MATH 1501: WEEK 1

Topics for this week are:

• Review of variables, functions and graphs. etc.
• Explanation of the objectives of the course

Text coverage:     Sections 1.1 - 1.8 of Salas, Hille, and Etgen

Note that these sections will not be covered in class in the same systematic and thorough way that later sections will be. This is because this material should be somewhat familiar.

Online resources:

• Online notes
  • Notes and frequently asked questions about the background and goals of this course.
• Maple Worksheets
  • An introductory tutorial on using Maple in this course. This tutorial covers the use of a few simple Maple commands that you will find very useful in doing your homework for this course. It was written expressly for this course.

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