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Notice of Changes for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008

Math 41 changed in the fall of 2007. The new version of Math 41 is a second-semester calculus course for students who are interested both in theoretical mathematics and also how it is used to solve problems in other disciplines. This new course includes some theoretical topics which appear in Math 32, such as convergence theorems for series and Taylor series. It also includes labs and applications to biology, chemsistry and physics, some of which appear in Math 32L. The course will meet for three lectures and one lab each week.

Students must have completed a full year of high school calculus to enroll in this course. The typical student in Math 41 will have scored a 5 on the AB advance placement test and have a math SAT score of least 680, or will have scored a 4 on the AB test and have a math SAT score of at least 700. (We are in process of bringing the prerequisites listed in the bulletin in line with these recent changes.) This course is not open to students who have taken a calculus course at Duke. Students who have taken Math 26L or Math 31L at Duke should enroll in Math 32L, rather than this course. The red "R" that appears beside this course listing in ACES is there for the 26L/31L restriction only, and it should have no effect on first-year students enrolling in their first math course at Duke.

Information for the 2007-2008 version of Math 41

Course Title: One Variable Calculus

Textbook: Calculus: Concepts & Contexts, 3rd edition, by James Stewart.

Prerequisites: One year of calculus. This course is recommended for students who are well-prepared for a second-semester calculus course and who have strong interest in mathematics and how it is applied to other disciplines. Students should have an SAT score of at least 680.

Syllabus: Math 41 Spring 2008.

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