Math 142-Spring 2002

Office Hours:

I am almost always in my office from 9 to 10 and after 2:40 on days when we have class. You can drop by then or talk to me after class about arranging to meet me at another time.

Text:

Calculus: Concepts and Contexts - Stewart

Course Description:

This is Calculus II. We assume that you are familiar with the ideas of derivative and integral. We will start by covering more in depth applications of derivatives and integrals, and then continue on to topics such as differential equations, and power series. This will include an introduction to the computer program Maple and its applications to calculus.

Homework:

It's hard to learn math just by watching a professor talk about it for four hours a week. Much of your learning will have to take place outside of class through doing the homework problems and projects. Also, class time will often be spent doing group activities.

I will assign homework for you to turn in about once a week. It will consist several basic practice problems and a few more involved problems. We will often do group activities in class that you will be expected to write up and turn in at the end of the period. There will be three projects. These will be very involved problems and will have very high standards for presentation. You will do them in groups.

Computers and Calculators:

Computers are becoming an important part of mathematics and science, and so one of the goals of this course will be to gain some familiarity with mathematical software, and to increase your comfort level for using computers to do math. To this end there will be several (4 or 5) Maple labs during the semester.

In the day to day activities of class you will need a calculator or computer that can calculate the standard functions and make graphs. Whenever you use a calculator on a test or on homework, you will be expected to show you work, and make it clear how you got your answers.

Tests:

There will be three ``midterms'' on the following dates: February 5, March 5, and April 9 There will be cumulative final exam at the end of the semester. It will be at the officially scheduled final time.

You can make up a test ONLY if you have a compelling and well documented reason for missing it.

Your Final Grade:

The above factors will count toward your final grade as follows:

Final:	100 points
Midterms:	50 points each
Projects:	30 points each
Homework, group work, and maple labs:	160 total points
total	500 points

NOTE THAT HALF OF YOUR GRADE IS BASED ON HOMEWORK AND PROJECTS. You must keep up with the homework to get a good grade in the class.

When ever I return an assignment or test I will tell you the cut offs for A-, B-, and C- for that piece of work. The overall cutoffs for your final grade will be the sum of the cutoffs for each assignment or test. The cutoffs will always be at least 90%=A-, 80%=B-, and 70%=C-, but they will often be lower than that.