should try it first. That said, there are many good textbooks in the field -- see the References section below for a small selection of free and commercial textbooks. Your instructor is partial to [1],[8]; on the other hand if you choose one of references [3,5,6,10] you may consult the comparison table detailing which section numbers in those books correspond to the course topics.
• The Lecture-by-lecture schedule below contains pre-class reading information, worksheets and more.

Additional resources

1. General questions about the course (course material, math questions, questions about the syllabus or course policies, etc) are best asked on the Piazza discussion forum (your instructor will be active there).
2. Requests about your personal case (grading issues, exemptions, group changes, etc) should be made to the course assistant through the Calculus Contact Form.
   • Exception: If you need accomodations during lecture do contact the instructor by email; attach your accomodation letter from the CfA to this message.
3. The Math Learning Centre is open Monday through Friday.
4. Here are some Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics. Avoiding these common pitfalls will improve your grade measurably.

Course Schedule

Ahead of each class you must read the relevant section from a textbook of your choice. For weeks 2-7 the quoted section numbers are for the recommended CLP-1 textbook; corresponding section numbers in a few other textbooks (refs [2,5,6,10] below) may be found in this coordination table. For weeks 1,8,9 there is also reading from the book [7] below; for weeks 10,11 the suggested reading is from the book [2]. Suggested problems for each lecture are from the same book as the suggested reading (CLP and OIL have a separate problem book but it is available at the same link).

Warning: the following information is tentative and subject to change at any time

References

1. Ayers, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Differential and Integral Calculus.
2. Belevan, Hamidi, Malhotra, and Yaeger, Optimal, Integral, Likely.
3. Boelkins, Austin and Schlicker, Active Calculus.
4. Feldman, Rechnitzer, and Yaeger, CLP-1 Differential Calculus textbook (see also the associated problem book)
5. Fowler and Snapp, Mooculus.
6. Hartman et al, APEX Calculus.
7. Keshet, Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences.
8. Mendelson, Schaum's Outline of Calculus.
9. Spiegel and Moyer, Schaum's Outline of College Algebra.
10. Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals.

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