Math 170 Home Page for Section 002

Instructor: Tony Pantev
Lectures Tuesday-Thursday 10:30-12:00 FAGN 118
Office: 3E4 David Rittenhouse Laboratory
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 4-5 and by appointment.
Email address: tpantev@math.upenn.edu
Office phone: (215) 898-5970

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • The final exam will take place on Thursday, May 3, 12-2pm, in DRL A1.
  • The review session for the final exam will take place on Monday, April 30, 2012, 7-9pm, in DRL A4.
  • Here is a practice final with solutions . I strongly encourage you to try solving the problems on your own before peeking at the solutions. NOTE: The first version of the practice final posted here had the wrong solution and answer to problem (10) and was missing a solution for problem (4). The current version fixes this issues.
  • Here is the Second midterm exam .
  • Here is a practice second midterm with solutions . I strongly encourage you to try solving the problems on your own before peeking at the solutions.
  • Here is the First midterm exam .
  • Here is a practice first midterm with solutions . I strongly encourage you to try solving the problems on your own before peeking at the solutions.
  • Here are some nice geometric demonstrations found on the web:

    Course guide:

    * Teaching Assistant:

    * Text:
    • Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird, The Heart of Mathematics. An Invitation to Effective Thinking. 3rd Edition, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-42476-6

    * SYLLABUS

    * Final Exam: The final exam is cumulative and covers ALL of the material listed in the syllabus. The final exam will count for 35% of your final course grade. The Final Exam is scheduled for Thursday, May 3 (12:00-2:00pm) in DRL A1.

    * Midterm Exams: There will be two closed book midterm exams. The first exam will be on Thursday, February 16 (10:30-12:00) in FAGN 118, and the second will be on Tuesday, March 27 (10:30-12:00) in FAGN 118. You are not allowed to use any calculators, cell phones, etc. during the midterm and final exams but you can prepare and use one 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper (both sides) with notes of your choice. The first midterm will count as 25% of your final grade and the second midterm will count as 30% of your final grade.

    * Homework assignments: The homework problems will be assigned every week. The list of problems in the current assignment will be available every Monday evening at the following link

    HOMEWORK

    You are responsible for writing up neatly and legibly solutions to the problems from the homework assignment. The homework will be collected weekly by your TA who will grade two problems at random from each assignment. We will not accept any late homework. The homeworks will count as 10% of your final grade.

    Important Dates

    • February 16, 2012 - Midterm 1
    • February 17, 2012 - Drop Period Ends
    • March 5-9, 2012 - no classes due to Fall break
    • March 27, 2012 - Midterm 2
    • March 30, 2012 - last day to withdraw from classes
    • April 24, 2012 - last day of classes
    • May 3, 2012 - Final Exam, 12:00-2:00pm