MATH 142. Sections 01 and 02

Integration Madness

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Thanks to Maria Girardi for the material below:

Meeting Times

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Lectures:	TTh 9:30 -- 10:45	LeConte 113
Problem Sessions:	Sect 01.M 8:00 -- 8:50	LeConte 121
	Sect 02. M 9:05 -- 9:55	LeConte 121
Computer Labs:	Sect 01.W 8:00 -- 8:50	LeConte 102
	Sect 02. W 9:05 -- 9:55	LeConte 102

Office Hours

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Tuesday, 2:30 - 3:30. Wednesday, 3:30 - 4:30.

Teaching Assistant

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Samuel S. Gross
Office Hours: T 4:30--5:30 and F 3:30--4:30 in LeConte 400A.
Phone: 7-3806
e-mail: ssgross at math dot sc dot edu

Prerequisites

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Qualifications through placement or a grade of C or better in MATH 141. The placement test this semester is scheduled on Tuesday, January 15, at 5:30pm in LeConte 405. No appointment is necessary.

Text

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CalculusL Early Transcendentals by H.Anton, I.Bivens and S.Davis. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005 (eigth edition)

Course Structure and Grading Policies

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Homework problems will be assigned at the end of each lecture. Your final score for the course will be computed as follows:

Computer Labs: 15% of the course grade. [www.math.sc.edu/calclab/142L-S08/]
Quizzes: 20% of the course grade. Only the 10 best scores are counted.
A ten-minute quiz will be given during the problem session. there will be no make-up quizzes, since only the bet 10 grades count toward the course grade.
Midterms: each test counts 15% for a total of 45% of the course grade.
There will be three in-class midterm exams scheduled as follows:
1. Test #1: FEB 12
2. Test #2: MAR 04
3. Test #3: APR 10
No make-up tests will be given. Only medical, death in the family, religious or official USC business reasons are valid excuses for missing a test and must be verified by letter from a doctor, guardian or supervisor to the instructor.
Final Exam: 20% of the course grade.

The course grade will be determined as follows:

GRADE	RANGE
A	90%-100%
B+	85%-89%
B	80%-84%
C+	75%-79%
C	70%-74%
D+	65%-69%
D	60%-64%
F	below 60%

Introduction Materials. Further Information

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ADA: If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Dissabilities Act and need any assistance, please notify the instructor immediately.
Academic Dishonesty: Cheating and plagiarism will not be allowed (refer to the Rule of Academic Responsibility and Academic Disciplinary Procedures).
Attendance: Regular class attendance is important. Consistent with the USC Undergraduate Bulletin, a grade penalty may be applied to any student missing three or more classes (10%) during the semester (both excused and unexcused absences).
Calculators: No calculators are allowed in quizzes or exams.
Math Tutoring Center: The Math Lab is a free tutoring service for all 100-level math courses. No appointment is necessary. See www.math.sc.edu/mathlab for details.
Supplemental Instruction: The Supplemental Instructor for this course is Vy Doan. She will be holding three sessions a week in the Student Success Center (SSC) located in the top floor of the library.

HW Assignments, Quizzes, Exams

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Mon Jan 14: [Quiz#1]
Tue Jan 15: pp.407--408 [9, 14, 21, 44, 54, 60] p.513 [3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25]
Thu Jan 17: p.423 [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27, 33, 39, 43] In problems 11--18, use only the method explained in class. p.448 [2, 5a, 9, 13]
Tue Jan 22: p.448 [3, 4, 11, 12, 14] p.456 [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14] [Quiz#2]
Thu Jan 24: p.457 [19, 20, 22, 25, 41] p.463 [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16]
Mon Jan 28: [Quiz #3]
Tue Jan 29: p.469 [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8] p.474 [1--8]
Thu Jan 31: p.474 [15, 16] p.480 [3, 5, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23]
Mon Feb 04: [Quiz #4]
Tue Feb 05: p.488 [1, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Thu Feb 07: Review for EXAM #1.
Mon Feb 11: Review for EXAM #1.
Tue Feb 12: EXAM #1. Chapter 7.
Thu Feb 14: p.520 [1--19]
Mon Feb 18: [Quiz #5]
Tue Feb 19: p.543 [9--14] p.544 [15--31]
Thu Feb 21: Due Mon Feb 25 p.520 [29--33, 40] p.521 [48, 60b] p.576 [3--10, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27]
Mon Feb 25: [Quiz #6]
Tue Feb 26: p.529 [1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 19, 27, 31, 37, 49, 57]
Thu Feb 28: p.535 [1--15, 17, 18]
Mon Mar 03: Review for EXAM #2.
Tue Mar 04: EXAM #2. Chapter 8.
Thu Mar 06: p.633 [1, 3ab, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12] p.634 [14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28]
Mon Mar 17: p.263 [1, 2, 10, 28, 32, 34], [Quiz #7]
Tue Mar 18: p.641 [1--12] p.642 [13--17] [Quiz #8]
Thu Mar 20: p.650 [3--10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20] [Quiz #9]
Mon Mar 24: [Quiz #10]
Tue Mar 25: p. 657--658 [1--18, 20--23] [Quiz #11]
Thu Mar 27: p.664--665 [1--44] [Quiz #12]
Mon Mar 31: ---
Tue Apr 01: Review Session
Thu Apr 03: p.673 [1--30] [Quiz #13]
Mon Apr 07: Review for Exam #3.
Tue Apr 08: p.693 [25--48] [Quiz #14]
Thu Apr 10: EXAM #3. Sections 10.1 -- 10.6.
Mon Apr 14
Tue Apr 15
Thu Apr 17
Mon Apr 21
Tue Apr 22
Thu Apr 24
Mon Apr 28

MATH 141: HW Assignments, Quizzes, Exams

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Aug 24: pp.12--14 [Probs. 1--24]
Aug 27: pp.36--39 [1, 15--18, 29, 30, 35--38, 40--44, 46, 53, 55, 61, 63, 71, 73, 74]
Aug 28: [Quiz #1, S09] [Quiz #1, S10]
Aug 29: p.49 [15--20]
Aug 31: p.51 [29, 30, 31, 33, 34] pp.74--75 [1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12b, 13, 14, 15]
Sep 04: [Quiz #2, S09] [Quiz #2, S10]
Sep 05: p.93 [1ab, 2ab, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17]
Sep 07: pp.110--111 [1--6] pp.121--122 [1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30]
Sep 10: p.122 [34, 36] pp.131--132 [8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 26, 28, 34]
Sep 11: [Quiz #3, S09] [Quiz #3, S10]
Sep 12: pp.132--133 [44, 48, 50, 56, 58, 66, 67, 69, 70] p.153 [14, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25]
Sep 14: pp.141--143 [9--16, 22, 30, 48, 60]
Sep 17: no HW today
Sep 18: Review Session
Sep 19: EXAM #1. (sections 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5). It will be a 50-minute test with 9 questions, one from each section taught. There will be at least one story problem.
Sept 21: p.160 [1--8, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, 28, 36, 38]
Sept 24: p.187 [7--14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22]
Sept 25: [Quiz #4, S09] [Quiz #4, S10]
Sept 26: p. 196 [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24]
Sept 28: p.203 [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27] p.207 [1--16]
Oct 01: p.207--208 [29, 35, 36] p.214--216 [1--4, 7, 9, 11, 17, 21, 31, 37, 43, 44, 72, 73]
Oct 02: [Quiz #5, S09] [Quiz #5, S10]
Oct 03: p.241 [9--20]
Oct 05: pp.247--248 [1, 2, 4, 7, 9--32, 39, 41, 43]
Oct 08: pp.221--222 [1--4, 10,11,13]
Oct 09: [Quiz #6, S09] [Quiz#6, S10]
Oct 10: pp.254--255 [27--30, 58, 59, 61, 62, 65] p.263 [odds in 5--33]
Oct 15: p.63 [9--15] p.254 [33, 35, 37, 40, 41, 43, 47]
Oct 16: Review Session
Oct 17: p.276 [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 24]
Oct 19: EXAM #2. (sections 2.6, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4). 50-minute test with 11 questions, one from each section taught. There will be at least one story problem on "related rates"
Oct 22: pp.287--288 [3, 4ab, 5a, 6a, 9, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 45--49]
Oct 23: [Quiz #7, S09] [Quiz #7, S10]
Oct 24: p.299 [1--14]
Oct 26: p.307 [7--10, 17--24]
Oct 29: p.318 [1--5, 11, 17--23]
Oct 30: [Quiz #8, S09] [Quiz #8, S10]
Oct 31: p.334 [1--12, 13a,14ab]
Nov 02: pp.343--344 [13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26]
Nov 05: p.363 [1, 5, 7, 9, 11--23]
Nov 06: [Quiz #9, S09] [Quiz #9, S10]
Nov 07: pp.363--364 [24--29, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 43]
Nov 09: pp.371--372 [1--6, 9--49]
Nov 12: Review
Nov 13: [Quiz #10, S09] [Quiz #10, S10] & Review
Nov 14: p.354 [13--18] p.394 [11--14, 19--23, 25, 26]
Nov 16: pp.383--384 [1--8, 11-16, 39, 40, 45, 46, 56]
Nov 19: EXAM #3. (sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 6.2, 6.3) 50-minute test with 10 questions, one from each section taught. There will be at least two story problems, one in "Applied Maximum and Minimum", and one in "Rectilinear Motion".
Nov 26: pp.417--418 [5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 37--40, 44, 46]
Nov 27: [Quiz #11, S09] [Quiz #11, S10]
Nov 28: p.407 [9--27] p.434 [1ac, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14]
[Quiz #12, S09] [Quiz #12, S10]
Nov 30: pp.434--435 [15--18, 21--23, 25]
[Quiz #13, S09] [Quiz #13, S10]
Dec 03: Review Session (1/4)
Dec 04: Review Session (2/4)
Dec 05: Review Session (3/4)
Dec 07: Review Session (4/4)
Dec 12: FINAL EXAM. 5:30 PM -- 8:30 PM.

MATH 141: Meeting Times

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Lectures:	MWF 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM	LeConte 412
Problem Sessions:	Sect 09. T 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	LeConte 115
	Sect 10. T 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM	LeConte 115
Computer Labs:	Sect 09. Th 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	LeConte 102
	Sect 10. Th 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM	LeConte 102

MATH 141: Office Hours

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ThF 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM in LeConte 313A, or by appointment.

MATH 141: Teaching Assistant

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Arnab Bose
Office Hours: MW 2:30 - 3:30 pm in LeConte 300A.
Phone: 7-3516
e-mail: bose_arnab80 at yahoo dot com

MATH 141: Prerequisites

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Qualifications through placement or a grade of C or better in MATH 112 or 115.

Placement tests are scheduled as follows (no appointment is necessary)
Th Aug 23. 5:30 PM. LeConte 113
M Aug 27. 5:30 PM. LeConte 113
W Nov 7. 5:30 PM. LeConte 112

MATH 141: Text

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals by H. Anton, I. Bivens and S. Davis. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005 (eighth edition)

MATH 141: Course Structure and Grading Policies

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Homework problems will be assigned at the end of each lecture. However, they will not be collected and graded. Your final score for the course will be computed as follows:

Computer Labs: 15% of the course grade.
[http://www.math.sc.edu/calclab/141L-F07/]
Quizzes: 20% of the course grade. Only the 10 best scores are counted.
A ten-minute quiz will be given during the problem session. There will be no make-up quizzes, since only the best 10 grades count towards the course grade.
Midterms: each test counts 15%, for a total of 45% of the course grade.
There will be three in-class midterm exams scheduled as follows:
Test # Date
1 Wed Sep 19
2 Fri Oct 19
3 Mon Dec 19
No make-up tests will be given. Only medical, death in the family, religious or official USC business reasons are valid excuses for missing a test and must be verified by letter from a doctor, guardian or supervisor to the instructor.
Final exam: 20% of the course grade.
The final exam is scheduled on Wednesday, December 12, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

The course grade will be determined as follows:

GRADE	RANGE
A	90%-100%
B+	85%-89%
B	80%-84%
C+	75%-79%
C	70%-74%
D+	65%-69%
D	60%-64%
F	below 60%

MATH 141: Introduction Materials. Further Information

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Syllabus [www.math.sc.edu/~blanco/syllabus.pdf]
Remember to change your e-mail address on Blackboard [blackboard.sc.edu]
ADA: If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Dissabilities Act and need any assistance, please notify the instructor immediately.
The Math Tutoring Center is a free tutoring service for all 100-level math courses. Students may also get help for math 221, 222, or 241 but preference is given to students seeking help in 100-level courses.

No appointment is necessary.

It opens on Tuesday, September 4th and the schedule is at follows:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (LeConte 105)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Bates House)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Columbia Hall)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sims)
The evening locations are all located in campus residence halls, but students may use any location regardless of where they live.

Further information about tutor schedules, holidays, finals week, and private tutors is available at [www.math.sc.edu/mathlab.html]

The Supplemental Instructor for this course is Vy Doan. She will be holding three sessions a week in the Student Success Center (SSC) located in the top floor of the library. The sessions times are as follows:
Monday 7-8 pm SSC 2
Wednesday 3-4 SSC 2
Thursday 5-6 SSC 2
Any questions can be directed to doanvn at mailbox dot sc dot edu.

MA598R'07: Tip of the week.

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How to download all quals from the web with a couple of commands (in UNIX)?
You can do this with either wget or curl. The syntax is really simple with curl:
(that's a capital "o" at the end of each command. Click on image for larger version)

MA598R'07. Set of problems

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[Problem set #1: June 11]	[Problem set #2: June 13]
[Problem set #3: June 20]	[Problem set #4: June 27]
[Problem set #5: July 11]	[Problem set #6: July 18]
[January 2004]	[January 1999]

MA598R'07. Calendar

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Monday, June 11
Riemann-Stieltjes Integral

Functions of Bounded Variation
Existence of the Riemann-Stieltjes Integral
The Riemann-Stieltjes Integral and Limits

Wednesday, June 13
Abstract Measures. Lebesgue Measure.

Algebras and σ-algebras of Sets
Additive Set Functions and Measures
Properties of Measures
Lebesgue Measure on Rⁿ
The Cantor Set

Monday, June 18
Second chances: review of Measure Theory

Wednesday, June 20
Measurable Functions

Elementary Properties of Measurable Functions
Structure of Measurable Functions
Sequences of Measurable Functions

Monday, June 25
Second chances: review of Measurable Functions.

Wednesday, June 27
Integration

The Integral of Nonnegative Functions
The Integral of Arbitrary Functions
Riemann and Lebesgue Integrals
Metric structure of L₁
The Lebesgue Differentiation Theorem

Monday, July 2
Second chances: review of Integration

Wednesday, July 4
No class

Monday, July 9
Third chances: review of Integration

Wednesday, July 11
L_p Spaces

The Lebesque L_p spaces
Functionals on L_p
Weak convergence

Monday, July 16
Second chances: review of L_p spaces

Wednesday, July 18
Advanced Topics:

Covering Lemmas.
Absolute Continuity.
Approximations to the Identity.
The Fourier Transform.

Monday, July 23
Second chances: review of Advanced Topics.

Wednesday, July 25
Qual frenzy

Monday, July 30
Qual frenzy

Test #	Date
1	Wed Sep 19
2	Fri Oct 19
3	Mon Dec 19