Math 141 Spring 2008
LECTURE TIMES
- 141-200 TR 12:45-2:00 ZACH 105B
- 141-509/809 TR 9:35-10:50 BLOC 165
- 285-202 W 12:40 - 1:30 BLOC 104 or BLOC 126
A TI-83/84 or TI-83/84 Plus IS REQUIRED!!
OFFICE HOURS [all in BLOC 630D]:
- Tuesdays 2:15 to 3:45
- Wednesdays 1:30 to 3:00
- E-mail me to set up an appointment if you want to meet at a different time. Be sure to include your available meeting
times.
CONTACT ME
- e-mail: j-epstein@tamu.edu and
be sure to include your return address AND SECTION NUMBER.
- Phone: 862-4192 or 845-3261.
- Fax: 862-4190
- Office is 630D BLOC
NOTICES
- You can buy your book directly from Thomson at www.ichapters.net.
ISBN is 0-534-49214-2.
- We will be doing homework and some quizzes online. You can go to
HERE for more information.
- HELP SESSIONS TIMES - The first hour
of each session is an open question and answer session with one helper at the board. The second hour of each session
is for individual help with two helpers available.
- There is a review lecture that covers the previous week's material with additional examples.
See this LINK for more details.
- There is a motivational survey for you to take. The purpose of this survey is to get your opinion about mathematics.
To complete the survey, go to
http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/motivation/index.html.
The survey should take 5-10 minutes. You will get a pop-quiz [extra credit] grade of 2 points for completing this survey.
I will only see your names and not your responses, so please be as truthful as possible.
Your feedback will help the math department improve for future aggies.
- A second activity that must be completed is a 25 question diagnostic. You have up to one hour to
complete this diagnostic once it has begun. Please read the directions carefully before beginning.
Use the link
http://www.math.tamu.edu/teaching/alg_diag/index.html to view the directions and access the diagnostic.
This will be a quiz grade with a score of 8/25 or better counting as a perfect 10/10 quiz grade.
POSSIBLY USEFUL LINKS: