Math 121, Section 03, Fall 2024

Intermediate Calculus

End of Semester Stuff
Office Hours
(Seeley Mudd 406)
Week of Dec 9:
Tue, Dec 10, 1:30PM - 3:00PM (as usual)
Wed, Dec 11, NO OFFICE HOURS
Thu, Dec 12, NO OFFICE HOURS
Fri, Dec 13, NO OFFICE HOURS
Week of Dec 16:
Mon, Dec 16, 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Tue, Dec 17, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Wed, Dec 18, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Final Exam Thursday, Dec 19
9 AM - NOON
Seeley Mudd 207

General Information
Instructor:

Rob Benedetto
Office: Seeley Mudd 406
Email: rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu
Office Hours: Tue, 1:30-3:00pm
Thu, 1:30-3:00pm
Fri, 2:00-3:00pm
or by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 11-11:50 AM, SMUD 207
Text: Stewart, Single Variable Calculus,
9th ed, Cengage, 2021

Available via the BryteWave link
on the Math 121-03 Moodle page
Math Fellow

Drop-in
Hours
Aaron Cordoba
DJ Beason
Gretta Ineza
Natalie Stott
Oscar Hernandez
Sun, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 207 (Natalie)
Sun, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 207 (Oscar)
Mon, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 207 (Aaron)
Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 207 (Oscar)
Tue, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 207 (Gretta)
Wed, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 207 (Natalie)
Thu, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 207 (Gretta)
Thu, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 207 (DJ)
Fri, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 207 (Aaron)
Fri, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 207 (DJ)
QCenter Help Tim St.Onge Available for Appointments
and Drop-ins:

Mon to Fri, 10am to 2pm

SCCE D111 (back of Science Library)
Or book individual appointments with
Tim using the QCenter link to the left.
Homework: Reading and Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Optional Practice Worksheets
These are lists of completely optional practice problems,
with fully worked solutions

Study Materials for Midterm Exam 1
These are optional resources to help you study for Exam 1,
which will be in class (closed book, closed notes) on
Wednesday, October 2.

The first item, the Review Sheet, also has information and
restrictions about the ``cheat sheet'' you may bring to the exam.
Review Sheet for Exam 1
Practice Problems for Exam 1
Solutions to Practice Problems for Exam 1
Extra Examples of Inverse Trig Integrals
Extra Examples of Limits
Extra Examples of Integraion by Parts
Extra Examples of Trigonometric Integrals
Extra Examples of Trig Substitution
Spring 2017 Midterm Exam 1
Spring 2017 Midterm Exam 1 Solutions
Fall 2021 Midterm Exam 1
Fall 2021 Midterm Exam 1 Solutions
Fall 2023 Midterm Exam 1
Fall 2023 Midterm Exam 1 Solutions
Solutions to Midterm Exam 1

Study Materials for Midterm Exam 2
These are optional resources to help you study for Exam 2,
which will be in class (closed book, closed notes) on
Friday, November 1.

The first item, the Review Sheet, also has information and
restrictions about the ``cheat sheet'' you may bring to the exam.
Review Sheet for Exam 2
Practice Problems for Exam 2
Solutions to Practice Problems for Exam 2
Extra Examples of Absolute and Conditional Convergence
Plan of Attack for Infinite Series
Fall 2016 Midterm Exam 2
Fall 2016 Midterm Exam 2 Solutions
Fall 2019 Midterm Exam 2
Fall 2019 Midterm Exam 2 Solutions
Spring 2022 Midterm Exam 2
Spring 2022 Midterm Exam 2 Solutions
Solutions to Midterm Exam 2

Study Materials for Midterm Exam 3
These are optional resources to help you study for Exam 3,
which will be in class (closed book, closed notes) on
Wednesday, December 4.

Although I forgot to mention it on the Review Sheet,
the same reference sheet rules apply as on Exam 2:
I'll provide the (single-sheet) Summary of Covergence Tests,
and you may bring a (handwritten, two-sided, standard size)
"cheat sheet" of your own, with no worked-out problems on it.
Review Sheet for Exam 3
Practice Problems for Exam 3
Solutions to Practice Problems for Exam 3
Fall 2021 Midterm Exam 3
Fall 2021 Midterm Exam 3 Solutions
Spring 2022 Midterm Exam 3
(Skip Problem 7)
Spring 2022 Midterm Exam 3 Solutions
Spring 2023 Midterm Exam 3
Spring 2023 Midterm Exam 3 Solutions
Solutions to Midterm Exam 3

Study Materials for the Final Exam
These are optional resources to help you study for the Final Exam,
which will be 3 hours (closed book, closed notes) on
Thursday, December 19, in SMUD 207

Please use these materials in combination from earlier
study materials to prepare for the Final Exam.

The first item, the Review Sheet, also has information and
restrictions about the ``cheat sheet'' you may bring to the exam.
Review Sheet for the Final Exam
Practice Problems on post-Midterm-3 material
Solutions to post-Midterm-3 Practice Problems
A Possible Study Plan for the Final Exam
Fall 2019 Final Exam
Fall 2019 Final Exam Solutions
Spring 2021 Final Exam
Spring 2021 Final Exam Solutions
Spring 2022 Final Exam
Spring 2022 Final Exam Solutions

Handouts, etc.
Some of these are handouts from class.
If you lost any of yours, you can get them here.
Others were not handed out in class and are only available here.
Syllabus (Course Info)
Gradescope Instructions
(Submitting Homework)
Quick Reference Sheet for
Differentiation Rules (Review)
Quick Reference Sheet for
ex and ln x
Quick Reference Sheet for
Trig Values
Longer Trig Review (Optional)
(includes reasons for trig values)
Examples and Review (Optional):
Derivatives and u-Substitution
Reference Sheet for
Derivatives and Integrals
Details about Sequences
(from Section 11.1)
SERIES: Summary of Convergence Tests
SERIES: Geometric Series Test
SERIES: n-th Term Divergence Test
SERIES: p-Test
SERIES: Integral Test
SERIES: Comparison Test
SERIES: Limit Comparison Test
SERIES: Alternating Series Test
SERIES: Absolute Convergence Test
SERIES: Ratio Test
POWER SERIES: Extra Examples of Interval of Convergence
POWER SERIES: Quiz Monday Nov 11
POWER SERIES: Flash Cards
(Quiz Solutions and More)
POWER SERIES: Summary of Everything
Estimates for MacLaurinSeries
(graphs from class, Monday Nov 18)

Exam Information
Midterm 1 Wednesday, October 2, in class
Midterm 2 Friday, November 1, in class
Midterm 3 Wednesday, December 4, in class
Final Thursday, December 19
9:00am to Noon (3 hours)
Seeley Mudd 207