Office: Padelford C-544
Office hours
Norah Mazel
sections BA and BB
office hours:
| W | 3-4 PM | MSC |
| Th | 3:30-4:30 PM | MSC |
Yeongcheon Baek
sections BC and BD
office hours:
| W | 12:30-1:30 PM | PDL C-331 |
| Th | 12:30-1:30 PM | MSC |
Angelo Polo
sections CA and CB
office hours:
| M | 10:30-11:30 PM | MSC |
| W | 10:30-11:30 PM | MSC |
Wayne Grey
sections CC and CD
office hours:
| W | 3:30-4:30 PM | MSC |
| Th | 3:30-4:30 PM | MSC |
Midterm 1: October 20
Midterm 2: November 17
Final Exam: December 10, 2005 Click for location and time!
The grade record (link at right) now has final exam scores and actual course grades.
Note: I will be out of town until 12/29, and so I will not be answering email or changing the grade record or actual grades, until at least then.
Final exam stats: 1st quartile: 46, Median: 58, 3rd quartile: 67, max: 80.
If you would like to see your final exam, you can stop by any of my office hours next quarter. Just check here for my hours.
Enjoy the break!
No class this Friday. I'll be in my office from 9:30 to 2:30 PM. Stop by and chat or ask questions etc.
Here's some final review problems. Feel free to use them along with your other studying resources (such as old final exams, old midterms, lectures, homework). Stop by my office hours if you have any questions.
Here's an animation to help you think about problem 22.5.
The location and time of the final exam are now linked under Exam Dates in the left column.
Here's an animation relevant to Monday's lecture. Try reloading if it doesn't animate.
The grade record has been posted. Please check that your scores have been recorded correctly.
Answers to midterm 2.
As announced in lecture and quiz section, homework is not due today.
Here are the statistics for exam 2:
| n | 270 |
| min | 2 |
| first quartile | 20 |
| median | 26.5 |
| third quartile | 31 |
| max | 49 |
Here are approximate grade translations for this exam:
| ≤18 | 0.0 |
| 20 | 1.1 |
| 22 | 1.6 |
| 24 | 2.1 |
| 26 | 2.7 |
| 28 | 2.9 |
| 30 | 3.1 |
| 32 | 3.2 |
| 34 | 3.4 |
| 36 | 3.5 |
| 38 | 3.7 |
| 40 | 3.8 |
| ≥42 | 4.0 |
Remember: these grade translations are only here to give you a sense of how you are doing relative to the rest of the class. I do not actually use these values in any calculations. Your exam grade is what it is and it will be combined with your other exam scores, according to the weights listed on the syllabus, to determine your overall course grade.
Here are some preliminary statistics on the first midterm exam.
| n | 208 |
| min | 2 |
| first quartile | 29 |
| median | 37 |
| third quartile | 43 |
| max | 50 |
Rough course grade translations are as follows:
| exam score | course grade |
| < 25 | 0.0 |
| 26 | 0.7 |
| 28 | 1.1 |
| 30 | 1.4 |
| 32 | 1.8 |
| 34 | 2.2 |
| 36 | 2.5 |
| 38 | 2.8 |
| 40 | 3.0 |
| 42 | 3.3 |
| 44 | 3.5 |
| 46 | 3.7 |
| ≥ 48 | 4.0 |
Remember: these grade translations are only here to give you a sense of how you are doing relative to the rest of the class. I do not actually use these values in any calculations. Your exam grade is what it is and it will be combined with your other exam scores, according to the weights listed on the syllabus, to determine your overall course grade.
Answers to Exam 1
Version 1 (problem 1 has g(x) = 3x-7):
Version 2 (problem 1 has g(x) = 4x-5):
Here is a bit of extra information the completing the square process, with exercises for practice.
Here is a baseball-related multipart function example.
Hey, here is an illustration of an example we should be talking about on Friday.
Welcome to Math 120! Check this site often during the quarter for announcements, useful information and supplementary course materials.