Home, 9/12
Exam 1, covering sections 1.3-1.6, is scheduled for Thursday. It will have problems like those we did in class and on homework. To see some problems that have appeared on a past exam, see sample exam 1 on the "scores and docs" page. Try to do it in 50 minutes, the time you will have for the exam. If it doesn't go smoothly, practice more with additional sample exams found on the Motherlode. On this exam only, graphing calculators will be allowed.
On Monday, we will discuss homework in section 2.1. On Tuesday we continue lectures on 2.2 via Zoom, as lectures lend themselves better to that format (I have to get to an appointment, which is why I won't be on campus). On Wednesday, we will do some review ahead of our exam.
Home, 9/5
Today, we finished homework discussion for section 1.5, which will be due with the homework for section 1.6 (so, in a little while).
As I grade homework, I see people having trouble with some problems. Please come by for office hours to get some help!
On Monday, we start with section 1.6.
Home, 8/29
Today, we finished homework discussion for section 1.2 and started on 1.4, which will continue on Tuesday.
Homework for sections 1.2 and 1.4 will be due on Wednesday. Some have turned it in late last time - don't make it a habit, as I will start taking points off.
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Have a nice long weekend!
Home, 8/22
And that's it for our first week! Since we finished homework discussion in section 1.3, the homework for sections 1.1 and 1.3 are due on Monday. Recall that you turn in only the problems in the column "What to write up."
Remember that you can always find lecture notes and board images from homework discussion in Canvas/Files.
Home, 8/18
Welcome to the course! Look around to familiarize yourself with the layout of these webpages. To get to other pages, click on the links in the menu (or drop-down, if viewing on a smartphone). The most often-used pages are in the first line of the menu (or the first several choices of the drop-down). "Scores and docs," for example, has all the documents for the course.
Your first exercise is to find the syllabus on these pages and read it. The items there that are typically of greatest interest to students are from "Homework" to "Make-ups."
These pages will get more content as information becomes available. Check back often: useful information is provided in the "home" section (which you are reading), typically updated weekly. For now, here is some information on Canvas and lecture notes.
Canvas: Canvas will only be the repository of class notes and your grades. Information about the course and weekly messages will be posted to this website (also accessible from Canvas). (Why bother with the website outside of Canvas? Two reasons: it's easier to make updates to it, and it stays public. I value this, and you may grow to as well, as a service to future students of this same course.)
Lecture notes: I will distribute the printed notes in class. For future classes, have these with you so that you can follow the lectures in class without having to copy a lot. The filled-in notes written in class are posted on Canvas.