Math 120, Sections A and B: Winter 2015

Instructor

Dr. Jonah Ostroff
email: ostroff [at] uw [dot] edu
Office: Padelford C-548

Office Hours

Math 120:
    Wednesdays, 2:30–3:45 PM
    Thursdays, 2–4 PM
General purpose:
    Mondays, 2:30–3:30 PM

Class

Section A:
Anderson 223
MWF, 11:30 AM –12:20 PM
Section B:
Anderson 223
MWF, 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM

TAs

Sections AA & AB:
    Manar Riman, office hours:
       Monday 3:30–4:30 in MSC
       Thursday 12:30–1:30 in PDL C-109
Sections AC & AD:
    Amy Wiebe, office hours:
       Monday 1:30–12:30 in PDL C-114
Sections BA & BB:
    Connor Ahlbach, office hours:
       Monday 3:00–5:00 in MSC
       Thursday 1:30–3:00 in MSC
Sections BC & BD:
    Ashwin T.A.N., office hours:
       Fridays 4:00–5:00 in PDL C-20

Exam dates:

Midterm 1: Jan. 29 (in quiz section)
Midterm 2: Feb. 26 (in quiz section)
Final exam: March 14, 5 PM – 7:50 PM

Announcements

March 11: There will be a review session for the final on Friday, March 13th, from 5 PM to 7 PM in Miller 301.
    Also, here's that super long problem from class today. I'll post the solution tomorrow.

March 4: Some things you can do to study for the final:
    • Practice old exam problems (on the right side of the page).
    • See this link for a list of old problems by year or chapter.
    • Review this list of topics.
    • Practice the DFEPs.
    • Come to a review session on Friday, March 13th, date and time TBA.

February 20: Hey, exam coming up again. Practice with old problems (and see this new list), look at the DFEPs, and familiarize yourself with these topics.
    There will be a review session on Wednesday (February 25th), from 3 PM to 5 PM in Fisheries 107.

January 23: Hey, there's an exam next week, on Thursday the 29th in your regular quiz section. You should bring a scientific (non-graphing) calculator like the TI-30XIIS, something to write with, and a double-sided handwritten page of notes. Some things you should do to study:
    • Practice with the DFEPs.
    • Look at old exam problems (and see this list).
    • Check out this list of topics.
    • Come to my review session next week, time and place TBA but probably Wednesday afternoon. I believe CLUE is holding a review session some time as well, and you'll get an email about that soon.

January 6: If you're still trying to register for the class, here are the first four homework assignments so you can get started on them. Once you're registered, you can submit answers through WebAssign, but do note that the red numbers in your version of the problem will likely be different.
    Chapter 1: Due Tuesday 1/13
    Chapter 2: Due Tuesday 1/13
    Chapter 3: Due Thursday 1/15
    Chapter 4: Due Tuesday 1/20

January 2: Hey, welcome to Math 120. You should get yourself acquainted with the class discussion forum and WebAssign, which are both linked on the right. Also see if you can access the lecture notes on Google Drive, once they're posted.