Math 41
Fall 2011

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Handouts and other documents

  • Overview of the course given on September 26th.

  • Precalculus checklist given on September 26th.

  • Sample writeups for homework and exam problems given on September 27th.

  • Inverse and domains sent to people on Discussions 02 and 08 on September 29th.

  • Calculating limits given on October 7th.

  • Solutions to handouts 1, 2, 3 and 4 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on October 10th.

  • The solution to a problem that was left undone in Lecture 12 on October 14th.

  • Solutions to handouts 5 and 6 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on October 17th.

  • Solutions to handout 7 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on October 18th.

  • Solutions to handout 8 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on October 25th.

  • Graphing Practice handout given in Lectures 05 and 12 on October 28th.

  • Solutions to handouts 9 and 10 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on October 31st.

  • Related rates handouts with tips and examples given on October 31st in Lectures 05 and 12 and on November 2nd in Lectures 01 and 11.

  • Optimization handouts with strategies and examples given.

  • Explanation to a question in lectures 05 and 12 in November 2nd.

  • Solutions to handouts 11 and 12 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on November 7th.

  • Solutions to handout 13 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on November 9th.

  • Solutions to handout 14 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on November 10th.

  • Handout about bounding integrals given in Lecture 12 on November 18th.

  • Solutions to handouts 15, 16, 17 and 18 from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on December 5th.

  • Solutions to handouts 19, and 20 and integration by parts handout from Discussions 04 and 10 posted on December 8th.

Useful Information

  • Tips for Success in Undergraduate Math Courses by Jessica Purcell. Some very good advice for college calculus students. Read this carefully and do as it suggests. Note: Pay particular attention to #3 under "Weekly" and #6 and #7 under "Before the exam". Students who think they're following these tips often overlook those parts, and they're the most important ones!

  • Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics by Eric Schechter. Although this document is a bit on the long side, you should read at least some of it carefully -- you'll do better in your math classes because of it. We encourage you to pay particular attention to the sections: bad handwriting, all of the algebra errors, stream-of-consciousness notations, and going over your work.

  • Calculators will not be used in a systematic way in the MATH 41-42 sequence. They are not needed for the homework or any of the exams.

  • CTL Tutors: Here is the list of tutors from CTL who will be working in their office specifically for Math 41. If you are interested or want more details, contact them by email:
    • Sean Park: seohun@stanford.edu
    • Gregory Peairs: gpeairs@stanford.edu
    • Kris Sankaran: kriss1@stanford.edu
    • Noah Sennett: nsennett@stanford.edu
    • Joseph Victor: jvictor@stanford.edu
    • Eric Welder: ewelder@stanford.edu
    • Eddy Albarran: albarran@stanford.edu
    • Johan Bonilla: johan92@stanford.edu
    • Margaret Chapman: chapmanm@stanford.edu
    • Pu Char: puch@stanford.edu
    • Wich Huen: wichh@stanford.edu
    • Tiam Jaroensri: tiam@stanford.edu

    To see a list of drop-in hours or to make one-on-one appointments, go here.

Frequently asked questions

  • Q: I have a copy of a different edition of the book. Is that ok?
  • A: Homework questions are taken from the book and the numbering changes from edition to edition. The content of the section may vary as well. If you only use your book for the content and find the homework questions in the library copy, then it is ok, but make sure you compare the content of the sections to see if there are significant changes.

  • Q: Are individual exams curved or scaled?
  • A: No. Only the total grade is curved. After the midterms, we will give you an idea of the grade that you would get if the course ended at that moment for your self-evaluation, but it does not necessarily reflect the curving done at the end of the course.

  • Q: What sections of the book are included in Exam 1?
  • A: Exam 1 includes Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, the whole Chapter 2 and Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.

  • Q: One of these books sections has something that was not covered in class or discussion. Do I have to know that?
  • A: Yes, you are responsible for reading the book sections corresponding to each lecture and the material there could be included in the exams.

  • Q: What sections of the book are included in Exam 2?
  • A: Exam 2 includes everything from exam 1 plus Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5 and 4.6. But there is also additional material in handouts that is not in the book. While exam 2 won't explicitly ask about things already covered in Exam 1, parts of questions will require you to use them, for example, finding asymptotes to graph a function, or finding limits at infinity to apply the growth test.

  • Q: What sections of the book are included in the Final Exam?
  • A: The Final Exam includes everything from exams 1 and 2 plus Sections 4.7, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6.

  • Q: Will there be questions in the Final Exam that ask explicitly about things already covered in exams 1 and 2?
  • A: Yes, the Final Exam includes about 60 % of questions from the third part of the course (including questions that require combined knowledge of the third part and the other two parts) and 40 % from the first and second parts of the course. These percentages are just approximations.

Fall 2011 -- Department of Mathematics, Stanford University
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