June 10, 2010
Course grades are now available on Catalyst. These are the scores I will be sending to the registrar.
June 9, 2010
Final exam stats: n=68; min=14; 1st quartile=55.75; median=72.5; 3rd quartile=85; max=96
June 8, 2010
UPDATE: My office hours this Friday will be 12-2 PM.
June 5, 2010
I will be holding an office hour on Friday from 12 to 2 PM if you would like to stop by and see your final exam. I will most likely have course grades calculated at that time.
Have a good break!
May 31, 2010
Estimated grades on Catalyst were corrected for some errors.
May 28, 2010
Here is a review sheet for the final.
Here is a page of old final exams.
May 26, 2010
Homework averages and estimated course grades are now available on Catalyst as described below.
May 25, 2010
I've removed the estimated course grade and homework average from Catalyst, as there were some errors. I hope to have these back up later today.
May 24, 2010
Estimated course grades are now up on Catalyst. Also, your exam scores are visible: check to make sure that these scores were recorded correctly and let your TA know if you find an error.
I have calculated a homework average as well. This is based on 390 points, which is 6/7 of the total number of homework points available through last Thursday's assignment. If your homework average is listed as 100%, that means that you had at least 390 points as of last week's assignment.
The estimated course grade is just an estimate. It includes a "curve" in that the grades are calculated relative to the median. It does not, of course, take into consideration the final exam, which can have a large effect on your grade; however, if you do about as well on the final exam as you have been doing on the exams, then the estimated grade is a ballpark figure for what your grade in the course is likely to be.
Stats for midterm 2: n=71; min=18; 1st quartile=44.5; median=57; 3rd quartile=65; max=75 (one student).
May 24, 2010
Please bring a copy of this worksheet to quiz section on Tuesday.
May 18, 2010
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May 14, 2010
As discussed in lecture, exams in the archive linked at right contain many problems for which you are not responsible. Here are specific problems from the archive which you should know how to solve.
- Autumn 2009, Midterm 2, problems 1 and 3
- Autumn 2008, Midterm 2, problems 1, 2, and 5
- Autumn 2007, Midterm 2, problems 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
- Winter 2007, Midterm 2, all problems
- Spring 2005, Midterm 2, all problems
- Winter 2003, Midterm 2, problems 1-5
Let's say that the Winter 2007 exam will be the focus of class on Monday.
One topic which I did not explicitly mention in lecture today or on the review sheet is parametric equations. Be sure to study those problems from the homework that involve these (e.g., the bicycle problem from this week's assignment, and the rod-and-circle problem(s)). The primary things to know how to calculate are horizontal and vertical velocities, and speed.
May 13, 2010
Here is a review sheet for the second midterm.
May 10, 2010
Please bring a copy of this worksheet to quiz section tomorrow.
May 5, 2010
I made an error at the end of today's lecture.
Using similar triangles, the equation we can write is
28/7=(x+s)/s.
We will finish this problem on Friday, and do more related rates problem examples.
May 5, 2010
Here is a page with an animation illustrating the circle-and-rod problem.
May 4, 2010
Answers to the midterm exam are now available in the exam archive (link at right).
May 4, 2010
Here are the stats for the first exam: n=77; min=16; 1st quartile=39; median=49; 3rd quartile=57; max=71 (possible=75).
Here is a histogram of the scores:
Here is a guide to approximately translating your exam score to a 4.0 scale. This is only to give you a rough sense of where you stand; the curve used will change depending on everyone's performance on the other exams,homework, etc.
| exam score | approximate grade |
| <32 | 0.0 |
| 32 | 0.7 |
| 33 | 0.8 |
| 34 | 1.0 |
| 35 | 1.1 |
| 36 | 1.2 |
| 37 | 1.4 |
| 38 | 1.5 |
| 39 | 1.6 |
| 40 | 1.7 |
| 41 | 1.9 |
| 42 | 2.0 |
| 43 | 2.2 |
| 44 | 2.3 |
| 45 | 2.4 |
| 46 | 2.6 |
| 47 | 2.7 |
| 48 | 2.8 |
| 49 | 3.0 |
| 50 | 3.0 |
| 51 | 3.1 |
| 52 | 3.1 |
| 53 | 3.2 |
| 54 | 3.3 |
| 55 | 3.3 |
| 56 | 3.4 |
| 57 | 3.5 |
| 58 | 3.5 |
| 59 | 3.6 |
| 60 | 3.6 |
| 61 | 3.7 |
| 62 | 3.8 |
| 63 | 3.8 |
| 64 | 3.9 |
| ≥65 | 4.0 |
May 3, 2010
Please bring a copy of this worksheet to quiz section on Tuesday.
April 22, 2010
Here is a review sheet for the first midterm exam.
April 20, 2010
Here is an applet I wrote to illustrate the concept in problem 32 of Homework 3.
April 20, 2010
Homework Assignment 3.5 is part exam practice. Though the whole thing is due next week, you should do the first 13 problems as preparation for the midterm exam.
April 11, 2010
Here is the worksheet for this Tuesday. Please bring a copy with you to quiz section. We won't be using the fourth page, feel free to print just the first three pages.
April 8, 2010
Here is an animation illustrating an example from Friday's lecture.
April 4, 2010
Please bring a copy of this worksheet to quiz section on Tuesday.
March 29, 2010
I've made a pdf of all of this quarter's worksheets for easy printing. It is here.
March 28, 2010
Please bring a copy of this worksheet to quiz section on Tuesday.
March 26, 2010
Welcome to Math 124 C, Spring quarter 2010.
Announcements and other useful things will be posted here during the quarter, so check this site frequently.
About the course textbook:
The textbook for the course is Calculus, by Stewart, 6th edition, early transcendentals version. The full (i.e. standard) textbook will cover the courses Math 124, 125 and 126, as well as Math 324. It's probably available used from various sources.
The bookstore has custom printed (paperback) versions of the text: one covers 124 and 125, the other 126. As far as I know, they are not selling used copies of this.
About the optional course pack:
About the 124 Course Pack: At the UW bookstore (as of 9/21), you can purchase a collection of printed items known as the "124 Course Pack". This contains all of the worksheets you will need for the course, plus other supplementary materials like old exams. All of the material in the course pack is available on the 124 Materials Website (link at right), so you welcome to just print things out as you need them. The course pack is available for your convenience.
Homework in this course will be assigned and submitted using WebAssign, an online homework site. Please read this explanation of its use.