MA 142: Calculus - II Fall 2020

Lecture time:

TTH 10:05-11:20 am online-- section 3,4, 023,024

TTH 1:15-2:30 pm online-- section 9,10, 029,030

 


Textbook:

  • Thomas Calculus - Early Transcendentals, 13 th edition, Thomas, Weir, and Hass

Instructor Office: Leconte 317C
Office Hours:TTH 11:30pm-1:00pm online or by appointment

Phone: N/A
E-mail: xfyang@math.sc.edu

 

  • Course Syllabus
  • Your weekly activities include:
    • Homework questions are assigned on the course website, homework won't be collected, but that is important for the quiz;
    • Quiz (No quiz).
  • Homeworks
    • Homework 1: 5.4: # 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 5.5: #1, 3, 5, 7, 13,15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 45. 8.1 #1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 25, 30, 8.2 # 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 31, 33, 37, 42, 45.
    • Homework 2: 8.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22 8.4 #1,3,5,7,9, 11,13,15, 19, 21,23
    • Homework 3: 8.5 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11,13, 15, 21,23, 31, 33, 35
    • Homework 4: 8.8 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15,17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43,
    • Test One: Feb, 18
    • Homework 5: 10.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, §10.2 #7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29
    • Homework 6: 10.3, #1, 2, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20 ; §10.4 # 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11,13, 15, 17, 19 §10.5 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29, §10.6 # 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21,
    • Homework 7 §10.7 # 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, §10.8 #1, 3, 5, 11, §10.9 # 1, 3, 5, 8, 9 , §10.10 # 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13.
    • Homework 8: §11.1: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, §11.2 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21, 23, 25, 27; §11.3 #1, 2, 27, 29, 3; §11.4, #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11; §11.5, #1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14.
  • Notice: The class will be taught online remotely.
  • Lecture time: TTH 10:05-11:20 (section3,4,23,24) 1:15-2:30pm (section 9,10,29,30)
  • Lecture location: Zoom, Personal meeting id: 305-578-0607
  • Office hour: TTH 11:30pm-1:00pm through Zoom
  • Homework for each section is assigned above, No Quiz.

 

  • Exam notice: 1st Exam, Sep 29
  • You need to Attention!!!!!!!! Students: Go to the Zoom and open your webcam so that I can see you!
  • 1.Exam paper will be uploaded to blackboard and course webpage
  • 2.When you finish it, scan your answer sheet into one PDF file, and upload to blackboard
  • 3.The exam time is morning session (10:05am-11:50pm) and afternoon session (1:15pm-3:00pm); that is 75mins for answer questions, and 30 mins for scanning and uploading
  • 4. For student registered in SDRC, the exam time is morning session:10:05am-1:05pm; afternon session: 1:15pm-4:15pm.
  • 5. All details should be given in order to get partial credits.
  • 6. I am available on the Zoom.
  • 7. One page of help sheet (only include formulas) are allowed for the exam.
  • Voting day is asynchronous class, class video is: https://people.math.sc.edu/xfyang/rec/zoom_0.mp4
  • Exam notice: 2nd Exam, Nov 17
  • You need to Attention!!!!!!!! Students: Go to the Zoom, Personal meeting id: 305-578-0607and open your webcam so that I can see you!
  • 1.Exam paper will be uploaded to blackboard and course webpage
  • 2.When you finish it, scan your answer sheet into one PDF file, and upload to blackboard
  • 3.The exam time is morning session (10:05am-11:50pm) and afternoon session (1:15pm-3:00pm); that is 75mins for answer questions, and 30 mins for scanning and uploading
  • 4. For student registered in SDRC, the exam time is morning session:10:05am-1:05pm; afternon session: 1:15pm-4:15pm.
  • 5. All details should be given in order to get partial credits.
  • 6. I am available on the Zoom.
  • 7. One page of help sheet (only include formulas) are allowed for the exam.
  • Final exam: Dec. 10, Thursday, 9:00 a.m for (10:05 sessions); Dec. 10, Thursday, 12:30 p.m. for (1:15 sessions)
  • 1.Exam paper will be uploaded to blackboard and course webpage
  • 2.When you finish it, scan your answer sheet into one PDF file, and upload to blackboard
  • 3.The exam time is above (2.5 hours +0.5 hour for uploading); SDRC's time is from school's policy.
  • 4. All details should be given in order to get partial credits.
  • 5. I am available on the Zoom.
  • 6. One page of help sheet (only include formulas) are allowed for the exam.

 

 
  • Tenative Exam dates (may change with schedule):

    Test One: Sep 29, 2020

    Test Two: Nov 17, 2020

    Final Exam: Check schedule of USC

    (The detailed dates might be changed up to progress.)

    How is your final course grade determined?

      Test One: 25%

      Test Two:25%

      Final exam: 40%

      Quiz:0%

      Maple lab: 5%

      Gateway:5%

      [90,100] A, [86, 89] B+, [80, 85] B, [76, 79] C+, [70, 75] C, [66, 69] D+, [60, 65] D, [0, 59] F.

    Note: The exams are "closed book" – no books, no notes, no calculators, no labtop comptuer or equivalent technology, etc.

 

Attendance: Attendance at every class meeting is important - and expected. Students missing more than 10% of the class meetings (4 days) can have their grade lowered.

Academic Dishonesty: Cheating and plagiarism in any form is not tolerated. If a student is caught cheating, I will follow the guidelines as set forth in the USC Honor Code and other University guidelines.

 

Additional Information:

  • Math tutoring center
  • Bulletin of Undergraduate Studies
  • Notice from math department
    • 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. Note that these times are different than in previous semesters. The ACE Center in Sims Hall will still be open from 6pm until 9pm.