Spring 2015 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1042.017

Course: Mathematics 1042.017.
Course Title: Calculus II.
Time: 2:40-3:50.
Place: BB 203.
Instructor: Edelman, Nina.
Instructor Office: Wachman 538.
Instructor Email: nina.edelman@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: (215) 204-6756.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~chaudhry/Spring15/1042Spring15
Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30.
Prerequisites: Math 1041 (Calculus I) with a grade of C or better or transfer credits for Math 1041.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart; 7th Edition, Brooks Cole. Important: in addition to the printed textbook you need to have access to WebAssign because part of your homework will be assigned there. IF YOU TOOK MATH 1041 IN THE FALL 2011 OR LATER, YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE THIS BOOK AND THE WebAssign ACCESS. If it is not the case, you can buy: (1) the textbook with WebAssign access at the Temple Bookstore (http://www.temple.edu/bookstore) for $127.65. (2) Or, you can buy the bundle of the textbook and the multi-term LOE (life of edition) instant access code for $135 by going to the microsite created by the publisher for Temple students at http://www.cengagebrain.com/course/site.html?id=1-1VUPJG9. (3) Or, at the same site, http://www.cengagebrain.com/course/site.html?id=1-1VUPJG9 , you can buy the Enhanced WebAssign, 2 terms (12 months) Instant Access for Calculus, Multi-Term Courses, 1st Edition for $110 (it does not contain a printed textbook, but lets you access the electronic version of the textbook). Please DO NOT buy any used books since they will not let you access WebAssign (the WebAssign codes ARE NOT transferable).
Course Goals: To teach techniques of integration and applications of definite integrals 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: Review 1 (WA assignment) - 1%, Review 2 (WA assignment) - 1%, Homework assigned on WA - 4%, Quiz Average - 12%, Exam 1 - 24%, Exam 2 - 24%, Final Exam - 34%.
Exam Dates: We will have two common midterms: Test 1: Wednesday, Feburary 18, from 5:50 PM to 7:30 PM (the room to be announced); Test 2: Wednesday, April 8, from 5:50 PM to 7:30 PM (the room to be announced), and the comprehensive common Final Exam: Thursday, April 30, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM (the room to be announced).
Attendance Policy: Attendance in every class is required. Students who miss more than 6 classes without an excuse will have their grades lowered by one notch (e.g., from B to B-).
Calculator Policy: NO CALCULATORS may be used during the exams and most of the quizzes.
Homework: Homework will be regularly assigned from the textbook and from Additional Homework Problems document and will be the basis for the weekly quizzes. A part of that assigned homework you will do using the WA (WebAssign). It will be graded by the computer. Your result for the WA part of the homework will be counted as 4% of your Course Average.
Quizzes: There will be a 20-25 min. quiz every week (when there is no midterm). Each quiz will consist of 4-5 problems similar to the ones assigned from the textbook. There will be no make up quizzes. When computing your semester quiz average the lowest two scores for the quizzes given before Exam 2, will be dropped. Occasional homework assignments may be graded and will be given the same weight as one quiz.
Review Assignments: You will have two WA review assignments: Review 1 (based on Sections 4.9, 3.6) will be given on the first week of the semester and Review 2 (on limits) will be given right before we start Chapter 11 on infinite series. The grade for each review assignment will be counted as 1% of your Course Grades.
Make Up Policy: There will be NO MAKE UP exams except in the case of a DOCUMENTED EMERGENCY, like an illness or an accident. The documents confirming the emergency (from a hospital or police) must be provided. If you miss an exam, you must contact me (your instructor) or the course coordinator by e-mail right away. All make ups must be taken within two days of the exam date.
Blackboard: This is a registered Blackboard course. Please check your email and Blackboard often so you will not miss important announcements.
Common Final Exam: Final exam will be held on Thursday, April 30, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Please note that if you miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in, your grade for the course will be F.
Letter Grades: 0-49 F, 50-54 D-, 55-64 D, 65-69 D+, 70-72 C-, 73-76 C, 77-79 C+, 80-82 B-, 83-86 B, 87-89 B+, 90-92 A-, 93-100 A.
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.

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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.