Fall 2008 MATH 163A Introduction to Calculus Section A04 Daily Announcements

Fall 2008 MATH 163A Introduction to Calculus Section A04 Daily Announcements

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, September 8, 2008

Pick up a "Course Information Sheet" from one of the stacks on the tables at the front and in the middle of the room.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #1 due in class this Friday, September 12.
- Print a "Cover Sheet" from the course webpage and write your name on it.
- The problems for the homework assignment are on the cover sheet.
- Work the assigned problems on your own paper; do not write anything but your name on the cover sheet.
- You are encouraged to work together, but the words that you write should be your own.
- Staple the cover sheet to the front of your pages.
- Submit the completed homework set at the start of class on Friday.
- Late work will not be accepted.
Exam #1 in class Friday, September 19, covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, September 11, 2008

Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #1 due in class tomorrow, Friday, September 12.
- Print a "Cover Sheet" from the course webpage and write your name on it.
- The problems for the homework assignment are on the cover sheet.
- Work the assigned problems on your own paper; do not write anything but your name on the cover sheet.
- You are encouraged to work together, but the words that you write should be your own.
- Staple the cover sheet to the front of your pages.
- Submit the completed homework set at the start of class on Friday.
- Late work will not be accepted.
Exam #1 in class Friday, September 19, covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

These Students Please See Me After Class

Andrew Balazs
John McClelland
Mark Ochsenhirt
Bob Schreiber
Christian Spencer
Qianyi Zhou

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, September 12, 2008

Turn in your homework
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
  - There are staplers by the boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Exam #1 in class next Friday, September 19, covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, September 15, 2008

Pick up your graded homework papers from one of the boxes.
Homework Solutions are on Blackboard.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #1 in class this coming Friday, September 19, covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pick up your graded homework papers from one of the boxes.
Homework Solutions are on Blackboard.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #1 in class this coming Friday, September 19, covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, September 18, 2008

Pick up your graded homework papers from one of the boxes.
Homework Solutions are on Blackboard.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.
Exam #1 in class this tomorrow
- Covers Chapters 1 and 2
- No Calculators
- You will need your student ID.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, September 19, 2008

Nobody in Row R.
Have your OU student ID out: I will be checking them during the exam. (Sorry!)
Students not registered for this class are not allowed in the room during the exam.
No calculators, notes, or other reference materials.
The exam is 6 problems, 4 pages, printed on front & back of 2 sheets of paper.
The exam starts at 11:15 and ends at noon.
Please bring your exam to one of the proctors at the end of the exam. (We will not come to you: too crowded!) Exams not in the box by noon will not be graded.
GOOD LUCK!

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, September 22, 2008

Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets distributed after class starts.
Homework #2 due in class this coming Friday, September 26, covers Sections 3-1 and 3-2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: too many to list here. See the SI webpage for a schedule.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, September 25, 2008

Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
There are some extra copies of this week's class drill on the counter.
This week's class drill is also available on the Math 163 web page.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets distributed after class starts.
Homework #2 due in class tomorrow, covers Sections 3-1 and 3-2.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: see SI webpage for schedule.
Math Center information on web page and on the colored bookmarks on table.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, September 26, 2008 (Factor Friday!!)

Turn in your homework
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
  - There are staplers by the boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #3 due in class next Friday, October 3, covers Sections 3-3 and 3-4.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: see SI webpage for schedule.
Math Center information on web page and on the colored bookmarks on table.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, September 29, 2008

Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
Pick up a copy of Class Drill 1 from one of the tables.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #3 due in class this coming Friday, October 3, covers Sections 3-3 and 3-4.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: see SI webpage for schedule.
Math Center information on web page and on the colored bookmarks on table.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
If you don't alread have one, pick up a copy of Class Drill 1 from one of the tables.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #3 due in class this coming Friday, October 3, covers Sections 3-3 and 3-4.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: see SI webpage for schedule.
Math Center information on web page and on the colored bookmarks on table.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, October 2, 2008

Pick up a handout from one of the tables.
Pick up your graded exam and homework papers from one of the boxes.
Exam and homework solutions and current grades are on Blackboard.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Homework #3 due in class tomorrow, covers Sections 3-3 and 3-4.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions: see SI webpage for schedule.
Math Center information on web page and on the colored bookmarks on table.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, October 3, 2008

Turn in your homework
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
  - There are staplers by the boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Pick up a copy of Class Drill 2 from one of the tables.
If you don't already have one, pick up a copy of one of yesterday's handouts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #2 in class next Friday, covers Chapter 3.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, October 6, 2008

Pick up your graded work from the boxes.
There are some extra copies of our class drills and handouts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #2 in class on Friday Friday, covers Chapter 3.

Exam #2 Information

The exam will have five problems, not necessarily in this order:

A problem about limits and continuity,
A problem like Class Drill 2
A problem asking you to find f '(x) two ways:
- using the "Basic Differentiation Properties" from Section 3-5
- using the "Definition of the Derivative" from Section 3-4
An approximation problem involving differentials
A problem involving marginal analysis

No Calculators
You will need a valid picture I.D.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Pick up your graded work from the boxes.
There are some extra copies of our class drills and handouts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #2 in class on this Friday, covers Chapter 3.

Exam #2 Information

The exam will have five problems, not necessarily in this order:

A problem about limits and continuity,
A problem like Class Drill 2
A problem asking you to find f '(x) two ways:
- using the "Basic Differentiation Properties" from Section 3-5
- using the "Definition of the Derivative" from Section 3-4
An approximation problem involving differentials
A problem involving marginal analysis

No Calculators
You will need a valid picture I.D.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, October 9, 2008

Pick up your graded work from the boxes.
There are some extra copies of our class drills and handouts.
Turn off cell phones and stow them away. No text messaging during class.
Print your name on one of the sign-in sheets that I distribute after class starts.
Exam #2 in class tomorrow, covers Chapter 3.

Exam #2 Information

The exam will have five problems, not necessarily in this order:

A problem about limits and continuity,
A problem like Class Drill 2
A problem asking you to find f '(x) two ways:
- using the "Basic Differentiation Properties" from Section 3-5
- using the "Definition of the Derivative" from Section 3-4
An approximation problem involving differentials
A problem involving marginal analysis

No Calculators
You will need a valid picture I.D.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, October 10, 2008

Nobody in Row R.
Have your picture ID out: I will be checking them during the exam. (Sorry!)
No calculators, notes, or other reference materials.
The exam is 5 problems, 5 pages, printed on front & back of 3 sheets of paper.
The exam starts after 11:10, as soon as all notes and books are put away.
The exam ends at noon. Please bring your exam to one of the proctors at the end of the exam. (We will not come to you: too crowded!) Exams not in the box at noon will not be graded.
GOOD LUCK!

Coming up next week:

We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
We will start using the Automated Attendance Tracking System
- You will need to bring your OU student ID with you to class
- Starting on Monday, you will swipe your ID through one of the card readers by the upper doors when you arrive.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, October 13, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 4 is due this coming Friday, October 17.
We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 4 is due this coming Friday, October 17.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, October 16, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 4 is due tomorrow.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
Homework 5 is due next Friday, October 24.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, October 17, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Turn in your Homework 4
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Homework 5 is due next Friday, October 24.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, October 20, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 5 is due this coming Friday, October 24.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.
Exam #3 is a week from tomorrow, Tuesday, October 28.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 5 is due this coming Friday, October 24.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.
Exam #3 is a week from today, Tuesday, October 28.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, October 23, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Homework 5 is due tomorrow, October 24.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.
Exam #3 is this coming Tuesday, October 28.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, October 24, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Turn in your Homework 5
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Exam #3 is this coming Tuesday, October 28.

Math 163A Section A04 Monday, October 27, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on one of the sheets at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from one of the boxes
Exam #3 is TOMORROW!, Tuesday, October 28.

Exam #3 Information

The exam will have 5 problems, covering these 8 topics:

Derivatives of Logarithmic Funcions,
Derivatives of Exponential Funcions
Product Rule
Quotient Rule
Chain Rule
Equation for a Tangent Line
Related Rates
Elasticity of Demand

No Calculators
You will need a valid picture I.D.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Nobody in Row R.
Have your picture ID out: I will be checking them during the exam. (Sorry!)
No calculators, notes, or other reference materials.
The exam is 5 problems, 5 pages, printed on front & back of 3 sheets of paper.
The exam starts after 11:10, as soon as all notes and books are put away.
The exam ends at noon. Please bring your exam to one of the proctors at the end of the exam. (We will not come to you: too crowded!) Exams not in the box at noon will not be graded.
GOOD LUCK!

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, October 30, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Homework 6 is due a week from tomorrow, Friday, November 7.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, October 31, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Homework 6 is due a week from today, on Friday, November 7.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.

Math 163A Section A04 Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Homework 6 is due this coming Friday, November 7.
Homework 7 is due on Friday, November 14.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, November 6, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Homework 6 is due tomorrow.
Homework 7 is due a week from tomorrow, on Friday, November 14.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Late work is not accepted.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, November 7, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Turn in your Homework 6
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Homework 7 is due a week from today, on Friday, November 14.
Some useful derivatives and their factorizations are posted on the web page of Math 163A Handouts.

Math 163A Section A04 Thursday, November 13, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Pick up your graded work from the boxes on the table.
Homework 7 is due tomorrow, Friday November 14.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Some useful derivatives and their factorizations are posted on the web page of Math 163A Handouts.

Math 163A Section A04 Friday, November 14, 2008

Automated Attendance System
- Swipe your OU Student ID in one of the card readers by the two upper doors.
- Watch the display of the card reader and listen for the beep to confirm that your ID was registered.
- If you don't have your ID or if your ID doesn't work, you may print your name on the sheet at the podium at the end of class.
Turn in Homework 7.
- We will no longer accept homework papers without cover sheets.
- Be sure that your name is printed on it.
- Be sure that it is stapled.
- Put it in one of the white boxes.
- Late work is not accepted.
Pick up your graded work from the boxes on the table
Prep work for Course Evaluations
- Pick up a blue "GENERAL PURPOSE ANSWER SHEET".
- In the [NAME] area, print BARSAMIAN and fill in the bubbles.
- In the [SPECIAL CODES] area, in columns K,L,M,N,O, print 04746 and fill in the bubbles.
Some useful derivatives and their factorizations are posted on the web page of Math 163A Handouts.

Final Exam Information

The exam is in this room on Wednesday, November 19.
The exam time is 8:00am - 10:00am.
The exam will be cumulative, with questions from Material of Chapters 3, 4, 5.
There will not be any questions that are just about Chapter 1 or 2 material, but all of the exam problems will require skills from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
Roughly one third of the exam will be problems taken from our Assigned Homework Sets and Midterm Exams.
Roughly two thirds of the exam will be problems taken from the Suggested Problem List.
The exam will be roughly twice the length of our Midterm Exams. (But you will have 120 minutes for the Final and you only had about 45-50 minutes for the Midterm Exams.)
No Calculators, No Books, No Notes.
You will need your OU Student ID. (Sorry!)

Course Evaluations

Fill in the "Comment Sheet" side of the white form:
- Instructor: BARSAMIAN
- Dept./Cat. No.: MATH 163A A04
- Quarter/Year: FALL 2008
- Call Number: 04746
- Write your comments in the areas provided.
Answer the multiple choice questions on the back of the white form:
- Put your answers on the blue "GENERAL PURPOSE ANSWER SHEET":
- Write only on [SIDE 1]. Don't write on [SIDE 2].
- In the [NAME] area, print BARSAMIAN and fill in the bubbles.
- In the [SPECIAL CODES] area, in columns K,L,M,N,O, print 04746 and fill in the bubbles.
- In the Answer Area on [SIDE 1], fill in your answers.
  - There are 17 questions on the back of the white form.
  - Be sure to put your answers in the corresponding rows 1 - 17 on the blue answer sheet.
Put your completed forms in the stacks on the tables.

Math 163A Section A04 Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Nobody in Row R.
Have your picture ID out: I will be checking them during the exam. (Sorry!)
No calculators, notes, or other reference materials.
The exam is 8 problems, 6 pages, printed on front & back of 3 sheets of paper.
The exam starts after 8:00, as soon as all notes and books are put away.
The exam ends at 10:00. Please bring your exam to one of the proctors at the end of the exam. (We will not come to you: too crowded!) Exams not in the box at noon will not be graded.
GOOD LUCK!
Show your work on #4 and #8.

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