Spring 2010 Course Syllabus
Course: Mathematics 1942.001.
Course Title: Honors Calculus II.
Time: TT 2:00-3:50 p.m.
Place: BE 160.
Instructor: Zitarelli, David E.
Instructor Office: 606 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: david.zitarelli@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 204 7844.
Office Hours: TR 10:00-11:00.
Prerequisites: Calculus I with a grade of C or better, or authorization by an Honors Program advisor.
Textbook: James Stewart, Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals (6th Edition), Thomson: Books/Cole, 2008.
Course Goals: Develop analytic skills and hone logical examinations.
Topics Covered: Math 1942 is a high-level, four-credit, second-semester calculus course that involves both theory and applications. Topics include the formal definition of the integral, techniques and applications of integration, and an introduction to infinite sequences and series. The material consists of a mix of computational and theoretical approaches.
Course Grading: Two tests (100 pts each); quizzes (50); homework (50); Final Exam (200). On the 500-point scale, grade cutoffs are 455 (for an A), 450 (A-), 445 (B+), 405 (B), 400 (B-), 395 (C+), 355 (C), 350 (C-), 345 (D+), 300 (D). The grade of W can be assigned up to Monday, March 29; after that, grades of A to F will be given. The College of Science & Technology allows an incomplete grade of I only for a student who could not take the final exam due to medical reasons, has an official note to verify that fact, and has completed all other material.
Exam Dates: Final Exam: Thursday, May 6, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Attendance Policy: Daily attendance expected.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:
- The first day of classes is Tuesday, January 19.
- The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, February 1.
- Spring recess is the week of Monday, March 8.
- The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 29.
- The last day of classes is Monday, May 3.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.