Omar Abuzzahab
Department of Mathematics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6395
Office: DRL 4C11
Email: omarab (at) math (dot) upenn (dot) edu --- please put "math 104" in your subject line
Office Hours: Wednesdays 11:00-12:00 and Fridays 4:00-5:00 (note: not on Fri Nov. 16th, see below)
Main Page > Fall 2012 - Math 104 Calculus I
Class News
Office hours on Friday, Nov 16th will be rescheduled for Monday, Nov 12th from 3:00-400 pm
Thursday recitations have a new (bigger) room for the semester: DRL A5
Course Information
Instructor: Florian Pop
Class Web Page: http://www.math.upenn.edu/~pop/Teaching/2012_Math104/2012_Math104.html
Lecture
MWF 10:00-10:50 AM in DRL A8
Recitation Sections:
Section 205: Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 am, 2N36 DRL
Section 206: Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 am, 2N36 DRL
Section 207: Thursdays 8:30-9:30 am, A5 DRL
Section 208: Thursdays 9:30-10:30 am, A5 DRL
Policy:
See the Professor's policy laid out on the course website. As an important reminder, homework is due in my math office mailbox by 1pm and there are no make ups for quizzes. The non-exam portion of your grade (i.e. the "Everything Else" category on the course website) is based on 3 general activities: homework, quizzes, and weekly class participation.
Not familiar with TA mailboxes? These are located in the math office (rooms 4W1+4W3 in DRL) which is just down the hall from my office, right next to the stairs. My mailbox is the first on the upper left, labeled with my name. Do not mistake the plastic bin on my office door as my mailbox, that isn't the right place.
Additional policy for recitations:
- Please show up on time
- Please refrain from idle conversations
- Do not bring food to class
The primary goal during recitations is to provide an open question and answer session for your benefit. Feel free to ask any question, not just about solving specific problems. For example it could be re-explaining a concept, or clarifying something from the book or lectures. Of course problem solving practice is the default mode once specific questions are taken care of. Please come prepared beforehand with questions!
During the last 10 minutes of some weeks there will be a short quiz. Graded homework and quizzes are returned to you during recitation sections.
Homework format policy
- HW must be stapled together, not folded together. There are staplers in the math office and libraries. If you cannot get a staple then a paper clip is acceptable.
- If you tear your HW out of a spiral notebook then please remove the fringe running down the side of the pages.
- Put your name and "recitation number" (one of the numbers 205,206,207,208) on the first page in the upper right corner.
- Write your HW single sided (i.e., the back of the page is always blank) and in a one column format (i.e. don't split the page vertically).
Advice:
Besides maintaining good study habits, what else should you be doing?
- Pay attention during class and ask questions as soon as they come up.
- Come to office hours to clarify concepts and to get help for problem solving.
- Talk to your friends, engage in study groups.
- Search the Internet! Wikipedia is one example, but there are many places you can find through Google that have helpful explanations on almost any math topic. If you aren't used to doing this you are missing out.
- Read Calculus Help at Penn to make yourself aware of study resources provided by the University.