Mathematics 221 -- Lectures 1, 2, 3 and 4

Instructor: Gloria Mari Beffa

Office: Van Vleck Hall 309, ph: 263-1634

Office hours: T 11-1pm, R 3:00-5:00pm

Lectures: Lecture 1, TR 9:30-10:45pm, Room 102 Van Vleck; Lecture 2, MWF 11-11:50, Birge Hall 145; Lecture 3, MWF 8:50-9:40, Van Vleck 102; Lecture 4, TR 8-9:15am, Room 102 Van Vleck.

Syllabus

Daily lecture/reading assignments

Daily homework

The text book for the class can be found here. And here you can find a list of typos.

Click here for information on how to get a hard copy of the e-textbook.

To go to the moodle page click here
for lecture 1,
for lecture 2,
for lecture 3,
or lecture 4

Projects/Lab reports

Instructions on how to write the report.

A sample fake report , of a fake project.

First project: Limits

Second project: Derivatives

First midterm exam

will take place Thursday Oct 10, 7:15-8:45pm, at

Lecture 1 (John Rush, Zheng Lu, Jeff Poskin, Marc Conrad, Daniel Hast, In Gun Kim), go to B10 Ingraham

Lecture 4 (Jenny Yeon, Paul Tveite, Suzan Afacan, Yu Li, Adrian Tovar Lopez), go to Social Science 6210, unless you are in sections 364 and 370 (with Paul Tveite). If you are with Paul go to Social Science 6104.

Alternate exams will be in Van Vleck B139: McBurney students (exam is 6:15-8:45pm); students in chemistry labs (4-5:30); students in engineering labs (4:30-6); students in band practice (5:45-7:15).

Here you can find the study guide for the first midterm.

Here you can find practice problems .

Here you can find the distribution of grades.

Here you can find the answers to the first midterm.

Second midterm exam

It will take place Thursday Nov 21, 7:15-8:45pm, the room is the same one as the one for the first midterm, including that of the alternate exams and McBurney students. The schedule for alternate exams in Van Vleck B139: McBurney students (exam is 6:15-8:45pm) for time and a half, 6-9 for double time); students in chemistry labs and dance rehersals (4-5:30); students with a Chemistry midterm, Finance midterm or Physics Lab (5:30-7); students in a german class (5:20-6:50); students in engineering labs (4:30-6); students in band practice (5:45-7:15); cheerleading practice (4:15-5:45).

Here you can find the study guide for the second midterm.

Here you can find practice problems for the second midterm.

Here you can find the distribution of grades for Lectures 1 and 4.

Here you can find the distribution of grades for Lectures 2 and 3.

Here you can find the answers to the second midterm.

Final exam

will take place Wednesday December 18, 2:45-4:45pm:

students in lecture 1 (TR at 9:30) go to Bascom Hall 272;

students in lecture 4 (TR at 8am) go to Ingraham B10;

students in sections 331, 332, 343, 348 and 349 go to Van Vleck Hall B130;

students in sections 321, 326, 327, 328, 344, 350, and 353 go to Van Vleck Hall B102;

students in sections 322, 324, 329, 330, 340, 342, 346 and 351 go to Psychology 105.

The alternate exam will take place December 17, 9:30-11:30 in B139 Van Vleck Hall. McBurney students in the alternate exam will meet same time, same place, but the exam will go on until 12:30.

Mc Burney students will take the exam December 18, 12:45-4:45 (double time) or 1:45-4:45 (time and a half), in B231 Van Vleck Hall.

Here you can find the study guide for the final.

Here you can find practice problems for the final.

Here you can find the distribution of grades for Lectures 1 and 4.

Here you can find the distribution of grades for Lectures 2 and 3.

Here you can find the answers to the final

The graph of the curve with curvature k(s) = 2(2+cos2s)

This is the graph of a curve described in terms of a parameter s (arc-length). The formula is not for the function, but for its curvature. You will be able to understand how this is generated at the end of the class/sequence.

Overview

This course covers differential and integral calculus, plane analytic geometry, applications; transcendental functions,etc. The Math 221-222 sequence is the first two semesters of the standard three-semester calculus sequence, completed with 234, which is normally required for all higher level math courses and should be taken by those preparing for major study in mathematics, the physical sciences, computer sciences, or engineering. It is also recommended for students in the social and life sciences who may want a more substantial introduction to calculus than is offered in the Math 211-213 sequence. Math 221 has a prerequisite of Math 112 and Math 113 or Math 114 or satisfactory placement scores.

Besides the regular lectures, students are required to attend the smaller discussion sections (twice a week) where TAs will help with the practical aspects of the subject. They are also required to attend group work sessions, scheduled independently by each group. Attendance is absolutely necessary and, although it does not carry any points in the total count (see syllabus) it might be a deciding factor for borderline grades. All students should be engaged in the course, this includes going to the lectures and discussion sessions, readying the notes, doing assignments and thinking about what is done in class.

You are not allowed the use of calculators or computers on the exams/quizzes.

Last modified: August 16 2013 by Gloria Mari Beffa

maribeff@math.wisc.edu