• a Weekly Schedule, which has the when/where we meet for: lectures, recitation, and SI
• a Semester Calendar, which contains the date/time/location of the final exam
• Instructor contact information for: Prof. Girardi, the Teaching Assistant (TA), and the SI Leader.

• Qualification through placement     or    a grade of C or better in MATH 141.
• You must have a USC Math Placement Test (MPT) code on your USC academic record. Thus you must take the MPT to get a score, which translates into a MPT code, which will be updated as you successfully pass math classes.
• The USC MPT homepage is http://www.math.sc.edu/assess .
• Acceptable MPT codes for Math 142 are M10 to M39 on exam version Pre C.
• See https://assess.math.sc.edu/public/courseMPTtable.html for a brief summary of acceptable MPT codes.

• Prof. Girardi will present new theory (from the next section(s)-to-be-covered), answer questions on the theory, and work examples to illustrate the new theory.
• The Course Outline below indicates the order in which we will cover sections from the book. Before each lecture, read the next 2 sections-to-be-covered from the textbook.

• Before each recitation, give the homework sets due for that day a serious effort.
  Come to recitation with a list of your questions from the homework.
• Questions Part: The TA will answer your questions from the homework set(s) due for that recitation.
  The first person arriving to class should write-up on the chalkboard the sections to be covered that day. Then students should write the homework problem numbers for those problems they would like the TA to discuss. (Students: become pro-active in your learning.) The TA will handle as many problems for which there is time.
• Quiz Part: There will be a (short, about 10 minutes) quiz towards the end of most Recitation Days. Recitation Quizzes, which are are closed notes/books, are highly based on the corresponding homework sets. You should do fine on the Recitation Quizzes provided:
  • before recitation, you can do most of the homework sets without the help of your notes/book
  • during recitation, you clarify your remaining questions.
• Warning: the Math 142 departmental syllabus is jammed packed. There will not be enough time for the TA to answer all your questions. So you are strongly encouraged to check out other Sources of Help as listed on the course homepage.

• With the help of the TA, you will work through Maple labs.
  Our course homepage (see Frequently Used Links) contains all the needed links for your Maple Days.
• There will be Maple homeworks, as announced by our TA.
  Between Math 142 sections, Maple assignments vary from the department's posted suggested Maple assigments so always check our Maple homeworks. We will do a proper subsets of the Maple labs.
• Any questions about the Maple should be directed to the TA. If the TA does not know the answer, the TA knows the appropriate person to ask.

• Our Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader attends our main Lectures and holds SI sessions to help students improve their understanding of the course material. Prof. Girardi strongly encourages you to attend SI sessions.
• See the Weekly Schedule (on the course homepage) for the time/location of our SI sessions.

• Homework assignments are posted on the course homepage, by chapter and section, under Frequently Used Links.
  This site indicates if there is online homework as well as gives you the offline homwork.
  The Homework pages are also an excellent source of extra problems (with solutions) for you to practice.
• Once Prof. Girardi has finished her lectures for a section, the (online and/or offline) homework for that section is due the next Recitation Day. It is your responsibility to have the homework done by the next Recitation Day. If ever in doubt of what is due by the next Recitation Day, please just ask Prof. Girardi at the end of class.
• Online homework is done using My Math Lab. MML homework is (usually) due before recitation. However, you (usually) will have the opportunity, for about 2 days after recitation, to improve your homework score (with a 25% late penalty). When you pull up each MML assignment, be sure to check that particular assigment's setting (which vary from assignment-to-assignment): when it is due, the number of attempts per problem, if there exists possiblity for grade improvement after the due date.

• Attendance is (usually) taken on Lecture Days and Maple Days.
• If there is not a quiz on a Recitation Day, then attendance is (usually) taken.
• Attendance is used to determine your final exam weight (see Grading Policy and Evaluation below).

• Techniques of Integration (Sections 8.1 - 8.5, 8.7, 8.8)
• then Exam 1
• Numerical Series (Sections 10.1 - 10.6)
• then Exam 2
• Power Series (Sections 10.7 - 10.10)
• Parameterized Curves (Sections 11.1, 11.2)
• then Exam 3
• Polar Coordinates (Sections 11.3, 11.4, 11.5)
• then the Cumulative Final Exam.

Taking a (highly recommended) glance through these chapters/sections will give a brief overview of the course.

All questions regarding grading are to be directed to Prof. Girardi (and not the TA). Prof. Girardi is glad to answer your questions over graded work but she will do so only up to 6 days from the date the graded work is returned in class.

You will be given your class PIN shortly after the last day to drop without a W. Your PIN is a 3 digit number that helps Prof. Girardi and the TA correctly record your scores (the first digit indicates your section number and the last two digits indicates your place on the roster within your section). In order to receive credit for an assignment, both your name (written legibly) and PIN must be on the paper. So PLEASE note your PIN somewhere you can find it when needed. Bring a photo ID to each exam.

Recitation Quizzes and Hourly/Final Exams are closed books/notes and will be graded sternly.
Quantities that are equal will be connected by equal signs. Quantities that are not equal will not be connected by equal signs. There is a difference between an equal sign and an arrow; do not misuse.

There (tentativley) will be 3 equally-weighted Hourly Exams and a cumulative Final Exam. No exam score is dropped; there will be no make-up exams. See the Semester Calendar in the Frequently Used Links on the course homepage for more information of what each exam will cover and dates.

Each Recitation Quiz, Maple Homework, and collected by-hand Homework is worth the same amount of points (10 points). No make-up quizzes. No late homework accepted. Keeping with USC's attendance policy, the lowest (approx./at least) 10% of these collective assignment scores will be dropped. So if you miss a quiz, maple homework, or collected assignment, then the zero you receive on that work will be part of your dropped lowest 10%, regardless of whether or not you having a note (so a note from a doctor is not necessary nor helpful).

No online homework is dropped but you usually have about 2 days after the online HW is due to improve your score.

USC attendance policy is: Absence from more than 10 percent of the scheduled class sessions, whether excused or unexcused, is excessive and the instructor may choose to exact agrade penalty for such absences.
(See USC Undergraduate Studies Bulletin → Policy and Regulations → Undergraduate Academic Regulations → Attendance Policy.)
Note the words excused or unexcused. So basically an absence is an absence, with or without a note from a:
doctor, coach, lawyer or professor. Attendance is used to determine your final exam weight as follows.

• If 75% ≤ (your attendance) ≤ 100%,
  then your final exam weight is 1 and so your weighted final exam score = your actual final exam score.
• If 50% ≤ (your attendance) < 75%,
  then your final exam weight is 0.9 and so your weighted final exam score = (.90)*(your actual final exam score).
• If 0% ≤ (your attendance) < 50%,
  then your final exam weight is 0.8 and so your weighted final exam score = (.80)*(your actual final exam score).

• If 75% ≤ (your attendance) ≤ 100%, then your weighted final exam score = 90 % .
• If 50% ≤ (your attendance) < 75%, then your weighted final exam score = (.90) * (90%) = 81 % .
• If 0% ≤ (your attendance) < 50%, then your weighted final exam score = (.80) * (90%) = 72% .

Your course grade (tentatively) will be based on your (personal) higher percentage in the below 2 schemes.

	scheme 1	scheme 2
Quizzes and Homework	20 %	20 %
Hourly Exams	60% = 3 * 20%	45% = 3* 15 %
Weighted Final Exam	20%	35 %
total	100 %	100 %

The baseline score is indicated below. These thresholds may be lowered (at the end of the semester) if appropriate.

A	B	C	D	F
90 - 100 %	80 - 89 %	70 - 79 %	60 - 69 %	below 60 %

Academic Honesty. According to the USC Student Handbook code of student academic responsibility, the first law of academic life is intellectual honesty. We expect this of all of you. If you ever have the least bit of uncertainty about the ground rules, ask for clarification. Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated (such are grounds for an F in the course). No electronic posting of the course class notes nor other course material without prior written permission from Prof. Girardi. No improper emailing of students via Blackboard (it is totally fine, in fact encouraged, to use BB to set up a Calculus Jam Session). No improper use nor sharing with others information from the Student Contact Information Sheet. Violations of this policy will be dealt with according to University guidelines. A Statement of Academic Integrity can be found at http://www.sc.edu/academicintegrity.

Timeliness. USC policy states: Enrollment in a course obligates the student not only for prompt completion of all work assigned but also for punctual and regular attendance and for participation in whatever class discussion may occur. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed concerning all assignments made. Absences, whether excused or unexcused, do not absolve the student from this responsibility. (See http://bulletin.sc.edu → Policy and Regulations → Undergraduate Academic Regulations → Grading Policies.) Thus students are expected to attend the entire class meeting: late arrivals and early depatures disrupt the class. Repeated late arrivals and/or early departures will not be tolerated. If you must leave class early, inform the instructor (me or the TA) before the class begins, sit near the door, and gracefully exit. If you must arrive late, discretely find an open seat (and inform the instructor before hand if you know this will happen). This procedure, which produces a conducive learning environment, is out of fairness to all students in the course.

Cell Phones. In order to create a classroom environment conducive to learning, as well as by University policy, the use of cell phones during class is prohibited. During class, cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off and stored in a closed (e.g., zipped or buttoned) bag (e.g., backpack or purse); they may not be stored in the person's clothing (e.g., jacket pocket). If you do not have proper storage with you, you may give the device to the instructor to babysit it during class. Improper use or storage of cell phones (as well as other electronic devices) could result in the device being confiscated (and not returned).

Audio. Audio recording of any part of the class is prohibited without the prior written permission the Prof. Girardi.

5 Year Calendar. USC posts an Official 5-year Academic Calendar at http://registrar.sc.edu/html/Calendar/. Exams (and there are no make-ups) might fall just before a holiday break. Plan according.

ADA. If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Dissabilities Act and you have registered with the USC Office of Student Disability Services (OSDS), you need to speak with Prof. Girardi before using an approved accommodation.

Learning Outcomes: for learning to come out.

Findable from URL:    http://people.math.sc.edu/girardi/w142.html/