Instructor
Dr. Jennifer Taggart
taggart@math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-334
Click here for Office Hours
TAs:
George Bouvier (AA, AB),
gbouvier@math.washington.edu
Peizhe Shi (AC, AD),
ship@amath.washington.edu
Amy Supple (BA, BB),
asup@math.washington.edu
Samantha Crossley (BC),
smc83@amath.washington.edu
Exam dates:
Midterm 1: April 23
Midterm 2: May 19
Final exam: June 6, 5-8 p.m.
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Final Exam Information:
Your Final Exam will be held on Saturday, June 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Kane 120.
You will be allowed to use a calculator, a ruler, and one sheet of handwritten
notes. You should also bring photo ID to the exam.
If you are unable to take the exam at that time, you must petition to
take the make-up final. The deadline for petitioning is Friday, May 8. Pick
up a petition from Math Advising in Padelford C-36.
Announcements:
- Announced 6/14/2009: Thanks for your patience everybody. Grades
are now posted here:
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/gradebook/drjenni/8120. Please read the
following very carefully before e-mailing me with questions:
- All of your homework scores and activity scores are posted (so that
you can make sure that I've got all of your scores recorded correctly).
However, YOUR LOWEST HOMEWORK AND YOUR LOWEST ACTIVITY SCORES WERE DROPPED
in the computation of your grade. If any of your scores has been incorrectly
recorded, you will need to find a way to show me the graded assignment.
- The median on the final exam was a 79/100.
- Please do not ask me to change your grade because you "need" a higher
grade. I do not give need-based grades.
- I do not plan to have any office hours before fall quarter. If you would
like to see your exam, you are welcome to stop by at the beginning of fall quarter.
- Have a great summer break and good luck with everything!
- Announced 6/2/2009: Class is cancelled for Wednesday, June 3. Here is
information about what to study for the final
exam. I will hold extra office hours on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and
will answer questions on Friday during lecture. Anyone who wants to may
attend both my lectures (at 10:30 and 11:30) on Friday.
- Announced 5/29/2009: I have posted grades. You should be able to
access them through your Catalyst Web Tools link on your myUW page. The median
grade on the exam was a 47. You may determine your current grade by
finding your current total percentage and applying my Grading Scale (follow
the link on the right-hand sidebar of this page). Remember that the final
is worth 36% of your total grade.
- Announced 5/25/2009: Here are the hints and answers for Exam II. I
will post grades and exam stats over the weekend.
- Announced 5/17/2009: For Monday, May 18 only, my office hours will be
2:30-4:30 p.m.
- Announced 5/15/2009: Your second midterm exam will be held on Tuesday
in Quiz Section. It will cover WS 12-18. Bring a calculator, a ruler,
and photo ID. You will be allowed to use one 8.5-by-11-inch sheet
of handwritten notes during the exam. Again, the way to study all the material
is to concentrate on the arrow problems in the text. After that,
look at a few old exams from the exam archive.
- Announced 5/3/2009: The grades have been published to the Catalyst
Grade Book. You should be able to access your grades by following
this link, logging
in to your MyUW account, and clicking on the GradeBook link there.
(Let me know if you're having trouble with that.) You should be able
to see all the grades we currently have for you, including 2 homework scores,
4 activity scores, your Exam I score, and a total percentage. The median grade
in the course, using my straight scale is
a 2.8, which is right where I like it. So, use that scale and your current
percentage in the class to determine your current overall grade. The median
on Exam I was a 40/50. I do not give extra credit. The way to improve your
grade is to improve your exam scores.
- Announced 4/30/2009: Here are hints and answers and points breakdowns
for the first exam:
- Version Alpha (question #1(a) is about the speed of car A at t=1)
- Version Beta (question #1(a) is about the speed of car A at t=9)
I will post current grades and exam statistics soon (in the next few days).
If you have questions about the grading, please see Dr. Taggart by Wednesday,
May 6. Do not make
any changes to your exam until all of your questions and concerns have
been addressed.
- Announced 4/20/2009: Your first exam will be held Thursday in Quiz Section. Please bring a ruler, a calculator (with working batteries), and photo ID.
You are allowed to use one 8.5x11-inch sheet of notes (double-sided, if you wish) during the exam. No other sources will be allowed.
Here is a brief review
of the material we've covered so far to help you prepare for the exam.
What you need to do most between now and Thursday is a LOT of problems.
Concentrate first on the arrow problems from the text, but leave a little time
to do a couple of the exams from the Exam Archive. When you study, keep in mind that it is not enough simply to arrive at the correct answer: you must understand EVERY STEP in
the process. Get in the habit of asking yourself why each step is necessary
and relevant when you study.
During Wednesday's lecture, I will answer questions from the text and/or old exams. Come prepared with questions!
- Announced 4/15/2009: Here are the exponent rules that may help you in
applying the derivative rules.
- Announced 4/3/2009: I've set my office hours
for the quarter.
- Announced 4/3/2009: A few people have asked for a pdf of the graphs
and tables from the back of the book to print out. I've posted a pdf
of the text on the right-hand sidebar of this page.