ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II

Math 221, Fall 2006

CALC II WEB-PAGE: http://www.math.ksu.edu/math221/fall-2006


Course Coordinator:  Todd Cochrane, CW 209, 532-0565, cochrane@math.ksu.edu              

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Text, Calculator. 
The text book is  Calculus Early Transcendentals (5th edition) by James Stewart; published by Thomson Corp. (2003), ISBN 0-495-13129-6. 
The book comes with free online access to a Student Solutions Manual.  For login: userid is `calckansas', password is `kansascalc'.
No particular calculator is required but a graphing calculator such as a TI-83/84 is strongly recommended. Calculators will not be permitted on exams.
 

What is Calculus II about?
We ended Calc I last semester with the study of integrals, including the fundamental theorem of calculus and applications of integrals to calculating areas and volumes.  Calc II  continues with a detailed study of techniques of integration and  applications of integrals to calculating arc length, surface area and centroids.   Next we get a brief taste of differential equations,  followed by a little calculus using parametric equations and polar coordinates. Finally we turn to the study of infinite sequences and series, including Taylor series and Taylor polynomials.

Course Procedure.
This course is organized along the lecture-recitation method. Each week you are expected to attend two lectures and two recitation classes. The material to be covered in each lecture along with the corresponding exercise set is indicated on the attached assignment sheet. You should read the assigned material before each lecture and take careful class notes during lecture. After each lecture,  review your class notes and do as many of the assigned exercises as you can before the next recitation class. During recitation ask for help on any problem you are having difficulty with. Problem solving is the most important aspect of this course.

Doing well in the course.
 You should plan on spending a minimum of two hours outside of class for each hour in class, that is, at least eight hours per week outside of class; students wishing to earn an A often spend 15 hours or more per week.  It is important to take careful class notes. The act of getting the ideas and methods outlined in the lecture down clearly on paper is a powerful aid to memory. (It doesn't matter if the ideas are already in the book. Taking them down in writing helps fix them in your memory.) It is also a good idea to review your notes repeatedly, partly to identify areas of confusion, partly to review.   If you do not understand some concept or technique  seek help immediately!  You must stay on top of the material from day one. Many students  find that they frequently need one-on-one instruction to fully master the techniques of this course. Experience has shown that the students (having difficulty) who come to the office hours of the instructor regularly, or go to the help room sessions tend to do better in the course.  See ``How to succeed in KSU Math courses" for further tips.

Grading.
Your recitation instructor will administer your exams and determine your final letter grade. You may earn 772 points in this course: 100 points on each of the three hour exams, 200 points on the final exam, 112 points on the written homework, 70 points on the online homework, 80 points in recitation and 10 points for the placement exam. Your recitation instructor will explain exactly how the 80 recitation points will be awarded but generally it is based on attendance, class participation, and quizzes. Letter grades will be assigned for each exam, but these should only be considered an indication of your progress. Your final letter grade will be determined from your total accumulated points, including the points you earn in recitation class.
 
Extra Credit Note Cards.
For extra credit you may prepare a 4" x 6" note card about the section to be lectured on and turn it in at the beginning of the lecture. Your card should summarize the important ideas and formulas from the section and also should include at least one question you want answered about the section. Each card you turn in is worth 1/2 point. Thus you may earn up to 15 extra credit points from the note cards.

Homework.
This class will have both written and online homework assignments. Online homework is due by midnight Sunday and written homework by 5:00 p.m. Monday  (unless Monday is a holiday). The assignments and due dates are listed on the syllabus below.  For the written homework write your name and your recitation instructor's name at the top of the front page and staple your homework. Place your homework in the homework box labeled with your recitation instructor's name and your recitation day and time. The box is  next to either CW 120 or CW 128.  You will be given a password in recitation for the online homework.

Exams.
A placement exam will be given 7:15-8:15 p.m. on August 22. This will be a multiple choice test worth 10 points. It's primary use will be to advise you whether you should be enrolled in Calc II or not. Regular hour exams will be held on September 19, October 17 and November 14 from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.. These exams will be hand graded and partial credit will be awarded.  The final exam is Wednesday, December 13, from 7:00 to 8:50 p.m..  Room assignments for the hour exams will be announced during the second week of classes, and room assignments for the final exam will be announced during the last week of classes. A basic requirement of this course is that you are able to take the exams as scheduled. If you expect to miss an hour exam and have a reasonable excuse (for example, illness or University business), notify your recitation instructor as far in advance of the exam as possible. In this case, your final letter grade will be determined by your other work in the course. If you miss an hour exam without the consent of your recitation instructor, your grade on that exam will be zero. Should you miss either two hour exams or the final for an excused reason, you will receive a grade of I, incomplete. There are no "make-up" exams. 


Most exam questions will be modifications of homework problems or examples from the  lectures. You should bring sharpened soft lead pencils and your KSU identification card to each exam. Calculators and notes are not permitted on exams. Partial credit will be assigned to your solutions when deserved, but this is completely determined by the grader. If you feel that one of your solutions has been misgraded, seek clarification from the grader within seven days. A worked out copy of each exam will be posted on our home page as well as on the Calculus II bulletin board in the hallway outside Cardwell 128. You should study it and correct all of the errors you have made. Your hour exam papers, each marked with a numerical grade, will be returned to you in recitation class. Your final exam paper will be kept for at least one year by your recitation instructor. Copies of old exams are  available  at the Reserve Desk in Hale Library and are available online at Old Exams.  

Academic Dishonesty.
Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam, paper or project, failure in the course and/or expulsion from the University and a letter placed in your permanent file. For more information refer to the academic dishonesty policy in the University handbook.

General Information.
 Information concerning the location of exams, solutions to exams, grading scales on exams, help session locations and schedules, and other information relevant to the course will be posted on the Calc II home page as well as the Calc II bulletin board in the hall outside Cardwell 128.

Help.
Your recitation instructor will announce office hours during which you may seek help. In addition you may attend the department of mathematics  help sessions.   A help session schedule will be posted on the main bulletin board across from the Mathematics Office (CW 138). Several instructors will be there to help you. Tutors for Calculus can be located through the Mathematics Department or through numerous service organizations on campus. Free tutoring in small groups is available in Leasure 201 through the academic assistance center.  It is also available in the Derby and Kramer Dining Halls.    
 

If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me in the first two weeks of classes.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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