Mathematics 1A

Spring 2007

 

General Information

 

Instructor:  Prof. Mina Aganagic

                        Office:    715 Evans Hall, 

                        e-mail:  mina@math.berkeley.edu 

                        Tel:        642-2049

Lecture:  155 Dwinelle Hall, 11:00-12:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Office hours:    Thu, 12:30-3:30,   715 Evans Hall (Subject to change).

Head TA: Ioan Berbec 

                     e-mail: ioan@math.berkeley.edu

                     Enrollment information

Prerequisites: Three and one-half years of high school math, including trigonometry and analytic geometry, plus a satisfactory grade in one of the following: CEEB MAT test, an AP test, the UC/CSU math diagnostic test, or 32. Consult the mathematics department for details. Students with AP credit should consider choosing a course more advanced than 1A, such as 1B or 53. There is an online exam you can take to help you decide whether or not you are ready to take this course.

Description: This sequence is intended for majors in engineering and the physical sciences. An introduction to differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable, with applications and an introduction to transcendental functions.

Enrollment: Enrollment is handled by teleBEARS.  For all enrollment questions see the head TA. If you wish to add or drop this course after teleBEARS ends, here is the form and instructions. The deadline to add or drop without the dean's approval (which is rarely given) is February 17th.

Course Format: Three hours of lecture and three hours of discussion per week.

If you take this course you are expected to attend lectures, enroll in and attend one of the discussion sections, do the homework each week, and take the two midterms and the final. You are also responsible for reading carefully and thoroughly all the reading assignments.

Discussion Sections:

ControL

NUMBER

Section

Time

Place

Instructor

OFFICE HOURS

Email*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54106

101

MWF 8-9

4   EVANS      

Marzoula, J

M, F 9-10

1045 Evans

marzuola@math.berkeley.edu

54109

102

MWF 8-9

5 EVANS

Kallen, J 

T 1:30-2:30,

F 10-11

868 Evans

johankallen@berkeley.edu

54112

103

MWF 9-10

7 EVANS

Rihani, J

M 10-11,

F 10-11, 868 Evans

 rjehan@berkeley.edu

54115

104

MWF 8-9

200 WHEELER

CLOSED

 

 

54118

105

MWF 11-12

9 EVANS

Rihani, J

M 10-11,

F 10-11, 868 Evans

rjehan@berkeley.edu

54121

106

MWF 12-1

87 EVANS

Chung, J

864 Evans

Tu 2-3, Thu 2-3

jchung@berkeley.edu

54124

107

MWF 12-1

7 EVANS

 Scow, L

W 3-4,  F 1-2, 1064 Evans

lynn@math

54127

108

MWF 1-2

87  EVANS

Oberlin, J   

 

842 Evans

W 12-1, F12-1

joberlin@math

 

54130

109

MWF 1-2

B51   HILDEBRAN

 

Comstock, J

1049 Evans

12-1 MW

jana@math

54133

110

MWF 2-3

B51

HILDEBRAN

Comstock, J

 1049 Evans

12-1 MW

jana@math

54136

111

MWF 2-3

7 EVANS

Oberlin, J

 842 Evans

W 12-1, F12-1

joberlin@math

 

54139

112

MWF 3-4

246 DWINELLE

Oberlin, J

842 Evans

W 12-1, F12-1

joberlin@math

 

54142

113

MWF 4-5

87 EVANS

Scow, L

W 3-4,  F 1-2, 1064 Evans

lynn@math

PDP

114

MW 11-1

230 STEPHENS

Anderson, M

W 1-2, F 12-1

230 Stephens Hall

manders@math

 

PDP

114

F 11-12

230 STEPHENS

Anderson, M

W 1-2, F 12-1

230 Stephens Hall

manders@math

 

 

 

*To get the full email address, replace @math with @math.berkeley.edu

 

Textbook:

Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals,  5th edition, Brooks/Cole.

Note: The ASUC textbook store sells a special edition of this for math 1A/1B for about $60, and they will buy it back when you have finished for $30. (This special edition does not include the chapters for math 53, so if you intend to take math 53 later it may be better to buy the full textbook.) We will cover chapters 1-6. The 4th edition may have different exercises from the one we will use but is otherwise OK for the course. Most sections will be using worksheets; these can be purchased at Copy Central, which is on Bancroft between College and Telegraph, across from Hearst Gym.

Grading:

 

The grade will be based on homework (10%), quizzes (20%), two midterm exams (20% each) and final exam (30%) scores.

 

·         Homework:  Homework is due in Wednesday discussion section. Late homework will not be accepted. The grade for each homework will range from zero (0) to two (2) based on the number of problems attempted and completed. The problems will not be separately graded, as Berkeley does not at the moment have money to pay for homework grading. Collaboration on homework is fine, but if you hand in similar homework to your collaborator you should clearly state so and say who you are working with, in order to avoid unfortunate misunderstandings. You can drop two of your lowest homework scores.

·        Quizzes: There will be a quiz given each week in the discussion sections. There will be no make-up quizzes. Two of the lowest quiz scores will be dropped.

·         Midterms:  Most questions in the midterms and the final will be similar to randomly selected homework questions from the book, possibly with the constants in the questions changed. So if you understand how to do all the homework questions you will be able to do all the questions on the midterms and final. There will be no makeup midterms.

·         Final exam:  The exam will be cumulative, and similar in the spirit to the midterms and the homeworks.

 

Missed exams: If you miss the first midterm, the mark for the second midterm will be doubled. If you miss the second then the weight of the final will be increased to 50%. If you miss both midterms or the final then you are in trouble. Do not take this class if you will have to miss both midterms or the final exam.  

Grade corrections: The grades for exams or quizzes will be changed only if there is a clear error on the part of the grader, such as adding up marks incorrectly. I will not increase grades just because someone needs a higher grade to graduate or get into some program.

Incomplete grades

Incomplete "I" grades are almost never given. The only justification is a documented serious medical problem or genuine personal/family emergency. Falling behind in this course or problems with workload on other courses are not acceptable reasons.

Students with Disabilities

If you are a student with a disability registered by the Disabled Student Services (DSS) on UCB campus and if you require special arrangements during exams, you must provide me with the DSS document and you must contact me via email or office hours at least 10 days prior to each exam, explaining your circumstances and what special arrangements need to be done. If you do not contact me 10 days in advance then I will not have time to make arrangements and you will have to take the exam along with everyone else and under the regular conditions provided for the class. The midterms and final for disabled students will be in room 959 Evans Hall.

Questions

Please refer to the following list to determine whom to contact and how, when you have questions:

 

Type of Question

Person to Ask

When and How

Enrollment and Section Placement

Head TA

e-mail

HW, Quiz and Exam Scores

Student’s GSI

Office Hours

Math Questions

Student’s GSI,  Professor

Discussion Sections, Office Hours

Emergencies Only

Professor

Office Hours, e-mail, Phone

Missed Reading/HW Assignments or Administrative Announcements

Your Classmates

(Consult the Course’s Webpage)