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Welcome to Math 141! You can find all the information you'll need below:

Syllabus

Exams and Quizzes

We will have one quiz every Monday morning which consists of two parts: a 10 minute in class portion (Part A) as well as a take home portion (Part B) which will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesdays. Only the exams/quizzes which have already been handed in and graded will have working links, the rest are here so you know the schedule.

• Quiz 1 (Friday, Jan 18)
• Quiz 2 and Solutions (Wednesday, Jan 23)
• Quiz 3 and Solutions (Monday, Jan 28)
• Quiz 4 and Solutions (Monday, Feb 4)
• Practice Exam 1 (for extra credit) and Solutions (due Wednesday, Feb 6)
• Exam 1 (yellow version) and Solutions (Friday, Feb 8)
• Quiz 5 and Solutions (Monday, Feb 18)
• Quiz 6 and Solutions (Monday, Feb 25)
• Quiz 7 and Solutions (Monday, March 4)
• Practice Exam 2 (for extra credit) and Solutions (due Wednesday, March 6)
• Exam 2 (pink version) and Solutions (Friday, March 8)
• Quiz 8 and Solutions (Monday, March 25)
• Quiz 9 and Solutions (Monday, April 1)
• Quiz 10 and Solutions (Monday, April 8)
• Practice Exam 3 (for extra credit) and Solutions (due Wednesday, April 10)
• Exam 3 (yellow version) and Solutions (Friday, April 12)
• Quiz 11 and Solutions (Monday, April 22)
• Quiz 12 and Solutions (Monday, April 29)
• Practice Post Exam 3 (no extra credit) and Solutions (posted Wednesday, April 24)
• Final Exam (Friday, May 3)

Extra Notes / Information

I will not post notes for the entire course, but here is some extra help for certain sections or extra help to prepare for exams. I've also included any other information for the course here.

• Gauss Jordan Method
• Gauss Jordan Examples
• Mid-Semester Evaluations and Exam 1 Review Preference
• Exam 1 Seating Chart
• Set Notation (Definitions and Theorems from Section 6.1)
• Exam 2 Seating Chart
• This is what a standard 52-card deck looks like
• Probability Formulas / Rules
• Exam 3 Seating Chart
• Z-Score Table
• Finance Formulas

Homework Assignments

• WebAssign - login page for TAMU students
• Web Assign - TAMU help Pages
• Suggested Homework

What is my grade?

Input the appropriate percentage values into the boxes below to calculate your course grade.

Exam I:		Exam II:
Exam III:		Final exam:
Quiz Average:		Homework:

You might want to remember that at the end of the semester the two lowest quiz parts will be dropped when calculating the quiz average. As well, each extra credit practice exam you've completed will add the equivalent of one quiz part to your final grade (approximately 1% per extra credit exam).

Additional Resources

Calculator Help (by Joe Kahling): Some of the most common calculator commands for Math 141 can be found at at /~kahlig/calc/141-topic-list.html.

More Calculator Help (by Kathryn Bollinger): Some of the most common calculator commands for Math 141 can be found at at /~kathryn.bollinger/calculator.htm.

Video Solutions (by Kendra Kilmer): Video Solutions to all suggested homework (separated by section) can be found at /~kilmer/141shw.html.

Week-in-Review (WIR): There are no Week in Review sessions offered for Math 141 this semester, however you may stil access the question and solution sets at /~porchard88/WIR141.html.

Help Sessions: Help sessions are an opportunity for you to ask questions and get help with your homework. These sessions are led by students, where you may come and go, as your schedule allows. Once determined, the schedule will be announced in class, and additionally posted at /courses/helpsessions.html.

Office Hours: As stated above, I have weekly office hours where you can come ask questions about the material. I am available at other times via appointment for help, discussion of your performance in class, or authorized make-up exams; email me to arrange for any of these.

Course Information: The course webpage can be found at /courses/math141/.