Calculus - First Quarter

Math 124B Winter 2013

SectionNameTime and LocationOffice Hours LocationEmail
BA Nicholaos Karamanlis Tues 10:00-11:20 LOW 106
Thurs 9:30-10:20 LOW 106 		Weds 2-3 pm
Fri 2-3 pm
 MSC
PDL C-8 J 		email
BB Nicolaos Karamanlis Tues 8:30-9:50 LOW 106
Thurs 8:30-9:20 LOW 106 		Weds. 2-3pm
Fri 2-3 pm 		MSC
PDL C-8 J 		email
BC Abdalla Nimer Tues 10:00-11:20 FTR 106
Thurs 9:30-10:20 BLD 392		 Mon. 1:00-3:00 MSC email
BD Abdalla Nimer Tues 8:30-9:50 FTR 106
Thurs 8:30-9:20 BLD 392		 Mon. 1:00-3:00 MSC email



  • To estimate your grade on the second midterm: Use a linear function of your midterm score whose value for a score of 68 is 3.0 and whos value for a score of 90 is 4.0. This is just an approximation. Your course grade will be determined using your scores on all items as explained in the syllabus (it will be a weighted average of your scores, not of your estimated grades). See the earlier announcement below to convert your decimal estimate to a letter grade. The median and the mean scores were 68.
  • To estimate your grade after the first midterm: Use a linear function of your midterm score whose value for a score of 80 is 3.0 and whos value for a score of 65 is 2.0. This is just an approximation. Your course grade will be determined using your scores on all items as explained in the syllabus (it will be a weighted average of your scores, not of your estimated grades). See the earlier announcement below to convert your decimal estimate to a letter grade.

  • Final Exam: will be Saturday March 16 1:30-4:20 in PAA114. For more information see Common Final
    DayIn classHomework problemsReading HW
    Mon Lecture
    Questions on material    		 Attempt HW on Mon lecture material
    Tues Worksheet
    Questions on Fri material    		 Complete HW on Fri lecture material Read Weds lecture material
    Weds Lecture
    Questions on material    		 Attempt HW on Weds lecture material
    Thurs Questions of Mon/Weds material Complete HW on Mon/Weds lecture material Read Fri lecture material
    Fri/Sat/Sun Lecture
    Questions on material    		 Attempt HW on Fri lecture material Read Mon. lecture material


  • The math department does not allow overloads, and the instructors can't give entry codes. Add or drop through MYUW during the first week without penalty. Space can become available as students change their schedules or change their mind about attending the UW. No waiting list is kept - just keep checking. After the first week, you'll need to go to Math Advising (see FAQ below for hours/location/etc.), but they do not give entry codes for a class unless there is available space.
  • Please read carefully: Math 124B Syllabus and Note to the student as soon as possible. I will answer questions about the structure of the course on Wednesday in the lecture section.
  • The Math 124 Materials page has the worksheets which you need to bring to your quiz section on the appropriate day. Don't start the worksheet before class. There are also links to exam archives from previous quarters.
  • The contribution (in terms of percentage) of each exam toward your grade is given in the Math 124B Syllabus. The computation that we will carry out is to scale the scores you receive on each item so that the appropriate percentages are achieved. Then a final grade will be assigned to the result. In other words, we use a weighted average of the scores, not a weighted average of an estimated grade on each item.
  • Here is the conversion of decimal grades to letter grades according to the UW catalog (page 35 in the older printed version)
    4.0-3.9 A
    3.8-3.5 A-
    3.4-3.2 B+
    3.1-2.9 B
    2.8-2.5 B-
    2.4-2.2 C+
    2.1-1.9 C
    1.8-1.5 C-
    1.4-1.2 D+
    1.1-0.9 D
    0.8-0.7 D-
    0.0 E
    No grades are allowed in the range 0.1-0.6.
    Lowest passing grade: 0.7
    Many departments require at least 2.0 in their majors or in their prerequisite requirements.
  • See Common Finals for ground rules, petitions for alternatives, rooms, time, etc. (this page will become available as soon as I have the information.)
  • Expderiv A precise definition of exp(x) and a proof that exp'(x)=exp(x).

  • Math Study Center A comfortable place to do your homework with assistance from tutors when you need it. Be sure to check the chart on the wall to see what times and days of the week it is less likely to be full.
  • Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)
  • Instructional Center
  • Student Counseling Center
  • Information for Students of International TAs
  • Frequently asked questions (math advising)


    A musician's point of view:
    "I never wanted to admit that music was so associated with mathematics, but those are the only two absolutes there are. It's the only two things that engage the right and left brain simultaneously." --Quincy Jones, Seattle Times, 10-23-2007

    A physicist's point of view:
    "To those who do not know Mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty of nature. ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in." -- Richard Feynman. (1918-1988), The Character of Physical Law

    A philosopher's point of view:
    "I assert that, in every particular natural science, one encounters intrinsically scientific substance only to the extent that mathematics is present." --Immanuel Kant

    A biologist's point of view:

    "Every new body of discovery is mathematical in form, because there is no other guidance we can have." --Charles Darwin

    The point of view of a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher:
    "The laws of Nature are written in the language of mathematics." --Galileo Galilei