MATH 125 C&D: Calculus with
Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: Julia
Autumn 2007
Instructor Julia
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday 3-4pm in the Math Study
Center (MSC); and by appointment
Office: Padelford,
C-526
E-mail: julia@math.washington.edu
Class page: http://www.math.washington.edu/~julia/teaching/125_Fall2007
Lectures MWF, 11:30-12:20 (Section
C) and 12:30-1:20 (Section D); Smith
Hall (SMI) 205
Textbooks Calculus:
Early Transcendentals, 5th edition, by James
Stewart
Course description. This is the second quarter in the calculus of functions of a single
variable. We will review anti-derivatives and study the Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus. We will use the theorem to compute areas and volumes and learn a
handful of integration techniques. We
will also study applications and practice problem solving using the tools of
calculus. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in
MATH 124, score of 3 on AB advanced placement test, or score of 3 on BC
advanced placement test.
Resources
·
The class
webpage, and especially the materials part which
includes midterms, quizzes, practice exams,
practice problems, some solutions/answers, review/hand-outs. This page is updated throughout the quarter.
·
The unified
MATH 125 web page for all sections. Much of the course
materials are available on this website including homework and worksheets
(although you should always check with Math125C&D webpage
for the precise information on the homework assigned and the worksheet to
be done on a particular week). The unified MATH 125 website also has a large
number of quizzes and exams from previous quarters, an extremely useful
resource for test preparation. Most of
this material is also available, for a small fee, as a packet from the University
Bookstore.
·
Read the NOTE to
the student which explains the general objectives and expectations of the
course. Pay special attention if this
is your first math course at UW.
·
Math Study Center (Communications
B-014): This is a great place to study
individually or in groups and the best place to get help. It has tutors available to answer questions
and many professors choose MSC as a place to hold office hours. The MSC hours are: M-Th. 9:30am – 9:30pm; Fri. 9:30am – 1:30pm;
Sun. 2:00pm-6:00pm.
·
Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)
Lecture Courtesy. Please be on time for class. If
you have to be late on a regular basis because of your schedule, talk to the
instructor. Please do not get up and leave in the middle of lecture; you are
neither invisible nor inaudible, and you do disrupt both the lecturer and the
other students. If for some special reason you must leave one lecture early,
please sit on the aisle near the door and leave as quietly as possible. (I do
not insist that you tell me before lecture why you will be leaving early, but
be aware that some faculty feel that it is only common courtesy that you do
so.) Please DO NOT start zipping up your bag and other preparations for leaving
until the end of class is announced. Please turn off your cell phone and any
other device capable of producing sounds during class. I will try to do the
same!
Lecture sitting. We have a peculiarly shaped classroom of which
we have to make the best. Please sit in the first seven rows only unless there is no space there.
Discussion sessions.
|
Section |
TA |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
Location |
|
125CA |
Sam Buelk |
10:30-11:20 |
11:30-12:50 |
MOR 116 |
|
125CB |
Christopher
Jordan-Squire |
10:30-11:20 |
11:30-12:50 |
MEB 251 |
|
125CC |
Sam Buelk |
11:30-12:20 |
1:00-2:20 |
MOR 116 |
|
125DA |
Christopher
Jordan-Squire |
11:30-12:20 |
1:00-2:20 |
MEB 251 |
|
125DB |
Edwin
Ding |
11:30-12:20 |
1:00-2:20 |
LOW 217 |
|
125DC |
Edwin
Ding |
12:30-1:20 |
11:30-12:50 |
LOW 217 |
TA Office Hours and contact info.
|
Sam
Buelk |
M 2:30-3:30, T 10:00-11:00 |
Padelford,
C-111 |
|
|
Christopher Jordan-Squire |
M 4:30-5:30, T 4:30-5:30 |
cjordan1@math.washington.edu |
|
|
Edwin Wing |
M 2-3, F 3-4 |
|
Homework discussion and quizzes (Tuesday). You will have an opportunity to ask questions about
homework during the Tuesday TA session.
You should complete most of the homework before the discussion
session to benefit from the. There will be a 15 minute quiz almost every week (check the class
schedule for precise dates) at the end of the Tuesday TA session. The
quiz will be based on the homework material.
Worksheets (Thursday). You will work
on worksheets every week except for the midterm weeks during the Thursday TA session. The exception is week 9 (Thanksgiving week) when
the worksheet will be done on Tuesday.
The worksheets are designed to introduce new material or to solidify the
concepts you have already studied in
lectures and homework. BRING A COPY of the worksheet you will be working on to
class every week. Download the worksheets from the class schedule webpage. Worksheets are also included in the course
pack available at the Bookstore. As all
materials are available on the web you are not required to purchase the course
pack.
Homework. Homework problems will be assigned after each
lecture. The assignment can be obtained
from the homework
web page and will NOT be announced in class. Homework will be collected
weekly before the lecture on Wednesday, except for the last two weeks of
classes. The homework is graded out of 10 points. We choose two problems to grade for each
homework, out of 4 points each; 2 more points are given for completeness.
Exams. There will be two midterm
exams: Thursday, October
18th, and Thursday, November 15th. The Final exam is on Saturday, December 8th, 1:30-4:20 pm.
Calculator and notes policy for exams and quizzes. You may use a scientific calculator for Math 125. The scientific
calculator should have trigonometric functions, like Sin and
Late homework and test make-up. Late homework
will NOT be accepted under any circumstances. If you cannot make it to class
the day when the homework is due, try to arrange for someone else to hand in
your homework. There are no make-ups for quizzes but the lowest quiz score and
the lowest homework score will be dropped. If you have to miss a midterm for a
compelling and well-documented reason, talk to the instructor as soon as
possible. If you feel that these rules
cause you unbearable hardship, talk to the instructor.
Grades
|
Worksheets |
4% |
|
Homework |
6% |
|
Quizzes |
20% |
|
Midterms |
20% each |
|
Final |
30% |
The lowest worksheet score, homework score and quiz score will be
dropped. Your grade will be determined based
on the curve to be established upon the completion of the course. The preliminary estimate is that the ``curve”
will be linear, with the passing grade of 2.0 corresponding to 63%, and 4.0
corresponding to 93%. Keep in mind that this is only an approximation, and the
final curve will be determined based on the class overall performance.
Schedule. Check
the 125C&D schedule for a tentative weekly
course outline. Here are some important dates for this quarter (see Academic calendar
for more information):
|
September 26 |
First day of class |
|
October 18 |
Midterm I |
|
November 12 |
No class |
|
November 15 |
Midterm II |
|
November 22, 23 |
No class |
|
November 30 |
No class |
|
December 8 |
FINAL EXAM |
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