Cal Poly Mathematics

Math 142-11, Calculus II

Spring 2008

Time: MTRF 2-3
Location: Building 38, Room 219

Instructor: Dr. Ben Richert
Office: Building 25, Room 325
Office phone: (75)6-1681
Office hours: M: 1-2; T: 1-2; R: 8-9,1-2; F: 3-4; and by appointment.
Email: brichert@calpoly.edu
Anonymous Feedback Form: http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/142/feedback.html

Course description: Techniques of integration will be explored in depth, and applied to a new class of functions---the exponential functions. These techniques will be used in a wide variety of applications, including the calculation of center of mass, surface area, volume, work, arc length, etc. Differential equations will also be introduced.

Course home page: Blackboard on my.calpoly.edu (or go directly to http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/142/142.html).

Text: James Stewart, Calculus, fifth edition, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2003.

Syllabus: We will cover section 5.5, all of chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 (with the exceptions of 9.5), and sections 10.1, and 10.4.

Prerequisites: A grade of C- or better in Math 141 (or equivalent).

Grades: Grades will be based on homework, two midterms, and a cumulative final exam. Each of the midterms and the final counts for 28%. The homework counts for 16%. In the computation of your grade, the lower of your two midterm scores will be replaced by the score you received on the final, if that will improve your standing.

Reading: Students are expected to read the section of the text to be covered on a given day before the lecture.

Homework: Homework will be due twice a week—those problems assigned Monday and Tuesday will be due on Friday, while those assigned Thursday and Friday will be due the following Tuesday. Your lowest homework score will be dropped and therefore no late homework will be accepted. Each homework assignment will be worth 10 points, determined as follows. First, a single problem will be chosen and graded on a scale of 0 to 5. The other 5 points will be awarded based on the grader's perception of the completeness of the assignment (a totally complete assignment is worth 5 points; missing or incomplete problems will result in points being deducted).

Exams: There will be two in-class exams and one cumulative final. Exam 1 is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 25th. Exam 2 is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 23rd. No makeup midterms will be given. The final will be held from 1pm - 4pm, Monday, June 9th.