Math 111 Sections A & D -- Fall 2006

Lecturer:         Alexandra Nichifor                                        Email:              nichifor {at} math {dot} washington {dot} edu
Office:              Padelford C-326  (Directions)                     Phone:             206-543-7898
Office hrs:       Mon 10:40-11:15 in PDL C-326 & Tues 2:30-3:30, Wed 1:30-2:30 in the Math Study Center -- or by appointment.

Quiz sections & TAs:   AA & AB: Sasha Aravkin (in SMI 405)      AC & AD: Stephanie Vance (in SWS 032)      
                                          DA & DB: Joshua Tokle (in SMI 405)          DC & DD: Ashesh Bakshi  (in SWS 032)         

PREVIOUS WEEKS in chronological order (scroll down):

Worksheet 1 Lecture PowerPoint

Week 2:

            Monday: recap/finish WS2, WS3; Wednesday: WS4, Friday: WS5 + turn in Hwk 1
(please remember to print and bring to lecture with you the appropriate Lecture Handouts from the link on the left bar)
            Tuesday: Activity 1 (graded, see Syllabus), Thursday: Test Prep (counts toward participation grade) & homework Q&A

UPDATE: Here's the PowerPoint file for Worksheet 3 (Wednesday's lecture, first part) 

Week 3 (Oct 9-13):

            Monday: WS 6; Wednesday: WS7, Friday: WS8 + turn in Hwk 2 (WS 5,6,7)
(please remember to print and bring to lecture with you the appropriate Lecture Handouts from the link on the left bar)
            Tuesday: Activity 2 (graded, see Syllabus), Thursday: Test Prep (counts toward participation grade) & homework Q&A

Update: Here is the filled-in first part of the handout table from WS 6

Homework 2 is due Friday. Please turn in Worksheets 5, 6 & 7. Recall:

• Turn in all the numbered questions in the textbook from the assigned sections
  (including the problems at the end of the assigned worksheets).

• Please write complete solutions explaining how you get your answers and showing your work on the graphs when appropriate.

• You can tear off, use and turn in the extra tables and graphs provided at the end of the textbook

• Please be neat, label your answers, staple your homework together.
  On the front page, top right corner, write your name, your TA's name, and your quiz section (eg. AC, DA, etc)

• You can get help at office hrs, Math Study Center hrs (see link on the left bar), or CLUE (7pm to midnight, Sun-Thu, in MGH Commons).

Week 4 (Oct 16-20):

            Monday: WS 9 (PowerPoint file); Tues & Wednesday: Review, Thu: MIDTERM, Friday: WS10
UPDATE: Here's the table from Wednesday's in class review.

         No homework will be collected this week.
However, you are expected to work through WS 8 & 9 in prep for midterm. They will be collected on Oct 27.  

Midterm 1 will take place on Thursday, Oct 19, in your quiz section.
UPDATED on 10/16:  It covers the material in the Prologue, and WS 1-8, plus the first part of WS9 (the 3 methods of finding max profit).
I also amended the review files to reflect this.
Bring: Photo ID, ruler, calculator, one sheet of notes, pencils, erasers.
Here are two review files: By Worksheet and By Skills.
There is an Archive of Old Exams under the "Math 111 Materials" link on the left. Or, use this direct link.

Important!!
1. Read all questions very carefully and make sure you understand what they are asking.
2. You must explain your answers in order to get full credit.
If you read an answer from a graph, draw and label your lines/points on the graph. In the work area of that question, briefly describe your procedure (e.g. "I aligned my ruler with the reference line of slope 2 and rolled it parallel to the ref line until it intersected the graph in two points1 hr apart"). Also, show your computations (e.g." MR=slope of line labeled (b)=(320-120)/(30-20)=200/10=20")
3. Place your final answer in the provided space and in the required form (units).

Midterm 1 Stats (Good job!): Median: 42.5/50 (top 25%: 46 & above, top 75%: 37.5 & above)
Midterm Solutions:  (NOTE: first compare question 1 on your exam to determine which version you had):
Section A: version 1 (complete solutions), version 2 (answers)
Section D: version 1 (complete solutions), version 2 (answers)

Week 5 (Oct 23-27)

Here is the PowerPoint file for last Friday's lecture (last part of WS 9 and WS10)

This week: Monday: WS11; Wednesday: WS12, Friday: WS13 + turn in Hwk 3
Tuesday: Activity 3, Thursday: Test Prep & homework Q&A

RECALL: The final exam is on Saturday, December 9th, 5-8pm. More info under the link on the left bar.
The deadline to petition the math department to take the makeup final is this Friday, October 27.

Homework 3 is due Friday. Please turn in: Worksheets 8 through 12.

 

Week 6 (Oct 30-Nov 3) (updated 11/1)

Monday: finish WS13, start WS14; Wednesday: WS14 [PowerPoint file used in class]; Friday: WS15 + turn in Hwk 4
Tuesday: Activity 4, Thursday: Test Prep & homework Q&A

Homework 4 is due on Friday. Turn in: WS 13 and 14 only (this is different from the originally posted homework schedule!)

Week 7 (Nov 6-Nov 10)

Monday: WS16+start review;  Tues&Wednesday: Review; Thursday: Midterm II (Friday: no classes)
Extra (optional) Review Session: Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 in SMI 205. Bring questions!
There is no homework collected this week.
WS 15 & 16 should be done now in preparation for the midterm, but will be collected next week (Fri, Nov 17), together with WS 17 & 18

MIDTERM 2
Will take place on Thursday, Nov 9th, in your quiz section.
It covers worksheets 10 through 16, plus the last part of WS9 (reading BEP&SDP from graphs of MC, AC, AVC).
Bring with you: Photo ID, calculator, one sheet of notes (two sided OK).
Here is a Review File.
Practice using the Archive of Old Exams under the "Math 111 Materials" link (or: direct link). Look under "Exam II".

Important!!
1. Read all questions very carefully and make sure you understand what they are asking.
2. You must show all your work in order to get full credit.
Your work should be based on the methods learned in this portion of the class.
If an algebraic method is available, approximating values from graphs or plug-and-check methods will not get much credit.
3. Place your final answer in the provided space and in the required form (units).

Week 8 (Nov 13-Nov 17)

Monday: WS17;  Tues: Activity 5; Wednesday: WS 18; Thursday: Test Prep/Hwk Q&A; Friday: WS19 +Hwk 5 due
Homework 5 is due this Friday. Please turn in WS 15, 16, & 17.

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MIDTERM 2

Stats: Median 38/50 (Top 25%: 43, Top 75%: 31)
Class stats so far: Median 82% (~3.1), Top 25%: 87.9% (~3.6), Top 75%: 72.9 (~2.3)

MORE MIDTERM 2 STUFF
Here are the exam files in pdf. You may want to use the other section's exam for extra practice:
Exam for Section A: version 1, or version 2
Exam for Section D: version 1, or version 2
Solutions:
Section A: version 1 (complete solutions), version 2 (answers only)
(identify which version you had by comparing question 1(a) on your exam to each version)
Section D: version 1 (complete solutions), version 2 (answers only)
(identify which version you had by comparing the expressions for C(t) & S(t) in question 1 on your exam to each version)

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Week 9 (Nov 20-Nov 24)

Monday: WS 20;  Tues: Activity 6; Wednesday: WS 21 & collect hwk 6; Thursday-Friday: no class (Thanksgiving holiday)
Homework 6 is due this Wednesday. Please turn in WS 19 & 20

Week 10 (Nov 27-Dec 1)

Monday: WS 22;  Tues: Activity 7; Wednesday: WS 23; Thursday: Q&A + Test Prep; Friday: Catch up + turn in hwk
The last collected homework (Homework 7) is due this Friday. Please turn in WS 21, 22 & 23

RECALL: Our FINAL EXAM is was on SATURDAY, December 9, 5-8pm, in KNE 210 (section A) or KNE 220 (section D).
Don't forget to bring: PHOTO ID, your permitted sheet of notes (8.5x11, 2-sided, if you can't recall your quiz section, write it on this sheet),
at least one scientific calculator (bring a spare or at least spare batteries), a transparent ruler, lots of pencils & erasers.
More details: here.

Review Files: New Stuff (Part III), Midterm 1 Material (Part I), Midterm 2 Material (Part II).

Week 11 (last week of class):
MONDAY: Review (Part I). To prepare: Refresh your memory using the Midterm 1 Review file above.
Go to the Exam Archive: do a few tests from the Midterm 1 section and try an exam from the Final exam section. 
For extra practice, here are our very own Midterm 1 exams: Section A (version  1), Section D (version 1).
TUESDAY: Practice Part I Problems -- bring questions!
WEDNESDAY: Review (Part II); To prepare: Refresh your ideas from the Midterm 2 Review file above.
Go to the Exam Archive: do a few tests from the Midterm 2 section and try an exam from the Final exam section. 
For extra practice, here are our very own Midterm 2 exams: Section A (version  1), Section D (version 1).
THURSDAY: Practice Part II (& III) Problems -- bring questions!
On your own: do one or more exams from the Final exam section of the Exam Archive
FRIDAY: Section A: Review Part III & Practice Part III problems.
Section D: no class (Review Part III was done last week on Friday). I'll be available in my office 12:30-1:30 if you have questions.
Other than my regular office hrs (listed at the top of the page) I'll be in the MSC for one or more hrs on Friday afternoon, precise times to be announced.