Office: LeConte 406. Office hours: TTh 2 - 4:30; W 2:30 - 4:30, exceptions posted on my door and announced in advance whenever possible.
Office hours after the last regular class:
Thursday, April 23: canceled due to dental appointment
Friday, April 24: 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Monday, April 27: 10:30 - 12 and 1-4:30.
Tuesday, April 28: 1:30 - 5:00
Wednesday, April 29: 1:00 - 5:30
Phone: 7-5134
Email: nyikos @ math.sc.edu
TA: John Holt
The first hour test in this course was on Thursday, February 12. It covered the sections listed below, up through 8.3
The sections from Chapter 6 listed below will not be explicitly tested on the final exam, and the problems pertaining to Section 8.3 can be worked either by u-substitution or by using the two double angle formulas on the formula sheet that will be handed out along with the final exam. The textbook for this course is Calculus, Early Transcendentals by Anton, Bivens, and Davis, 8th edition. Sections 6.3, 6.8, and 6.9 were reviewed on January 13 and 15, and 7.1 were covered on the 15th also. The rest of the course covers the following sections:
For a sample of how the grading system works, click here. It is for a different class but the idea behind it is the same.
For information see the Math Lab website.
Practice problems for Thursday, January 15:
Section 6.3: odd-numbered problems 15 thru 23, 47, 55(a)(b)
Section 6.8: QC (Quick Check) 2, odd-numbered problems 5 thru 13
Practice problems for Tuesday, January 20:
Section 6.9: problems 3, 9, 11
Section 7.1: problems 1, 3, 5, 7
Practice problems for Wednesday, January 21:
Section 7.2, numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 17
Wednesday quizzes will very closely resemble one or more problems that were either practice problems assigned earlier, or problems worked in lecture or recitation sections.
The quiz Wednesday, January 21 was on Section 7.1.
Homework to be handed in on Thursday, January 22:
Homework to be handed in on Thursday, February 26:
Section 8.4, numbers 10 and 42
Practice problems for Wednesday, February 25:
Section 8.4, numbers 25 and 41
Section 8.8, numbers 1, 3, 5, 13, 17, 27
Practice problems for Wednesday, March 4:
Section 10.1, Quick Check 1 and problems 1(d), 3, 5, 17, 25, 27
Section 10.2, Quick Check 3 and 4,and problems 1, 3, 7, 11
Section 10.3, Quick Check exercises, and problems 1 (b), 3, 5, and 7
The quiz on Wednesday, March 4 is on Section 8.8.
Hand in Thursday, March 5:
Section 8.8, numbers 12, 14, 18
Section 10.1, write out the first six terms in numbers 10 and 14, and give the general term for number 24
Section 10.2, numbers 4 and 10
There is no quiz on Wednesday, March 18
Practice problems for Wednesday, March 18:
Section 10.4, Quick check exercises and problems 1, 3, 5, 7, and 13
Hand in Thursday, March 19:
Section 10.3, numbers 4 and 8
Section 10.4, numbers 2(b), 14, 18 and 30(a)
There is no quiz on Wednesday, March 25
Practice problems for Wednesday, March 25:
Section 10.5, Quick check exercises and problems 1, 3, 13, 15, 27, and 29
Hand in Thursday, March 26:
Section 10.5, numbers 4(b), 12, 26, 36, 38
Practice problems for Tuesday, March 31:
10.6 Quick Check Problems and 1, 7, 11, 13, 15, and 21
The second test is on Thursday, April 2. It will cover Sections 8.4, 8.5, 8.8, and 10.2 through 10.5.
There is no quiz on Wednesday, April 1. The recitation sections will go over problems from all sections covered on the test, as well as from Section 10.6.
There was no quiz on Wednesday, April 8, but there was a pop quiz on April 7. The lowest quiz grade you have made this semester will be dropped, and for those absent that day, this is the one that will be dropped.
Homework due Thursday, April 9:
10.6 numbers 2, 8, 24, 32, 40
10.7 number 10
The homework originally due Tuesday, April 14 will be due Tuesday, April 21 instead, with some problems from 11.1 added on:
10.7 number 24
10.8 numbers 16, 26, 28, 40
11.1 numbers 4abc, 12abcd, and 24
Practice Problems:
10.7 Quick check 2 and 7, 15, and 21.
10.8 Quick check 2 and 3, and numbers 1, 13, 15, 25, 33, 37.
The last test before exams is on Thursday, April 16. It covers Sections 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 and also partial fractions (Section 8.5) with problems different from the one on the second hour test.
The quiz on Wednesday, April 15 is on 10.6.
1. Problem 26, page 465 [worth 10 homework points]
2. Problem 36 (a), page 659 [worth 15 homework points]
Extra credit Problem 1 was due on Thursday, March 26. Eligibility for extra credit on Problem 2 ends once a correct solution is handed back to one (or more) of the students.
If you can't quite get the solution to Extra credit problem 2 but have some ideas, hand it in for partial credit. I will keep adding to your score as you improve your work on it.