Spring 2011 Course Syllabus

Course: Mathematics 1042.007.
Course Title: Calculus II.
Time: MWF 10:40 - 11:50.
Place: BB200.
Instructor: Edelman, Nina.
Instructor Office: Wachman 538.
Instructor Email: nina.edelman@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 - 204 - 6756 Email: edelman@temple.edu.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~vishik/spring11/1042spring11.html
Office Hours: MWF 12:10-2:00.
Prerequisites: Math 1041 (Calculus I) with a grade of C or better or an equivalent transfer.
Textbook: Jon Rogawski: Calculus: Early Transcendentals; 2008, First Edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.
Course Goals: To learn techniques and applications of integration and infinite series.
Topics Covered: The definite integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications of the definite integral, techniques of integration, improper integrals, sequences and series including power and Taylor series.
Course Grading: Your course grade will be computed according to the following scheme: Exam 1 - 25%, Exam 2 - 25%, Quiz/Homework Average - 16%, Final Exam - 34%.
Exam Dates: We will have two common midterms: Test 1: Tuesday, October 4 from 5:50 PM to 7:20 PM (the room to be announced); Test 2: Tuesday, November 15 from 5:50 PM to 7:20 PM (the room to be announced); a Comprehensive Final Exam: Monday December 12 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM (the room to be announced).
Attendance Policy: You are allowed up to 6 unexcused absences during the semester. After that, your grade will be lowered by 1 notch, e.g., from B to B-, for every increment of 6 classes or a portion thereof that you miss.
Calculator Policy: No calculators are allowed on exams and on quizzes.
Quizzes/Homework: A list of homework problems from the text will be distributed. The homework problems will not usually be handed in for grading, but it is very important that you do these problems. A short quiz will be given every week starting with the second week of class. Each quiz will consist of 4-5 problems based on the homework problems assigned that or previous week. When computing your overall quiz average, the lowest two quiz scores for the quizzes given will be dropped. No make up quizzes will be given. Missed quizzes will receive a score of zero and are to be counted among the dropped scores. occasional additional homework assignments may be given and will be given the same weight as one quiz.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Make Up Policy: No make up exams will be given except under extraordinary circumstances (a documented serious illness, death in the family or a documented car accident, for example). If such circumstances arise, it's the student's responsibility to contact the instructor by e-mail AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in order to make other arrangements. There will be no make up quizzes given. If you miss a quiz, it will count as a zero and you should count that as the score you drop.
Blackboard: This course is a registered Blackboard course; you should check Blackboard regularly for announcements.
Common Final Exam: The final exam is scheduled for Thursday, May 5 from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM. The room will be announced later. DO NOT MISS IT. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will receive a grade of F for the course.
Importance of Study Groups: Mathematicians often meet to discuss their work and their latest problems and solutions with each other. Such discussions are instrumental in helping them to develop their skills and gain new insights. These discussions are an important part of the learning process and I recommend that you try this collaborative technique. I suggest you form study groups of three or four students and meet regularly (possibly in the MSRC) to discuss the homework problems and class material. And if you think you really understand the course material try teaching it to the others in your group. The best way to really learn a subject is to teach it to someone else. Note: Please inform me of the members of your study group and this will count as class participation.
WEB PAGE: www.math.temple.edu/~vishik/spring 11/1042spring11.html.
Review Quizzes: You will have two review quizzes which will be given on Blackboard. Review Quiz 1 will test the material of Sections 4.9 and 5.1-5.3. It will be given in the middle of the second week. Review Quiz 2 will test the material on finding the limits of functions using the limit laws, the Squeeze Theorem and L'Hopitals Rule. It will be given in the middle of the week following the spring break.

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.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

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 18.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, January 31.
• Spring recess is the week of Sunday, March 6.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 28.
• The last day of classes is Monday, May 2.

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.