Calculus - Second Quarter

Math 125C Spring 2012

SectionNameTime and LocationOffice Hours and LocationEmail
CA Farhan Abedin Tues 11:30-12:20 BAG 108
Thurs 11:00-12:20 BAG 108 		Tues 3-4 pm at MSC
Thurs. 3-4pm at PDL C-8D		 email
CB Farhan Abedin Tues 12:30-1:20 BAG 108
Thurs 12:30-1:50 BAG 108 		Tues 3-4 pm at MSC
Thurs. 3-4pm at PDL C-8D		 email
CC Shirshendu Ganguly Tues 11:30-12:20 BAG 331A
Thurs 11:00-12:20 BAG 331A 		Thurs 4-5pm at MSC
Friday 4-5pm at PDL C-541		 email
CD Shirshendu Ganguly Tues 12:30-1:20 BAG 331A
Thurs 12:30-1:50 BAG 331A 		Thurs 4-5pm at MSC
Friday 4-5pm at PDL C-541		 email



  • Midterm 2 score distributions
  • Midterm 2 solutions
  • Midterm 2 statistics and grades
  • Midterm 1 score distribution
  • Midterm 1 solutions
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  • Please do not ask me for an entry code. 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.

  • Your quiz section will have its first meeting on Tuesday March 27. Please bring a copy of the Review sheet. Each Thursday bring a copy of the worksheet for that week, which you can obtain from the math 125 Materials website.

  • Please read carefully: Math 125C Course Description and Note to the student as soon as possible.

  • The Math 125C Calendar has the homework due dates and exam dates for math 125C. Other sections of math 125 may have different schedules, so be sure to refer to our page for the correct details. The schedule outline on that page is only approximately correct. I may change it if we get ahead or behind as the quarter progresses.

  • The Math 125 Materials page has the worksheets which you need to bring on the appropriate day. Don't start the worksheet before class. There is also a link to an exam archive from previous quarters.

  • The contribution (in terms of percentage) of each exam toward your grade was announced in the Math 125C Course Description. 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 See: UW Grading System
    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.

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  • 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.
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  • 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