Course Guide and Syllabus: printable pdf version of the handout distributed on the first day of class.
The topics that we will cover include:
- Parametric equations
- Polar coordinates
- Sequences
- Series
- Tests for convergence of series
- Representations of functions as power series
- Taylor and Maclaurin series
- The binomial series
- Taylor polynomials
- Vectors and the geometry of space
- Vector functions and space curves
This material corresponds to Chapters 11 through 14 of Stewart's Calculus.
All students enrolled in MATH 142 must satisfy one of the following requirements:
- A score of 3 or above on the Advanced Placement Calculus BC exam or
- Credit for Math 142 at Cal Poly, or its equivalent.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~dpaquin/math143fall08.html
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Additional office hours by appointment! Please email me to schedule a meeting!
Section Meeting Times Location Section 4 MTRF 12:10-1:00 pm 10-126
You can find a detailed schedule by topics on the Math 143 Course Schedule page.
Title: Calculus, 5th editionAuthor: James Stewart
ISBN: 0-534-39339-X
Publisher: Thomson: Brooks/Cole
The textbook should be available in the bookstore. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have any trouble obtaining a copy of the textbook.
The best way to learn mathematics is by doing mathematics; thus, homework will be assigned daily. It serves as your opportunity to make sure that you understand the material presented during lecture and in the textbook. I will post daily practice problems/homework assignments on the Math 143 Course Schedule page. Although the problems will not be graded or collected, I strongly encourage you to work on all of the posted problems. You should work on the posted problems immediately after each lecture, and I encourage you to form study groups for working on the problems. Problems on quizzes will be taken verbatim from the suggested daily homework problems. Note that you should also be reading the textbook sections as you do the daily homework--the examples are a great help. You are always welcome to ask questions about any problems in the textbook, assigned or otherwise.You should expect to spend an average of 2-3 hours studying for each lecture hour of class; hence the 25-35 hours per week program of the College of Science and Mathematics. The posted practice/homework problems should be considered as a minimum number of problems to be worked, and are chosen to provide a reasonable sampling of the material.
Most weeks (typically on Tuesdays), there will be a short quiz consisting of a few problems taken from the suggested daily practice/homework problems (verbatim). The quiz dates will be posted in advance on the Course Schedule page. Quizzes and their solutions are posted on the Quizzes page. The lowest quiz score will be dropped. Make-up quizzes will not be given, unless arrangements are made prior to the beginning of the class.
There will be three 50-minute in-class exams and a longer comprehensive final exam in this course. The exam dates are currently scheduled as follows:
Exam 1 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (in class) Exam 2 Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (in class) Exam 3 Friday, November 21, 2008 (in class) Final Exam Friday, December 12, 2008, 10:10-1:00 pm
The final exam times are determined by the University schedule posted on the Cal Poly Office of Academic Records page. The final exam will be held in the regularly assigned classroom. Note that the final exam is approximately 3 hours in length! The in-class exam dates are subject to change, with prior notification given in class and via email by the professor.
Information regarding the exams, including practice problems and solutions, can be found on the Math 143 Exam Information page. No calculators will be permitted during the exams. If you know that you will be missing class on the day of an exam, you must notify me as soon as possible prior to the scheduled exam date so that an alternate arrangement can be made.
The basis for your grade in this class has the following components:
- Quizzes: 25%
- In-class exam 1: 15%
- In-class exam 2: 15%
- In-class exam 3: 15%
- Final Exam: 30% if you complete the optional project
Although there are no pre-determined cutoffs for letter grades, an initial estimate can be determined according to the following scale:
It is important to note that the actual grades assigned may be higher than this scale (i.e. there may be a curve), but they will not be lower.
90% and above A-, A 80% to 89% B-, B, B+ 70% to 79% C-, C, C+ 60% to 69% D-, D, D+ Below 60% F
It is to your benefit to attend each class session; you are responsible for all material discussed in lecture. Please be prepared to start class on time, thereby avoiding any disruptive activity. Participation in classroom discussion as well as any group activities is expected and encouraged. Class participation may be used to make borderline grading decisions.