Instructor: Paige Greene 
Office :MS 6617 B
Office hours :Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:15-3:00 pm.
My email: paige@math.ucla.edu
Instructor: Paige Greene
Office :MS 6617 B
Office hours :Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:15-3:00 pm.
My email: paige@math.ucla.edu
Math 3A is the first quarter of the "fast" calculus
sequence at UCLA. It aims to provide students with the fundamental ideas and
tools of calculus that will put them in a good position for understanding more
technical work in their own areas.
You may use your TI-83 or your TI-84 during this class .
Neuhauser, Calculus for Biology and Medicine, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall. No other book is needed .
Our class meets 3 days per week , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday
from 11:00 - 12:50 pm in MS 4000 . You will also meet
with your Teaching Assistant (TA) two times per week . Your meeting place and
time can be found in the table below. You will find these meetings very valuable
. Here you will have the chance, in smaller groups , to discuss questions with
your TA or to hear your TA clarify a lecture topic that you may not have
understood the first time.
I will be giving a quiz based on the homework assignment in discussion section, therefore it is important to attend each discussion. Make up quizzes will never be given.
Do not miss my class . Everyday , I will do something new , important and vital to your understanding of Mathematics.
| Section Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Classroom | Time | ||
| 1a | MS 5138 | T,R 9-9:50 am | ||
| 1b | MS 5203 | T,R 10:00-10:50 am | ||
Homework assignments will be posted on our class calendar . Check the Class Calendar each class day to see what assignments are posted and to see any other announcements . Homework will be collected AND you will take a very short quiz in your discussion section on Tuesday or Thursday . The problems will come directly from your homework assignment. These scores will make up 10% of your grade . Make up quizzes will not be given. (At the end of the of the summer session , I will drop your lowest quiz score before calculating your quiz grade. A missed quiz can therefore be simply dropped. )
You will have two exams during the course and a final exam at the end of the course :
Exam 1 will be on July 12 and Exam 2 will be on July 26 . The final exam will be on the last Thursday of the summer session A, August 2.
I will use this scheme below to assign your final grade .
| Exam 1 | 20% |
| Exam 2 | 20% |
| Quiz Grade | 10% |
| Homework Grade | 10% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
There will be no make up midterm exams . If you miss a midterm exam for any reason, I will use this scheme below to assign your final grade .
| Your one Exam grade | 20% |
| Quiz Grade | 10% |
| Homework Grade | 10% |
| Final Exam | 60% |
to see where we are and
what homework assignment you should be working on. Preliminary Assignment : Am I ready to take Caculus ? Read chapter 1 , pay attention to the examples. You must be able to solve these problems to understand what is going on the first day of class.
Do from each section :
Section 1.1 : # 1,3,5,7,11,15,17,25,27,31,55,57,61,73,75,77,83,107,111
Section 1.2 : 1-5,7,9,12,13,15,17,25,33
Section 1.3 : # 1,3,9,15,17,27