MATH 113-002 – Analytic Geometry and Calculus I - Spring 2012


Announcements:

 

Final Exam.  Your cumulative Final Exam will be given on Wednesday, December 12, 1:30-4:15 in the same room where we have class.  About 60% of the exam will cover Chapter 5 (that is, Sections 5.1-5.5) and the remainder will cover material from Chapters 2-4.  A calculator is NOT permitted for the final exam.  Problems on the final will be similar to exam problems, quiz problems, and homework problems.  The following sections will be covered on the final.  If a section is not listed below then there will be no problems explicitly from that section.  However it is possible that a problem taken from another section will require skills covered in one of the unlisted sections.

 

Sections covered:  2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6; 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 (there will definitely be a problem from 3.10 on the final); 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7; 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5.

 

My recommendation is that you concentrate your studying on Chapter 3, then Chapter 4, then Chapter 2.  The material in Chapter 2 will seem much simpler given how much you have used the comments throughout the semester, but the material in Chapter 3 will probably require the most studying.  Chapter 4 should be fairly familiar since you were just recently tested on it.

 

Good luck.

 

Quiz 12.  Recitations will be held on Tuesday, December 11.  Quiz 12, covering Sections 5.3 and 5.4, will be given then.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 11.  The new Quiz 11 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Dec. 4 and will cover Sections 5.1 and 5.2.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Office Hours cancelled today.  My office hours are cancelled today (Wednesday 11-28).  I will be around on Thursday afternoon (starting about 2pm probably) if anyone has any questions.

 

Missed recitation November 27.  Rajitha was sick this Tuesday so the recitations were cancelled.  The quiz that would have been given (Quiz 11) has been posted together with solutions below.  Since a number of quizzes have been missed this semester, I am going to adjust the way I calculate your quiz average by counting only the best 8 quizzes instead of the best 10 as it says in the syllabus.

 

Oral Reviews for Exam 3.  Oral reviews for Exam 3 will be held on Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27.  The schedule is here.  If you want to attend one of the sessions, do the following:

·         Send me an email indicating which session you would like to attend.  Send me several options in case the one you want is full.

·         As the slots fill up, I will post the schedule at the link above.

·         Assignments will be made on a first-come first-served basis.  Absolutely no exceptions.

 

Exam 3.  Your third and last midterm exam will be given in class on Wednesday, November 28.  The exam will cover Sections 4.1 -4.8.  The exam will be given in the first 50 minutes of class.  In the remaining class time, we will cover new material.  Exam problems will be similar to homework and quiz problems.  A good way to study for the exam is to write down quiz problems that you have not already done, or homework problems that were not assigned, and do them without looking at the book.  There will be no short-answer problems on the exam like the “Review Questions” at the beginning of each section of homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this exam. 

 

Quiz 10.  Quiz 10 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Nov. 20 and will cover Sections 4.5 and 4.6.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 9.  Quiz 9 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Nov. 13 and will cover Sections 4.3 and 4.4.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Update on Class Cancellation.  GMU is closed and all classes have been cancelled for Monday Oct. 29 and Tuesday Oct. 30.  For our class this means the following.

·         All of the oral reviews have been cancelled.  These will not be made up.

·         Exam 2 will be held on Wednesday Oct. 31 as originally scheduled.

·         Since all Tuesday recitations have been cancelled there will be no quiz this week.  I will post the quiz you would have taken below for practice.

·         Since Tuesday's quiz has been cancelled, there will be one less quiz grade for the class at the end of the semester.  I will count your best 10 quiz grades as described in the syllabus.

 

Quiz 8.  Quiz 8 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and will cover Sections 4.1 and 4.2.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Exam 2.  Your second midterm exam will be given in class on Wednesday, October 31.  The exam will cover Sections 3.1-3.10.  The exam will be given in the first 50 minutes of class.  In the remaining class time, we will cover new material.  Exam problems will be similar to homework and quiz problems.  A good way to study for the exam is to write down quiz problems that you have not already done, or homework problems that were not assigned, and do them without looking at the book.  There will be no short-answer problems on the exam like the “Review Questions” at the beginning of each section of homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this exam. 

 

Quiz 7.  Quiz 7 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Oct. 23 and will cover Sections 3.6 and 3.7.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Columbus Day Holiday.  Next week is the Columbus Day holiday.  Tuesday classes are cancelled so there will be no recitations.  Monday classes meet on Tuesday so our class will be held on Tuesday at the usual time and place.

 

Quiz 6.  Quiz 6 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Oct. 16 and will cover Sections 3.4 and 3.5.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 4 grade and solutions.  There was a very serious typo on problem 1 of all three versions of Quiz 4.  The typo rendered the problem meaningless, so as written it could not be solved.  Many of you understood the intent and solved the problem correctly anyway.  If so I congratulate you.  However in the interest of fairness I simply ignored problem 1 and in fact gave everyone full credit for it.  So the score on your quiz assumes 5 points for problem 1.

 

Quiz 5.  Quiz 5 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Oct. 2 and will cover Sections 3.2 and 3.3.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Review Session for Exam 1.  There will be several review sessions for Exam 1 based on the concept of an “oral review” that has been proven effective for improving understanding and raising exam grades.  Dates and times will be announced.

 

Exam 1.  Your first midterm exam will be given in class on Wednesday, Sept. 26.  The exam will cover Sections 2.1-2.7.  The exam will be given in the first 50 minutes of class.  In the remaining class time, we will cover new material.  Exam problems will be similar to homework and quiz problems.  A good way to study for the exam is to write down quiz problems that you have not already done, or homework problems that were not assigned, and do them without looking at the book.  There will be no short-answer problems on the exam like the “Review Questions” at the beginning of each section of homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this exam. 

 

Quiz 4.  Quiz 4 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Sept. 25 and will cover Sections 2.7 and 3.1.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 3.  Quiz 3 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Sept. 18 and will cover Sections 2.5 and 2.6.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 2.  Quiz 2 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and will cover Sections 2.3 and 2.4.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will NOT be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

Quiz 1.  Quiz 1 will be given in your recitation on Tuesday, Sept. 4 and will cover Sections 2.1 and 2.2.  The quiz problems will be similar to homework problems.  A calculator will be permitted for this quiz.  The quiz should take 10-15 minutes.

 

MyMathLab. I am making MyMathLab available to students this semester.  This is an online system created by Pearson (the publishers of our textbook) to give students extra practice and instruction on the material in this course.  The use of MyMathLab is purely optional.  You will need to obtain an access code in order to use this system all semester.  To register and access the course material:

1.      Go to www.mymathlab.com.

2.      Under Register, click Student.

3.      Enter your instructor’s course ID:  walnut86642, and click Continue.

4.      Sign in with an existing Pearson account or create an account:

a.       If you have used a Pearson website (for example, MyITLab, Mastering, MyMathLab, MyPsychLab, etc.), enter your Pearson username and password.  Click Sign In.

b.      If you do not have a Pearson account, click Create.  Write down your new Pearson username and password to help you remember them.

5.      Select an option to access your instructor’s online course:

a.       Use the access code that came with your textbook or that you purchased

separately from the bookstore.

b.      Buy access using a credit card or PayPal.

c.       Get 17 days of temporary access.

6.      Click Go to Your Course on the confirmation page.  Under MyLab / Mastering New Design (on the left side of the page) click Math 113-002 Fall 2012 Walnut.

7.      Before using the system, click MML Home on the left side of the page.  If you have not used this system before, it will be helpful for you to follow some of the links listed under Welcome to MyMathLab! In particular, you should click Browser Check to make sure that your computer can display everything that needs to be displayed.

8.      On the left side of the page, click Homework to view the practice problems I have placed there.  They are also displayed under Upcoming Assignments after you click MML Home.

 

Deadlines.  Please be aware of all relevant deadlines.  Details may be found here.

 

Uncollected Quizzes. All uncollected quizzes can be picked up at Rajitha’s office.  If you do not pick up your quiz when they are returned in your recitation, you can pick it up there.  


Teaching Assistant:

Rajitha Siriwardana

Office:  Room 359 Research I, cubicle 15

Office Hours:  T 2pm-4pm, F 1pm-3pm

Email: rsiriwar@masonlive.gmu.edu


Course syllabus: pdf.


Class notes:

 

27 August 2012

29 August 2012

 

05 September 2012

10 September 2012

12 September 2012

17 September 2012

19 September 2012

24 September 2012

26 September 2012

 

01 October 2012

03 October 2012

09 October 2012

10 October 2012

15 October 2012

17 October 2012

22 October 2012

24 October 2012

29 October 2012  Class cancelled because of Hurricane Sandy.

31 October 2012

 

05 November 2012\

07 November 2012

12 November 2012

14 November 2012

19 November 2012  (These notes have been lost.  I am sorry about that.)

26 November 2012

28 November 2012

 

03 December 2012

05 December 2012

 


Quiz solutions:

Quiz 1 solutions.
Quiz 2 solutions.
Quiz 3 solutions.
Quiz 4 solutions.
Quiz 5 solutions.
Quiz 6 solutions.
Quiz 7 solutions.

Quiz missed due to Hurricane Sandy: Version 1.  Version 2. Version 3. 
Quiz 8 solutions.
Quiz 9 solutions.
Quiz 10 solutions.
27 Nov 2012.   This is the quiz that would have been given on 11/27 but Rajitha was sick.

Quiz 11 solutions.

Quiz 12 solutions.


Exam solutions:

Exam 1 version 1, Exam 1 version 2,    Solutions.
Exam 2 version 1, Exam 2 version 2,    Solutions.
Exam 3 version 1, Exam 3 version 2,    Solutions.


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