MATH1001 Differential Calculus

General Information

MATH1001 is a Junior (or first-year) unit forming part of the normal Mathematics stream.

• Credit point value: 3CP.
• Classes per week: Two lectures and one tutorial.
• Lecturer(s) in 2012: Di Warren, Holger Dullin, Robert Marangell and Zhou Zhang.
• Email contact address: MATH1001@maths.usyd.edu.au.
  Students: Please include your name and SID when emailing us.

Information sheet for MATH1001

All students should read the information sheet. The information includes (for example) details of the assessment procedure, including dates of assessment tasks.

Answers to frequently asked questions

See the main junior mathematics page for information relating to all junior mathematics units, and see in particular the Junior Maths FAQ page.

Duty Tutors

Students needing help with understanding the content of units of study MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002 and MATH2061 are encouraged to seek help from their lecturers, or from our duty tutors. Consultation times for lecturers are given on the respective unit of study information sheet, a click away from the unit of study webpage.

Duty tutors are available in Carslaw 830 (level 8, Carslaw Building) on Mondays and Thursdays between 1pm and 2pm, from Week 3 to Week 13 (excluding the Easter Teaching Break 06-13 April), commencing 1 pm on Monday 19 March 2012.

The Duty Tutors are all Teaching Fellows in the School and especially experienced at assisting and advising students. They are

• Andrew Crisp (Mondays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061
• Nicholas Wilson (Mondays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061
• John Mitry (Thursdays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1002
• Emi Tanaka (Thursdays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061

Online Resources

Tutorials

Tutorials in MATH1001 start in the second week of semester. Tutorial question sheets will be posted on this web page. (The question sheet will be posted on or before the Thursday preceding the tutorial.)

Note that tutors will not have spare copies of the tutorial sheets. Students should print out a copy of the tutorial sheet beforehand and bring it to the tutorial.

Please make sure that you bring the text book with you to the tutorials, as well as your own lecture notes, since you will need to consult these from time to time in order to answer the tutorial questions.

• Week 2 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 1 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 1.
• Week 3 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 2 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 2.
• Week 4 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 3 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 3.
• Week 5 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 4 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 4.
• Week 6 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 5 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 5.
• Week 7 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 6 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 6.
• Week 8 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 7 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 7.
• Week 9 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 8 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 8.
• Week 10 Tutorial questions and solutions and questions and solutions together.
  After Week 9 you should also be able to do the Web Quiz for Week 9.
• Week 11 Tutorial questions
• Week 12 Tutorial questions
• Week 13 Tutorial questions

Assignment

Here is the assignment question sheet.

Note that a cover sheet, incorporating a declaration of compliance with the University's policy on plagiarism, must be signed and attached to your assignment. In case you have not found the Assignment Cover Sheet link in the left-side panel above, here is another link to it.

Quiz 2

Quiz 2 will be held in tutorials in the week starting May 28. Here is a sample quiz. The quiz covers material of the lectures in weeks 8, 9, and 10.

Useful Links

• Self-test web quizzes:
  Test your understanding of the topics by trying the quizzes for MATH1001 regularly as the semester progresses.
• Handbook:
  Every student should have a copy of the Junior Mathematics and Statistics Handbook.
• Examination Timetable:
  For general information on examinations, including the end of semester examination timetable, see the University's Examination Information web site.
• Past Exam Papers:
  Fisher Library's previous years' exam papers page.
• The Faculty Handbook entry:
  The Faculty Handbook entry for MATH1001 from the central units of study database.

Timetable

Last revised 30/03/12

All rooms are in the Carslaw building unless otherwise indicated.