Sections EA, EB
Sudip Paul
Sections EC, ED
Lorenzo Prelli
Midterm 1: Thursday, April 19
Midterm 2: Thursday, May 17
Final Exam:
Saturday, June 2
1:30-4:20 PM
Kane 220
Final exam stats: n=146; min=18; 1st quartile=58; median=69; 3rd quartile=80; max=99
SPECIAL POST-FINAL OFFICE HOUR:
Friday, June 8 from 1 to 2 PM
You may come by and see your graded final exam at this time. If you cannot make this time, you are welcome to stop by during Fall quarter.
Here is a study guide for the 126 final.
Here is a collection of old final exams.
Answers to the second midterm exam are now in the exam archive (link at right).
Statistics for the second midterm exam: n=150; min=10; 1st quartile=32.25; median=40; 3rd quartile=46; max=50 (8 students).
Here is a writeup about centers of mass, including the complete polar center of mass problem I started in lecture today.
Also, here is another writeup of it, including an animation.
CLASSROOM CHANGE: The class will meet in Gowen 301 this Friday, May 18, ONLY.
CLUE is holding a Math 126 review session on Wednesday, May 16, from 8 to 10 PM in MGH 389.
Here is a study guide for the second midterm exam.
Here are some suggested problems to look at in preparation for the second midterm exam.
You might also check out old second midterms of other instructors here.
Statistics on the first midterm exam: n=155; min=10; 1st quartile=42; median=48; 3rd quartile=53.5; max=55.
To give you an idea of how you did, use the formula f(x)=3.2+(x-48)/10, where x is your exam score and f(x) is a VERY ROUGH 4.0-scale equivalent.
Answers to the first midterm exam are now in the exam archive (link at right).
CLUE is holding a review on Wednesday, April 18th from 8-10PM in MGH, room 389.
Here is a study guide for the first midterm exam.
Here are good exam problems to look at in my exam archive (link at right). All are from midterm 1 unless otherwise noted.In case you would like to "look ahead" in the course, here is a rough calendar for topics we will be covering. It is subject to change.
| Week 3 | parametric curves in two and three dimensions; calculus with curves; polar coordinates | 10.1,10.2,10.3,13.1,13.2 |
| Week 4 | curvature and Midterm 1 | 13.3 |
| Week 5 | velocity and accelration, multivariable functions, partial derivatives | 13.4, 14.1, 14.3 |
| Week 6 | tangent planes, optimization, double integrals | 14.4, 14.7, 15.1 |
| Week 7 | more double integrals | 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 |
| Week 8 | center of mass, Taylor polynomials, and Midterm 2 | 15.5 and Taylor notes |
| Week 9 | Taylor polynomials and series | Taylor notes |
| Week 10 | Taylor series and final exam | Taylor notes |
Here is a comment, with animation, on some quadric surfaces (specifically, cones and hyperboloids of one or two sheets).
Welcome to Math 126E.
Announcements and other important information will appear here, so check back frequently.
The homework for this course will be on WebAssign.
Here is the link to the login page for WebAssign.
Here is a jpg with instructions on how to log in.
The first homework assignment will be due by 11 PM on April 4.
The course discussion board is now availble (link at right). Please take advantage of it to ask questions about homework problems or course topics. You might also use it as a way to arrange study groups. I will get immediate emails when posts are added to the board, so this is as good a way to contact me as email, but allows everyone to see my response.
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