Math 156 is a calculus 2 class designed for STEM majors (though all majors are welcome). The prerequisite is a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus exam (AB or BC) or equivalent. For more details see the course description<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n all sections meet MonTuesWedFri in 4096 East Hall (except for sections 3 and 4 on Tuesdays) organization<\/a>, topics<\/a>, schedule<\/a>, lecture notes<\/a> : complete to Wed Dec 4 hw1<\/a> due: Tues Sept 3 Cesaria Evora<\/a> 1st midterm exam, Wed Sept 25, 6-7:30pm, 1324 East Hall<\/a>, review sheet<\/a>, solutions<\/a> The Science Learning Center<\/a> offers study groups<\/a> for Math 156 students. The groups meet weekly to review course material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You need the willingness to fail all the time. You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very hard only to discover that they don’t work. And you keep doing that over and over until you find one that does work.” – John Backus<\/a>, lead developer of Fortran<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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section 1, 9-10am, Nizhum Rahman
section 2, 10-11am, Robert Krasny
section 3, 11am-12pm, Allen Wu, Tues in 1866 EH
section 4, 12-1pm, Allen Wu, Tues in 3096 EH
section 5, 1-2pm, James Wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thanksgiving notes<\/a>, 5 books<\/a>
2023 lecture notes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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hw2<\/a> due: Tues Sept 10 Louis Armstrong<\/a>
hw3<\/a> due: Tues Sept 17 Nina Simone<\/a>
hw4<\/a> due: Tues Sept 24 Jacqueline du Pre<\/a>
hw5<\/a> due: Fri Oct 4 Aretha Franklin<\/a>
hw6<\/a> due: Fri Oct 11 Monte Alexander<\/a>
hw7<\/a> due: Tues Oct 22 Gordon Lightfoot<\/a>
hw8<\/a> due: Tues Oct 29 Gil Scott Heron<\/a>
hw9<\/a> due: Fri Nov 15 Dion DiMucci<\/a>
hw10<\/a> due: Mon Nov 20 Leonard Cohen<\/a>
hw11<\/a> due: Fri Dec 6 Laura Nyro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2nd midterm exam, Wed Nov 6, 6-7:30pm, 1324 East Hall<\/a>, review sheet<\/a>, solutions<\/a>
final exam, Thurs Dec 12, 8-10am, sections 1, 2, 5 in 1200 CHEM, sections 3, 4 in 1300 CHEM, CHEM floor map<\/a>, review sheet<\/a>, solutions<\/a>
review classes for final exam
Mon Dec 9 at 4-5pm in 269 Weiser (AW)
Mon Dec 9 at 5-6pm in 1084 East Hall (RK)
Tues Dec 10 at 10am-12pm in 4096 East Hall (NR)
Wed Dec 11 at 5-6pm in B745 East Hall (JW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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