The final exam is on Wednesday December 4 at 8:30 AM, in OSBO A. You will be allowed to have one letter-sized, one-sided note sheet. Calculators or any other electronic devices will NOT be allowed.

My office hours before the final exam are: Friday 1-2, Monday 11-12, Tuesday 2-4.



Mathematics 120 (Honours Differential Calculus), Fall 2002


Instructor: I. Laba. Office: Math 239. Phone: 822 2450. E-mail: ilaba@math.ubc.ca

Office hours: Monday 11-12, Tuesday 3-4, Friday 1-2.

Course web page: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~ilaba/math120

Textbook: R. Adams, Single Variable Calculus, 5th edition.

Prerequisites: Principles of Mathematics 12 along with a letter of invitation from the Mathematics Department based on performance in the Euclid Contest, or a scholarship score of at least 650 on the Provincial Principles of Mathematics exam. Even if your prerequisites were not checked when you registered for this course, the Mathematics Department may ask you to produce appropriate documentation later in the term.

This is the honours version of Math 100, covering essentially the same topics, but in greater foundational depth and with emphasis on solving difficult problems rather than just routine exercises. It will be considerably more challenging than Math 100. The first problem set and quiz will help you decide whether you should take it.

Your course mark will be based on the homeworks (10%), two midterms (20% each), and the final exam (50%). The midterms will be held in class on Wednesdays, October 2 and November 6. The date of the final examination will be announced by the Registar later in the term. Attendance at the final examination is required, so be careful about making other commitments (such as travel). The final exam will have at least 50% in common with the Math 100 final exam. Grades may be scaled.

A problem set will be due each Wednesday starting September 18, except for the midterm days. If you cannot come to Wednesday's class, ask a friend to hand in your homework, or bring it to my office by 3 PM. The lowest two homework scores will be dropped. You are encouraged to discuss the homework with other students, but please write up the solutions on your own. It is best to get started on the homework early on; if you have questions, please feel free to see me during office hours.

The first problem set is not to be handed in. Solutions will be discussed in class on Tuesday, Sept. 10. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, there will be a quiz covering the same material as the first problem set. It will be counted towards your final course mark instead of the first homework.

Academic concession. If you are unable to write a midterm or hand in a homework on time, and if you: you will be eligible for academic concession. The default option is that your course mark will be based on your other work (homework: 10%, midterms and final exam: 90% total). If you would like to make up for the missed work in other ways, please discuss it with me as soon as possible.

Course schedule (tentative)

Homework 1 (week of Sept 3-10)

Homework 2, due Sept 18, and solutions

Homework 3, due Sept 25, and solutions

Midterm 1 information and practice problems

Midterm 1: problems and solutions

Homework 4, due Oct 9 and solutions

Homework 5, due Oct 16 and solutions

Homework 6, due Oct 23 and solutions

Homework 7, due Oct 30 and solutions.

Midterm 2 information and practice problems

Midterm 2: problems and solutions

Homework 8, due Nov 13 and solutions.

Homework 9, due Nov 20 and solutions.

Solutions to the last 2 extreme-value practice problems

Homework 10, due Nov 27 and solutions.

Old Math 120 exams can be downloaded from the AMS web site at http://www.ams.ubc.ca/services/exam_database/math_exams.html.

Answers to last year's final exam are posted here.
[Mathematics Department] [University of British Columbia]