Math 54 - Fall 2011

 

Grunbaum Bspace Piazza

 

  This is the webpage for Math 54 Fall 2011, Sections 205 and 206.


Quick links

Homeworks
Quizzes
Handouts
Exam Resources
Cheat Sheets
Schedule


General Info

Office Hours: Th 12:30 - 1:30 pm and F 1-2 pm
Office: 1008 Evans

e-mail: tabrizianpeyam@hotmail (I left out the .com for anti-spam purposes)


Announcements

(12/16) Congratulations!!! You're DONE!!! Have a fantastic winterbreak :)

(12/14) The final exam is on Wednesday, 12/14, 3-6 pm in 1 Pimentel. It covers everything and you're allowed to bring one double-sided cheat sheet!

(12/14) I've uploaded the site with a list of typos, a proof of Abel's lemma, a cheat sheet, answer keys to all practice exams, a mock exam, a study guide, a handout about Chapter 10, Hints to Homework 12, as well as a bunch of practice finals (with solutions for some of them)!

Review sessions for the final :

- Linear Algebra: Wednesday, 12/07, 2-4 pm in 229 Dwinelle

- Differential Equations: Friday, 12/09, 2-5 pm in 310 Hearst Mining

Office Hours for the final (all in 1008 Evans, except 12/09):

- Wednesday, 12/07, 11-1 pm
- Thursday, 12/08, 11-1 pm
- Friday, 12/09, 11-1 pm in 179 Stanley
- Monday, 12/12, 11-1 pm
- Tuesday, 12/13, 11-1 pm
- Wednesday, 12/14, 12-2 pm

Note: Unfortunately, I don't accept office hours by appointment any more! All the appointment slots have been filled!

(12/09) Homework 12 submission : Very easy! Just go to our regular discussion room (179 Stanley) between 11 and 1, and submit it then! Or you can submit it during the review session!

(12/02) Careful! Quiz 11 (the last one!) will be given at the beginning of the hour! At the end of section, there will be a mini cake-party!

(11/30) GSI evaluations are on Wednesday, 11/30! Please come, it would mean a lot to me :)

(11/23) No section on Wednesday, 11/23 because of pre-Thanksgiving! Gobble Gobble :)

(11/21) Careful! Homework 10 is due on Monday, November 21st. However, because of Thanksgiving break, Quiz 10 will be on Friday, November 18th!

(11/14) Careful! Homework 9 will be due on Monday, November 14th instead of Friday, because of Veteran's day.

(11/11) No section on Friday, 11/11, because of Veteran's day and because of 11/11/11 day!

(10/31 - 11/04) My office hours this week are by appointment only!

(10/26) No section on Wednesday, 10/26 ! Instead, there's a pizza party in my office from 11:45 - 12:30 pm! Stop by for a nice lunch and to discuss your exams :)

(10/25) The second midterm takes place on Tuesday, October 25th, during lecture. It counts for 20 % of your grade, and covers chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6.

(10/24) Careful! Homework 8 will be due on Monday, October 24th instead of Friday, because of the midterm.

(10/20) My review session for Midterm 2 is on Thursday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm in 2 Evans! I'll go over review problems!

(10/20 - 10/25) Office hours this week and next week are: Th 12:30 - 1:30 and 3:30 - 4:30, F 1 - 1:50, M (the 24th) 1 - 5. I'm also available on Saturday, but you have to e-mail me beforehand if you want to meet with me!

(09/16) No section on Friday, 09/16 ! Instead, there's a pizza party in my office from 11:45 - 12:30 pm! Stop by for a nice lunch and to discuss your exams :)

(09/15) You can pick up the graded exams at 3:40 pm in my office!

(09/15) The first midterm takes place on Thursday, September 15th, during lecture. It counts for 20 % of your grade, and covers chapters 1 and 2

(09/14) Careful! Homework 3 will be due on Wednesday, September 14th instead of Friday, because of the midterm.

(09/13) My review session for Midterm 1 is on Tuesday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm in 961 Evans! I'll go over review problems!

(09/12 - 09/14) Office hours this week are: M 1-2, Tu 12:30 - 2 & 3:30 - 5, W 1-4 !

(09/08) Note: My office hours this Thursday are from 10:15 - 11 and from 12:40 - 1:10 in 1008 Evans!

(09/02) Homeworks will be due on Fridays at 2 pm (with some exceptions). There will also be a quiz given during the last 10 minutes of section.

(08/26) Welcome to Math 54!


Homeworks

Here are all the Homework Assignments (including due dates): Homework Assignments

Homework 1: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Jason Ferguson)

Homework 2: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Jason Ferguson)

Note: From now on, only solutions to graded problems will be provided.

Homework 3: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Ben Harrop-Griffiths)

Homework 4: Hints   Solutions (courtesy myself)

Homework 5: Hints   Solutions (courtesy myself)

Homework 6: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Renato Vianna)

Homework 7: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Jason Ferguson)

Homework 8: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Boaz Haberman)

Homework 9: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Ben Harrop-Griffiths)

Homework 10: Hints   Solutions (courtesy myself)

Homework 11: Hints   Solutions (courtesy myself)

Homework 12: Hints   Solutions (courtesy Jason Ferguson)


Handouts

Note: Check them out! You'll find them very useful for the differential equations - part of the course!

Second-order differential equations - Handout

Higher-order differential equations - Handout

Systems of differential equations - Handout

Coupled Harmonic Oscillators - Handout

Partial Differential Equations - Handout


Quizzes

Quiz 1: Quiz 1   Solutions

Quiz 2: Quiz 2   Solutions

Quiz 3: Quiz 3   Solutions

Quiz 4: Quiz 4   Solutions

Quiz 5: Quiz 5   Solutions

Quiz 6: Quiz 6   Solutions

Quiz 7: Quiz 7   Solutions

Quiz 8: Quiz 8   Solutions

Quiz 9: Quiz 9   Solutions

Quiz 10: Quiz 10   Solutions

Quiz 11: Quiz 11   Solutions


Exam Resources

Midterm 1

Midterm 1 - Study Guide

Mock Midterm   (try it out!) Solutions  

Midterm 1 (Ribet)   (ignore 2(e) and the second part of 3)   Answer Key

Midterm 1 (Vojta)   (ignore 1(e)(f), 5, 6)   Answer Key (updated; a typo in 2 has been fixed)

Problems covered during the Midterm 1 Review Session   Answer Key

Midterm 2

Midterm 2 - Study Guide

Mock Midterm     Solutions   (updated; A small typo in 7 and a big typo in 9 have been fixed)

Midterm 2 (Ribet)   Answer Key

Midterm 2 (Vojta)   (in 1, the 4 should be a -4)   Answer Key

Midterm 2 (Bergman)   (ignore the last problem)   Answer Key

Midterm 2 (Tataru)   (ignore 5b) Answer Key

Problems covered during the Midterm 2 Review Session   Answer Key

Final Exam

Final Exam - Study Guide

Final (Canez)   Solutions   (excellent practice final, that's the one I used to study for my Math 54 final)

Final (Ribet)   Solutions

Final (also from Ribet)   Solutions

Final (Holtz)   Solutions   (this is also a very good practice final!)

Final (Vojta)     Answer Key

Final (Bergman)   Answer Key

Final (Lenstra)   (has good chapter 10 - questions)   Answer Key

Final (Poonen)   (has a good multiple-choice part)   Answer Key

Final (Trang)   (has a good multiple-choice part)   Answer Key

Final (Tarr)   Solutions

Problems covered during the Final Exam Review Session 1   Answer Key

Problems covered during the Final Exam Review Session 2   Answer Key

Mock Final   Solutions  

Proof of Abel's lemma

Cheat sheets

Cheat Sheet (tiny font, with margins)

Cheat Sheet (regular font, without margins)

Cheat Sheet (tiny font, without margins)

Cheat Sheet (regular font, with margins, but too big)

List of typos (there's one typo, (10), which won't be corrected on the cheat sheets! Also, look at suggestions (11)-(14), they contain a lot of useful info)

Schedule


Progress

This diagram illustrates our progress in this course. It will be updated weekly: