MAT 21A

Fall 2009

Professor Monica Vazirani


Links to:
  -- Homework -- TAs -- Office Hours  -- Syllabus -- Exams -- Announcements -- Webwork --  Handouts -- Extra help

Instructor: Monica Vazirani,   3224 MSB,   e-mail: mjvazirani@ucdavis.edu   phone: 530 554-2596 (skype-in)

However, please direct ALL administrative emails to the Lead TA rthomas@math.ucdavis.edu
If you email me or the TAs, you MUST put M21A in the Subject. If you do not, I will delete it as spam, unread.

Teaching assistants:


CRN
email
 office
 OH
Thomas, Rohit
(Lead TA)

rthomas@math.ucdavis.edu MSB 2123
 tba
Sejal Dharia
 29345
 A01 4-5
Chem 176 		sdharia@ucdavis.edu
 		MSB 2103
Tues 3-4pm
Alex Lang 29346
 A02 6-7
Haring 2016 		ajlang@ucdavis.edu
 MSB 2232
Thurs 10:30-11:30am
Doug Unger 29347
 A03 7-8
Haring 2016 		dgunger@ucdavis.edu
 MSB 2204
Weds 10-11am
Ben Johnson 29348
 A04 5-6
Hart 1150 		bdjohns@ucdavis.edu
 MSB 2129
 Weds 1:30-2:30

Class meetings: Lectures: MWF 0610-0700P GIEDT 1001

Discussions :  Tuesdays. See above. 
Office Hours:   Monica Vazirani   Giedt 1001   Fridays 7-8pm (tentatively)
Since there is a class in Giedt 1001 at 7pm, following each lecture, on Fridays, we will go to 1002 Giedt. If you don't find us in 1001 or 1002, we might have gone back to the 3rd floor of MSB. In general, I'll stay behind 10-15 minutes most M/W to answer your questions. On Fridays, I'll stay longer, roughly 30-40 minutes, and on Fridays, I should be in my office 5:15-5:45 sometimes also 3-4pm   3224 MSB .

Final: Our final exam is   Tuesday, December 8 at 3:30pm  in   TBD Giedt 1001?      
People taking two finals scheduled at that same time need to let me know by Nov 9. Please give me your name and SID and the conflicting course and instructor for that course. (Your other  exam will most likely then be at ?.)

Syllabus: The syllabus can be found on the official dept website. 

Textbook: Thomas' Calculus Early Transcendental , by Weir, Hass, Giordano. 11th ed. Addison-Wesley.

(MyMathLab comes with an online text version of the textbook, so you might choose to buy just MyMathLab ISBN:032119991 (no hard copy of the book).   To access it, all you need to know is:
Your Course Name: 21A-F09
Your Course ID: vazirani81427
With it, you can practice extra HW problems and it has a few video lectures and hints.  However, you are NOT required to buy mymathlab or any "package".  You can even buy an old edition of the book, being forewarned that you will need to get a library or friend's copy of the book for occassional written assignments.)

Supplement : (optional) Student Solutions Guide,  Answers to almost all odd numbered exercises.

Course Outline: We will cover most of chapters 1-4.

Calculators: Calculators are not necessary for this course and will not be allowed on tests. Neither will cell phones nor iPods. If you want a clock/watch during exams, bring one, but you will NOT be allowed your cell phone. (Use of cell phone or calculator during exam is grounds for a 0.)

Tests: Calculators will not be allowed on the tests (nor cell phones).  Bring your student ID cards to all exams.
  • First Midterm: Friday, Oct 16  (note the drop deadline is Oct 21); Covers  Chapters 1,2 (all sections)
  • Second Midterm: Monday, Nov 9; Covers tba 
  • Final: tba. Cumulative, but emphasizing integration methods, and material since the second midterm.   Tuesday, December 8 at 3:30pm  in ?Geidt?   People taking two finals scheduled at that same time need to let me know by March 9.

    • As always, you are responsible for the Academic Code of Conduct on exams.

    Quizzes: There will be regular quizzes in section. Roughly 3 this quarter.  They will usually consist of one or two problems VERY similar to assigned homework problems, where you must show all your work.
    1st quiz: Oct 6, in section

    Homework: Homework is assigned to give you practice with the material covered in the lectures.   Most homework will be assigned on Webwork.   You are REQUIRED to use a computer to do this homework.   Occassional  homework may consist of written assignments, in addition to WebWork. (For instance, we plan a written HW on "algebra" (e.g. what is 1/a + 1/b), and on delta-epsilon proofs.)   Your HW grade will be a combination of these two.     In the world of budget constraints and public universities, we cannot collect, hand grade, and return problems  each week.

    The assigned homework problems are the minimum necessary to understand the material in the course. Do the problems carefully.   You will have to do your work on paper, but then input the answer online.  
    The computer only tells you if your final answer is right or wrong.  
          I will assign homework more often than once per week! Working on exercises should be something you do every few days, not racing through the night before the due date.

    I strongly recommend that you do homework every day, not just before it is due.  
    NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!.
    Homework assignments are available on-line, and will be posted on the Homework page and/or at WeBWorK. Homework solutions are here when we feel you need to see all steps of a worked problem.


    Once grades are entered on MyUCDavis, please check your score is recorded correctly.  If it is incorrect, you have until three weeks after its due date alert us to the error. 

    Late adds: If  you add 21A late (the add deadline is Oct 9), you are still responsibe for all homework.  So if you are thinking of adding, do all HW.  If you transferred in from another section, you will need to import your grades over.  That is your responsibility to make sure it happens correctly.  

    Webwork:  See this link for information on how to set up WebWork.  READ the directions !!! 
    Your account will be set up for you by the math dept, but you need to learn how to access it and use it.

    Webwork will work on any computer that (a) runs a browser.  This means that you can work with Webwork  from your home desktop or a laptop. In addition, the following campus labs have computers.

    Go to http://clm.ucdavis.edu/ to see the lab schedules. 

    Grading:

  • Midterms: 50% total (as 25/20 or 25/20 depending on which is more favorable);
  • Final: 35% (or 45 as depending on which is more favorable);
    for those of you who had trouble parsing this, what i mean is: either your grade midterm1/midterm2/final is calculated as 25/25/35 or 20/20/45 , whichever gives you a higher score.
  • Homework 10%   (One lowest HW  grade will be dropped);
  •  Quizzes: 5%

    • Other resources: Calculus information of all types at calculus.org.

    Useful links.  Suggestions about study habits.
    Learning skills center, 3rd Floor, Voorhies Hall, Tel.: 752-2013. They run workshops to review areas such as trigonometry and algebra. Free tutoring. Also have lots of other resources.
    The peer advisor office hours are TBA in 1130 MSB; email: peer@math.ucdavis.edu
    Counseling center, 219 North Hall, 752-0871

    Prerequisite: All students enrolling in Math 21A were required to satisfy Mathematics Placement Requirement

                                                                                               
    If you have not met the Mathematics Placement Requirement, you will be ADMINISTRATIVELY DROPPED from the class by the Math Department no matter what anyone else, including an adviser or instructor, may have told you.  This action will occur on or before October 9, 2009, the last  day to add courses without a PTA number.   Also if you have not paid your fees by Sept17 (or with penalty, Oct 7), you will be dropped.