Math 124C and 124D: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

Winter 2008

Announcements:



HW Homework is due on Tuesday.

The final exam will be given on Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 1:30pm -- 4:20pm. The room for Sections C and D is KNE 210. Some old exams are available Here

Here are some rules for Common Finals for Math 124, 125, 126, and 145.

If you have any suggestions and comments, please email James at ( zhang@math.washington.edu) or call at 206-616-1378.

Instructor: James Zhang

Phone: (206) 616-1378 (Office)
Office: Padelford Hall, Room C-420
Email: zhang@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Thursday and Friday 4:00-4:45pm at PDL C420.

Teaching Assistants:

Mark Sullivan for Sections CB and DA:
Office: PDL C-8M
Email: msully@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Monday 12:30-1:30pm and Thursday 11:30am-12:30pm at MSC.

Wenhan Wang for Sections DB and DC:
Office: PDL C-110
Email: wangwh@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Monday 12:00-2:00pm and Wednesday 4:00pm-5:00pm at MSC.

Guangbin Zhuang for Sections CA and CC:
Office: PDL C-8B
Email: gzhuang@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Monday 1:30- 3:30pm at MSC.

Lectures:

Section C: MWF 10:30--11:20 at SMI 102
Section D: MWF 11:30--12:20 at SMI 102

Prerequisite:

2.5 in MATH 120, score of 68% on MATHPC placement test, score of 75% on MATHEC placement test, or score of 2 on AP test.

The Course:

This is the first quarter in calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes differential calculus, applications and problem solving using the tools of calculus.

Grades:

Your grade is determined by how you do relative to the class as a whole. Grades will be based on the following:

Homework:

Homework will be assigned weekly and be collected in Quiz Section on Tuesday (except for week 1, 5, and 8). You are responsible for all the problems assigned. We have a grader to grade your homework, but the amount of homework that can be graded is limited. No late homework will be accepted. Click here for Homework.
A packet containing all homework assignments, worksheets and old finals is available at either the U Bookstore or the U copy center. Of course you can also get the material off from Math 124 Materials website . Please note that our schedule is slightly different from the one proposed at that website.

Exams:

  • The first Midterm Exam will be given on February 5, (Tuesday week 5). The first Midterm will cover Chapter 2 (and of course Chapter 1 as pre-calculus).
  • The second Midterm Exam will be given on February 26, (Tuesday week 8). The second Midterm will cover Chapter 3.
  • The final exam will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 1:30 to 4:20. The final exam will cover from Chapters 1 to 4. Click here for the room assignment and the other information.


    • You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.

    Rules for taking exams:

    Text:

    Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 5th Edition by James Stewart. We recommend students to read the textbook before and after each lecture.

    You can get help from Math Study Center

    It is located in B-014 Communications Building.

    Winter 2008 hours:

    Suggestions and comments are very welcome. Please let me if you have good ideas to make this class better.

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