Fall Quarter, 2019
Instructor: Joel Hass
Class Location: 192 Young Hall, MWF 1:10-2:00 PM
Office: 2222 MSB
Office Hours: Monday 2:10-3:00, Wednesday 12:10-1:00
FINAL: Our Final Exam will be held Monday, December 9 from 8:00-10:00 AM.
It will be held in three rooms. Your room depends on the first letter of your last name.
Last name starts with:
A-D - Go to room CHEM 179 (in Chemistry building)
E-S - Go to room YOUNG 198 (our usual classroom)
T-Z - Go to room GROVE 1309 (in building near the Silo)
Canvas: The official class syllabus is on Canvas. Please check there for updates.
Enrollment: If the class is full, please check one of the other 21A classes for openings. I cannot give a PTA while other students are on a waiting list. The Mathematics staff in 1130 MSB can help you find an open section.
Textbook and Online Homework: This course is participating in the UC Davis Inclusive Access program. The textbook is Thomas' Calculus, ET, 14th edition. An online version of the book is included through Inclusive Access, so you do not need to buy a physical textbook, though you can if you find it helpful. The Mathematics Department syllabus indicating chapters to be covered can be found in 21A Syllabus but note that we will be using the 14th Edition of the textbook.
Grading Policy
1. HW (25%) There will be a weekly homework assignment, generally due Monday at noon. The homework will be assigned and graded online through the MyLab system. Your lowest homework score will be dropped.
2. Midterm Exam (30%) There will be one midterm exam on Wednesday, October 30, in class.
3. Final Exam (45%) The Final Exam will be held on Monday, Dec 9, 8:00-10:00 AM. Location to be announced. A sample final exam can be found here.
4. Quizzes (0%) The last ten minutes of each discussion section will be a non-graded quiz. The answers to the quiz problems will be on the back of the page. The purpose is to give you practice in writing out solutions to problems and to see how well you understand the material. The examination problems will be similar to the quiz problems.
Depending on the difficulty of the exams, a curve will be applied. Students are expected to work alone on exams. The use of calculators, notes, or books during exams is not allowed. See the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct.
Help & Suggestions:
The Calculus Room has Teaching Assistants available to answer questions for students taking MAT 21ABCD. Located in the ground floor of the Mathematical Science Building (MSB 1118), the Calculus Room is staffed with 21ABCD TAs from 1-7 PM Monday to Friday.
The TAs for this course will be available for help and consultation during their Calculus Room hours and in office hours to be posted.
There is a calculus software product called Sage. This is as powerful as expensive software such as Mathematica and Maple. Sage is fairly easy to learn and free. It can be help find many of the solutions to the homework problems. Also worth a look is an online website called WolframAlpha, which can carry out many calculus operations.
The Student Academic Success Center, located on the second floor of Dutton Hall, offers many services for students in mathematics courses. These include workshops for some calculus topics, drop-in tutoring, self-paced programs, and an exam file containing past exams.
A list of tutors available for hire is maintained by the Student Services Office on the department’s website.
Advising services are available through the First Resort, the Mathematics Academic Peer Advisor, and academic counselors in the Deans’ offices.