Course Grades Are Now Available
Math 124 Materials Website
This is a common web page for all sections of Math 124 taught this
quarter at the University of Washington. Here is a link to it. Please read all the information on this page
very carefully. The following documents at this site are particularly
important:
- A note to the student. PLEASE READ THIS.
- The list of weekly homeworks and worksheets. (Click on the outline
for each week to see this.)
This web site also contains many quizzes and exams from previous Math
124 courses. The topics covered in these quizzes and exams vary
somewhat from instructor to instructor.
A packet containing all the worksheets, homework and old finals from the
above website can be purchased at the University Bookstore.
This is not required as the same materials are available from the
above website, but could be useful if printing them weekly is a problem.
The Course
This course is an introduction to differential calculus. We will talk about functions and their derivatives, as well as related ideas like limits and continuity. In addition to the usual facts about derivatives, like the product rule and the chain rule, we will spend quite a bit of time talking about applications. This means the homework will involve a lot of story problems, particularly later on in the quarter. If you want a good grade in this class, you should expect to spend about 12 hours a week on homework.
Grades
Your grade is determined by how you do relative to the class as a whole. Grades will be based
on total points earned.
There are 320 possible points:
- Worksheets--20
- Homework--50
- Quizzes--50
- 2 Midterms--50 points each
- Final--100
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Worksheets
There are weekly
worksheets for Math 124 that will be done during TA sessions on
Tuesdays. You will do these problems in small groups and your
TA will help you work through them. Worksheets give you enough
supervised practice to go off and do the homework. They may also be
used to introduce new ideas and methods that have not been covered in
lecture. Treat the worksheets seriously as they help you learn how to
think and write mathematics with your TA present to help you if you
make a mistake. Your TA will will keep a record of your participation
and performance in these worksheet sessions.
Homework
- Homework assignments for each week can be found on the Math 124
webpage. (Click on the outline for the week.)
- These assignments are to be turned in on Tuesdays in Quiz Section. Homework 1 is due on Friday, January 11 .
- The lowest weekly homework score will be dropped. No late homework will be accepted.
Due to the large size of the class, only 2-3 problems will be graded
each week. You are encouraged to talk to your classmates and discuss
both the homework and the material you are learning. However, please
make sure you write up solutions on your own. It is essential to fully
understand how to solve the homework problems and to acquire enough
practice to be able to do problems relatively quickly. Do additional
problems if you feel that you need more practice. Since the homework is
meant to stretch your thinking beyond the lectures, and to help you
master the subject, it may be harder than the examples covered in
lecture. Questions on exams draw from all the activities of the course
such as the lectures, worksheets and homeworks. Hence, do not assume
that only homework problems will be asked on tests.
It would be wise
to try homework problems from a given lecture before the next
lecture.
Quizzes and Exams
- There will be a 20 minute quiz every Thursday, except for the weeks of the exams. These will usually cover the
homework from the preceeding Monday or Friday. They will be very similar to the homework problems. The TA's will grade
them and return them to you the following Tuesday. The quizzes are closed book/closed notes and you cannot use a calculator.
There are no make up quizzes, but I do drop your lowest quiz score.
- There will be 2 midterm exams. They
will be given on the dates listed below.
They are meant to take 50 minutes but you can take the full 70 minutes of Quiz Section. You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.
- Midterm I : Tuesday, February 5 in
TA session.
- Midterm II : Tuesday, February 26
in TA session.
- The final exam
will take place from 1:30pm to 4:20pm on Saturday, March 15. Note that this is not the time listed
in the final exam schedule.
It will be held in Kane 220.
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Rules for taking exams
- You are allowed to use one handwritten 8.5 by 11 sheet of notes.
- There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling and
well-documented reason for missing a test, speak to the professor about it.
Quiz section
On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will meet with a Teaching Assistant in a smaller group. This gives you a chance to get more of your questions answered. Tuesday's quiz section will be 80 minutes long so that, in addition to getting help with your homework, there will be time for a worksheet that you can work on while the TA circulates and answers questions. Most weeks there will be a quiz on Thursday. You will hand in homework on Tuesdays to your TA and they will return it to you, probably a week later. The midterm exams will be held in Quiz Section.
The TA's are:
| Sections | Name | Office | Email |
| FA | Mark Contois | PDL C-113 |
contois 'at' math.washington.edu
|
| FB & FC | Jonathan Cross | PDL C-114 |
jacross 'at' math.washington.edu
|
Text
Calculus, Early Transcendentals by James Stewart (The Fifth Edition).
Note: We are using the 5th edition this year and the homework problems are different from the 4th edition.
You do not need the book Single Variable Calculus, Early Transcendentals.
Calculators
You will need a scientific calculator for Math 124. Graphing calculators are not
allowed on quizzes and exams.
The scientific calculator must have trigonometric functions, like Sin and Cos, as
well as logarithms and exponentials (ln and exp).
The calculator must not be a graphing calculator. A graphing calculator is any
device with a multiline display that has the ability to graph mathematical
functions. Examples are the TI-86 or the HP-49G. See your instructor before the
first quiz if you are not certain if your calculator is acceptable.
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