Calculus 234 (Fall 2008)

Exam preparation

Answers to practice final exam
Fri, Oct 24, 5:00-6:30pm (Van Vleck B139) exam practice workshop
To prepare, go to http://www.math.wisc.edu/~seeger/234.html and print out at least practice exams I and II.
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  Problems you may wish to try are:
  - Exam I (Angenent): all (1,2,3,4)
  - Exam II (Borisov): 2,3,4,5
  - Exam III (Bolotin): 1,2,3
  - Exam IV (Milewski): 1,3,4,5
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We will work on the problems in class, so you do not need to attempt them before coming. The format will be working individually and checking in small groups while I come around to answer questions.
Sun, Oct 26, 7:00-8:30pm (Van Vleck B215) review session
To prepare,
1. do the review problems posted at "http://www.math.wisc.edu/~seeger/234.html", and
2. do homework assignment 8.
Mathlab is open 3:30-8:30pm Mon-Thu, and 3:30-6:50pm Sun. There is a teaching assistant who comes around to answer your questions while you work. The math lab is in B227 Van Vleck.

Discussion information

TA: E. (Alec) Johnson
- Contact Info:
  Office: 816 Van Vleck Hall
  Office Phone: (608)262-3546
  email: ejohnson (@math.wisc.edu)
Discussion sections
- Discussion section 361: Tu 7:45-8:35am, Van Vleck B115
- Discussion section 362: Tu 3:30-4:20pm, Van Vleck B325
Office hours
- [To be determined]
Assignments
Expectations for homework and quizzes
My advice for calculus students

Course information

Calculus III Lecture 5: MWF 7:45-8:35, Van Vleck B115
Professor Seeger's math 234 web page:

Discussion protocols

Office hours

Come visit me! I can see already that you are a highly motivated set of students, and I'm excited to be your teaching assistant. I spend a lot of time in my office, and you can stop by any time. If I am not there, leave a note or slide one under the door with your name, the time when you stopped by, and any comments (e.g. "call me at _____"). Knock if the door is shut (sometimes it gets noisy in the hall). Office hours are a time when you can expect me to be there and be available. I plan to determine office hours once I see when people are coming.

You are welcome to call me and/or email me.

Expectations for Homework and Quizzes

When you come to discussion you should have completed the homework for the material that we have covered (up through the most recent lecture).

Three ways in which I will check homework are:

I will check homework for completeness,
we will assign problems for you to write up and hand in, and
I will give quizzes.

The purpose of checking homework is to help you understand the material. Don't try to hide what you don't understand; hilight it! Put questions in your homework. When I check homework, I am looking to see that you attempted the problems. If you are stuck, you should identify the point where you got stuck. I encourage you to You can label things you don't understand with a circled question mark. I don't accept homework once I am done grading it. And I try to get work back to you by the next class period (i.e. within 24 hours if possible). Which doesn't leave you with much room to be late.

Collaboration

I encourage you to work on problems with your classmates. (I recommend the mathlab as an excellent place to meet.) However, the work you submit should be your own. This means that you should understand and be able to generate what you write. I should not receive submitted work with the same algebra mistakes as another student or the solutions manual; students who submit such work fail to demonstrate understanding and do not deserve credit for their work.