MATH 180 SECTION 201 (TTh 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in Math 100), Winter 2013

DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS WITH PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS

Instructor: Rajiv Gupta, Math Annex 1104; Email: gupta at math dot ubc dot ca; Telephone: (604) 822-5645; click here for office hours

 

Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 7th edition by James Stewart. This is the second year this edition is being used. You may be able to use an older edition instead, but homework problems will be assigned only from the 7th edition.

 

Grading Scheme: Final exam 50%; Midterms 17.5% each (35% total); WebAssign assignments 5%; Quizzes 5%; Workshops 5%

Midterm Dates: 50-minute midterms will be given in class on Tue. Feb. 5 and Tue. Mar. 12. The first midterm will be based on Weeks 1 to 4 inclusive in the course outline, and the second on Weeks 5 to 8.

Quizzes: In-class 15–20 minute quizzes will be given on the following dates: Jan. 15, Jan. 29, Feb. 12, Mar. 5, Mar. 26. All of these dates are Tuesdays. Quizzes are worth 5% of your grade; your worst quiz score will be ignored. Calculators are not allowed on quizzes. Quizzes will be based on the material in the two WebAssign assignments due the preceding two Mondays and the corresponding suggested problems from the text.

Class IDs

Course Outline

Homework

 

Workshops

 

Learning Objectives

 

Past Exams with solutions

 

Course Notes on Taylor and Maclaurin Polynomials (sections 1 and 2 only)

 

Lecture Notes

Quizzes and Exams with Solutions

Statistics on Midterm and Quiz Scores

• Faculty-Led Learning Labs: These sessions suggest ways to make your study time for first-year calculus more effective.
• Supported Learning Groups (SLGs): As part of MATH 180, SLGs will be held every week for the duration of the course. In SLGs, you will be provided with techniques to effectively learn the material covered in the course, as well as receive targeted support in areas you find particularly challenging. It is highly recommended that you attend SLGs in order to achieve success in this course. For every session you attend, you will get an entry into a prize draw for a $150 UBC Food Services gift card. Free snacks and coffee will also be provided. Math 180 SLG sessions are run weekly in IBLC room 195 on the following days: Wednesdays from 5.00-6.00 pm and Thursdays from 6.00-7.00 pm. Join whichever session best suits your schedule. Questions? Contact jumpstart.learning@ubc.ca.
• Math Learning Centre: Tutors are available, at no charge, to answer questions on a drop-in basis, starting the second week of classes and continuing through the final-exam period until the final exam. Times scheduled for MATH 100 and MATH 180 are available by clicking the link.
• Math Exam Resources: This wiki, produced by Math graduate students, provides hints, study tips, and solutions to past final exams, and also an opportunity to dialogue with other students and also Math graduate students through discussion pages.
• Mathematics Department website: There is much available under the Undergraduates tab, including recent final exams for most undergraduate mathematics courses.
• AMS tutoring: The UBC student society provides an assortment of tutoring services.

Course Policies:

• At least 2/3 of the questions on the midterm and final exams will be similar to homework problems.
• No calculators or electronic communication devices are allowed on the midterm or final exams.
• Self-prepared “cheat sheets” are not allowed on the midterm or final exams, and reference formula sheets will not be provided. However, relevant formulas may be given for particular problems, as part of the problem statement. A list of formulas you do not need to memorize is given here.

Missed Quizzes or Midterms: If a quiz is missed for a documented medical or other reason, it will be ignored, with other quizzes reweighted to compensate for the missed quiz. In the case of a missed midterm, permission to write a makeup midterm or reweighting of other course components may be granted in the following two circumstances: (a) prior notice of a valid conflict or absence on the scheduled date; or (b) notification to the instructor within 72 hours of absence due to medical condition. Original written documentation, for example a doctor’s note or letter from a coach, is required in all cases; otherwise, a score of 0 will be assigned for the missed quiz or midterm.