TTh, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, LeConte 303B
| Course: | Math 142 (section 503), Calculus II, Spring 2000 |
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| Time/Location: | MW, 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM, LeConte 303B TTh, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, LeConte 303B |
| Instructor: | Bob Murphy |
| Office: | LeConte 400H |
| Office Hours: | Monday 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Tuesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Wednesday 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Friday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Phone: | 777-4713 |
| Email: | murphy |
| WWW: | This course has its own web page. You can find it at http://www.math.sc.edu/~murphy/teaching/ |
| Prerequisite: | Qualification through placement, or a grade of C or better in Math 141; Restricted to SC Honors College students. |
| Text: | Calculus (7th ed.) by Dale Varberg and Edwin J. Purcell is required. The Student Solutions Manual is optional. |
| Calculator: | You are not required to buy a new calculator. However, if each student already owns a graphing calculator, then I may occasionally discuss some of the features which are relevant to this course. There will be portions of the quizzes and tests where you will not be allowed to use any calculator. |
Work Load: There will be daily reading and homework, approximately 12 quizzes, 4 tests, and 1 cumulative final exam. You should expect to work at least 8-12 hours per week, outside of class.
Grading: No make-ups will be given for any part of this course. However, your lowest test score and your two lowest quiz scores will be dropped. All students must take the cumulative final exam and the final exam score cannot be dropped.
| Quizzes: | 15% | (these will be based on the daily homework assignments) |
| Test 1: | 20% | (Thursday, Jan. 27) |
| Test 2: | 20% | (Thursday, Feb. 17) |
| Test 3: | 20% | (Thursday, March 16) |
| Test 4: | 20% | (Thursday, April 13) |
| Final Exam: | 25% | (Saturday, April 29, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in LeConte 303B) |
| TOTAL: | 100% (after lowest test score dropped) | |
Final Grade:
| A | 92% - 100% |
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| B+ | 87% - 91% |
| B | 81% - 86% |
| C+ | 76% - 80% |
| C | 71% - 75% |
| D+ | 67% - 70% |
| D | 60% - 66% |
| F | 0% - 59% |
Help is available: Working together on homework assignments is a great way to learn mathematics so I encourage this. You may also wish to use the Math Lab's free tutoring service. There are three locations: LeConte 101 Math Lab is open MTWTh from 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM, and F from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Towers Area Math Lab is open MTWTh from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Bates Area Math Lab is open MTWTh from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.