Calculus: MAT 21A
Winter '08 · UCDavis

Notable Dates

January...
  1. First Class

  2. Quiz

  3. Martin Luther King -- Holiday

  4. Add Deadline

  5. Midterm

February...
  1. Drop Deadline

  2. Quiz

  3. President's Day -- Holiday

  4. Quiz

  5. Midterm

March...
  1. Quiz

  2. Last Class

  3. Final Exam

General Course Information

Course Name MAT-21A. Sections A01,A02,A03,A04,A05
CRN: 29995, 29996, 29997, 29998, 29999
Prerequisites Satisfaction of Math Placement Requirement
Lectures
MWF 13:10–14:00 CHEMISTRY 194
Instructor Andrew Waldron
email: wally@math.ucdavis.edu
Office: 3138 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Phone: (530) 754-9373
Office hours: After class Mondays and Wednesdays until 15:00
Sections
A01 R 18:10–19:00 CRUESS 107 Yan Zhang
A02 R 19:10–20:00 HART 1130 Blake Hunter
A03 R 18:10–19:00 HART 1130 Gus Wiseman
A04 R 19:10–20:00 CRUESS 107 Creed Erickson IV
A05 R 17:10–18:00 CRUESS 107 James Forehand
Teaching
Assistants 		Lead TA: Blake Hunter (all organizational questions, grading issues)
email: blakehunter@math.ucdavis.edu (include MAT21A in the subject line!)
Office: MSB 3125 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Office hours: Wednesdays 10-12

Section TA: Yan Zhang (section, help with homeworks/material)
email: yan@math.ucdavis.edu
Office: MSB 2117 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Office hours: Thursdays 4-6

Section TA: Gus Wiseman (section, help with homeworks/material)
email: gus@math.ucdavis.edu
Office: MSB 3219 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Office hours: Tuesdays 2-3 and Thursdays 2-3

Section TA: Creed Erickson IV (section, help with homeworks/material)
email: caverick@math.ucdavis.edu
Office: MSB 2202 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Office hours: Tuesdays 11-12, Fridays 3-4

Section TA: James Forehand (section, help with homeworks/material)
email: forehand@math.ucdavis.edu
Office: MSB 2202 Math. Sci. Bldg.
Office hours: TBA

Summary Office Hours
Resources Learning Skills Center 21A workshops Tuesdays, Thursdays 4-5pm.
Textbook "Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 11th Edition" by Weir/Hass/Giordano (ISBN #032119800X), weight 27 lbs.
We will cover most of Chapters 2,3,4. Chapter 1 should already be familiar.
All material in these chapters is examinable.
Final Exam SCILEC 123 1:00pm–3:00pm Wednesday March 19. (If you are sitting two 21 exams go to Wellman 119)


Course Links

Course Handouts: Homework Sets and Quizzes:
  • Homework 1: Finish by Jan. 10
    Read sections 1.1-1.6, 2.1
    Problems section 1.1 #2,7,21,42
    section 1.3 #15,16
    section 1.5 #23,26,29,34,35
    section 1.6 #17,50,68
    section 2.1 #2,6,9,12,30,34,35,36
  • Homework 2: Finish by Jan 17
    Read sections 2.2, 2.3
    Problems section 2.2 #3,9,38,40,46,47,50,52,58
    section 2.3 #1,8,10,16,18,30,32,34,40,43,48,49,52,60
  • Quiz 1: Jan. 17 in your section, covers Homework 1,2 -- Hint know the definition of the limit and try some section 2.3 problems. solutions
  • Homework 3: Finish by Jan. 24
    Read sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
    Problems section 2.4 #1,5,6,12,15,18,21,22,33,37,41,49,54,70
    section 2.5 #1,6,8,18,31,35
    section 2.6 #5,13,19,45,46,51,59,60
  • Homework 4: Finish by Jan. 31
    Read section 2.7
    Problems section 2.6 #35,36,37,39,47,52,53
    section 2.7 #11,17,27,28,29,31,32
    Chapter 2 Review #1,3,5,8,17,22
  • Midterm 1: January 30, 1:10pm in Chem 194 -- hint: q1 is a bit like quiz 1, q2 is like lectures (continuity), q3 is like homeworks (calculating limits) solution
  • Homework 5: Finish by Feb. 7
    Read sections 3.1, 3.2
    Problems section 3.1 #1,3,5,9,11,13,15,17,25,31,33,49,51
    section 3.2 #7,9,11,17,23,25,41,49,51,53
  • Quiz 2: Feb. 7 in your section, covers Homework 3,4,5 solutions
  • Homework 6: Finish by Feb. 14
    Read sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
    Problems section 3.3 #1,3,5,7,9,11,15,25,29
    section 3.4 #1,3,5,11,29,43,45,47,49
    section 3.5 #1,5,7,13,19,27,61,65,77,79,93,109,111,113
  • Homework 7: Finish by Feb. 21
    Read sections 3.6, 3.7
    Problems section 3.6 #7,9,19,31,41,43,45,49,57,59,60,63,69
    section 3.7 #7,9,15,33,35,63,97,100
  • Quiz 3: Feb. 21 in your section, covers Homework 6,7 solution
  • Midterm 2: February 27, solution
  • Homework 8: Finish by Feb. 28
    Read sections 3.8, 3.9
    Problems section 3.8 #1,3,5,13,41,43,49,51,69,77,80
    section 3.9 #3,7,9,13,15,19,21,23,27,31
  • Homework 9: Finish by Mar. 6
    Read sections 3.10, 4.1
    Problems section 3.10 #3,5,15,17,33,35,39,41,43,45,47,49,55,69
    section 4.1 #1,17,25,45,49,53,65,71,76,77,79,
  • Quiz 4: Mar. 6 in your section, covers Homework 8,9, OPEN BOOK, CLOSED NOTES solutions
  • Homework 10: Finish by Mar. 13
    Read sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
    Problems section 4.2 #1,3,7,9,13,23,29,31,41,49,51,52,55
    section 4.3 #1,5,29,31,37,39,51,53,59
    section 4.4 #1,3,9,21,31,37,43,57,63,71,80
  • Homework 11: Finish by Mar. 17
    Read sections 4.5, 4.6
    Problems section 4.5 #1,7,9,13,19,27,31,33,43
    section 4.6 #3,5,13,31,61,65
  • On-line homework: Optional additional online homework problems

    Sample Final



All information on this page is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Homework schedule is advisory only.

This document was last edited on January 28, 2008.