Math 234 - Section CL1 - Fall 2005
Classroom: 314 Altgeld Hall
Time: 3:00 - 3:50 Monday, Wednesday
Instructor: Chadwick Gugg
Email: gugg@math.uiuc.edu
Office: 223 Illini Hall
Office Hours: 3:00 - 5:00 Fridays
Official Course Description This course fulfills a quantitative
reasoning general education requirement. Math 234 introduces you to
important (and beautiful) ideas and techniques of calculus along with
applications to business and sciences.
Downloads and Links
- Syllabus (pdf)
- Current course grades
Click on "Score reports".
- practice exam 1
- solutions to practice exam 1
- solutions to exam 1
Extra Office Hours this Tuesday and Wednesday (October 4 and
5) at 9:00 in 223
Illini Hall
Notes:
- Exam 1 is Wednesday, October 5 in 314 Altgeld (the usual
lecture hall).
- The exam covers chapter 1, chapter 2, and 3.1-3.2.
- Formulas: Students should know the limit definition of the
derivative, as well as the (general) power, chain, product, and quotient
rules for derivatives. You should also know the key formulas we learned in
section 2.7: Revenue = Price times Demand, Profit = Revenue - Cost.
- Solutions to practice exam problems will be discussed in
recitations on Tuesday.
- Summary of 3.3-6.1
- practice questions for exam 2
- solutions to practice questions for
exam 2
- solutions to exam 2
Extra Office hours Tuesday November 1 and Wednesday November 2
at 9:00 in 223 Illini Hall.
Notes:
- Exam 2 is Wednesday, November 2 in 314 Altgeld (the usual
lecture hall).
- The exam covers sections 3.3, 4.1-4.6, 5.1-5.3, 6.1.
- Solutions to practice problems will be posted here Monday
3:00. Tuesday's recitation will be for review.
- Review Sheet and Practice Problems for
Exam 3 Correction: In problem 5c), the word "area" should be replaced
by the word "volume".
- One more review problem for
exam 3 Recall this review problem from 6.1 from the last review
packet.
- Solutions to Practice Problems for
Exam 3 Corrections: In problem 1d), the correct substitution is
u=x^3+7. In Problem 4b), the integral should be from x=4 to x=6. This
gives a final probability of e^(-.8) - e^(-1.2). In 5a), the final answer
is 100/3. Thanks to Andrea Roth for pointing out the correction to 4b).
Thanks to Andrea Roth and Jenna Pudik for pointing out the correction to
5a).
- Solutions to Exam 3
Extra Office Hours in 223 Illini Hall
- Monday, December 5 at 4:00
- Tuesday, December 6 at 10:00
- Wednesday, December 7 at 10:00
Notes:
- Exam 3 is Wednesday, December 7 in 314 Altgeld (the usual
lecture hall).
- The exam covers 6.1-6.5, 9.1-9.3, 9.6, 12.2, 7.1-7.2.
- Recitation on Tuesday, December 6 will be for review.
- Solutions to Exam 3 practice problems will be posted Friday,
December 2.
- Exams will be returned in recitations Thursday, December 8.
No quiz that day.
- Review Session for Final Exam on Tuesday, December 13 in 314
Altgeld at 5:00
Discussion Sections
- TR 1:00 - 1:50 in 141 Altgeld TA: Antonios Hondroulis (ahondro2@math.uiuc.edu)
- TR 1:00 - 1:50 in 143 Altgeld TA: Radoslav Kirov (rkirov2@math.uiuc.edu)
- TR 2:00 - 2:50 in 140 Henry Ad. TA: Radoslav Kirov (rkirov2@math.uiuc.edu)
- TR 2:00 - 2:50 in 141 Altgeld TA: Seung Kook Park (skpark@uiuc.edu)
- TR 3:00 - 3:50 in 256 M. E. Bldg TA: Seung Kook Park (skpark@uiuc.edu)
- TR 3:00 - 3:50 in 441 Altgeld TA: Salih Azgin (azgin@math.uiuc.edu)
- TR 4:00 - 4:50 in 143 Altgeld TA: Salih Azgin (azgin@math.uiuc.edu)
Contact your TA regarding his office hours.
Assignments
Wednesday, August 24:
- Section 1.1 Problems: 7, 11, 24, 25, 37, 39, 51, 57
- Section 1.2 Problems: 7, 14-18, 23, 27, 37, 38
- Section 1.3 Problems: 3, 15, 19, 25, 27, 35, 44
- Section 1.4 Problems: 1, 3, 8, 12, 19, 23, 26, 28, 29, 35,
36, 43, 44, 58
Wednesday, August 31, 2005:
- Section 1.5 Problems: 1-12, 15, 19, 21
- Section 1.6 Problems: 1 - 55 every other odd (The problems
are very mechanical and should take less than an hour to work. Since we
will be regularly computing derivatives throughout the course, you should
work as many problems as you need to become comfortable with the
techniques.)
Wednesday, September 7, 2005:
- Section 1.7 Problems: 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 19, 27, 31
Monday, September 12, 2005:
- Section 1.8 Problems: 1, 5, 9, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29
- Read section 2.1
- Section 2.2 Problems: 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 20, 23, 27, 31
Wednesday, September 14, 2005:
- Section 2.2 (additional) Problems 29, 33, 35
- Section 2.3 Problems 3, 9, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29, 36
- Section 2.4 Problems 7, 9, 23, 25
- Section 2.5 Problems 7, 8, 9 - 27 odds
Wednesday, September 21, 2005:
- Section 2.6 Problems: 3, 5, 15, 23
- Section 2.7 Problems: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Monday, September 26, 2005:
- Section 3.1 Problems 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 33, 47, 49, 53
- Section 3.2 Problems 1, 3, 5, 7, 19, 25, 29, 31, 35, 43,
45, 53, 59
Wednesday, September 28, 2005:
- Section 3.3 Problems 1, 11, 15, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 39,
41, 47
Wednesday, October 5, 2005:
- Section 4.1 Problems 7, 15, 27, 33, 35
- Section 4.2 Problems 3, 13, 17, 27, 29, 31
- Section 4.3 Problems 13, 17, 29, 39, 41-44
Monday, October 10, 2005:
- Section 4.4 Problems 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35
- Section 4.5 Problems 1, 7, 11, 13, 21, 25, 31, 33
- Section 4.6 Problems 5, 11, 15, 17, 27, 31, 33-36
Wednesday, October 12, 2005:
- Section 5.1 Problems 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 25
- Section 5.2 Problems 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 21, 23
Monday, October 17, 2005:
- Section 5.3: 5, 13-23 odds
Wednesday, October 19, 2005:
- Section 6.1 Problems 1, 3, 5, 13, 17, 23, 25, 27, 35, 39, 47,
55
Monday, October 24, 2005:
- Section 6.2 Problems 1, 5, 13, 15
- Section 6.3 Problems 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 25, 31, 37, 41(a),
43
Wednesday, October 26, 2005:
- Section 6.4 Problems 1-3, 5, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23
Monday, November 7, 2005:
- Section 6.5 Problems 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29, 35, 37, 41
Wednesday, November 9, 2005:
- Section 9.1 Problems 1-29 odds
- Section 9.2 Problems 1, 7, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23
Monday, November 14, 2005:
- Section 9.3 Problems 2, 5, 7, 11, 17, 18
Wednesday, November 16, 2005:
- Section 9.6 Problems 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41,
44, 45
- Section 12.2 Problems 1, 11, 15, 19, 31, 33
Monday, November 28, 2005:
- Section 7.1 Problems 3, 5, 7, 9, 13
- Section 7.2 Problems 1-19 odds, 23, 25, 29
Wednesday, November 30, 2005:
- Section 7.3 Problems 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 25, 31
Monday, December 5, 2005:
- Section 7.4 Problems 1, 3, 5, 13, 15
Quizzes
Quiz 1: September 1 covers sections 1.1 - 1.4
Quiz 2: September 15 covers sections 1.6 - 1.8
Quiz 3: September 22 covers sections 2.1 - 2.5
Quiz 4: September 29 covers 2.6-2.7, 3.1-3.2
Quiz 5: October 13 covers 3.3 and 4.1-4.3
Quiz 6: October 20 covers 4.4-4.6, 5.1
Quiz 7: October 27 covers 5.2, 5.3, 6.1
Quiz 8: November 10 covers 6.3 and 6.4
Quiz 9: November 17 covers 6.5 and 9.1
Quiz 10: December 1 covers 9.2, 9.3, 9.6
Exam Dates
Exam 1: Wednesday, October 5 from 3:00 to 3:50 in 314 Altgeld
Covers: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, 3.1-3.2
Exam 1 Average: 72.3%
Exam 1 Median: 75%
Exam 2: Wednesday, November 2 from 3:00 to 3:50 in 314 Altgeld
Covers: 3.3, 4.1-4.6, 5.1-5.3, 6.1
Exam 2 Average: 78.5%
Exam 2 Median: 85%
Exam 3: Wednesday, December 7 from 3:00 to 3:50 in 314 Altgeld
Covers: 6.1-6.5, 9.1-9.3, 9.6, 12.2, 7.1-7.2
Exam 3 Average: 70%
Exam 3 Median: 72%
Final Exam: Wednesday, December 14 from 1:30 to 4:30 in 314 Altgeld
Review Session on Tuesday, December 13 at 5:00 in 314 Altgeld
Lecture Notes
Course Calendar
MONDAY
(large lecture) |
TUESDAY
(discussion sections) |
WEDNESDAY
(large lecture) |
THURSDAY
(discussion sections) |
|
|
August 24, 1.2, 1.3 |
August 25, |
| August 29, 1.3, 1.4 |
August 30, |
August 31, 1.5 |
September 1, Quiz #1 |
| September 5, Labor day |
September 6, |
September 7, 1.6, 1.7 |
September 8, No Quiz |
| September 12, 1.8, 2.2 |
September 13, |
September 14, 2.2, 2.3-2.4, 2.5 |
September 15, Quiz #2 |
| September 19, 2.5, 2.6 |
September 20, |
September 21, 2.6, 2.7 |
September 22, Quiz #3 |
| September 26, 3.1, 3.2 |
September 27, |
September 28, 3.3 |
September 29, Quiz #4 |
| October 3, 4.1-4.5 |
October 4, |
October 5, Exam 1 |
October 6, No Quiz |
| October 10,   4.6 |
October 11, |
October 12   5.1, 5.2 |
October 13, Quiz #5 |
| October 17,   5.2, 5.3 |
October 18, |
October 19, 5.3, 6.1 |
October 20, Quiz #6 |
| October 24, 6.2, 6.3 |
October 25, |
October 26, 6.4 |
October 27, Quiz #7 |
| October 31 6.5 |
November 1, |
November 2, Exam 2 |
November 3, No Quiz |
| November 7 9.1 |
November 8, |
November 9,   9.2 |
November 10, Quiz 8 |
| November 14 9.3, 9.6 |
November 15, |
November 16, 9.6, 12.2 |
November 17, Quiz 9 |
| November 21, Thanksgiving break |
November 22, Thanksgiving break |
November 23, Thanksgiving break |
November 24, Thanksgiving break |
| November 28 7.1, 7.2 |
November 29, |
November 30 7.2, 7.3 |
December 1, Quiz 10 |
| December 5 7.4 and review for exam 3 |
December 6, |
December 7, Exam 3 |
December 8 Return Exam 3 |
| December 12 |
December 13 Review Session 5:00 in
314 Altgeld |
December 14 Final Exam 1:30-4:30 |
December 15 |