110.113 Honors One Variable Calculus, Section 1, Fall 2007
This page is for section 1 (the only one) for Honors One Variable Calculus with Dr. Joel Spruck.
Section Info
Me (Your TA): Duncan Sinclair
My Email: 
Course Webpage: http://www.math.jhu.edu/~js/Math113/
Office Hours: Whenever you like. Stop by when it suits you or feel free to make an appointment. (Krieger 200). I'm in the Math Help Room on Thursdays from 9-11am
Section 1: Friday, 12-1, Shaffer 202 (lectures meet MTW 10-11 in Shaffer 304)
Announcements
- (10/8) There will be extra office hours Tuesday (10/9)! The first hour will be from 12:30-1:30 and the second from 4:30-5:30.
- (9/25) Here are the solutions to the first problem set. Here were the grading guidelines:
- Problems (section 1) 1v, 1vi, 5iii, 5vii, 5viii, 11ii, 11iv, 11v, 11viii, (section 2) 1i, 1ii are worth 5 point each
- Problems (section 1) 13, (section 2) 5, 10 are worth 10 points each.
- This means everything was graded out of 85 points (not the 75 I wrote on your homeworks)
To reiterate what I've said before, perhaps not loudly enough, here is my grading policy
- Your paper is your ambassador. Your argument could be correct, but if it is illegible, difficult to follow or otherwise poorly presented, I will grade what I can understand.
- I grade hard. The number you get on a problem is roughly proportional to how much of it you did correctly. This actually works in your favor. If a grade everyone harshly, I can't fail everyone, right? In fact, if I tacked on 30 points to every one's score, do you think that will raise everyone from a "D" to an "A"? Unlikely. In fact, your grade will remain the same, since you are evaluated relative to your peers.
- Turn in late homework at your peril! I reserve the right not to grade it.
- I will certainly make mistakes grading (I didn't see a problem, I added incorrectly, etc.). If I have made a mistake let me know immediately. However, bickering over grades will only provoke my rage (it's not pretty). It will never result in a higher mark.
- (9/17) I just sent an email about the first HW. To summarize:
- For problem 1 on p. 13, please cite properties 1-9 (listed on p. 9) at each step of your proof
- For problem 5, you should cite properties 10-12
- For problem 11, be sure to incorporate the definition of absolute value in your response
- In Section 2, you do not need to cite properties 1-12 as you did in Section 1.
- Generally, assume that I know nothing about calc 1, but that I can follow an argument
If you did not get the email, please email me (address above) so I can include you on the list.
Solutions
To view these solutions requires a username and password. Email me if you need them. Also, if you do not see a solution, that means that it is in the back of the course textbook.
Advice
At present, I only have two pieces of advice. First, I highly recommend working in groups. Unless there are strenuous objections, I will assign each person to a group of four or so people. It will be very difficult to learn all of the material by yourself, but you can find additional support among your peers. As my second piece of advice, I recommend reading Dr. Zucker's comments on learning at a collegiate pace. This information is invaluable and you will eventually realize that this is the only way to learn well. When you realize it is another matter entirely.