MA 242 Course Calendar
The schedule below lists the planned activities for this course. See the course syllabus for additional course information. Typos are possible. You are responsible for tracking university closures, final exam schedules, etc. through the NC State University Academic Calendar.
Due dates for assignments should be confirmed through Moodle. Always check the assignments themselves for specific dates. These due dates are tentative; dates may change on Moodle without changing on this schedule.
Week 1 (Monday, January 12 - Friday, January 16)
- Monday: DELTA Appts and WebAssign open; Start here! Welcome letter; Unit 1: L-1; Unit 1: L-2
- Tuesday: Unit 1: L-3; Unit 1: L-4
- Thursday: Unit 1: L-5; Unit 1: L-6
- Friday: Unit 1: L-7; Unit 1: L-8
Assignments
- Please introduce yourself on our Yellowdig class forum! Ideally by the end of our first week. (Monday, January 12)
- Mathematica Lesson 1 - Computational Orientation (program not yet required, this is about syntax and order of operations) (Friday, January 16)
Week 2 (Monday, January 19 - Friday, January 23)
- Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Tuesday: Unit 1: L-09; Unit 1: L-10
- Thursday: Unit 1: L-11; Unit 1: L-12
- Friday: Unit 1: L-13; Unit 1: L-14
Assignments
- Syllabus Quiz (required) (Monday, January 19)
- Homework 1.1 (Wednesday, January 21)
- Homework 1.2 (Wednesday, January 21)
- Intro to WebAssign (Friday, January 23)
- Entering Symbolic Answers (Friday, January 23)
- Mathematica Lesson 2 - Vector Computations 1 (Friday, January 23)
Week 3 (Monday, January 26 - Friday, January 30)
- Monday: Unit 1: L-15
- Tuesday: Unit 1: L-16; Unit 2: L-1
- Thursday: Unit 2: L-2; Unit 2: L-3
- Friday: Unit 2: L-4; Unit 2: L-5
Assignments
- Mathematica Lesson 3 - Vector Computations 2 (Monday, January 26)
- Homework 1.3 (Wednesday, January 28)
- Homework 1.4 (Friday, January 30)
- Mathematica Lesson 4 - Lines and Planes (Friday, January 30)
Week 4 (Monday, February 2 - Friday, February 6)
- Monday: Unit 2: L-6; Unit 2: L-7
- Tuesday: Unit 2: L-8; Unit 2: L-9
- Thursday: Unit 2: L-10; Unit 2: L-11
- Friday: Unit 2: L-12, Review for Test 1
Assignments
- Mathematica Lesson 5 - Curves 1 (Monday, February 2)
- Homework 2.1 (Wednesday, February 4)
- Homework 1.5 (Wednesday, February 4)
- Homework 2.2 (Wednesday, February 4)
Week 5 (Monday, February 9 - Friday, February 13)
- Monday–Tuesday: MA 242 Test 1 (recommended testing window)
- Thursday: Unit 3: L-1; Unit 3: L-2
- Friday: Unit 3: L-3; Unit 3: L-4
Assignments
- 📝 Test 1 Opens (Monday, February 9)
- Mathematica Lesson 6 - Curves 2 (Monday, February 9)
- Homework 2.3 (Wednesday, February 11)
- Homework 2.4 (Wednesday, February 11)
Week 6 (Monday, February 16 - Friday, February 20)
- Monday: Unit 3: L-5
- Tuesday: Wellness Day 🍃. Please see Wolfpack Wellness
- Thursday: Unit 3: L-6
- Friday: Unit 3: L-7; Unit 3: L-8
Assignments
- Mathematica Lesson 7 - Surfaces (Monday, February 16)
- Homework 3.1 (Friday, February 20)
- Homework 3.2 (Friday, February 20)
- Mathematica Lesson 8 - Differentiation Basics (Friday, February 20)
Week 7 (Monday, February 23 - Friday, February 27)
- Monday: Unit 3: L-09; Unit 3: L-10 (optional—I recommend you skip this); Unit 3: L-11
- Tuesday: Unit 3: L-12; Unit 3: L-13
- Thursday: Unit 3: L-14; Unit 3: L-15
- Friday: Unit 3: L-16; Unit 3: L-17 (optional)
Assignments
- Homework 3.3 (Wednesday, February 25)
- Homework 3.4 (Wednesday, February 25)
- Mathematica Lesson 9 - More Differentiation (Friday, February 27)
Week 8 (Monday, March 2 - Friday, March 6)
- Monday: Unit 4: L-1
- Tuesday: Unit 4: L-2
- Thursday: Unit 4: L-3; Unit 4: L-4
- Friday: Unit 4: L-5; Unit 4: L-6
Assignments
- Homework 3.5 (Wednesday, March 4)
- Homework 3.6 (Wednesday, March 4)
- 📝 Test 1 Closes (last call—no makeups given afterwards) (Wednesday, March 4)
Week 9 (Monday, March 9 - Friday, March 13)
- Monday–Friday: MA 242 Test 2 (recommended testing window)
Assignments
- 📝 Test 2 Opens (Monday, March 9)
- Mathematica Lesson 10 - Double and Triple Integrals (Monday, March 9)
- Homework 4.1 (Friday, March 13)
- Homework 4.2 (Friday, March 13)
- Homework 4.3 (Friday, March 13)
Week 10 (Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20)
- Monday–Friday: Spring Break 🌸
Week 11 (Monday, March 23 - Friday, March 27)
- Monday: Unit 5: L-1
- Tuesday: Unit 5: L-2; Unit 5: L-3
- Thursday: Unit 5: L-4
- Friday: Unit 5: L-5
Assignments
- Homework 5.1 (Wednesday, March 25)
- Mathematica Lesson 11 - Multiple integrals in curvilinear coordinates (Friday, March 27)
Week 12 (Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3)
- Monday: Unit 6: L-1; Unit 6: L-2
- Tuesday: Unit 6: L-3; Unit 6: L-4
- Thursday: Unit 6: L-5; Unit 6: L-6
- Friday: Unit 6: L-7; Unit 6: L-8
Assignments
- Homework 5.2 (Wednesday, April 1)
- Homework 5.3 (Wednesday, April 1)
- Mathematica Lesson 12 - Vector Fields (Friday, April 3)
Week 13 (Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10)
- Monday: Unit 6: L-09; Unit 6: L-10
- Tuesday: Unit 6: L-11; Unit 6: L-12
- Thursday: Unit 6: L-13
- Friday: Unit 6: L-14
Assignments
- Homework 6.1 (Wednesday, April 8)
- Homework 6.2 (Wednesday, April 8)
- 📝 Test 2 Closes (last call—no makeups given afterwards) (Wednesday, April 8)
- Mathematica Lesson 13 - Line Integrals (Friday, April 10)
Week 14 (Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17)
- Monday: Review for Test 3
- Tuesday–Friday: MA 242 Test 3 (recommended testing window)
Assignments
- 📝 Test 3 Opens (Tuesday, April 14)
- Homework 6.3 (Wednesday, April 15)
- Homework 6.4 (in WebWork) (Wednesday, April 15)
- Homework 6.5 (Wednesday, April 15)
- Mathematica Lesson 14 - Surface Integrals (Friday, April 17)
Week 15 (Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24)
- Monday: Unit 7: L-1
- Tuesday: Unit 7: L-2
- Thursday: Unit 7: L-3
- Friday: Unit 7: L-4
Assignments
- Homework 7.2 (Wednesday, April 22)
- Mathematica Lesson 15 - Curl and Div (Wednesday, April 22)
- Homework 7.3 (Friday, April 24)
- Mathematica Lesson 16 - Green's Theorem (Friday, April 24)
Week 16 (Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1)
Assignments
- 📝 Test 3 Closes (last call—no makeups given afterwards) (Monday, April 27)
- Homework 7.4 (Wednesday, April 29)
- 📝 Final Exam opens (Wednesday, April 29)
- Mathematica Lesson 17 - Stokes Theorem (Wednesday, April 29)
Week 17 (Monday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 5)
Assignments
- Homework 3.7 (Wednesday, May 6)
- Homework 7.5 (Wednesday, May 6)
- 📝 Final Exam closes (Wednesday, May 6)
- Mathematica Lesson 18 - Divergence Theorem (no late option) (Wednesday, May 6)