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WELCOME
to the web site for Frank Bäuerle's Mathematics courses.

What's New/What's True May 9th

bulletIt's not new, but it's pretty (awesome): e^(pi * i)+1=0. This is called Euler's identity and is arguably the most amazing and beautiful mathematical formula. Find out more about it here or here. More info on the great Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler can be found here. Last year was the 300th (!) anniversary of his birth.
bulletDuring the Academic Year: Math Department FREE Drop-In Tutoring: See http://www.math.ucsc.edu/about/dropintutor.html for details.
This quarter Drop-in tutoring will start January 14th, and there will be separate locations to go for Math22 and Math 11A and up.
 
bulletAcademic Success Workshops: See http://www2.ucsc.edu/csas/ for more details. This is very useful information about effective study skills, test anxiety, note-taking skills etc. Check it out. And it's free!
bulletA link for the adventurous Calculus Student: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~tvogel/gallery/gallery.htm

 

Math 23B Spring 2008: .
 

bulletLinks to dp graph files on curves and surfaces:
a) Twisted cubic
b) Merry-go-round
c) Hypocycloid
d) Plane
e) Cone
f) Sphere
g) Cylinder
h) Class Example of Tangent plane.
i) Helicoid

j) Surface area example
bulletThe first midterm is graded. Exam stats can be found by following the Math 23B link on the left.
bulletThe applets I used in class can be found here:
a) Jacobian
b) Polar coordinates Area applet
c) Page with good resources.
d) Substitution applet.
bullet The Learning Support Services Tutoring program is available to all UCSC students and is generally for small groups (up to 4 people per group). UCSC students are eligible for up to 1 hour per week per course and may sign-up for tutoring using the following address (https://eop-apps.ucsc.edu/OTSS/tutorsignup/) starting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 10:00 am. Your tutor is Celesse Merkel, cmerkel@ucsc.edu, a math major.
bulletIt's a good idea to review your second-quarter calculus integration concepts and techniques.
bulletIf you want to get a head start in this class, install dpgraph for visualization of surfaces. This will aid you in understanding the integration problems. For details visit  http://dpgraph.com/ Go here for download: http://dpgraph.com/graphing-users.html#U and click on UCSC's link. This is one cool graphing utility for multivariable calculus, and since UCSC paid for the site license, it's free for your use, at home and on campus.
 

Math 100 Spring 2008: .
 

bulletHomework 5 is due Friday, 5/9. It's on 4.1-4.4. Follow the Math 100 link on the left and click on the section on homework for more details.
bulletThe graded midterms were returned in class on Wednesday. If you have any questions but also particularly if your score is below 60, please see me in office hours. Solutions to the test will be placed at electronic reserves later today (Wednesday 5/7).

Here are the stats:
 

    Midterm Final
Scored out of   100  
Average   64  
Median   67.5  
Standard
Deviation
  24  
Maximal score   99  
Outstanding A+ 100  
Excellent A 85-99  
Very good A-/B+ 78-84  
Good B/B- 70-77  
Passing C 55-69  
Unsatisfactory D 39-54  
Failing F 0-38  


 

 

Mathematics Preparation,Placement andReview Initiative:
(MPPRI)

 

bulletThis is a project I am working on together with a colleague of mine, Nandini Bhattacharya. This work grew out of our many years of experience in the trenches of undergraduate mathematics education at UCSC and other institutions. The project comprehensively addresses the issues mentioned in the title:
Mathematics Preparation (for a subsequent math or science class)
Placement (into the appropriate math class)
Review (of mathematical concepts for subsequent math or science courses)
A successful and effective approach to these issues is crucial for a students' success in their course of study. If you want to know more about what we are up to, follow the link on the left.


 

General Stuff:

bulletLinks on Global Climate Change:
MSRI workshop: http://www.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/432/show_workshop
KQED forum:
Global Climate Change in Local Context
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R704111000
IPPC: web site: http://www.ipcc.ch/, The scientific basis: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/index.htm
ClimatePrediction.Net:  http://climateprediction.net/

 
bulletTwo good web sites for info on mathematics are:
http://mathforum.org
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
bulletNot doing as well on tests as you expected? Having trouble studying effectively? Check out the improved sections on Study Tips and Test-Taking (with a section on Math & Test Anxiety) under Resources-Help.
bulletTrying to keep up with world events? I find http://www.msnbc.com a decent site for quick checks on what's up. For analysis I listen to NPR, PRI, BBC on FM 88.1, 88.5, 88.9, 90.3 and 91.9. The BBC's web site for international news (with live radio) is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml. For those among you that speak german and can use some alternate perspective, a terrific news and analysis  site is at http://www.spiegel.de
bulletThere IS life outside of mathematics...DARTS!
bulletAnd for some levity there are some not so recent pictures of my kids , including a few from our trip to Germany summer '02. Here's a couple more from skiing in February 2004. We went to Germany again summer 2004 and here are some pictures. Time flies, and here are some more recent pictures of my kids playing soccer.
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