Department of Mathematics, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY)

Calculus Computer Lab MTH 229 (Section D006-30697):  Spring 2025 Course Outline

Instructor:   Ilya Kofman
Course website:   http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/~ikofman/math229.html           
Email:   ikofmanmath.csi.cuny.edu
Office hours:   Wednesday 2:00pm - 4:30pm in my office, 1S-209.
Course Time and Place:
Monday:  2:30pm - 4:25pm in 1S-103

Webwork for MTH 229-30697

Juliabox online for MTH 229-30697

https://mth229.github.io/

Julia: There are several ways to access Julia:

Projects: There are 10 projects due. You must load and work on each project in a Julia notebook. Your answers must be submitted on Webwork for Math 229-30697. You can cut and paste your answers from Julia into Webwork, except for scientific notation and some special characters. Helpful notes about the projects are at https://mth229.github.io/.

In a Julia notebook, you can "run" cells by (1) shift-enter, or (2) click on the "Run" button, or (3) click on "Cell" then "Run all". If you open a new Julia notebook, remember to run the first cell.

Project due dates:

1. Calculator Feb 9
2. Functions Feb 23
3. Graphing Mar 2
4. Zeros Mar 9
5. Limits Mar 23
6. Derivatives Apr 20
7. Newton's Method Apr 27
8. First and second derivatives May 4
9. Extrema May 11
10. Integration May 18

Final Exam: You must take the final exam at the time scheduled by the college. You may not use a phone, calculator or other websites during the exam.

Grading: The course grade will be determined by your grades on the Julia projects, quizzes and final exam. You must pass the quizzes and final exam to pass this course.

Help: Email is the best way to contact me. Stop by during my office hours. Free math tutoring is also available.

Attendance policy: Attendance is mandatory. Unauthorized absences from three or more classes will result in a course grade of WU (Withdrew Unofficially).

Disability policy: Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable academic accommodations if determined eligible by the Office for Disability Services. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of student's eligibility from the Office of Disability Services, which is located in 1P-101. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with the Office for Disability Services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.

Integrity policy: CUNY’s Academic Integrity Policy is available online at https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/legal-affairs/policies-resources/academic-integrity-policy

Important Dates: www.csi.cuny.edu/currentstudents/academiccalendars

Useful links:

Excellent online videos:  3Blue1Brown Essence of Calculus

Calculus.org

Calculus online tutorial

Khan Academy

Patrick JMT