Test
#2 is Monday, November 6,
covering Sections 10.1-10.9
Old
exams and Review Materials can
now be found on the Resources page below.
Chapter 10 Review Materials
It is difficult to remember all the
details of the convergence and divergence tests in this chapter. To help
get these fixed in your mind, try filling out a convergence test
form for each one. Here is an example of a filled-out form for the
root test and a list of
convergence tests for series of numbers.
It is important to practice deciding which
test to use. One good way is to pair up with a friend. Have your
friend give you an infinite series from the homework (or similar) without
telling you which section it is from. See if you can figure out which test
to use to determine convergence or divergence (also absolute or conditional
convergence, when applicable). Here is a useful website for review
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/6/series.18/index.html.
You should also be able to give precise definitions. Practice! There is a list of definitions and concepts at the end of the chapter.
Instructor, Student, TA Responsibilities List of "dos and don'ts"
Instructor: Dr. Karen Mortensen
247 Illini Hall, phone 244-4128, email kmortens@math.uiuc.edu
Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays
Prerequisites: MATH 220 or MATH 221 or a score of 4 or 5 on the Calculus AB test (AP test) See Dr. Mortensen or your advisor if you took the AP test and are not sure which Calculus course to take. Note: MATH 231 is exactly the same as the old MATH 230. Credit is not given for both MATH 231 and MATH 230.
Recitation: The recitation classes are an essential part of Math 231 and attendance is required. Each recitation section has about 35 students and will be taught by a graduate student teaching assistant (TA). The TA will give short lectures on material not covered in the Mon-Wed lectures, answer questions about the textbook, lectures and homework, give and grade quizzes. The TAs will also hold office hours for individual consultations with students. Because of the smaller number of students, your TA will be able to give you more personalized attention than what you will find in the large lectures, so please take full advantage of your recitation section!
Teaching assistants:
Section BD1 9:00-9:50 TR in 443 Altgeld - Rekha Santhanam (rekha@.uiuc.edu)
Section BD2 10:00-10:50 TR in 149 Henry
- Rekha Santhanam (rekha@.uiuc.edu)
Section BD3 11:00-11:50 TR in 147 Altgeld
- Chadwick Gugg (gugg@math.uiuc.edu)
Section BD4 12:00-12:50 TR in 343 Altgeld
- Chadwick Gugg (gugg@math.uiuc.edu)
Section BD5 1:00-1:50 TR in 445 Altgeld -
Jane Butterfield (jbutter2@math.uiuc.edu)
Section BD6 3:00-3:50 TR in 245 Altgeld
- Jane Butterfield (jbutter2@math.uiuc.edu)
Course content: The course will cover Sections 7.1-7.8, 10.1-10.9,
6.4, 8.1, 9.1-9.6 of the textbook.
Drop-In Tutoring - to be announced
Exam dates: There will be three hour-long exams during the
semester and a final exam. Books, notes, calculators are not allowed on
exams.
Exam #1 - Wed., Sept. 27, Sections
7.1-7.8
Exam #2 - Mon., Nov. 6, Sections
10.1-10.9 (note: 10.9 is covered on
this test)
Exam #3 - Mon., Dec. 4, Sections 6.4,
8.1, 9.1-9.3 9.2-9.4
Final Exam - Tues. Dec. 12, 7:00-10:00 pm, location to be
announced. The final exam will cover the entire course. Note: Please arrange any travel,
etc., so that you can take the final on this date. Math 231 has a "non-combined" final
exam. There will be no conflict exam given except for those few
individuals who meet the official university criteria given here
in the student code.
Missed exams: If you miss an exam, you will receive a 0 for your grade. The only exception is if you have a valid excuse for missing, such as a major illness or a serious emergency - if so, you must inform me before the exam or, if this is physically impossible, then as soon as possible afterwards. In this case, the grade on the corresponding part of the final exam will count as the grade for the missed exam.
Grading corrections: If you believe there has been a grading error on an
exam or quiz, discuss it first with your TA. If that doesn’t settle the matter,
then explain the situation in writing and give it to me (Dr. Mortensen)
in class or in my mailbox in 250 Altgeld. The deadline for all such
requests is one week after the exam or quiz has been returned.
Note: this means one week after your TA returned the quiz or exam,
regardless of whether or not you were in class to receive it on that day.
Homework: Homework will be assigned each week. While the homework
will not be collected, I strongly encourage you to write out solutions to all
the problems, because this is the best (perhaps the only) way to master the
material.
Quizzes: There will be a quiz each week, usually on
Tuesday. The quiz problems will be either exactly the same as, or very
similar to, the homework problems.
Missed quizzes: If you miss a quiz, you will receive a 0 for your
grade. The only exception is if you have a valid excuse for missing, such
as a major illness or a serious emergency - if so, you must inform me or your
TA before the quiz or, if this is physically impossible, then as soon as
possible afterwards. In this case, the grade for the missing quiz will be
dropped and will not count toward your quiz average.
Course grade: Your course grade will be determined as follows:
Quizzes
22%
Exam
#1 15%
Exam
#2 15%
Exam #3 15%
Final Exam 33%
The follow scale describes approximately how the course grades will be assigned. The instructor reserves the right to adjust this scale slightly (for the whole class, not for individual students):
90% or above = A+, A or A-
80%-89% = B+, B or B-
70%-79% = C+, C or C-
60%-69% = D
below 60% = F
You will be able to check your quiz and exam grades at Score Reports, which is the Math Department's gradebook program. This will be available beginning approximately two weeks into the semester. Please check score reports regularly to make sure your grades have been correctly reported and tell me promptly about any errors. You are responsible for keeping all of your graded quizzes and exams so that any discrepancies in recorded grades can be settled.