Instructor

Dr. Jonah Ostroff
email: ostroff [at] uw [dot] edu
Office: Padelford C-328

Office Hours

Padelford C-328
   Mondays, 2–4 PM
   Tuesdays, 1–3 PM
   Thursdays, 2–4 PM

Class

Anderson 223
   Section B:
      MWF, 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
   Section C:
      MWF, 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM

TAs

Sections BA & BB:
    Yiping Hu
Sections BC & BD:
    Cody Tipton
Sections CA & CB:
    Isaac Boekelheide
Sections CC & CD:
    Shuntao Chen

Exam dates:

Midterm 1: Oct. 18 (in quiz section)
Midterm 2: Nov. 15 (in quiz section)
Final exam: Dec. 8, 5 PM – 7:50 PM

Announcements

December 7: Here's the list of topics for tomorrow's final. Also, you can see your seat assignment here.

November 16:
Here are the solutions to yesterday's midterm.

November 9:
There's a midterm next week! Once again, you should:
    • Review the list of topics.
    • Practice exams from the midterm archive (consulting this Piazza post).
    • Try the DFEPs.
    • Come to a review session on Wednesday, November 14, 4:30–6:20 PM in GWN 301.

October 19:
Here are the solutions to yesterday's midterm.

October 16:
Hey, there's a midterm this week! Some things you can do to prepare:
    • Review this list of topics.
    • Practice exams from the midterm archive (and maybe see this Piazza post).
    • Try the DFEPs.
    • Come to a review session on Wednesday, 4:30–6:20 PM in BAG 154.

October 3: The Daily Fake Exam problems will be posted here (and also in the course notes). I recommend trying these problems out after each class. You are encouraged to post solutions and questions on Piazza, using the DFEP tag.

September 27:
Still trying to register for the class? Here are PDFs of the first four assignments, so you can get started on the homework now. Note that once you finally register, your problems will have slightly different numbers.
    Chapter 1 HW (due Oct. 4)
    Chapter 2 HW (due Oct. 4)
    Chapter 3 HW (due Oct. 9)
    Chapter 4 HW (due Oct. 9)

September 26
: Hey, welcome to Math 120. Please familiarize yourself with the following links:
    WebAssign (for accessing the homework)
    Piazza (for asking questions)
    Google Drive: Section B, Section C (for the notes from class)  

Resources

Piazza discussion forum

Syllabus
   Section B
   Section C

Homework (via WebAssign)

Lecture notes (via Google Drive)
   Section B
   Section C

WebAssign tips

The textbook

Calendar

Advice for Succeeding in Math 120

Old Math 120 exam archive

Math Study Center information

Daily Fake Exam Problems