Math 142-Fall 2001
Meeting Times:
MTThF 8-8:50 in CLN 323

Instructor:
Michael Drinen
(office: CLN 304, phone: x5454, email:mdrinen@willamette.edu)

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 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 groups activities.

I will assign homework approximately once a week. There will be two parts to this homework. The first part is meant to contain routine problems to help you practice and become comfortable with the concepts. They will be graded less carefully than the problems in the second part.

The second part of the homework will include one or two more involved problems, giving you chances both to look more deeply into the concepts and to get practice expressing your mathematical thoughts clearly. You will be expected to write up these problems carefully; they will be graded carefully and clarity of presentation will count.

There will also be two 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, these will count as part of the homework.

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: September 21, October 26, and November 20 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: 50 points each
Homework and Participation: 150 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.

Homework Assignments:

Due Thursday September 6:

Due Thursday September 13:

Due Friday September 21:

Due Friday September 28:

Due Friday October 5:

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