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:
- have a legitimate excuse and provide supporting documentation (e.g.,
a medical certificate in the case of an illness),
- notify me as soon as possible (in particular, UBC policy #65 requires
all students who cannot attend classes or write their examinations for
religious reasons to notify their instructors 2 weeks in advance),
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]