Math 115 Lec.1 Fall 2004

INSTRUCTOR:

Matt Szczesny

Office: 4N59 DRL

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 3pm to 4pm.

e-mail: szczesny@math.upenn.edu

phone: 215 573 9074

ASSISTANT:

Tian Liang

Office 4N23 DRL

Office hours: Mon. 5-6 PM, Tue. 1-2 PM.

e-mail: tliang@math.upenn.edu

phone: (215) 573-3500

General information about all Math 115 sections can be found at http://www.math.upenn.edu/ugrad/calc/math115.html

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This section of the web page will contain announcements and links to pages that have been recently updated. You should check here periodically.

Homework Assignments,

TEXTS:

[C] Thomas/Finney, Calculus, 9th (or alternate) Edition

[P] DeGroot/Schervish, Probability and Statistics, 3rd Edition

[F] Lial, Greenwell, Ritchey, Finite Mathematics, 7th Edition

Calculus/Maple Lab Manual for Math 103/104/114/115.

OTHER HELP:

Besides the office hours, there is lots of help available for both Calculus and Maple. Information about this help can also be found on pages 4-8 of the Calculus/MAPLE LAB MANUAL.

CORE PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS FROM PAST FINALS:

Since there is much material to cover in Math 115 and more problems to work through than we have time to cover in lecture or recitation, we have chosen core problems (also listed on page 12 of the MAPLE/CALCULUS LAB MANUAL) to help define the course. In addition, there is a set of Sample Final Exams which you can connect to from the Math 115 page. (also see pages 379-394 of the MAPLE/CALCULUS LAB MANUAL). Together, the core problems and past finals define both the material of the course and the level of difficulty expected. Your objective is to understand thoroughly how to solve them and to develop some facility with the underlying mathematics. The web version of the sample finals has fewer typos (since they have be corrected when found).

RECITATION:

During each recitation there will be a 10-15 minute quiz taken from the homework assignment. There will be NO MAKE UP QUIZZES; however, you will be allowed to drop your lowest two quiz grades (absence). The quizzes combined count as much as a midterm, namely 15% of your grade. Recitations will begin with a discussion of the assignment due. The quiz will be given in the last 10-15 minutes of the period.

HOMEWORK AND MAPLE ASSIGNMENTS:

Each week's assignment will consist of the relevant core problems, problems from past final exams, plus additional work from the text or other sources. Some of the problems will be marked with an (M) to indicate that they must be done using Maple. You are responsible for the entire assignment. Solutions must be written LEGIBLY and turned in at recitation. One or two of these problems will be graded, and a record kept of all the homework turned in. There will also be Maple assignments from the MAPLE/CALCULUS LAB MANUAL. The homework and Maple assignments combined will count for 25% of the final grade.

EXAMS:

There will be two midterms:

Wednesday October 13, 6:00pm - 7:30pm in DRL A1.

Wednesday November 17. 6:00pm - 7:30pm in DRL A1.

Note that the exams take place on Wednesday evenings!

All sections of Math 115 will take the same midterms. Each midterm is worth 15% of the course grade. The exams will be closed book, and multiple choice. No calculator is allowed but a 5" by 8" card of notes is permitted.

NO MAKE UP MIDTERM EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN

All sections of Math 115 will have a COMMON FINAL EXAM that is tentatively scheduled for Monday December 20 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The exam is closed book, multiple choice. No calculator is allowed but a 5" by 8" card of notes is permitted.

COURSE GRADE:

The course grade is made up of 2 midterms at 15% each, quiz grade at 15%, homework (including Maple) grade at 25%, and the common final grade at 30%.