Mathematics 117 (Requisite: course 115A)


Spring Quarter 2012

M W F from 1:00PM to 1:50PM

Lectures in MS 5138


Instructor: Haruzo HIDA

Office: MS 6308

Phone: 63382


Teaching Assistants: TA and TA office hour: David Taylor [TA's web page for his office hours]


Text: A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra, by L. Childs All or part of Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18
Enforced Requisites: course Math115A
Office Hours:Tentatively Fridays 2:00PM to 2:50PM or by appointment
Exams:
1-st Exam: April 23 (M):
2-nd Exam: May 21 (M):

D-Zone table (Score distribution table of 2nd mid term exam)[pdf]

Solution Keys to homework in the second exam coverage are available.

Final Exam:Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM [Final Exam Outline]


Solution Keys to homework in the rest of the course are available.

The day and the exact coverage of each midterm exam depend on the progress in the course and will be announced in the lecture a week before the exam.

The final exam day and time cannot be changed.
No make-up exams under whatever circumstance.

Grading: Each midterm exam counts 20% of your grade, the homework counts 10% and the final exam counts 50%. The grading is on a curve. About 20% of students will receive A- or above, and about 35% will receive the grade between B- and B+.
A student who misses the two mid-term exams will be assigned the grade F.
A student who misses one of the two midterm exams should contact the instructor within a week from the exam
to arrange a conference (otherwise, the grade "F"  will be assigned)
A student who misses the final exam may receive an incomplete grade "I" provided he or she

(i) has taken and passed the two midterm exams,
(ii) has completed the homework at a passing level,
(iii) contacts the instructor on or before the day of the final exam to arrange a conference, and
(iv) presents documents explaining his or her circumstances (such as medical emergency).

If any one of the above four conditions is not met, the student who misses the final exam will be automatically assigned the grade " F".

Homework is assigned by posting in the class web page, some of which will be explained in the following quiz session. The homework due date is indicated in the assignment pdf file. Each student is required to submit homework to his/her TA by 2PM on the due date. On the top of the front page of your homework set, print your last name followed by your first name and middle initial, and your student identification number. Also sign your full name underneath.

NO LATE HW WILL BE ACCEPTED - NO EXCEPTIONS

Syllabus
Week of April 2
Sections 2A-D and 3A
Week of April 9
Sections 3B-D, 4A-B, 5A-C, 5E-F
Week of April 16
Sections 6A-F, review
Week of April 23
First Midterm Exam, Sections 7A, 7C-D, 9A-B
Week of April 30
Sections 9C, 9F, 10A
Week of May 7
Sections 12A, 12D
Week of May 14
Sections 13A-D, 14A, Review
Week of May 21
Second Midterm exam, Sections 14B-C, 15C, D, F
Week of May 28
Sections 17A-B, 18
Week of June 4
Chapter 18, review

Homework and Exercises in the text for exam preparation

Homework No.1 [pdf] of the week of April 2nd (now posted).
Suggested exercises in the text for the first midterm exam: Chapter 1: 1, 2, 3;
Chapter 2: 8, 11, 16, 29, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38;

Homework No.2 [pdf] of the week of April 9th (now posted)
Suggested exercises in the text for the first midterm exam:
Chapter 3: 2, 7, 19, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49;
Chapter 4: 2, 14

No homework for the first midterm preparation in the week of April 16th,
Suggested exercises in the text for the first midterm exam:
Chapter 5: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 31, 43, 44, 52

Homework No.3 [pdf] for the week of April 23rd (now posted) :
Suggested exercises in the text for the second midterm exam:
Chapter 6: 2, 5, 6, 17, 22, 34, 36, 37, 38, 42, 44, 48, 60
Chapter 7: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45

Homework No.4 [pdf] for the week of April 30th (now posted) :
Chapter 9: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 20, 22, 26, 27, 33, 40, 53, 54

Homework No.5 [pdf] for the week of May 7 (now posted) :
Chapter 12: 50, 51, 52

No homework of the week of May 14 for the second midterm preparation,
Suggested exercises in the text the final exam:
Chapter 13: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10

No.6 [pdf] (now posted):
Suggested exercises in the text the first midterm exam:
Chapter 14: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 40, 44;

No.7 [pdf] (now posted):
Suggested exercises in the text the first midterm exam:
Chapter 15: 8, 9, 10, 11
Chapter 17: 1, 4, 16,
Chapter 18: 4, 7

You should do all suggested exercises for Exams, as problems similar to the ones listed show up in two midterm exams and the final exam.