MA250A: Introduction to Analysis (Fall 2018)

Jan. 15, 2020
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Calendar Description

A rigorous development of calculus. Topics include sequences, series, convergence, limits, continuity, differentiability, and the Riemann integral.

Prerequisites

MA121 and MA103.

Instructor

Professor Shengda Hu (PhD)
Office location: LH3036 (Lazaridis Hall)
Telephone: x2223
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m., or by appointment via email.
E: shu@wlu.ca

Lectures

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in BA111 (Bricker Academic Building)

Lab Coordinator

Katie McGarry
E: cmcgarry@wlu.ca
Office: LH3074 (Lazaridis Hall)
Telephone: x2146

Calculators

No calculator is allowed.

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA250 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

  • Labs (6 labs, with quizzes): 20%
  • Assignments (Four sets, submitted on Wednesdays: Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, and Nov. 28): 20%
  • Midterm Exam (In class, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018): 25%
  • Final Exam (Cumulative, 2.5 hours, exact date, time and location to be announced): 35%

Students must achieve a score of at least 40% of the marks available on the final examination to be eligible to pass the course. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA250 and is provided for the convenience of students.