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The basic UW Precalculus-Calculus sequence consists of four courses:
Format of classes. In Math 120 and 126, students attend three 50-minute lectures given by a professor and two 50-minute ``quiz sections'' directed by a graduate student Teaching Assistant (TA). In Math 124-5, students attend three 50-minute lectures given by a professor and two quiz sections. One quiz section is 50-minutes and the other is 80-minutes. This allows more time for worksheets and quizzes. TA's will help students with their work and answer questions.
Both the lecturer and the TAs hold office hours in the Math Study Center. The Math Study Center(MSC) provides a comfortable place and a supportive atmosphere for students to come together
and study, in groups or individually. The Math Study Center is
open every day except Saturday. Overall direction and goals. This sequence aims to develop problem-solving, thinking and reasoning skills, and computational skills. Each of these items is necessary for the formulation and solution of a problem. Students need to be able to translate a verbally given problem into mathematical language and then carry the solution to completion. Students are expected to gain the necessary computational ability and use this ability to solve problems. The main emphasis of these courses is on problem-solving and reasoning, but students must also demonstrate "fluency" in mathematical techniques. Workload. The emphasis on problem solving makes these sequences more challenging than a high school calculus course. Most students initially have difficulty with the process of translation from a verbal description of a multi-step problem into a mathematical description. There is no quick way to master this process. It requires lots of hard work. Students should plan on spending about 15 hours per week outside of class on homework and practice problems.
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