Math 131 Calculus 1999

The official title for this class is Elementary Functions and Calculus I. Class meets in Pick 22
on monday, wednesday, and friday from 12:30-1:20. Tutorials meet on tuesdays and thursdays
from 4:30-5:50. The final exam will be held at the official time: Thursday March 18, 4-6.
If what you see below appeals to you, then I invite you to join the class. --Todd Rowland, teacher.

Please read the handout and syllabus! The links for these can be found right under here.

These pages are constantly under construction. Not attending class is not an excuse. -TR

  • Handout (Administrative information).
  • Syllabus (Class summary).
  • Homework #1
  • Homework #2
  • Homework #3
  • Homework #4
  • Homework #5
  • Homework #6
  • Homework #7
  • Homework #8
  • Class Summaries
  • Most Recent Class
  • Try out experimental web pages on functions and the epsilon-delta . Now there is a page on the derivative.


    Mail your comments to todd@math.uchicago.edu.
    Exam Announcements: The second exam was on Friday, February 12 1999.
    It was a 50-minute exam, covering sections 2.6-2.7, 3.1-3.3, 3.5-3.7 inclusive.

    The first exam was given during class on Friday, January 22 1999.
    It was a 50-minute exam, covering chapter 1 and sections 2.1-2.5 inclusive.

    The final exam will be given this Thursday from 4-6pm. If you have a dvi-viewer (see below) then you can see the practice test, along with solutions.
    If not, then you can look at the ugly HTML version of the answers.

    For more information about exams and final grades see the handout above.


    Here are some handouts relevant to this class. From my 131 class from Autumn 1994, there were some homework assignments.

    The following pages require a latex-dvi reader. If there is any interest, then I will make post-script files available.

    WARNING: The following are assignments and exams from long, long ago, in a place
    far, far away. Moreover, they do not necessarily reflect the current views or assignments
    of this teacher, or this class.

  • Homework #1
  • Homework #2
  • Homework #3
  • Homework #4
  • Homework #5
  • Homework #6
  • Homework #7
  • Homework #8
  • There is a true story involving the chain rule, a pratice sheet for derivatives, and a practice sheet for integrals. This class also received several practice quizes.

  • Practice quiz #1
  • Practice quiz #2
  • Practice quiz #3
  • Practice quiz #4
  • Of course, this class also received some exams.

  • Quiz #1
  • Quiz #2
  • Quiz #3
  • Quiz #4
  • If you have any questions, please send me some email at todd@math.uchicago.edu.