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Honors Calculus
Please note that this is the honors section of Math 125. This class will more a little more quickly than the other sections.
We will also cover a bit more of the theoretical material. It is a smaller class, with only about 50 students.
(The other sections have about 80.) There will be fewer routine drill exercises in the homework and
more challenging multi-step problems. The homework will be based on the problem sets given on the
Math 125 Materials Website, but there will be differences which I will announce in class (and post here). You will, however, take the same final
exam as the other sections.
Math 125 Materials Website
This is a common web page for all sections of Math 125 taught this
quarter at the University of Washington. Please read all the information on this page
very carefully. The following documents at this site are particularly
important:
- A note to the student. PLEASE READ THIS.
- The list of weekly homeworks and worksheets. (Click on the outline
for each week to see this.)
This web site also contains many quizzes and exams from previous Math
125 courses. The topics covered in these quizzes and exams vary
somewhat from instructor to instructor.
A packet containing all the worksheets, homework and old finals from the
above website can be purchased from the Copy Center in the basement of
the Communications Building (down the hall from the Math Study Center).
This is not required as the same materials are available from the
above website but could be useful if printing them weekly is a problem.
The Course
This course is an introduction to integral calculus. We will review antiderivatives and then study the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. We will use this theorem to compute areas and volumes, as well as a number of other applications. A variety of techniques to compute difficult antiderivatives will be discussed. We will conclude with an introduction to differential equations. If you want a good grade in this class, you should expect to spend at least 12 hours a week on homework.
Grades
Your grade is determined by how you do relative to the class as a whole. Grades will be based
on total points earned.
There are 320 possible points:
- Worksheets--20
- Homework--50
- Quizzes--50
- 2 Midterms--50 points each
- Final--100
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Worksheets
There are weekly worksheets for Math 125 that will be done during TA sessions on
Thursdays. You will do these problems in small groups and your
TA will help you work through them. Worksheets give you enough
supervised practice to go off and do the homework. They may also be
used to introduce new ideas and methods that have not been covered in
lecture. Treat the worksheets seriously as they help you learn how to
think and write mathematics with your TA present to help you if you
make a mistake. Your TA will will keep a record of your participation
and performance in these worksheet sessions.
Homework
- Homework assignments for each week can be found on the Math 125
webpage. (Click on the outline for the week.)
But there will be some
differences, because this is the honors section. Please check this site regularly for the correct homework assignments.
- These assignments are to be turned in on Tuesdays in
your TA session. Homework 1 is due on Tuesday, January 9 .
- The lowest weekly homework score will be dropped. No late homework will be accepted.
Due to the large size of the class, only 3-4 problems will be graded
each week. You are encouraged to talk to your classmates and discuss
both the homework and the material you are learning. However, please
make sure you write up solutions on your own. It is essential to fully
understand how to solve the homework problems and to acquire enough
practice to be able to do problems relatively quickly. Do additional
problems if you feel that you need more practice. Since the homework problems are
meant to stretch your thinking beyond the lectures, and to help you
master the subject, they may be harder than the examples covered in
lecture. Questions on exams draw from all the activities of the course
such as the lectures, worksheets and homeworks. Hence, do not assume
that only homework problems will be asked on tests. It would be wise
to try homework problems from a given lecture before the next
lecture.
Quizzes and Exams
- There will be a 20 minute quiz every Tuesday, except for the weeks of the exams. These will usually cover the
homework from the preceeding week. They will be very similar to the homework problems. The TA's will grade
them and return them to you the following Thursday. The quizzes are closed book/closed notes.
There are no make up quizzes, but I do drop your lowest quiz score.
- There will be 2 midterm exams. They
will be given on the dates listed below.
They are meant to take 50 minutes but you can take the full 70 minutes of Quiz Section. You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.
- Midterm I : Thursday January 25 in
TA session.
- Midterm II : Thursday February 22
in TA session.
- The final exam
will take place from 1:30pm to 4:20pm on Saturday, March 10. Note that this is not the time listed
in the final exam schedule.
It will be held in Communications 120.
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Rules for taking exams
- You are allowed to use one handwritten 8.5 by 11 sheet of notes.
- Graphing calculators are not
allowed on quizzes and exams.
- There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling and
well-documented reason for missing a test, speak to the professor about it.
Quiz section
On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will meet with a Teaching Assistant in a smaller group. This gives you a chance to get more of your questions answered. Thursday's quiz section will be 80 minutes long so that, in addition to getting help with your homework, there will be time for a worksheet that you can work on while the TA circulates and answers questions. Most weeks there will be a quiz on Tuesday. You will hand in homework on Tuesdays to your TA and they will return it to you, probably a week later. The midterm exams will be held in Quiz Section.
The TA is:
| Sections | Name | Office | Email |
| HA & HB | Jonathan Claridge | HSB RR846 |
onath 'at' amath.washington.edu
|
Text
Calculus, Early Transcendentals by James Stewart (The Fifth Edition).
Note: We are using the 5th edition this year and the homework problems are different from the 4th edition.
Calculators
You will need a scientific calculator for Math 125. Graphing calculators are not
allowed on quizzes and exams.
The scientific calculator must have trigonometric functions, like Sin and Cos, as
well as logarithms and exponentials (ln and exp).
The calculator must not be a graphing calculator. A graphing calculator is any
device with a multiline display that has the ability to graph mathematical
functions. Examples are the TI-86 or the HP-49G. See your instructor before the
first quiz if you are not certain if your calculator is acceptable.
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