Math 2415, Fall 2020

Baris Coskunuzer, Changsong Li, and John Zweck

Course Materials

Active Learning of Mathematical Concepts

3D Printed Models

PLTL Program

• PLTL Pre-Registration Lottery Closes on Monday, August 17th, 2020 at 5PM
• Registration Dates/times for those who pre-registered for Math subjects: Thursday, August 20 (Starting at 10am)
• Registration Opens for all UTD students (those who did not pre-register): Friday, August 21 (Starting at 11am)
• PLTL Registration Closes: Friday, August 21 at 5pm
• PLTL Dates for Fall 2020: August 24 to December 3

If students are unsure whether they pre-registered or not, they are always welcome to submit the form again. If they submit multiple pre-registration forms, only the LAST/FINAL form counts.

Registration Instructions for Students To register, log into Coursebook at the time designated in your pre-registration email (will be sent out before Wednesday, August 21) or on Friday at 11am. When you go to the My Classes tab in Coursebook, make sure you are on the right semester from the drop-down menu. Once there, click on the class you want to register for. Once that drops down, select the events tab. That will list all the session options. Click register to enroll in the one you want to be a part of. If there is still an issue, try a different internet browser.

Waitlist Information If the student sees no available seats that fit with their schedule, they are welcome to be added to the waitlist. They must email ALL the session times they are able to attend and for which subject to PLTL@utdallas.edu and they will be added to the waitlist.

WebAssign Enrollment and Access Instructions

• Log into elearning, and select MATH 2415.701
• Click the link on the eLearning course homepage entitled Access WebAssign.
• If you already have a WebAssign account, you will either see the WebAssign course MATH 2415.701 at the left or you will see a pull-down menu with courses listed; choose MATH 2415.701.
• • If you already have a WebAssign account with the text for this course, you should be taken to the WebAssign course MATH 2415.701.
  • If you do not already have a WebAssign account with the text for this course, you will have 3 options to register.
    • Purchase access online if you do not already have an access code and you want to buy access to the ebook and homework problems without printed text.
    • Enter an access code if you have already purchased an access code.
    • Continue my trial period if you want to start using the system before purchasing. The deadline is given in red.
• Once you have registered, you should be taken to the WebAssign course MATH 2415.701.
• Upon subsequent returns, you should only need to repeat steps 1-3.

WebAssign Policies and Advice

• We will NOT answer messages sent from within WebAssign's Ask The Teacher link. Instead email zweck@utdallas.edu .
• There are approximately 200 students in Math 2415 this semester. For that reason there will be no regrades of submitted WebAssign homework.
• Use the Practice A Similar Problem feature to make sure you understand how to enter your answers correctly before you do the actual problem to be submitted.
• We recommend that you start your homework well before the due date.
• Although the system is not perfect, please remember that the advantage of digital homework is that you get more feedback more quickly than if we just had paper homework.
• Each problem will be worth 5 points. Students will have three attempts, with a maximum score of 5/5 for the first and second attempts and a maximum score of 3/5 for the third attempt. You will be able to submit each part of a multi-part question separately. Therefore, if you get a part correct by second try then you get full credit for that part.

• Entry of Vectors: In 12.2 #3 of this week's webassign hwk you have to enter a vector using the i, j,k notation. If you want to enter an answer like 3i + 4j +5k do NOT type the i, j,k using your keyboard. Instead on the right of the web assign page you will see a CalcPad. Click on the Vectors tab and you will see the symbols for i, j,k. Use them.
• Do NOT use the less than and greater than symbols on your keyboard. Instead use the special < > symbol option in the Vectors tab of the CalcPad to enter a vector. Similar comments apply to functions like exponential, logarithm, and all the trig functions.

Brushing Up on Single Variable Calculus

If you need to brush up on your single variable calculus, here are the sections Stewart's "Calculus (Early Transcendentals)" Edition 7E that we rely on in Math 2415. Starred sections are especially important.

2.1, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4**, 3.10, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 5.1-5.4, 5.5**, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

The material from Chapter 5,6,7 is used in Math 2415 Chapters 15, 16.

The material from Chapter 4,5,6 is used in Math 2415 Chapters 14, 15.