Cal Poly Mathematics

Math 142-14, Calculus II
Fall 2003

Time: MTRF 2-3
Location: Building 38, Room 221

Instructor: Dr. Ben Richert
Office: Building 25, Room 325
Office phone: (75)6-1681
Office hours: M,T,R: 2-3; F: 12-1, 2-3; and by appointment.
Email: brichert@calpoly.edu

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.

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: Math 141.

Grades: Grades will be based on quizzes and exams. The quizzes count for 20%, the first in-class exam counts for 20%, the second in-class exam counts for 25%, and the final counts for 35%.

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

Individual Homework: Individual homework questions will be listed on the web as we go through the semester. These will not be collected, but will be used in the construction of quizzes and exams.

Quizzes: There will be one quiz each week (typically on Friday). This quiz will usually be based on the homework, and the intention is that completing the individual homework assignments and looking over your solutions will be sufficient preparation. No makeup quizzes will be given; however, your lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Exams: There will be two in-class exams and one cumulative final. Exam 1 is scheduled for Friday, January 30. Exam 2 is scheduled for Friday, February 27. These dates are tentative. The cumulative final will be held from 1-4 on Tuesday, March 16.