Our section is one of three active learning sections of Math 104.
The underlying concept is that students learn best what they discover
for themselves and teach to their peers. So, you are responsible for
reading the textbook, watching lectures, and working through problems
before class. Specific instructions about how to prepare for each
class will be given on the homework page, and we may experiment a bit
to find out what works best. During class you will work in groups on
problems which will be part of your written homework assignment. The
experience of teaching the material to yourself can be an overwhelming
one at first, but it is extremely valuable. You will develop the
skills to learn independently and you will master the material on a
deeper level than you would with a lecture course.
Instructor: Patricia Cahn
General Math 104 website: Here.
Room: Arch 208, MWF, 11-11:50 am.
Office Hours: Thursday 1-2,
Friday 3-4, and by appointment in DRL 4C7. Exception: The first
Friday of the semester, I will have office hours immediately after
class, from 12-1, rather than from 3-4.
Textbook: Thomas’ Calculus
Early Transcendentals Second
Custom Edition for the University of Pennsylvania. Please check
that
your textbook comes with an access code for My Math Lab. Because
this is a new edition, and because we are using My Math Lab, you will
need to purchase a new textbook, available at the Penn bookstore.
Course Description: Brief
review of High School calculus, applications of integrals,
transcendental functions, methods of integration, infinite series,
Taylor's theorem, and first order ordinary differential equations. Use
of symbolic manipulation and graphics software in calculus.
Prerequisites: Math 103, or
high school calculus covering differentiation and some integration, up
to u-substitution.