Text and syllabus
James Stewart, Calculus. Brooks/Cole, fifth edition,
2003
The course covers most of the content of Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 (intro to multi-variable calculus), and 10, 18 (intro to differential equations).
Math 114
syllabus, old exams, etc.
Lectures
TR 1:30-3:00 PM, DRL A1.
Office hours
Erik van Erp (instructor): DRL 4E3, Tuesday 3 PM - 4:30 PM.
Tolga Karayalya (TA): DRL 4N37, time to be announced.
James Kania (TA): DRL 4N11, time to be announced.
Math Help
There is a lot of help available at Penn for math students beyond the lectures and recitations.
Check the link Calculus help at Penn for an overview.
Math Workshop
Thursday 6:00-7:30 PM, DRL 4E9.
The weekly workshops are led by Thalia Shamash. The workshops give an opportunity to work on math 114 problems in groups, and discuss the solutions with other students. Workshops are different from recitations. While recitations focus on homework problems in which most of the explaining is done by the TA, during a workshop the students work in groups on problems set by the workshop leader. This is an excellent way to develop your skill at solving problems.
The math workshops are open to everyone without appointment.
Sunday Night Reviews
Sunday nights, 7-9 PM, DRL A2.
Sunday Night Reviews go over the material covered in the lectures at a slower pace, providing another opportunity to ask questions. You can walk in without appointment.
Math help in college houses
Check this schedule.
Online Help
You can seek help online using Blackboard. When you login to Blackboard you'll see math 114 listed on the right side of the screen. In the "Discussion" section for math 114 you can post questions and reply to questions of others. It is like a chat-session just for math 114. Someone from the math department will be monitoring this chat to help answer questions on Mon-Thu, 9 PM-1 AM. You can use this site to help each other at any hour of the day (or night).
Tutoring Center
The Tutoring Center provides various forms of free tutoring. For example, tutors at "satellite" centers are available on Tue 6-10 PM (Van Pelt), Wed 6-10 PM (Huntsman), and Thu 7-10 PM (Towne). The help is free, but you need to make an appointment ahead of time for a one hour meeting.
You can also request a private tutor (free of charge as well). For details, and to make appointments, check the link.
Exams
Mid-term I (Chapters 13, 14.1-14.3): Wednesday, February 13, 5-6 PM, Meyerson Hall, room B1.
Mid-term II (Chapters 15, 16.1-16.3): Wednesday, March 26, 5-6 PM, Meyerson Hall, room B1.
Mid-term III (Chapters 16.4-16.9, 10.1-10.6, 18.1, 18.2): Wednesday, April 23, 5-6 PM, Meyerson Hall, room B1.
Final exam: Friday, May 9, 9-11 AM, Claire M. Fagin Hall (also known as School of Nursing, or NEB) / Auditorium.
The Final exam is comprehensive, and covers the same material as the mid-terms combined, plus the essential material from sections 18.3, 18.4.
No calculators are allowed on exams. You can use a two-sided "cheat sheet" (8 by 11 inches).
Past Exams
The web page for Dr. A. Popa's Spring 2006 Math 114 class contains three midterm exams that can be used as practice material.
Examples of past final exams can be found on the math 114 general web site.
Grade
Your semester grade will be a composite of homework and
exam scores.
There are no graded quizzes.
The formula used to determine the semester grade is as follows:
Numerical Score = 1/6 Homework + 1/6 for each of the three Mid-term Exams + 1/3 Final Exam.
Your letter grade depends on the curve for the class, which is determined after the final exam. Typically, the standard curve is A-B-C-D = 30-30-30-10%.
Homework Assignments
Homework assigments will be posted on this web site once a week, generally on Thursday.
Multiple choice problems are due a week after they have been assigned. Your TA will set the policy for homework collection.
Text book problems are strongly recommended for practice. You can check your ansers in the back of the book. Do not hand in these problems; they will not be graded. However, everyone is strongly urged to do all these problems, since this is the only way to develop the skill you will need on exams. They will be discussed during the recitations.
Multiple choice problems must be handed in for a grade. To make optimal use of these problems, I recommend that you do not attempt these multiple choice problems until you have completed the text book problems. Use these problems as a kind of mini-test, to see if you have mastered the material.
To receive credit for your homework, you must show supporting work. Nevertheless, no partial credit is given on multiple choice problems.
HW14: last and final.
Text book:
section 18.3: 1-6;
section 18.4: 1-11 (Work out the first few terms of the series; don't worry about the sigma-notation).
After Tuesday's class, also try section 18.2: 23-27.
HW13
Text book (odd problems):
section 18.1: 1-31;
section 18.2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 19, 20, 21, 22.
Because of the mid-term exam and the arrival of spring, there is no graded homework this week. But as preparation for the exam the above problems are highly recommended.
HW12: Due Thu Apr 17
Text book (odd problems):
section 10.1: 1-13;
section 10.2: 1, 3-8 (incl. even problems), 9-13;
section 10.3: 1-19;
section 10.4: 1-15;
section 10.5: 1-7;
section 10.6: 1-19, 31-35.
Multiple choice problems for chapter 10.
HW10/HW11: Due Thu Apr 10
Text book (odd problems):
section 16.4: 1-15, 21, 27, 29, 31;
section 16.5: 1, 3, 9, 11;
section 16.6: 1-9;
section 16.7: 1-9;
section 16.8: 1-11, 15-23, 33, 35;
section 16.9: 1-15.
Two sets of homework are due next week.
Multiple choice problems HW10 for section 16.4, 16.5, 16.6.
A homework set with multiple choice problems for sections 16.7, 16.8, 16.9 was sent out by email on Friday 4/4. Here is the link: Multiple choice problems HW11.
HW9: Due Thu Mar 27
Text book (odd problems):
section 16.1: 11, 12, 13;
section 16.2: 1-19, 23-29;
section 16.3: 1-19, 26, 37-47.
Multiple choice problems for section 16.1, 16.2, 16.3.
HW8: Due Thu Mar 20
Text book (odd problems):
section 15.7: 1, 3, 4, 5-17, 39, 43, 45;
section 15.8: 3-17, 27, 31, 33.
Multiple choice problems for section 15.7, 15.8.
HW7: Due Thu Mar 6
Text book (odd problems):
section 15.4: 11-19;
section 15.5: 1-5, 7-11, 17;
section 15.6: 5-17, 21-25, 39, 41.
Multiple choice problems for section 15.4, 15.5, 15.6.
HW6: Due Thu Feb 28
Text book (odd problems): section 15.1: 11-17, 21-29, 31, 35, 36, 37-43, 45, 47, 53-58 (incl even); section 15.2: 1, 5-15; section 15.3: 13-29, 35, 37, 47-51, 57;section 15.4: 1-6.
Multiple choice problems for section 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4.
HW5: Due Thu Feb 21
Text book (odd problems): section 14.3: 9-15, 39.
Multiple choice problems for section 14.3.
HW4: Due Thu Feb 14
Text book (odd problems): section 14.1: 19-24; section 14.2: 3-7, 17-27, 31, 39; section 14.3: 1-5, 17-27.
Multiple choice problems for sections 14.1, 14.2, 14.3.
HW3: Due Thu Feb 7
Study the examples and pictures in text book sections 13.6 and 13.7.
Text book (odd problems): section 13.6: 1-9 (skip 9c), 11-27; section 13.7: 3-21, 31-35, 49-55, 59.
Multiple choice problems for sections 13.6, 13.7.
HW2: Due Thu Jan 31
Text book (odd problems): section 13.3: 1-23; section 13.4: 1-13, 23-27; section 13.5: 1-9, 23-35, 45-49, 65.
Multiple choice problems for sections 13.3, 13.4, 13.5.
HW1: Due Thu Jan 24
Text book (odd problems): section 13.1: 1-29, 41; section 13.2: 1-25.
Multiple choice problems for sections 13.1, 13.2.