Math 120, Section A and B: Winter 2018

Instructor

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

Office Hours

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

Class

Smith 120
   Section A:
      MWF, 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
   Section B:
      MWF, 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM

TAs

Sections AA & AB:
    Yifan Chang
Sections AC & AD:
    Zijian Li
Sections BA & BB:
    Mark Bennett
Sections BC & BD:
    Sharat Chandra

Exam dates:

Midterm 1: Jan. 25 (in quiz section)
Midterm 2: Feb. 22 (in quiz section)
Final exam: Mar. 10, 5 PM – 7:50 PM

Announcements

March 5: The final is on Saturday! Here are some things you should do to prepare:
    Look through this list of topics.
    Try some finals from the archive, and see this list on Piazza for a chapter breakdown.
    Practice the Daily Fake Exam Problems.
    Try this ridiculously long problem.
    Come to a review session on Thursday (March 8th), 4:30–6:20 PM in SMI 120.

February 26: Here are the solutions to the second midterm: Section A, Section B.

February 20: There's another midterm this week. Once again, you should do the following:
    Make sure you're comfortable with this list of topics.
    Try some midterms from the exam archive. (Also see this list on Piazza for a by-chapter breakdown.)
    Practice the Daily Fake Exam Problems.
    Come to a review session on Wednesday (February 21st), 3:30–5:20 PM in PAA A102.

January 29: Here are the solutions to the first midterm: Section A, Section B.

January 19: Hey, there's a midterm next week! Here are some things you can do to prepare.
    Familiarize yourself with this list of topics.
    Try some midterms from the exam archive.
    Practice the Daily Fake Exam Problems.
    Come to a review session next Wednesday (January 24th), 3:30–5:20 PM in EXED 110.

January 4: Still trying to register for Math 120? Here are the first four homework assignments. (Note that once you get into the class, you'll be solving these problems again on WebAssign, and the red numbers may be different.)
    Chapter 1 (due Jan. 11)
    Chapter 2 (due Jan. 11)
    Chapter 3 (due Jan. 16)
    Chapter 4 (due Jan. 18)

January 3: Hey, welcome to Math 120. Please familiarize yourself with the following links:
    WebAssign (for accessing the homework)
    Piazza (for asking questions)
    Google Drive: Section A, Section B (for the notes from class)
    Panopto: Section A, Section B (for recorded lectures)