Math 124E and 124F: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
Winter 2009
Announcement:
Homework
9
is due on March 12 in week 10.
The final exam will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2009 from 1:30pm to 4:20pm.
For Sections EA, EB, EC and FA, the exam room is KNE 220.
For Sections FB and FC, the exam room is SMI 304.
If you have any questions/comments, please send an email to
zhang@math.washington.edu.
Text:
Calculus
by Stewart. This is a custom edition available in
the University Bookstore.
A part of the new edition (the 6th edition and the custom edition)
is different from the 5th edition.
If you still want to use the 5th edition of Stewart Calculus
(Early Transcendentals),
please follow the direction given at
How to access the problems in Stewart 6th Edition .
We recommend students to read the textbook before
and after each lecture.
Instructor: James Zhang
Phone: (206) 616-1378 (Office)
Office: Padelford Hall, Room C-420
Email: zhang@math.washington.edu
(not jjzhang@u.washington.edu).
Office hours: Wednesday and Friday 4:00-5:00 at PDL C420.
Teaching Assistants:
Elliot Paquette for Sections EA and EC:
Office: PDL C-8K
Email:
paque@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:30-11:20 at MSC.
Thomas Trogdon for Sections EB and FA:
Office: GUG 407
Email:
trogdon@u.washington.edu
Office hours: Monday 2-3pm and Tuesday 3-4pm at MSC.
Mark Contois for Sections FB and FC:
Office: PDL C-113
Email:
contois@math.washington.edu
Office hours: Tuesday 3-4pm at MSC and Wednesday 1-2pm at PDL C-113
Graders:
ZhenChao Shi for Section E.
Jin Koo for Section F.
Lectures:
Section E: MWF 12:30--1:20 at GLD 322
Section F: MWF 11:30--12:20 at GLD322
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 grades will be determined by how you do relative to the class as a whole.
Grades will be based on the following:
- Worksheets/Quizzes -- 10 %
- Homework -- 10 %
- Midterm one -- 20 %
- Midterm two -- 20 %
- Final -- 40 %
Homework: Homework will be assigned weekly
and be collected in Quiz Section on Thursdays (except for week 1 and week
10).
You are responsible for all the problems assigned. We have graders
to check your homework, but the amount of homework that can be graded
is limited. No late homework will be accepted. Click here for
Homework (see
Outline/Study Guide).
Quizzes:
There are three 20-minute quizzes to be given on Thursdays in
weeks 2, 6, and 9.
A large amount of material is available on line (including old
quizzes, midterms, finals and worksheets) at
http://www.math.washington.edu/~m124
Exams:
The first Midterm Exam will be given on February 3, (Tuesday
week 5). The first Midterm will cover Chapter 2 and
a part of Chapter 3.
The second Midterm Exam will be given on February 24, (Tuesday week 8).
The second Midterm will cover Chapter 3.
The final exam will take place on Saturday, March 14,
2009 from 1:30 to 4:20. See
Common Finals for more information.
The final exam will cover
Chapters 2 to 4. You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.
Rules for taking exams:
- You are allowed to use one page of two-sided handwritten 8.5 by 11
sheet of notes.
- Graphing calculators are not allowed in exams or
quizzes. You may use a simple scientific calculator.
- There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling and
well-documented reason for missing a test, speak to Math Advising
Office (PDL C-36) about it. See
Rules
It is located in B14 Communications Building.
Winter 2009 hours:
- Monday-Thursday 9:30 AM - 9:30 PM
- Friday 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
- Sunday 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Suggestions are very welcome.
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