"Believe nothing, no matter where you have read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." -Buddha

Matt Davis
Department of Mathematics
UW-Madison
Van Vleck 101
263-1350
davis@math.wisc.edu

Homework:

Course Announcements:

The textbook for this course is College Algebra by David Cohen. It is not strictly required for the course, but it will be extremely helpful to have access to a copy of it! We will also be working out of a set of class notes developed by the coordinator for the course. The notes are available at the Moodle page for the course: Moodle - Math 112 Homepage , organized by unit. You are totally free to print these out yourself. If you'd like to get them all at once, Bob's Copy Shop just off campus will have copies of the notes available for sale.

Grading Scale:

Homework:
All the homework for this class will be done through Webwork ( WebWork Login ), which can be reached via the moodle site ( Moodle - Math 112 Homepage ). The most important thing I can tell you is that listening to lectures and reading about math can only really teach you basic concepts. The best way to learn math is by doing it. In addition, there is too much content in this course for me to lecture on every bit of it. I will do as much as I can, but some of it will be left to you to learn on your own, and the homework is the best tool available for making sure you understand the material. Obviously, I'll be happy to help you as much as I can as well.

The other thing to remember is that the homework will only help you if you approach it with the correct attitude. Guessing at the answer until WebWork tells you you're right is NOT helpful. Make sure you understand the answer and where it comes from. If you don't, you don't understand the problem and you will likely get it wrong on the test, which is where it really counts.

Office Hours:

My Office Hours (Van Vleck 101):


Please feel free to come to me with any questions you have about homework, lectures, or any other aspect of the class. I will be in my office during my office hours unless I announce otherwise, so feel free to just stop by. In addition to my listed office hours, I am also available for scheduled appointments. Please e-mail me if you would like to set up a time to meet.

Links:
Learn@UW

WebWork Login

Moodle - Math 112 Homepage