Calculus Preparation - Section 001
Office Hours: Monday 09:00-09:50, Tuesday 11:00-11:50, Thursday 11:00-11:50, Room 304, Mathematics Building.
You are also welcome to make an appointmnet or drop by unannounced.
Required Textbook: Precalculus for the University Of Arizona, 5th Edition, by James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, and Saleem Watson.
Final Exam: 08:00-10:00 Monday 7th May - Bio Sciences West Rm 301
Tests:
*DATE CHANGE* In class Test 4 on 27th April. Brief review - See class notes.
Algebra Test 2 on 9th April. No calculators.
In class Test 3 on *Friday 30th March*. Material covered: Sections 4.1-4.5, 6.1-6.3. Click link below for practice problems. Brief review sheet 3.
In class Test 2 on Friday 2nd March **0800-0855**. Calculators permitted. Material covered 2.3 to 4.1 (only sections covered in class). Click here for review problems. Brief review sheet 2.
In class Test 1 on Friday 3rd February. No calculators. Material covered up to 2.2.
Algebra Test 1 on Monday 23rd January. No calculators. Click here for review problems. For extra practice, consult sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 in the textbook.
Various Announcements:
- No office hours on 1st May. I will be available in my office to answer any final questions on Friday 4th May, 0900-1200, 1300-1700.
- Extended office hours 11am-1pm Thursday 26th Apr. Graded homeworks are also available to collect from 11am onwards.
- 7.5 due on 25th Apr. Notice date change to test 4.
- 7.4 due on 23rd Apr.
- 7.3 due on 18th Apr.
- 7.2 due on 17th Apr. Read page 538 to do Q42.
- 7.1 due on 16th Apr.
- 5.5 due on 13th Apr.
- 5.4 due on 9th Apr.
- 5.3 due on 4th Apr.
- 5.1, 5.2 due on 2nd Apr.
- Extended office hour on Thursday 29th from 11am-1pm.
- Brief review sheet for test 3 posted above.
- 6.2, 6.3 due on 28th Mar. Since many had problems accessing the webpage on Monday night, I will accept 6.2 homeworks on 28th Mar.
- 6.1 due on 23rd Mar.
- 4.5 due on 20th Mar.
- 4.4 due on 19th Mar. Remember to check WebAssign deadlines for 11th March and 18th March.
- 4.3 due on 9th Mar.
- 4.1 and 4.2 due on 7th Mar.
- Selected solutions.
- Extra office hour at 11:00-13:00 on 1st Mar, come and ask about the homework questions!
- Remember to collect your homeworks in the envelope outside my office.
- 3.6 due on 5th Mar.
- 3.2 due on 28th Feb.
- 3.1 due on 27th Feb.
- 2.8 due on 22nd Feb.
- 2.7 due on 20th Feb.
- 2.6 due on 17th Feb. Note that the red symbols next to some problems/examples/sections denote that a calculator is required for that problem.
- 2.5 due on 13th Feb.
- 2.4 due on 10th Feb.
- 7th Feb is the last day to drop this course without any grades. Check your test scores online. Email me if you have any questions.
- 2.3 due on 7th Feb.
- 2.2 due on 3rd Feb.
- 2.1 due on 3rd Feb.
- 1.11 due on 1st Feb.
- 1.10 due on 31th Jan.
- 1.9 due on 30th Jan.
- 1.8 due on 27th Jan.
- 1.7 due on 25th Jan.
- 1.6 due on 20th Jan.
- 1.5 due on 18th Jan.
- 1.4 due on 17th Jan at the start of class.
- No written homework due on Friday.
- Hello there! Check back for, you guessed it, various announcements...
Links:
Precalculus course website - contains a bunch of information including exam reviews!
Think Tank - free service offered by the university to provide extra support out of class. This includes weekly course reviews, supplemental instruction, and peer mentoring.
UA Calendar - you can check all your final exam dates here.
Online Assignments (Webassign)
If you purchase a new book, Webassign is free. There is an access code in the back of the book.
Otherwise the cost for signing up is approximately $47-75 dollars.
To log on to Webassign, click here.
Click on "I have a class key", then enter the code arizona 8205 0918.
You will then fill out the form to create an account, then you will enter the access code.
You will have a 2 week grace period before purchasing an account.