Course Information

Math 262: Calculus II Section 04, Spring 2014

4 Credits: MTWRF 12:00pm – 12:50pm Bridges Room 264

 

Textbook: Thomas’ Calculus by Thomas (rev. by Weir and Hass), 12th Edition [Required]

Instructor: Justin James, Mathematics Department

Office: MacLean 375M                           Office Phone: (218)477-4011            

Office Hours:  MTWHF   10:00 – 10:50am       Email:  jamesju@mnstate.edu

MTWHF   11:00 – 11:50am                           Webpage:  web.mnstate.edu/jamesju

     T    H  3:00 –   3:50pm

                         Other times by Appointment

 

Course Description:  Calculus of one variable-transcendental functions, applications of integrals, techniques of integration, infinite series.

 

Prerequisite:  Math 261: Calculus I

Major Content Areas:

·        Finding areas, volumes, and arc lengths.

·        Work and center of mass.

·        Formal definition of logarithms, exponential functions, inverse trigonometric functions, their

derivatives and uses as antiderivatives, and applications of all of these in the calculus.

·        Integration techniques.

·        Sequences and series, and determinations of convergence.

·        Taylor/Maclaurin series, power series representations of functions, proofs of convergence.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

·        Use a variety of integral calculus techniques to solve real-world problems.

·        Prove when an infinite sequence or series converges or diverges.

·        Be able to find a series representation of a function and determine its interval of convergence.

 

Course Requirements: You are expected to complete all daily homework, labs, and writing assignments, and to take and pass all exams and quizzes on their scheduled dates and times.

 

Instructional Strategies:  Lecture, discussion, small group work.

 

Attendance and Academic Expectations:

You are expected to attend class regularly and on time.  The penalty for unexcused absences is that missed in-class assignments cannot be made up.  If you have to miss class for a reason that you believe merits being excused, come see me (preferably in advance).  You are expected to read the material in your textbook prior to each day’s lecture and to have attempted the problems on the homework assignment.  During class, you should participate in discussions.  When working in groups on labs, you should participate fully in what the group is trying to accomplish.  You are encouraged to form a group to study and work with on homework and labs outside of class.   You should bring your book with you to class.

 

Homework and Quizzes: I have listed suggested homework problems on the course schedule.  The listed problems are primarily for your own practice and study.  I will periodically collect and grade a subset of the assigned book problems. You will be told in class at least 2 days in advance which problems to turn in.

 

I will also give occasional quizzes.  Most will be in-class quizzes, but a few may be “take home” quizzes. Your quiz and homework scores will be combined to contribute 90 points toward your final grade. Expect at least one homework grade and at least one quiz grade to be dropped.

 

There will also be a Major Quiz on sequences and series that will contribute 30 points toward your final grade in the course.

 

Labs: You will also have several lab assignments.  We will start lab assignments during class and you will have some time to work together in groups on them.  You will be expected to finish the remainder of the lab and to turn in the completed lab the day of the next class meeting by 4:00pm. Your best 20 labs will be combined to contribute 200 points toward your final grade (at least 2 labs will be dropped).

 

 

Reflective Writing Assignments:  During the semester, you will be given three short writing assignments in which you will be asked to give your personal thoughts and reflections on different aspects of the course.   These informal papers will be graded mainly on how well they address the questions they pose, but you should write in complete sentences and clearly express your thoughts.  Each reflection paper will contribute 10 points toward your final grade.

 

Extra Credit:  In order encourage you to think deeply about the material that we are learning and to develop your mathematical thinking and problem solving skills, I may assign a few “Extra Credit” problems during each unit of the course.  Well written solutions to these problems will earn you bonus points.  These points will be added to your total points at the end of the semester.

 

Exams:  This course will have five unit exams plus a comprehensive final exam, as outlined in the course schedule.  Be sure to mark the date of each exam on your calendar, especially the final exam.  Exams will be closed book, and closed notes.  I will allow the use of an approved calculator (no graphing calculators), but other electronic devices (cell-phones, etc.) are not allowed. 

 

The credit given on exam questions will be proportional to the amount of correct work shown.  Little to no credit will be given if sufficient work is not shown, even when the final answer is correct.  Each exam will be worth 80 points, but one exam score may be replaced by your unscaled percentage score on the final exam (provided that this improves your grade).  The final exam is worth 200 points. 

 

 

Course Grading Policy:            Your final grade in the course will be computed as follows:

 

Quizzes and Homework:                          90 points

Reflective Writing Assignments                          30 points

Sequences and Series Quiz                            30 points

Labs (best 20 scores)                                    200 points

Unit Exams:                                                400 points

Final Exam:                                                200 points

Total:                                                            950 points

 

I will compute the percentage of the total points you earned and then assign letter grades based on the following scale:

 

96.5-100.0%            A+                        81.5-86.4%            B                         69.0-71.4%            C–

91.5-96.5%            A                         79.0-81.4%            B–                        66.0-68.9%            D+

89.0-91.4%            A–                        76.5-78.9%            C+                        60.0-65.9%            D

86.5-88.9%            B+                        71.5-76.4%            C                        <60.0%                        F

 

                                                                       

Make-up Work:

Because you are allowed to drop several scores, I only give make-up assignments for extreme personal emergencies or for absences which are officially sanctioned by the University.  I expect written documentation in either of these cases.  If you miss an exam and a make-up exam is not warranted, you may still replace your grade on one missed exam with your un-scaled percentage score on the final exam.

 

Special Accommodations:

Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Director of Disability Services at 477-4318 (Voice) or 1-800-627-3529 (MRS/TTY), Flora Frick 154 as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.  Information regarding Disability Services is available at http://web.mnstate.edu/disability/

 

Academic Honesty: You are expected to do your own work.  You may work with others and get help on assignments, but the work you submit must be your own.  During exams and quizzes you will not be allowed to get help from others.  Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated in any course at any level.  See the MSUM Academic Honesty policy for more information on the possible consequences of cheating.

 

 

Thanks, and Let’s Have a Great Semester!!

 

 

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