MATH 126 A: Calculus with
Analytic Geometry III
SLN 14843
Instructor: Julia
Winter 2007
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FINAL EXAM : Saturday, March 10th, 1:30-4:20, Location
PAB A102 |
Instructor Julia
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,
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.
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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
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Teaching
Assistant |
e-mail |
TTH |
Location |
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AA |
Eric
Bahuaud |
bahuaud@math.washington.edu |
9:30-10:20 |
SAV 315 |
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AB |
Eric
Bahuaud |
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10:30-11:20 |
SAV 315 |
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AC |
Sweta
Suryanarayan |
sweta@math.washington.edu |
9:30-10:20 |
SAV 341 |
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AD |
Sweta
Suryanarayan |
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10:20-11:20 |
SAV
341 |
TA Office Hours.
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Eric
Bahuaud |
M 12-1pm, F 11-12 MSC |
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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
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
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Worksheets |
4% |
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Homework |
6% |
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Quizzes |
20% |
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Midterms |
20% each |
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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):
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January 3 |
First day of class |
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January 15 |
No class:
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday |
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January 25 |
Midterm I |
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February 19 |
No class:
President’s day |
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February 22 |
Midterm II |
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March 10 |
FINAL EXAM |
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