Math 16A, Calculus and Its Applications, Fall 2009.

• Class Information
  • DSP students will take their exams in room 939 Evans from 8:00AM to 12:30PM.
  • Alex will have a review in 3 LeConte from 4:00-6:00PM on Thursday; and Gwyneth will have a review from 10:00AM-Noon on Thursday. Contact her regarding the location.
  • Final Exam is from 8:00 - 11:00 AM in the Pauley Ballroom at the MLK Student Union.
  • Sample Final Exam and Solutions , with changes made on Dec. 7, 2009.
  • Midterm II Grade Curve.
  • Gwyneth will have extra office hours in 740 Evans on Thursday from 11:00AM t0 1:00PM. Alex will have a review on Sunday 4:00-6:00PM in 60 Evans.
  • DSP Students: Your exam will be at 959 Evans, starting at 10:00AM. Your extra time in the exam will be that recommended by the DSP office.
  • The second midterm exam will cover all the material up to and include Section 4.1, although the emphasis will be on material discussed since the first midterm.
  • Sample Midterm II Solutions.
  • Sample Midterm II . This sample contains problems that might be similar to questions that will appear in the actual exam. However, this does not imply that the actual exam will be similar to the sample midterm.
  • Midterm I Grade Curve, with 80% of grades included.
  • Per popular request, here are brief solutions to Sample Midterm I .
  • DSP students: Your midterm exam starts at 10:10AM at 961 Evans Hall. You can take either 50% or 100% extra time depending on the suggestions from the DSP office.
  • Sample Midterm I . This sample contains more problems than the actual exam, but it represents the kinds of problems that might appear there.
  • Starting from this week, the DSP students will take their quizzes during office hours with their GSIs. Please talk with your GSI to make the necessary arrangements (posted Sept. 14.)
  • There are still openings in 8:00-9:00AM discussion sections. Please take them asap.
  • We are actively working on accomodating the extra time requirements of DSP students for quizzes. Please be patient.
  • General information about the course can be found at http://www.math.berkeley.edu/~mgu/MA16A/general.html. Information on GSI office hours and discussion sections (203 and 207) has been updated (Sept. 10.)
  • We will closely follow the Course Outline for Math 16A provided by the Math Department. This includes how many hours we will spend on each Chapter of the text. We will try to cover all of the material in our text. Basically, we will spend an hour for each section from Chapter 1 to Chapter 6, and half an hour for each section in Chapter 0.
• Plots
  • Plot for implicit function x^2 y + x y^3 - 3x = 5 .
  • Plots for f(x) = -x^2-3x+2 near x=2.
    • Plot for x in between 0 and 4 .
    • Plot for x in between 1 and 3 .
    • Plot for x in between 1.9 and 2.1 .
    • Plot for x in between 1.997 and 2.003 .
  • Plots for f(x) = (3x-x^2)/(1+x^2) near x=1.
    • Plot for x in between -1 and 3 .
    • Plot for x in between 0 and 2.
    • Plot for x in between 0.9 and 1.1 .
    • Plot for x in between 0.997 and 1.003 .
• Exams and Solutions
  • Sample Midterm I .
  • Midterm I .
• Homework Assignments
  • Homework # 1, Due Sept. 3, 2009.
  • Homework # 2, Due Sept. 10, 2009.
  • Homework # 3, Due Sept. 17, 2009.
  • Homework # 4, Due Sept. 24, 2009.
  • Homework # 5, Due Oct. 1, 2009.
  • Homework # 6, Due Oct. 8, 2009.
  • Homework # 7, Due Oct. 15, 2009.
  • Homework # 8, Due Oct. 22, 2009.
  • Homework # 9, Due Oct. 29, 2009.
  • Homework # 10, Due Nov. 5, 2009.
  • Homework # 11, Due Nov. 12, 2009.
  • Homework # 12, Due Nov. 19, 2009.
  • Homework # 13, Due Dec. 3, 2009.
  • Homework # 14, Due Dec. 3, 2009.