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Math 171: Calculus with Algebra and Trigonometry II
(R. Jones)

Fall 2005

Lecturer: Dr. Raphael ("Rafe") Jones
Email: jones@math.wisc.edu
Phone: 263-1634
Office: 309 Van Vleck Hall
Office Hours during finals:
Thurs 12/15 1:00-2:15 pm
Friday 12/16 10:30-noon
Monday 12/19 10:30-noon
Tuesday 12/20 11:00-noon
Or by appointment.

Math 171 lecture 2 meeting Times: MWF 1:20-2:10 PM in B130 Van Vleck

IMPORTANT:
EXAMS

Final Exam: 7:25PM - 9:25PM on Tuesday, December 20 in Chamberlin 2103 (Review problems Solutions to Review problems )

You must bring a UW Photo ID to all of these exams.
Exam 1: in class on Wednesday, October 5  (See Other Handouts page for review sheet, solutions, and exam solutions)
Exam 2: in class on Wednesday, November 2  (See Other Handouts page for review sheet, solutions, and exam solutions)
Exam 3: in class on Wednesday, November 30 (See Other Handouts page for review sheet, solutions, and exam solutions)
Since all of the exams are in class, no makeup exams will be given.  If you must miss an exam due to a legitimate medical or family emergency, see your TA or me. The location of the final will be announced on the Registrar's homepage in early December.The final exam is scheduled by the university and cannot be rescheduled except under certain circumstances.‡

Important Announcements (updated December 16):

The Final Exam is 7:25PM - 9:25PM on Tuesday, December 20 in Chamberlin 2103

 Review Problems for final exam now posted
Solutions to Review Problems now posted

Formulas: There will be a sheet of formulas (for trig functions: double and half-angle, cofunctions, addition and subtraction, sum and product; there will also be geometric formulas, such as the volume of a sphere -- click here to see the sheet).  There will also be a unit circle that gives special values of the trig functions.  

Exam emphasis: There will be some emphasis on material covered since the 3rd midterm.
Tips for studying for the final:   The best thing you can do is to work problems.  However, I would first recommend briefly reading all the sections we have had HW on (see the homework page) to remind yourself what topics we covered and what the main ideas were.  Then work several problems from each section.  Focus on problems similar to the ones on the HW -- or you could rework the HW problems and then compare to your solutions back when you did the HW. 
You should also try to work through as many of the review problems as possible.
Finally, to get an idea of what to expect on the exam, you can take a look at finals from previous years (click on "Old Math 171 Exams" above).  

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Textbooks


PreCalc text

Swokowski and Cole, Precalculus: Functions and Graphs (10th ed.), Brooks/Cole 2005.
ISBN 0534999905
Calc text

Varberg, Purcell, and Rigdon, Calculus (8th ed.), Prentice Hall 2000.
ISBN 0130811378

These books are available for purchase at the University Bookstore and at the Underground Textbook Exchange, but you can compare new and used prices at several different online booksellers at CampusBooks4Less.com.

Warning: If you choose to purchase either of the (optional) Student Solutions Manuals, you may develop a syndrome known as over-reliance, which puts you at a high risk for over-confidence and, if left untreated, could result in severe exam underperformance. Use sparingly.

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Discussion Sections        Click on your TA's name to send an email. Office Hours

322:

 TR 8:50 - 9:40AM in B317 Van Vleck Longqing Wu
 Friday 9-11
323: TR 9:55 - 10:45AM in 3401 Sterling Longqing Wu
324: TR 11:00 - 11:50AM in 1327 Sterling Li Wang Monday 10-10:50
Tuesday 9:30-10:50
325: TR 12:05 - 12:55PM in 122 Ingraham Li Wang
328: TR 2:25 - 3:15PM in B115 Van Vleck Mathew Joseph Monday 3:45-5:00
Wednesday 3:45-5:00
330: TR 3:30 - 4:20PM in B135 Van Vleck Mathew Joseph

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Getting Help
The first step should always be to see your TA or Dr. Jones during office hours. If you can't make our office hours, send an email to set up an appointment with one of us. You should also check out the following resources:

Classlist
An email Classlist has been created for important announcements about this course. All students enrolled in the course are automatically added to the list. Your @wisc.edu or @students.wisc.edu email address is the one that will be used for the list, as well as for all other official communication from the University, so check your email frequently. If you are not enrolled in the course, but would like to be added to the list, please email Dr. Jones.

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‡From Section VI.14 of the UW Madison College of Letters and Science Handbook: "The time of a two-hour block for a class and/or the due date for a take-home examination may be changed only with the prior approval of the associate dean for Student Academic Affairs. Such changes are rare. Where a student has more than two (that is, three or more) Summary Blocks scheduled within a period of 24 hours, the instructor may, within guidelines adopted by the College faculty, reschedule a final exam for that individual student to avoid hardship."
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