
``\emph{One does not learn how to swim by reading a book about swimming,}'' as surely everyone agrees. The same is true of mathematics. One does not learn
mathematics by only reading a textbook and listening to lectures. Rather, one learns mathematics by doing mathematics.  

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This Laboratory Manual is a set of problems that are representative of the types of problems that students of Mathematics 110 (Calculus I) at the University of Regina
are expected to be able to solve on quizzes, midterm exams, and final exams. 
In the weekly lab of your section of Math 110 you will work on selected problems from this manual under the guidance of the laboratory instructor, thereby giving you the opportunity to
do mathematics with a coach close at hand. These problems are not homework and your work on these problems will not be graded. However, by working on these problems 
during the lab periods, and outside the lab periods if you wish, you will gain useful experience in working with the central ideas of elementary calculus.

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The material in the Lab Manual does not replace the textbook. There are no explanations or short reviews of the topics under study. 
Thus, you should refer to the relevant sections of your textbook and your class notes when 
using the Lab Manual. These problems are not sufficient practice to master calculus, and so you should solidify your understanding of the material by working through problems given to
you by your professor or that you yourself find in the textbook.

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To succeed in calculus it is imperative that you attend the lectures and labs, read the relevant sections of the textbook carefully, and work on the problems in the textbook and laboratory manual. Through practice you will learn, and by learning you will succeed in achieving your academic goals. We wish you 
good luck in your studies of calculus.


