Math 240 sections 005/006

Instructor: Ching-Li Chai
Office: DRL 4N36, Ext. 8-8469.
Office Hours: Monday 11:20-12:00, Wednesday 1:00-1:40, and by appointments. Zoom link: 702 554 6745
Email:chai@math.upenn.edu

Board records of online lectures

Notes for Math 240

Some suggested old math 240 final exam problems when preparing for weekly quizzes and the final exam. (Of course you are encouraged to do more if you have the time.)

General Information:

• See the Canvas page and the Math Department Calculus Page for general information about this course.
• Zoom links for lectures in the first two weeks and for office hours are posted in the Announcement section of the Canvas page. The first meeting, for both sections 005 and 006, is 1/12/2022 5:15 pm-6:45 pm by zoom.
• Lecture class meetings are Mondays (for section 221) and Wednesdays (for section 223) from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm in DRL A6.
• Recitation classes
  • Section 221; Wednesdays 8:30-10:00 am in DRL 3C4
  • Section 223; Mondays 8:30-10:30 am in DRL 3C4
• Books:The canvas page contains lectures given by Prof. Dennis DeTurck of Penn which are specialized for this course, which you watch and take short quizzes on. It is a good idea though to have an auxillary text to refer to for basic results on Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Any number of books will do; some examples are
  • "Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations" by John W. Dettman,
  • "Differential Equations and Linear Algebra", 4th ed. by Edwards, Penney and Calvis,
  • "DifferentialEquations and Linear Algebra", 4th ed. by Goode and Annin,
  • "Linear Algebra and Differential Equations" by Alexander Givental, UC Berkeley (online lecture notes).
• Students often find math 240 old final exams useful when preparing for weekly quizzes and the final exam.
• Here is what a "typical week" for math 240 may be like for you:
  • Sunday: Watch the first pre-recorded lecture/section in "Module". Do the related practice exercises, then attempt the first quiz. You have two attempts. If you fail the first attempt, retry the next day after lecture/recitation.
  • Monday: Go either to the lecture with me or with your recitation, depending on your section.
  • Tuesday: Watch the 2nd pre-recorded lecture/section, do the related practice exercises and attempt the second quiz.
  • Wednesday: Go either to the lecture with me or with your recitation, depending on your section.
  • Thursday: All autograded Canvas quizzes are due at midnight. Go over the practice problems related to the coming Friday quiz and make sure you can do them. Practice with questions in old final exams if you have the time; people found this helpful in the past.
  • Friday: Starting Week 3, we will have a quiz on that day. It will be proctored on Zoom and you will have to upload your work on Canvas. There will be different schedules to accommodate most students.

Course grade:

Important Dates:

• First day of classes: Wednesday, January 12
  
• MLK Jr. Day: Monday, January 17
  
• Spring break: March 5 (Saturday)-13 (Sunday)
  
• Last day to withdraw: Monday, March 28
  
• Last day of classes: Wednesday, April 27
  
• Reading days: April 28 (Thursday)-May 1 (Sunday)
  
• Math 240 common final exam: 12:00-2:00 pm, Monday May 9, Annenberg School 110