MATH  126 A: Calculus with Analytic Geometry III

SLN 14843

Instructor: Julia Pevtsova

Winter 2007

 

 

FINAL EXAM :  Saturday, March 10th, 1:30-4:20, Location PAB  A102

 

Instructor        Julia Pevtsova

Office hours:     Monday 10:30-11:30, Friday 12:30-1:30 in the Math Study Center (MSC); and by appointment

Office:              Padelford, C-526        

E-mail:              julia@math.washington.edu

Class page:       http://www.math.washington.edu/~julia/teaching/126A_Winter2007

 

Lectures         MWF, 9:30-10:20; Electrical Engineering building  (EEB) 105

 

Textbooks      [1] Calculus: Early Transcendentals,  5th edition, by James Stewart

                        Note: Calculus: Early Transcendentals Multivariable (chapter 10-17 of the ``thick” version) is sufficient

                        [2] Taylor Notes, which can be printed from this link

 

Course description.   This is the third quarter in calculus sequence. Sequences, series, Taylor expansions, and an introduction to multivariable differential calculus. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 125, 2.0 in MATH 145, 2.0 in MATH 146, score of 5 on AB advanced placement test, or score of 4 on BC advanced placement test.

 

Resources     

·        The MATH 126 web page for all sections.   This webpage contains weekly outline of the material to be covered in class, as well as the list of weekly worksheets, supplemental materials and homework.  There is also other useful information such as samples of old exams and quizzes, and information on calculators.

·        Read the NOTE to the student which explains the general objectives and expectations of the course. Pay special attention if this is your first math course at UW.

·        Math Study Center (Communications B-014):  This is a great place to study individually or in groups and the best place to get help.  It has tutors available to answer questions and many professors choose MSC as a place to hold office hours.   The MSC hours are:   M-Th. 9:30am – 9:30pm; Fri. 9:30am – 1:30pm; Sun. 2:00pm-6:00pm.

·        Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)

·        Class materials:  midterms, quizzes, practice exams, practice problems, some solutions/answers, review/hand-outs.  This link is updated throughout the quarter.

 

Lecture Courtesy. Please be on time for class. If you have to be late on a regular basis because of your schedule, talk to the instructor. Please do not get up and leave in the middle of lecture; you are neither invisible nor inaudible, and you do disrupt both the lecturer and the other students. If for some special reason you must leave one lecture early, please sit on the aisle near the door and leave as quietly as possible. (I do not insist that you tell me before lecture why you will be leaving early, but be aware that some faculty feel that it is only common courtesy that you do so.) Please DO NOT start zipping up your bag and other preparations for leaving until the end of class is announced. Please turn off your cell phone and any other device capable of producing sounds during class. I will try to do the same!

 

Discussion session

 

Teaching Assistant

e-mail

TTH

Location

AA

Eric Bahuaud

bahuaud@math.washington.edu

9:30-10:20

SAV 315

AB

Eric Bahuaud

 

10:30-11:20

SAV 315

AC

Sweta Suryanarayan

sweta@math.washington.edu

9:30-10:20

SAV 341

AD

Sweta Suryanarayan

 

10:20-11:20

SAV 341

 

TA Office Hours.

Eric Bahuaud

M 12-1pm, F 11-12 MSC

Sweta Suryanarayan

M 5-6pm, MSC; F 4-5pm PDL  C-331

 

 

Homework discussion and quizzes (Tuesday). You will have an opportunity to ask questions about homework during the Tuesday TA session. There will be a 20 minute quiz every week at the end of the Tuesday TA session with the exception of the 1st week of classes, and Midterm weeks.  The first quiz (week 2) will be on the review material and will not count towards your grade.

 

Worksheets (Thursday).  You will do worksheets every week except for the midterm weeks during the Thursday TA session.  BRING A COPY of the worksheet you will be working on to class each Thursday. You can download worksheets from the worksheet link. You can also go to the class schedule  and click on the link for the ``worksheet” for the current week.  

 

Homework.  Homework problems will be assigned after each lecture.  The assignment can be obtained from the homework web page and will NOT be announced in class. Homework will be collected weekly during the Tuesday TA session, except for the first and the last two weeks of classes. The homework assignment due on Tuesday is the homework assigned on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the preceding week. Check the class schedule  or the homework schedule for more detailed information on which homework is due when. The homework is graded out of 10 points.  We choose two problems to grade for each homework, out of 4 points each; 2 more points are given for completeness.

 

Exams.  There will be two midterm exams: Thursday, January 25th, and Thursday, February 22nd.  The Final exam is on Saturday, March 10th, 1:30-4:20 pm.

 

Calculator and notes policy for exams and quizzes. You may use a scientific calculator for Math 126. The scientific calculator should have trigonometric functions, like Sin and Cos, as well as logarithms and exponentials (ln and exp). Graphing calculators are NOT allowed on quizzes and exams. Graphing calculator is any device with a multiline display that has the ability to graph mathematical functions. No notes are allowed on quizzes. One 8 x 11.5 sheet of handwritten notes (one side) is allowed on the midterms. One 8 x 11.5 sheet of handwritten notes (both sides) is allowed on the final exam.

 

Late homework and test make-up.  Late homework will NOT be accepted under any circumstances. If you cannot make it to class the day when the homework is due, try to arrange for someone else to hand in your homework. There are no make-ups for quizzes but the lowest quiz score will be dropped. If you have to miss a midterm for a compelling and well-documented reason, talk to the instructor as soon as possible.  If you feel that these rules cause you unbearable hardship, talk to the instructor. 

 

Grades 

Worksheets

4%

Homework

6% 

Quizzes

20%

Midterms

20% each

Final

30%

The lowest worksheet score, homework score and quiz score will be dropped.  Your grade will be determined based on the curve to be established upon the completion of the course.  The preliminary estimate is that the ``curve” will be linear, with the passing grade of 2.0 corresponding to 63%, and 4.0 corresponding to 93%. Keep in mind that this is only an approximation, and the final curve will be determined based on the class overall performance.

 

Schedule. Check the 126A schedule or  Math 126 for a tentative course weekly outline. Here are some important dates for this quarter (see Academic calendar for more information):

January 3

First day of class

January 15

No class: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

January 25

Midterm I

February 19

No class: President’s day

February 22

Midterm II

March 10

FINAL EXAM

 

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