Math 142, Spring 2012, Professor Kustin

Announcements

• The course ends with Chapter 11.
  
  
• The Final exam is Monday, April 30 at 9:00 AM in our usual classroom (412 leConte).
• The final exam is comprehensive and important.
• Your grade for the course will be at least as good as your grade on the final exam.
  
  
• Problem session: Sunday, April 29, 3:30 -- 5:00 PM, room 405.
  
  
• The Math Tutoring Center in LC 105 will be open next week according to the following schedule:
  • Tuesday, 4/24, through Friday, 4/27: 12:00pm-4:00pm
  • Monday, 4/30: 12:00pm-4:00pm
  • Tuesday, 5/1: 12:00pm-3:00pm
  • Also, the ACE Center in Sims Hall will be open Wednesday through Friday, Monday, and Tuesday from 6:00-8:00pm.

Syllabi

• Syllabus for Spring 2012: .pdf format or .ps format.
  
  
• Homework 2012 -- the complete list of Homework Problems: .pdf format or .ps format. THIS is "the assigned HW for the semester".
  
  
• Here is a copy of the problems from the first few sections xeroxed from the textbook.

Other Resources

• Old Exams
• Solutions to Old Exams
• Quiz Solutions
• Old Notes about the exams.
• My home page for math 141.
  
  
• Professor Kustin's office hours are 2:00--3:00 Tuesday and Thursday. Also, I am available "by appointment". Send me an e-mail or talk to me after class and we will set up a time that is mutually convenient. My office is 300B LeConte. My email address is kustin@math.sc.edu.
  
  
• The Teaching Assistant for our class is Mr. Willis with e-mail address willisj5@mailbox.sc.edu His office is room 314A LeConte.
  
  
• Free tutoring is available at the The Math Tutoring Center. See for hours and location. The Math Tutoring Center in LeConte 105 will be open from 10am to 4pm Monday through Thursday beginning Tuesday, January 17th. The ACE Centers will offer free math tutoring Monday through Thursday beginning Tuesday, January 17th. Columbia Hall and Bates House will be open from 7pm until 9pm. The ACE Center in Sims Hall will still be open from 6pm until 9pm.
  
  
• You might find the Supplemental Instructor program to be helpful. You can learn about the Supplemental Instructor program at: click here.
  
  

Old Announcements

• Quiz solutions are posted shortly after the quiz is given. Each quiz is worth 5 points. Show your work. Make your work coherent and correct. Circle your answer.
  
  
• Master every homework problem.
  
  
• To receive a decent course grade, you must learn the material in the course. On the other hand, if you learn the material in the course, you will receive a decent grade -- even if your first exam score is not good.
  
  
• If you have not read the syllabus yet, I strongly urge you to read it. The syllabus carefully describes what is expected of you in this course and what steps you should take to meet these expectations. If you intend to succeed in the course, you will have to learn how to do the problems. If you learn how to the problems (even if your first exam is weak), then your course grade will be fine. But do notice that I insist that you have to learn how to do the problems!