Overview
| Instructor | Dr. Armin Straub
MSPB 313 straub@southalabama.edu (251) 460-7262 (please use e-mail whenever possible) |
| Office hours | TR, 9am-noon, or by appointment |
| Lecture | TR, 8:00-8:50am, in MSPB 350 |
| Midterm exams | Thursday, September 26
Thursday, October 24 Tuesday, November 26 |
| Final exam | Tuesday, December 10 — 8:00am-10:00am |
| Text |
Calculus & Its Applications (Brief Version), 14th edition
by Goldstein, Lay, Schneider, Asmar (Pearson, 2017) Note. The MyLabsPlus access code comes with an ebook version of the text. |
| Syllabus | syllabus.pdf |
| MyLabsPlus | http://usouthal.mylabsplus.com |
Free tutoring
Free tutoring for this course is provided by the Center for Academic Excellence. It is located on the 2nd floor of the Marx Library and is open Monday-Friday from 10:00am-6:00pm.
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Lecture sketches and assignments
All assignments below should be completed before the next class meeting. Final due dates are available on MyLabsPlus (however, in order that I can help in case of any issues, do not wait until the due date).
| Date | Slides | Homework & worksheets |
|---|---|---|
| 08/20 | slides01.pdf | Chapter 0 & Section 1.1 (24 questions) |
| 08/22 | worksheet01.pdf, worksheet01-solution.pdf | |
| 08/27 | slides02.pdf | Sections 1.2, 1.3 & 1.6 (18 questions) |
| 08/29 | lab session
Quiz #1 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 09/03 | slides03.pdf | Section 3.2 (14 questions), and Section 3.1 (7 questions) |
| 09/05 | lab session
Quiz #2 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 09/10 | slides04.pdf | Section 1.7 (10 questions), and Section 1.8 (9 questions) |
| 09/12 | lab session
Quiz #3 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 09/17 | slides05.pdf | Sections 2.1 & 2.2 (19 questions), and Section 2.3 (9 questions) |
| 09/19 | lab session
Quiz #4 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 09/24 | review
take the practice exam before our midterm on Thursday | |
| 10/1 | slides06.pdf | Section 2.5 (7 questions), and Section 2.7 (6 questions) |
| 10/3 | lab session
Quiz #5 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 10/8 | 4.1-4.3 in book | Sections 4.1 & 4.2 (15 questions), and Section 4.3 (12 questions)
Quiz #6 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) |
| 10/15 | 4.4-4.6 in book | Sections 4.4 & 4.6 (19 questions), and Section 4.5 (7 questions) |
| 10/17 | lab session
Quiz #7 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 10/22 | review
take the practice exam before our midterm on Thursday | |
| 10/29 | 5.1-5.3 in book | Sections 5.1 & 5.2 (14 questions), and Section 5.3 (7 questions) |
| 10/31 | lab session
Quiz #8 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 11/5 | 6.1-6.2 in book | Section 6.1 (15 questions), and Section 6.2 (11 questions) |
| 11/7 | lab session
Quiz #9 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 11/12 | 6.3-6.5 in book | Sections 6.3 & 6.4 (12 questions), and Section 6.5 (10 questions) |
| 11/14 | lab session
Quiz #10 is due by Friday (with extension to Sunday) | |
| 11/19 | review
finish Quiz #10 (extension until Wednesday) | |
| 11/21 | review
take the practice exam before our midterm on Tuesday | |
| 12/03 | review
revisit all homework and quizzes (extra attempt on each!) | |
| 12/05 | review
take the practice final exam |