Math 118: Fundamental Principles of Calculus (39400 R)
— Prof. Cymra Haskell
Course resources:
Ivan’s Solutions to Selected Problems on Past Final Exams (Fall 2018 & Fall 2017): PDF, DOC
All Past Final Exams since 2001
Prof. Steven Heilman’s Lecture Notes
Prof. Steven Heilman’s Solutions to USC Math 118 Fall 2018 Final
Class/Discussion time and location:
10:30 am—12:20 pm, Mon—Fri, KAP 148
We have tests on Fridays to demonstrate mastery of the learning objectives (in Prof. Haskell’s words). The other TA, Wenhan, and I will be proctoring in the classroom. You will have the full class time from 10:30 to 12:20 for the test. There are 6 Fridays. Here’s the schedule:
May 26 Ivan
June 2 Wenhan
June 9 Ivan
June 16 Wenhan
June 23 Ivan
June 30 Wenhan
Office hours (5 hours per week):
Monday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
and by appointment*
*Feel free to schedule an appointment with me outside my regular office hours! Just shoot me an email so we can set up a time, and then I’ll send you my zoom link. You can find my weekly schedule here to check my availability.
Office-hour location:
Zoom: If you want to join my office hours, please click here to join my Zoom room.
Email responding: If you email me before 10 pm, I’ll definitely be able to respond to you the same day. For any emails received after 10 pm, I might have to reply the next morning. In the rare event that I don’t respond on the same day, it’s because I didn’t see your email for some reason (or because I opened it but accidentally forgot to reply). In such cases, please feel free to resend the same email as a reminder.
Worksheet graders:
Prof. Haskell, Wenhan Jiang (the other TA), and me
Prof. Haskell graded the first 3 worksheets (LO1a, LO1b, LO2a). After that, we’re taking turns in the order Cymra, Ivan, Wenhan (alphabetical by first name). So, for example, the next few Gradescope worksheets are graded as follows:
LO2b Cymra
LO2c Ivan
LO3a Wenhan
LO3b Cymra
LO3c Ivan
LO3d Wenhan etc.
Grading criteria (composed by Prof. Haskell):
3 points – no major conceptual errors (so students can get 3 even if it is not entirely correct)
2 points – some significant conceptual error or missing parts
1 point – this will be rare that students turn in an assignment and get only 1 point but it can happen.
0 points – there is absolutely nothing correct or (more usually) the page is blank.
Textbook: Applied Calculus by Hughes-Hallet (ISBN: 9781119752691)