Math 1297 Calculus II
Syllabus -Spring 2008

Instructor: Angela Sharp
Office: 102 SCC, 726-8255
Email: acates@d.umn.edu

Webpage: www.d.umn.edu/~acates
Office Hours: MTh 9-10 Th 11-12 MW 1-2

Graduate

Junyan Shen     shenx097@d.umn.edu SCC115  726-6239 Office Hours: M 10-12 W 2-3

Teaching 

Laurence Lin linx0275@d.umn.edu    SCC174  726-6251 Office Hours:  M 11-12 WF 1-2

Assistants:

 

 

Meeting times:

(class) MWF, 12-12:50, LSci 185

   Discussions

       T Th                 

8 am

BohH  104

9 am

Chem  200

10 am

SCC21 (Tu) & Chem  200 (Th)

12 pm

DAdB  16A

2 pm

H 480

4 pm

Cina  308

Text: Calculus, 3rd Edition; Smith and Minton (Late Transcendentals), ISBN: 978-0-07-340606-0

Prerequisites: Math 1290 or Math 1296 

Course Description: The topics covered are Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic functions, Integration techniques and applications, Infinite Sequences and Series, Vectors and the Geometry of space, and Partial Derivatives.  The material is covered in Chapters 6-7,9,11 and 13 of the Smith/Minton text.  Some supplemental material, not included in the text, may occasionally be presented in lecture.

Grading (Dates are tentative):

Exam 1:

Friday, February 22nd

 Chap 11, 6-6.5

100pts

Exam 2:

Friday, March 28th

 6.6 , Chap 7

100pts

Exam 3:

Friday, May 2nd

 Chap 9

100pts

Final Exam:

Thursday, May 15th , 10-11:55am

Cumulative

200pts

Homework(~30 @ 5pts each)

Tuesdays

 

150pts

Quizzes(10 @ 10pts each)

Thursdays

 

100pts

Participation

Daily

 

  60pts

 

 Total:

 

810pts

 

 

Grade Scale:

A = 94-100%  A- = 90-93%                            C- = 70-73%   C = 74-76%  C+ 77-79%

B- = 80- 83%  B = 84-86%  B+ 87-89%                      D = 60-66%  D+ = 67-69%

F = 59 or below

 

 

 

 

Class Policy

Lectures, discussions, material in the text and homework are all intended to compliment each other.  No one is a replacement for any of the others.  You are responsible for all material covered via any of these sources.  Each Thursday (except the week of an exam) in discussion there will be a 10 point quiz covering current material.  The lowest quiz score will be dropped at the end of the semester.  Homework will be assigned daily in class and will be due at the end of class each Tuesday. There will be more problems assigned than graded and you will be responsible for going online and viewing the homework key to insure that all your work is correct.  Late work will not be accepted.  All work should be shown for homework, quizzes and tests.  Adhere to the Homework Guidelinesfor the completion of homework.  You are strongly encouraged to form study groups and collaboration is acceptable on homework assignments, but not exams or quizzes unless you are explicitly told otherwise.  Student solution manuals containing solutions to the odd problems are available in the bookstore.  However, you may not use the full solution manual with both even and odd solutions while preparing your homework.  Any cases of cheating will be dealt with severely. To view the UMD statement on Student Academic Integrity Policy, see: www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/integrity. If you feel that an error has been made in grading on of your exams, please bring it to the attention of the instructor. You will have one week following the return of each exam in which to contest such errors.   Keep all homework, quizzes and exams in your records.

 

Participation

Your participation in this class is expected during both lectures and discussions.  I will routinely start or finish a class with a two point question(s) that will be graded as follows.  One point will be granted for an incorrect answer and the full two points for a correct answer.  The questions will all be answered with the personal response card (clicker) you purchased.  However, before the system will work you will need to register your response card at https://webdrop.d.umn.edu/. For more information about the technology and the process that was used to choose this system you can visit http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/classroom/srs.html.

 

Calculators

Use of graphing calculators is encouraged but not required. They will be allowed on exams and quizzes, but exams and quizzes will be written to minimize the benefit of having a calculator.  You must show your work (thought process) for all problems, thus answers arrived at by calculator alone will be granted very few points.   Any calculator that is capable of symbolic manipulation will not be allowed on exams.  This includes TI-89.  See the instructor if you are unsure if your calculator is acceptable.

 

Missed Exams or Quizzes

Missed quizzes or exams will be assigned a zero score unless you provide a valid written, signed (by a doctor, for example) excuse for your absence; unless it is not possible to do so, you must provide verbal notice ahead of time to your instructor for the absence. Arrangements for a makeup should be made as soon as you know you will miss. Do not wait for the next class. You can leave the instructor a message 24 hours a day by phone or by email. Oversleeping, poor preparation, slight colds, and cold weather are not valid excuses. Remember that one quiz score will be dropped, so you have a bit of a cushion.

 

Student Conduct Code

The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code (http://www.d.umn.edu/assl/conduct/code). Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, reading/writng email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other learning activities.

 

Disabilities

Please inform me of any disabilities of which I should be aware in order to provide for equitable participation.

 

Tutoring

In addition to the office hours of the instructor and the teaching assistants, help is usually available M-F at the Tutoring Center in SCC40. Schedules are posted there.