Class Information
MATH 141 Calculus I
Section: 007 & 008
Semester: Spring 2011
Credit Hours: 4

Meeting Information
Classroom Location: LC 113
Days and Times: M W F 11:15AM to 12:05PM

Instructor Information
Xinfeng Liu
Email: xfliu@math.sc.edu
Phone: 576-5849
Office Location: LC 422
Office Hours: MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Grace Rogers rogersg2@email.sc.edu
Lab Instuctor: Xian Wu (wux@math.sc.edu)

Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 6th Edition, by James Stewart

Prerequisite: Qualification through placement, or a grade C or better in MATH 112 or 115.

Subject Materials: We shall cover most of the material presented in Chapters 1-5 and two sections in Chapter 6 of the text.

Learning Outcome: Students are expected to begin develop as an independent learner and problem solver who can master mathematical concepts and apply approriate calculus skills to problems in context.

Reading: Reading the textbook in advance of the lecture is strongly encouraged. Benifits of this preparation include obtaining a familiarity with the terminology and concepts that will be encountered (so you can distinguish major points from side issues), being able to formulate questions about the parts of the presentation that you do not understand, and having a chance to review the skills and techniques that will be needed to apply the new concepts.

Course Outline

Tentative Weekly Syllabus of Sections Covered
Week Dates Monday Wednesday Friday
1 Jan. 10 -- Jan. 14 1.1 1.2, 1.3 1.4, 1.5
2 Jan. 17 -- Jan. 21 No class 1.6, 2.1 2.2, 2.3
3 Jan. 24 -- Jan. 28 2.4, 2.5 2.6 2.7
4 Jan. 31 -- Feb. 4 2.8 Review Exam 1
5 Feb. 7 -- Feb. 11 3.1 3.2 3.3
6 Feb. 14 -- Feb. 18 3.4 3.5 3.6
7 Feb. 21 -- Feb. 25 3.9 4.1 4.2
8 Feb. 28 -- Mar. 4 4.3 4.4 4.4
9 Mar. 7 -- Mar. 11 Spring Break
10 Mar. 14 -- Mar. 18 Review Exam 2 4.5
11 Mar. 21 -- Mar. 25 4.7 4.7 4.9
12 Mar. 28 -- April 1 5.1 5.2 5.3
13 April 4 -- April 8 5.4 5.5 5.5, 6.1
14 April 11 -- April 15 6.1 Review Exam 3
15 April 18 -- April 22 6.2 6.2 Review
16 April 25 --April 29 Review Final
Final Exam: May 2 (Monday), 9:00AM-12:00PM


Homework and Quiz:
Homework Assignment
Homework will not be collected, but you are supposed to do them all. REMEMBER: the more problems you do, the better you understand the material. Students are encouraged to work independently on homework sets. There will be approximately one quiz per week on Wednesday, and no quiz during or after the exam weeks. There are two to four problems for each quiz. The quiz problems will be either the same as, or very similar to those from the homework. Thus, if a student has made a good attempt at the homework, he/she should do well on the quiz. Two lowest quiz grade will be dropped from the final grade calculation. Your cumulative quiz grades will be based on the best six of eight quizzes.

Exams: There will be three midterm exams and a comprehensive final exam.
Exam 1: Friday, Feb. 4, 11:15AM - 12:05PM
Exam 2: Wednesday, Mar. 16, 11:15AM - 12:05PM
Exam 3: Friday, April 15, 11:15AM - 12:05PM
Final Exam: Monday, May 2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The exams are "closed book" – no books, no notes, no calculators, no labtop comptuer or equivalent technology, etc. There are no early exams. A make-up exam is only possible for written legitimate documented reasons of illness, family emergency, or participation in a University sponsered event. You must take your exams with the lecture for which you are registered.

Grades:
 Exam 1  15%
 Exam 2  15%
 Exam 3  15%
 Final Exam  25%
 Quizzes  15%
 Labs  15%
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 Total  100%

A straight scale will be used so that A's, B's C's and D's correspond to the percent ranges 100-90, 90-80, 80-70 and 70-60 respectively. Plus grading will be used. For example:

90-100:A 86-89: B+ 80-85: B 76-79: C+
70-75: C 66-69: D+ 60-65: D 0-59: F


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.

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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.