1 MATH 16 A. AUGUST 28, 2008. GSI: JUST CALIBRATE THE SIZE OF MY HAND. THIS LEGIBLE FOLKS IN BACK. OKAY. WE'LL START ON TIME IN A FEW MOMENTS. THERE ARE A FEW SEATS DOWN IN FRONT. NOBODY WANT TO MOVE DOWN IN FRONT? CAN PEOPLE SCRUNCH TOGETHER. OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL STEP ON YOUR FEET. I THINK WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED. WELCOME TO MATH 16 A . MY NAME IS JIM DEMMEL. HERE'S SOME BUREAUCRATIC DETAILS TO GO THROUGH FIRST. LANDS THE MICROPHONE OVER TO MICHAEL FROM STUDENT LEARNING CENTER WHO IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT LEARNING CENTER ISSUES AM DON'T USE THESE MAKES TOO WELL. ARE YOU GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS MIKE WONG. HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS ARE HEARD OF US BEFORE? ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. MANY OF YOU GUYS. SO THE S L C-IS A DEPARTMENT ON CAMPUS THAT OFFERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. OFFERING TWOSERVICES FOR YOU. ALL OF OF THIS INFORMATION IS ON THIS HALF SHEET. WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON THE FRONTS OVER HERE AND ALSO IN THE MIDDLE. LAUREN RISING WHO IS IN THE BACK HERE, COMES TO EVERY ONE OF THESE LECTURES AND IS GOING TO BE 2 TEACHING AN ADJUNCT COMPLES YOU GET IT THROUGH MATH 98. AND THAT TIME IS GOING TO BE TUESDAY, THURSDAY, 330 TO 5:00 O'CLOCK. CLASSES ACTUALLY DO START TODAY. USUALLY GET IMPACTED SO WE ARE TECHNICALLY ONLY HAVE 25 TO 30 SMOTS OPEN FOR THAT. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU NEED TO COME BY AND CHECK THOSE. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. ONE THING ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES UNLIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL PERHAPS ARE NOT DESIGNED JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE USE ADJUNCT OR DROP IN TIEWT IRG SERVICE. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT BECAUSE THEY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY GET AN A OR DO REALLY WELL IN THE CLASS AND ALSO MASTER MATERIALS SO THEY CAN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT COURSES S. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGTHAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS UNIVERSITY, IS THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL THEY SELL YOU TO TAKE THE MOST DIFFICULT CLASS YOU CAN CAN SO YOU CAN GET TO CALCULUS IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR. NOW THAT IT'S, IT'S NO LONGER THE SAME. NOW SHOULD TAKE THE CLASS THAT YOU WILL STILL LEARNING THINGS FROM BECAUSE THE EXPECTATIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. PROFESSOR DEMMEL IS GOING TO ASSUME YOU KNOW 3 PRECALCULUS NOW. THERE WILL BE SOME REVIEW. GOING I FIND THAT THE CALCULUS AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE A REALLY STRONG RECALCULUS BACKGROUND WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT HIGH SCHOOL CALCULUS IS LIKE. SO HOW MANY OF YOU TOOK CALCULUS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AT LEAST MAYBE A LITTLE MORE. HOW DO YOU TAKE A DERIVATIVE. IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF FORMULAS BUT IT'S THE PRECALCULUS IS REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, KNOWING (INAUDIBLE) THE TELLING YOU THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S REALLYIMPORTANT. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IF YOU CAN IN A CASE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CLASS TO COME THERE. WE DO THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM THERE TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE EXPECTATION SLEFL FOR COMING INTO A CLASS LIKE 16 A. WE DO PRACTICE PROBLEMS ALL THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE PROBLEM SOLVE AND QUANTITY AT A TIME I HAVE REASONING SKILLS AND ALSO HAVE PRACTICE EXAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER A WEEK BEFORE THE ACTUAL EXAMS SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO STUDY FOR. THEY ALSO DO GET IMPACTED SO YOU NEED TO SHOW UP BECAUSE ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING LESS STRUCTURE DOLLARS WE DO HAVE DROP IN TUTORING SERVICE. THAT'S WHEN IT 4 BEGINS (ON PAPER). LAUREN WILL BE HERE AT THE ENDS OF CLASS. AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND TOUCH BASE WITH HER AM IS THERE ANY QUICK QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. STUDENT: JUST SHOW UP TODAY. PROFESSOR: JUST SHOW UP TODAY. ANYTHING ELSE? GSI: TUESDAY THURSDAY 230 TO FIVE IS THE ONLY DAY. WE'REONLY ABLE IT OFFER ONE SESSION THIS SEMESTER. 113 SHAF STRESS. ON THE SHEFT TOO. EXTRA SHEETS AT THE SENDS OF CLASS. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THIFG BEING THERE. I WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE THE ROOM. OKAY WE CAN HANDLE THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. STUDENT: WHAT IS THE MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY THINGS. GSI: THAT'S FOR THE OTHER PROFESSOR. GSI: THE WILL THE MATERIALS BE THE SAME FOR THE TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS, THEY GO IT WON'T MAKE SENSE TO GO TO ONE OR THE OTHER. IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE. OKAY SO IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS LAUREN WILL BE HERE AT THE ENDS OF CLASS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ... PROFESSOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU ENROLL YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO ENROLL IN THE FIRST PLACE. GSI: MY NAME IS ISSUE I DAN-COHEN. MY JOB IS MOSTLY JUST TO BE THE CONTACT WITH THE MATH DEPARTMENT. SCHEDULING. MAIN POINT IS THAT THIS SEMESTER THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY, VERY 5 SIMPLE AND SELF-EXPLANATORY. BUT I'LL EXPLAIN IT ANYWAY. IT USED TO BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND MORE COMPLICATED BUTBUDGET \CUTS\CAN YOU TELL US ARE SORT OF