Last update 9/18/2019
Math 122b- Fall 2019
Instructor: Debra
Wood
Welcome to First Semester of Calculus
First
few additional assignments the first
week 1. Send your instructor an email with your Name, email address, Math 122b SECTION ___ (Includes but not limited to: name you prefer example: David – Dave) 2. Log in to Webassign Access is through D2L Start with Homework 1.8 & 2.1, 2.2 3. Go the instructor’s website or on D2L, click on Math 122b. Read the following. Make sure you have a copy or access to this material on Sep23 (QUIZ) a) Course Policy b) Assignment Policy c) Guidelines on Homework. d) Homework Assignments/schedule e) Calendar 4. Read the four items you printed off. Any questions? Ask in class, in instructor’s office or by email. 5. Go to the U of A bookstore at the student union and purchase the worksheet packet for this course, if you plan to stay in this section. Author Wood, Blue cover 6. Place the required Calculator programs in
your calculator or see your instructor. |
Course
Information: Guidelines on Homework written work Written Homework schedule to be handed in.
Calculator
programs (click
here) or see instructor Evaluate, Quadratic, Difference
Quotient, All Sums |
Worksheets – These are Due within the First Week of Class
Will be passed out Sep 18th.
WS09-
WS10-
All other worksheets are
in the packet you must purchase at the Bookstore.
Handouts: Optional but
very helpful
Geometry Formulas
you must know
Review of Basic Algebra (Very Helpful)
Do Dogs Know Calculus?
(section 4.3 and 4.4)
Line of Best fit
(needed for a worksheet 9) click here
Review of
Algebra (common errors)
Review Topics of Algebra and Trig (Michigan): Great review and reference guide
Hints: (Hints are usually placed up here when a
few students have asked me the same question on a problem)
Written, Webassign, or worksheet
1.8 How to make a table of values to find
a limit of a function.
2.1 examples of different approaches to rates of change
Example on how to find instantaneous rates of change by table, graph
and algebraically
2.2 webassign and worksheet
Also a
summary of derivative at a point.
2.2/ 2.3 interpreting derivative
3.5 trig Solving trig functions
3.6 Inverse
function and quadratic of best fit.
Links:
D2L- Answer keys and Grades are updated after
exams
To practice precalculus
skills (online
to get you started but missing practice problems)
The following is a link to a pdf file for skills (click here). For practice problems.
Second page is a table of
contents. Look up the section or type of
problem you feel you need to review.
Departmental course
information
Calculator program
You need to have the All Sums Program on your calculator.
The quadratic and evaluate programs are helpful.
Review
Extra practice problems
Study Guide
Tools for Success - Options
and help
Help is available: Click here for
tutoring information
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