Math 19
Winter 2024
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- The material in this course is very standard across universities. Searching for practice/videos/etc. for a concept you are struggling with online is usually very fruitful. For example, if you are struggling with the chain rule, searching "chain rule practice problems" will likely give you hundreds of useful results. Paul's Online Notes are very popular. ( This site also has some algebra/precalculus practice problems which should be helpful.
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- Unfortunately, no. The math department has a no late homework policy. This is as much a courtesy to the grader as an incentive to stay current with the course and not fall behind.
- However, that is what the 80% homework buffer is there for -- unforeseen illness/accidents/emergencies. To give some perspective, each homework assignment is (roughly) 100 points. This means there are 900 total homework points available by the end of the quarter. We will be grading your score out of 720, giving you a buffer of 180 points that you can miss this quarter and still receive 100% of the homework score. This is more than 1.5 homework assignments worth of points.
- Please do not cash your "rainy day" credit early in the quarter. It is also best to work on each homework even if you cannot complete the entire homework for any reason.
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- If you have a problem with Gradescope submissions, then simply email me a PDF of your homework assignment before the deadline and tell me what the issue is. Please do not spend hours on any technical issue and do not wait until after the deadline to let me know about it.
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- No. If you have any academic/university sanctioned conflicts with any exam, you must fill out the ACCOMMODATIONS & FLEXIBILITY FORM at least two weeks prior to the exam . As the exam dates have already been set, you should already know of any such conflicts, so please fill out the form ASAP if you haven’t already.
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- No, only the outlines are provided. If you need to miss class, please obtain the notes from a classmate.
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- The curve (if any) is unknown until after all assignments have been entered. We will not curve down however, so you can use the standard curve (70% is a C-, 80% a B-, etc.) as a "worst-case" cutoff to see what you might need. The grading breakdown is available on the course website.
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- Look over your notes soon after the lecture and complete the Post-Lecture Canvas quiz. Fill in any simplifications we might have done that you are not comfortable with.
- Start your homework early. Try to do a little every day so you don't fall behind. Homework N covers Week N's material. It is important to practice a littl every day to keep the material fresh.
- Check the homework solution soon after they are released on Wednesday mornings. If you wait until you start studying for exams, you may have forgotten what exactly you struggled with or what your thought process was for the problems.
- Attend office hours if you can. Do not be afraid to ask for help. Math can be a difficult subject and all of us on the teaching staff are ready and eager to help all of you. However, we won't know if you are struggling unless you come to us, so please do not hesitate to drop in to our office hours. Even if you think you don't have any, I've had plenty of students come up with some after hearing other students' questions in office hours. Plus, it's a good place to interact with your fellow classmates.
- Students often say "I don't even know where to start." Most of the time, this has to do with not knowing the definitions of certain terms. A good exercise that has worked well for me (and many others) is to write down all the given information in the problem and then write down exactly what it is you are trying to find/solve/calculate. You can then try to fill the gap between them by looking back at relevant definitions/formulas/results.
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