MAT 2200L

Differential Calculus Lab

Course Syllabus

Dr. David A. Edwards

dedwards@math.uga.edu

Office:436 (GSRC)

Office Hours: 10-11 (MWF)

Course Description

You will be handing in 6 lab reports—the first due on the fourth lab meeting and subsequent ones due every other meeting.

Report 1. Limits and Spreadsheets

Report 2. Home Mortgages

Report 3. Newton’s Method

Report 4. Bungee Jump

Report 5. Implicit Plots and Derivatives

Report 6. Parametric Equations

The grace period for late lab reports is any time from the due date until the day before the next class meeting. After that, reports are penalized one letter grade per meeting.

Supplies

Students should have a computer disk for saving their work.

Buying a copy of Maple is strongly recommended.

Attendance

Attendance will be taken every class meeting.

Grading

The final grade in the course will be a straight average of the lab report grades.