Math 125 A,B,C (Integral Calculus), Spring 2009


Instructor: Dr. Alexandra Nichifor                                                                                 Email: nichifor@math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-326 (Directions)                                                                            Phone: 206-543-7898


Class Information:      
 
Syllabus   &  Calendar
 Homework Guidelines

Resources:
  Class discussion board
  Math125 common website
 
Math Study Center (MSC)
  CLUE

In-class Handouts:
   Diff Eqs
   Integration Techniques+sol
   Partial Fractions
   Volumes
   Areas
   
Substitution


TAs:
    AA&AC: David Sprehn
    AB&BA:  Shuwen Lou
    BB&BC: Sourav Sen Gupta
    CA&CC: Mark Contois
    CB: Sweta Suryanarayan

 

End of Term

Final grades are now in Catalyst (UWNetID required)
(lowest hwk, quiz, and worksheet grades were dropped from your total score.)
Final Exam stats: Median 71% (Top Quartile 85%, Low Quartile 57%)
Class Stats: Median 2.9 (Top Q: 3.6, Low Q: 2.3)

You may pick up your exam by coming to my office.
Check my current office hours on
my Summer Quarter class webpage.

            Have a fun summer!


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 PREVIOUS WEEKS:

Week 10 (last)

                                    Final Exam: SATURDAY, June 6, 1:30-4:20 in KNE 120

Read
:
Departmental information regarding our common final
            and the
Cover page of our exam

Study
: Main Topics to Review (Re-posted files for: Midterm 1, Midterm 2 )
            Practice: Direct link to Exam Archive. (Here are some solutions to practice integrals)

Bring
: PHOTO ID, non-graphing calculator. Optional: handwritten sheet of notes (2-sided)

> Please do not enter the exam room until invited to do so.
> Grades will be posted via Catalyst after about a week (or as soon as possible)
> I will post office hours during the summer when you can pick up your exam, if you wish.


Last Homework: Both Week 8 and Week 9 will be collected as one assignment on Tuesday (June 2).
                            
You may skip part 3 of Week 9 (i.e. the pbls from 3.8 Stewart).

I recommend you make and keep a copy of this homework before turning it in, to have it while studying for the final exam. You will get this last homework back either on the last day of class, or at your final exam.

In lecture this week: Monday: Hwk Q&A and practice §9.3-9.4
. Wed & Fri: Review for Final

In quiz section: Tuesday: turn in hwk + Bring Review WS1, Thursday: Bring Review WS2 .

 

Week 9 (05/25-05/29)

Homework to do this week: Both Week 8 (do by Tuesday) and Week 9 homework (do by the weekend) will be collected next week on Tuesday (June 2). You may skip part 3 of Week 9 (i.e. the pbls from 3.8 Stewart).
I recommend you make and keep a copy of this homework before turning it in, to have it while studying for the final exam. You will get this last homework back either on the last day of class, or at your final exam.

In lecture this week: Wed: §9.1, start §9.3, Friday: §9.3                          (no class on Monday)

In quiz section: Tuesday: Midterm return + Hwk 8 Q&A, Thursday: last worksheet: Diff Eqs (bring).

Week 8 (05/18-05/22)

Here's a brief review of Limits

Homework due Wednesday:  These problems will be collected this week.
These are: parts 3-4 of the Week 6  homework, plus the entire Week 7 homework (except for 7.8 #70, 8.1 #30, and supplementary pbl #3)

Midterm 2 (Thu, May 21):

  • Here are the rules, and topics for review.

  • Review: in class Wednesday + extra (optional) Q&A on Wednesday 2:30-4 in MLR 301.

  • CLUE is also running a review on Wednesday, 7-9pm, in MGH 242.

In lecture this week: Mon: § 8.1, 8.3 (center of mass only), Wed: Review, Fri:  8.3

In quiz section: Tuesday: Hwk Q&A and/or Review, Thursday: Midterm.

 

Week 7 (05/11-05/15)

In lecture: Sections 7.5, 7.7-7.8, 8.1.  Here's a brief review of Limits

In quiz section:  

Tuesday: Quiz 4 (from 7.3: Trig Substitution, and 7.4: Partial Fractions) & Hwk Q&A  
Thursday
: Techniques of Integration (bring)

Homework (changed 05/08): Turn in these problems on Wednesday. (these are problems 4 and 6 from Week 5  homework, and parts 1-2, 5-6 of the Week 6  homework; part 7 is optional, but highly recommended)

 

Week 6 (05/04-05/08)

In lecture: Sections 7.3-7.5 (Trig Substitution, Partial Fractions, Strategy).

In quiz section:  

Tuesday: Quiz 3 & Hwk Q&A  
Thursday
: Partial Fractions Worksheet (bring)\

Midterm Solutions: version 1, and version 2

Homework: All of Week 4 homework and parts 1-3 (all the textbook problems) from the Week 5  homework
will be collected as one assignment on Wednesday.

Week 5 (04/27-05/01, Outline 5)

In lecture: Sections 6.5, 7.1, and 7.2

In quiz section:   Tuesday: Midterm return & Hwk Q&A,    Thursday: Integration By Parts Worksheet (bring)

Homework: Work on Week 4 homework. Aim to finish it by Thursday (no later than Friday).
Both the week 4 homework and parts 1-3 (all the textbook problems) from the Week 5  homework will be collected as one assignment next week on Wednesday. No homework is collected this week.

Grades: You can see your grades so far by clicking on this link and logging in with your UWNetID. If you took the midterm but your grade is not yet posted, you can wait until Friday, or check with me (there are a few grades still to be recorded). If any of your scores are incorrect, please bring the corresponding assignment to your TA and ask to have the score corrected. Your total score so far was computed according to the grade breakdown listed in your syllabus, after dropping your lowest quiz, homework, and worksheet score. Your midterm score counted for 70% of the total, equal to the weight of all the exams at the end of the term. The total score was then converted to an estimated class grade so far.

Midterm Stats: High Quarter: 43.5/50, Median: 38.5/50, Low Quarter: 33.5/50. 
These are pretty good overall results! However, please keep in mind that the material gets harder and grades typically drop after the 2nd midterm, so do keep up the good work.

 

Week 4 (04/18-04/24, Outline 4)

Last Friday's in-class handout/worksheet on volumes is posted.

Midterm 1 is on Thursday, April 23, in your quiz section. It is 80 minutes long,
           Covers up to and including 6.3 (here's a list of main topics)
           Bring: one handwritten 8.5x11 sheet of notes (2-sided OK), non-graphing calculator, photo ID
           We'll review in class Monday-Wednesday. An extra (optional)  Q&A session will be held
                              Wednesday 2:30-4, in Miller 301.
           CLUE is also holding a review session on Wednesday, 7-9pm, in MGH 234 

In lecture: Review + on Friday: A new & hard section (6.4: Work)

In quiz section:   Tuesday: Midterm Review,    Thursday: MIDTERM 1

Homework: Week 3 homework is collected on Wednesday.
        Supplementary pbl #7, and #6b) and c) are optional. All else is due Wednesday.

 

Week 3 (04/13-04/17, Outline 3)

In lecture: finish §5.5, then §6.1-6.2, and start §6.3. Week 2 homework is collected Wednesday.

In quiz section:
        Tuesday: Hwk Q&A and Quiz #2 (20 min, based on last week's material: §5.3-5.5)
        Thursday: bring Worksheet 3 (Area Between Curves). If time, homework Q&A.

 

Week 2 (04/06-04/10, Outline 2)

In lecture: sections 5.3-5.5 (ROOM was CHANGED to MEB 238)

In quiz section:
        Tuesday: Hwk Q&A and Quiz #1 (20 min, based on last week's material: §4.9, 5.1, 5.2)
        Thursday: bring Worksheet 2 (Antiderivatives and Areas). If time, homework Q&A.

To do  this week: read sections 5.3-5.5 and do the Week 2 homework (collected next week on Wednesday)

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Welcome to Math 125!

To do during the first week:

1) Please read carefully and become familiar with the following:

2) Make sure you know well the following prerequisite topics. If you are rusty or unclear on any of these, catch up and get help as soon as possible!

3) Go to the Math 125 Common Website, Week 1, Outline 1:

  • read the outline

  • Print the worksheet (The Area Problem) and bring it with you on Thursday
    to quiz section.
    (do not try solving it yet -- you will work on it in class)

  • start working on the  week 1 homework (collected next week).