Lecturer:
Dr. Andrew D. Loveless
aloveles@math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-528
Office hours: Click Here
TAs:
Adam Estrup (DA, DC)
estrup@math.washington.edu
Tom Green (DB, FA)
tgreene@u.washington.edu
Andrey Novoseltsev (FB, FC)
novoselt@math.washington.edu
Exam dates:
Midterm 1: Thursday, April 20
Location: in Quiz Section
Midterm 2: Thursday, May 18
Location: in Quiz Section
Please read the syllabus for Midterm rules. Make-up midterm exams will not be given for any reason.
Final Exam Details
Final exam: Saturday, June 3
The final exam is from 1:30 - 4:20 pm.
The location depends on your lecture:
Location for Lecture D (DA, DB, DC):
Johnson 102
Location for Lecture F (FA, FB, FC):
Johnson 075
Please read the final exam rules posted HERE. If you are unable to make the scheduled final exam time, you need to first visit the Math Student Services Office in Padelford C-36 to get a petition form. If you do not meet the petition criteria after speaking with the secretaries, please come talk to me about your situation. Please note that make-up final exams are only given in the most serious of circumstances and only when documentation can be provided. If you do have a conflict please try to reschedule so that you can make the official exam time.
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Announcements:
- Announced 6/6/2006: The Final Grades are currently posted. Please take note of the following:
- Final Exam Stats:
- Course Stats:
- Taking into account the exam averages and the course as a whole, here is adjusted grade scale. Using the scheme explained on the syllabus and the adjusted grade scale, you can compute your grade.
- I have had a great quarter working with all of you. I hope to see you all in the future.
- Unfortunately, not all students end with the grade they originally hoped for. For those of you that plan on complaining to me about your grade, please read the following notes first (I am sorry I have to say this, but it helps to prevent unpleasant incidences):
- I have been more than fair in assessing grades. Please do not contact me to complain about grades or to ask how they are computed (it is offensive and disrespectful). The explanation of how the grade is computed is clearly apparent on the syllabus and on the grade page. Any errors on the grade page should have already been reported.
- You may pick up your final exam on Friday at 11:00 am at my office if you wish (you may also pick it up in the fall). I will only consider re-grades in obvious cases. That is, don't expect to come in and complain about how your final exam was graded in hopes to get a higher grade in the course (I find this to be very disrespectful).
- Announced 6/1/2006: The current grades have been posted. They include everything, but the final.
- To reiterate, the final exam is worth 33% of your grade. Here's an example:
Assume BOB currently has a 3.5 (which is 60.3 of the current 67 points).
- If BOB gets 70% on the final, then he will be on the border between a 2.8 and 2.9 (because 70% of 33 is 23.1, so he will have a total of 60.3+23.1=83.4 out of 100 for the course).
- If BOB gets 80% on the final, then he will be on the border between a 3.1 and 3.2 (because 80% of 33 is 26.4, so he will have a total of 60.3+26.4=86.7 out of 100 for the course).
- If BOB gets 90% on the final, then he will get a 3.5 in the course (because 90% of 33 is 29.7, so he will have a total of 60.3+29.7=90 out of 100 for the course).
- If BOB get 100% on the final, then he will be on the border between a 3.8 and 3.9 (because 100% of 33 is 33, so he will have a total of 60.3+33=93.3 out of 100 for the course).
- You can compute all of these yourself using the illustrated example on the syllabus. Thus, you can compute how well you need to do on the final to get particular grades in the course.
- Please read the announcement below for final exam details and study tips.
- Announced 5/31/2006: The CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM is Saturday, June 3 from 1:30 - 4:20 pm. For Lecture D, the exam is in Johnson 102. For Lecture E, the exam is in Johnson 075.
- You are allowed a scientific calculator (NO Graphing Calculators).
- You are allowed one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of handwritten notes (both sides).
- You are allowed to quote any of the integrals on page 506 of your text (these are just the basic integrals). For all other integrals, you need to use an appropriate technique and show your work.
- Current grades are posted (they include everything but the final exam, the last homework and the last worksheet). I will post grades by Friday that include the last homework and last worksheet. If there are errors in the gradebook, you must tell me before finals week (otherwise, I am not obligated to make any changes).
- THE FINAL EXAM IS WORTH 33% OF YOUR GRADE. IF YOU PERFORM PARTICULARLY BETTER OR WORSE THAN YOUR PREVIOUS EXAMS, THIS CAN GREATLY IMPACT YOUR FINAL GRADE. The point is: You should not take this exam lightly. Most students perform at about the same level (or slightly lower) on the final exam as on the midterms. However, you can easily improve your grade by doing the following:
- Carefully study the first two midterms until you understand all the underlying concepts.
- Go back to work through some of the homework problems from the sections that you struggled with.
- Make sure you understand the most recent material (center of mass and differential equations).
- Work through several old final exams. In particular, you should take the time to sit down and try to take one of the old final exams without looking at the solutions. If you have to get any sort of help on a problem, then it is an indication that you need to spend more time studying that concept.
- Announced 5/26/2006: Please look at the Final Exam Review/Checklist (pdf). Start looking at old final exams. If you run into trouble, please e-mail me and we can talk about it during our review on Wednesday.
- Announced 5/25/2006: The current grades have been posted. These include everything except the Final Exam, the last homework, and last worksheet. Please check that your scores were recorded accurately.
- If you have questions about your grade, please read the notes at the top of the grades page before coming to ask me.
- The current average gradepoint is about 3.0. As a result, you should not expect a major `curve' at the end of the term. That is, the gradescale will not change much. So if you are unhappy with your grade, you need to perform well on the final.
- Announced 5/12/2006: EXAM 2 IS THURSDAY, MAY 18. START STUDYING. Here is a review sheet.
- Announced 5/4/2006: Here is a breakdown of the ways to help decide which integration technique to use.
- Announced 4/28/2006: I have posted a review for 7.1 through 7.5. This review is ahead of us by a couple lecture days, but you should be able to read and understand the 7.1 and 7.2 sections by the end of today and it should help you complete the homework.
- Announced 4/13/2006: I have posted two items that should help you prepare for EXAM 1 (NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 20). Start Studying:
- Here is an Exam 1 Review. Please also read the reviews of Chapter 5 and 6.
- The Solutions for the Integral Pages are now posted.
- Note that all of my previous postings can be found at the right of this page under the heading MY POSTINGS FOR REVIEW/PRACTICE. Please look at ALL my postings. In the words of Jerry Maguire, "Help Me, Help You!"
- Announced 4/9/2006: Two new addition to the website:
- Announced 4/7/2006: PLEASE practice u-substitution integration techniques! We will use this a lot this quarter and it will likely make more than one appearance on your exams.
- To help you, I have posted 3-pages of practice. It would be unwise to not take advantage of this practice.
- I will eventually post solutions (in about a week), but you shouldn't need them. Please work together and compare answer until you are confident in your work and in your efficiency.
- Announced 4/4/2006: A review of Chapter 5 has been posted at the right of the page. We will finish lecturing on Chapter 5 on Friday (so the review is a little ahead of lecture). Don't forget to bring Worksheet 2 (Fundamental.pdf) to quiz section on Thursday. Please come see me during my office hours on Wednesday (see the upper left corner of this page for office hours) if you are struggling.
- Announced 3/29/2006: Here are the notes from lectures that I promised to post. The first page illustrates the left and right endpoint approximations. The second page discusses the method in general. The second page also gives an evaluation of the f(x)=x^3 example exactly (this might help you on your homework).
- Announced 3/21/2006: Welcome to Math 125. This webpage contains the course syllabus, the homework schedule, a course calendar and links to Math 125 material. Throughout the quarter I will also be posting review sheets and announcements. Please check back regularly.