"Mathematics is the search for beauty and truth at the same time."
-- Bertrand Russell --
Recent Announcements:
Celebrating in moderation When you fill a shot glass, the circumference at the bottom of the
liquid is about 4π cm, and the circumference at the top of the liquid is
about (14/3)π cm , i.e., the respective radii
are about 2 and 7/3 centimeters.
(If you don't believe it, measure for yourself.)
The height of the liquid is about 3 cm. I celebrated the Chargers
winning the West with half of an Irish Coffee.
Find the height h of the whiskey needed to fill half a shot.
Hint: Clearly h has to be more than 1.5, but in fact it is not much more
than that; the answer is about h=1.615.
Final exam scores: (161 scores, Max = 150, Median=104, Mean =97, StDev = 30):
Homework assignments are posted at the link below.
Homework will not be collected, but it should be done by the
time of your Tuesday discussion section. One or two homework problems will be
randomly selected by your TA and presented (possibly in modified form)
as quiz problems. There will be eight 10-point quizzes, each given in Section towards the end of the hour.
Quiz dates are Oct 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, 17; Dec 1.
Calculators may be used for quizzes and homework (but NOT for midterms or final).
Final Exam:
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009, 3 - 6 pm Solutions
The quizzes are closed book/notes; on the other hand, one 3 by 5 card
is allowed for each of the two midterms and the final exam.
(It's ok to write on both sides.)
The midterms will be given in the classroom WLH 2001 from 4 - 4:50 pm; the final exam room is the same.
As is the case with most large calculus classes,
no early or late or makeup exams will be given.
(Scores will be prorated in the case of excused absence.)
Do your own work on quizzes and exams--academic dishonesty
is taken very seriously in this course.
For the two midterm exams and the final,
you should bring bluebooks, available for example at the bookstore.
Calculators are NOT permitted for the midterms and final (but they may be used for quizzes).
Additional Resources
Some useful links, including sample problems and solutions and practice exams, may be found
on the right half of this page.
Grading:
Quizzes: 70 points (16.5%)
(The lowest quiz score will be dropped.)
Test 1: 100 points (24%)
Test 2: 100 points (24%)
Final exam: 150 points (35.5%)
Course grades will be assigned on a curved basis, with the median score generally a low B.
Letter grades are not assigned to individual tests. Only the point total at the end determines letter grades,
on a curved basis.
The midterms and final exam will be graded by the TAs, who will set their own policies for regrades.
Generally, if you want a grading error corrected, your regrade request should be made no more than
one hour after your graded test was returned.
Text:
Calculus, 4th ed., by Hughes-Hallett, et al., published by Wiley, 2005.
(If you are not going to take Math 10C, it would suffice to get the "Single Variable" paperback version.)
We will cover (or partially cover)
Sections 5.1–5.4; 6.1–6.5; 7.1–7.5; 7.7, 7.8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 11.1, 11.4–11.7,
averaging approximately one section of the text per lecture; see
Syllabus
Lectures:
Interrupting lectures with questions is highly encouraged, as class participation promotes learning.
If you don't wish to ask your questions in class
(2:35), then email them to me.
Out of courtesy to the professor and fellow students, once you come to a lecture, please remain until the end,
and turn off cell phones.