Math 125 A&B: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

Spring 2011

Instructor: Zhen-Qing Chen

Phone: (206) 543-1907 (Office)
Fax: (206) 543-0397
Office: Padelford Hall, Room C525
Email: zchen@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays: 3:30-4:20 pm. at Math Study Center (CMU B14); Fridays 11:30am-12:20 pm. at Padelford C-525.

Teaching Assistants:

Yajun An for AA and AC:
Office: PDL C-406
Email: yajuna at math.washington.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm and Fridays 12:30-13:30 pm at MSC

Xing Fu for AB and BA:
Office: Gug 406
Email: fux008 at hotmail.com
Office hours: Mondays 3:30-5:30 pm. at MSC.

Ru-Yu Lai for BB and BC:
Office: PDL C-8M
Email: rylai at math.washington.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm. at MSC.

Lectures:
Math 125A: MWF 9:30 am.-10:20 pm. at SMI 211.
Math 125B: MWF: 10:30 am.-11:20 pm. at SMI 211.
TA Sections:

125AA: Tu: 9:30 am-10:20 am. at MEB 235; Th: 9:30 am -10:50 am. at BLD 392
125AB: Tu: 9:30 am-10:20 am at MEB 245; Th: 9:30 am-10:50 pm. at CDH 125
125AC: Tu: 10:30-11:20 am. at MEB 235; Th: 11:00am.-12:20 pm. at BLD 392 .
125BA: Tu: 10:30 am.-11:20 am. at MEB 245; Th: 11:00 am -12:20 pm. at CDH 125
125BB: Tu: 10:30 am-11:20 am at MEB 250; Th: 11:00 am-12:20 pm. at CDH 223A
125BC: Tu: 9:30-10:20 am. at MEB 250; Th: 9:30am.-10:50 am. at CDH 223A .

Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 124, score of 3 on AB advanced placement test, or score of 3 on BC advanced placement test. Knowledge of derivatives is essential .

Important Course Information

The textbook for the course is "Calculus" by Stewart, vol.1 available in the UW bookstore. This is a portion of the hardbound text "Calculus, 6th Edition, Early Transcendentals" by Stewart. Either text will work. The custom version vol. 1 covers Math 124/5 at the UW. The custom version vol. 2 covers Math 126/324 at the UW.
In addition to the textbook, you will need a "WebAssign access code"; see link below. You can purchase this code bundled with the textbook at the book store OR you can purchase a standalone access code (if you already have the textbook or locate a used copy).
How to use WebAssign.
Official WebAssign site for UW.
All homework is accessible and turned in online using WebAssign. Homework is NOT posted on the course website.
Number of tries in doing homwork via WebAssign: By default, 5 tries are allowed. On multiple choice parts, however, only 1 try if there are 2, 3, or 4 possible answers, and 2 tries if there are 5 or more possible answers.

Here is the Course Syllabus (in pdf format) for Math 125A and Math 125B.
A lot of useful material, including weekly worksheets, weekly outlines, student guide, previously given quizzes and exams, are available at the Math 125 Materials web site .

Recommended preparation

Read the textbook as well as the above website before and after each lecture.

You can also get help from Math Study Center

It is located in B14 Communications Building.

Spring 2011 hours:

Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM