Course Info:
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CALCULUS by George B. Thomas, (revised by Weir, Hass, and Giordano)
Eleventh Edition, Prentice Hall
Find it at the university bookstore, or search CampusI.com for used copies (be sure to get the right edition! UW has a special 11th edition that includes the super-secret chapter 17)
Scheduling and Grading
There will be three 90-minute midterm exams and one final exam. All exams will be in the evenings!
- Exam #1: Wednesday, October 1, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Our section is in B102 Van Vleck.
- Exam #2: Wednesday, October 29, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
- Exam #3: Wednesday, November 19, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
- Final Exam: Monday, December 15, 5:05 - 7:05 PM
The location of the evening exams will be announced early in the semester. If you have a conflict, we can arrange for an alternate time, but need to tell me at least one week before the exam. As for the final, please let me know ASAP if you have a legitimate conflict with the time (check for how many finals you have on each day, and deal with it now if you have more than two on any day, or two at the same time).
Each midterm is worth 100 points, the final is worth 150, and you discussion grade is worth 50, for a grand total of 500 points. Letter grade cutoffs will be determined after the final exam.
More on your Discussion grades below.
Review sessions will likely be held shortly before the midterm exams and
the final exam. Specifics will be announced as each exam draws near.
Technology Policy
Calculators, textbooks and notes are all extremely good tools for learning
mathematics. Students are strongly encouraged to use these resources fully in
order to learn the material. However, calculators are not allowed on exams
for the same reasons that books and notes are not allowed on exams.
Students are encouraged to use calculators while studying, doing the
homework problems, and working on worksheets in the same way that textbooks help with studying and
doing homework problems.
WES Discussion section
Your discussion section is worth 10% of your grade, and will be based on homework, lecture summaries, participation, and possible occasional quizzes. In addition, you should be signed up for two credits of Math 298 (for WES). Your grade for that class (pass/fail) is based on attendance and participation).
Attendance.
We'll be taking attendance at every discussion section. This and your participation goes towards your 2 credits of Math 298. You may miss no more than three discussion sections in order to get credit for 298.
Homework.
Homework will be due on Mondays in discussion (problem lists found here). Assignments should cover the material lectured on in the previous week.
Lecture summaries.
On Wednesdays and Fridays (days on which homework isn't due), you will be expected to turn in a short summary of lecture from the previous day. This should include highlights (what are the new techniques, definitions, concepts, etc), as well as two or three homework problems done from the section covered.
So, for example, on Thursday Sept 4, Professor Nagel's lecture schedule shows that he'll be going over section 8.2: Integration by parts. In your summary, you should probably include what the method "integration by parts" means, when you might use is, and anything else that will help you later. Then you should also go look at the homework assignments, and do a couple of questions from 8.2 -- #1, 5, 11 might be a good selection.
This is meant to help you prepare for the worksheet we'll be working on that day, which will be challenging and based on the previous day's material. You will be handing this in at the beginning of class on Wednesday and Friday, your S.A. will check them off during class, and the hand them back to you at the end of discussion.
Worksheets.
The biggest difference between your discussion section and everyone else's is going to be all the time we spend on group work. In class, you will be working in small groups on worksheets in every discussion section (with the exception of days right around exams). These worksheets won't be the same as your homework -- instead, they are designed to contain challenging problems based on that week's material. Your student assistant and I will be there to help you through when you get stuck, but you'll mostly be relying on your fellow students. More on how your section should go.
What your week will look like:
| When: | | Where: | | What's due: |
| Monday | | Discussion | | Homework |
| Tuesday | | Lecture | | |
| Wednesday | | Discussion | | Lecture summary and 2-3 homework problems |
| Thursday | | Lecture | | |
| Friday | | Discussion | | Lecture summary and 2-3 homework problems |
Resources:
Professor Nagel's web page has the lecture syllabus, an outline of his lecture schedule, and the weekly homework assignments.
Math Help Resource
Page
A list of several resources available to you for finding
additional help in your math classes. In particular, it will point you to the Greater University Tutoring Service
(GUTS) (a free one-on-one, small group, and drop-in tutoring service),
and MathLab (also a free drop-in
assistance, Monday through Thursday, 3:30 - 8:30 PM, in B227 Van Vleck). In
addition to these services,
there is a list of private tutors available on the second floor of Van Vleck. An
email sent to tutor@math.wisc.edu is
automatically forwarded to everyone on the list.
Wisconsin Emerging Scholars program main page.
Help Files:
Worksheets:
2008.09.03-ws1-review.pdf
2008.09.05-ws2-by_parts.pdf
2008.09.08-warmup-by_parts.pdf
2008.09.08-ws3-by_parts.pdf
2008.09.10-warmup-factoring_and_derivs.pdf
2008.09.10-warmup-solns.pdf
2008.09.10-ws4-partial_fracs.pdf
2008.09.12-warmup-partial_fractions.pdf
2008.09.12-ws5-partial_fracs.pdf
2008.09.15-ws6-integration_stuff.pdf
2008.09.17-ws7-trig_integrals.pdf
2008.09.19-ws8-trig_sub.pdf
2008.09.22-ws9.pdf
2008.09.24-warmup(ans)-limits.pdf
2008.09.24-ws10-improper_integrals.pdf
2008.09.26-ws11-improper_integrals.pdf
2008.10.06-ws12-diffeqs.pdf
2008.10.08-quiz-diffeqs.pdf
2008.10.08-ws13-sequences.pdf
2008.10.10-ws14-series.pdf
2008.10.13-ws15-sequences.pdf
2008.10.15-quiz-sequences.pdf
2008.10.15-ws16.pdf
2008.10.17-ws17-series.pdf
2008.10.20-ws18.pdf
2008.10.22-quiz-series.pdf
2008.10.22-ws19.pdf
2008.10.24-ws20-alternating_series.pdf
2008.10.27-quiz-ch11_definitions.pdf
2008.10.27-ws21-alternating_series.pdf
2008.10.31-ws22.pdf
2008.11.3-ws23-power_series.pdf
2008.11.05-quiz-power_series.pdf
2008.11.5-ws24-power_series.pdf
2008.11.07-ws25-taylor_series.pdf
2008.11.10-ws26-taylor_series.pdf
2008.11.12-ws27-taylor_series.pdf
2008.11.14-ws28-conics.pdf
Homework:
See here
Friday Food Schedule:
Sep. 05: Ruth and Zajj
Sep. 12: Josh Kolz and Jon B.
Sep. 19: Anna Lehner and KaHoua
Sep. 26: Emmanuel and Sarah L.
Oct. 03: Ernesto and Alex S.
Oct. 10: Craig and Josh Kolz
Oct. 17: Nick Z. and Kristin Z.
Oct. 24: Wesley and Emmanuel
Oct. 31: Kristin and Ian
Nov. 07: Codie and Anna Lehner
Nov. 14: Kara and Alex S.
Nov. 21: KaHoua and Codie
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec. 05: Nick Z. and Jon B.
Dec. 12: Sarah L. and Josh S.
