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Math 142. Calculus II . Spring, 2002.
Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 4th edition, by James Stewart.
Content: Math 142 continues the development of calculus started in Math 141, and in particular covers integral calculus, which is an important tool in applications in all parts of the natural sciences, engineering and economics. The basic concept of an integral will be introduced and used to find areas, volumes and average values among many other things. The essential techniques of integration will be covered such as substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric substitution, and the method of partial fractions. Throughout, applications of these techniques to problems coming from other disciplines will be discussed.
See also the Catalog Description.
Exams and grading
There will be two midterm exams and one final at the following times:
Your grade for the course will be based on your performance on exams,
homework, and recitations. The number of points awarded for these is as
follows.
| First midterm exam | 100 points |
| Second midterm exam | 100 points |
| Final exam , part II | 100 points |
| WeBWorK assignments | 150 points |
| Attendance | 38 points |
| Recitations and quizzes | 60 points |
| Total | 548 points |
There will be four exam grades, with the first and second halves of
the final counting as separate exams. The first part of the final exam is optional. If your score on this part is
better than one of your midterm scores, it will substitute for the lowest of your midterm scores.
No makeup exams will be given.
Class attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be taken after the second week of classes. Each class in Knightly's and Kojcinovic's sections (meeting MWF) is worth 1 point, and each class in Felea's and Voloshina's sections (meeting TR) is worth 1.5 points.
Homework
Homework comes in two forms. One form consists of WeBWorK problems. WeBWorK problems are done over the web and provide instant feedback as to whether you have done a problem correctly or not. When you have done a WeBWorK problem correctly, that fact is immediately recorded. WeBWorK problems are individualized for each student, so students may work together on the general method for solving problems. However, you are expected to do your own assignment. Experience has shown that roughly half the students in this course get perfect homework grades (ie they get every problem right on every assignment), so the homework curve can be very steep. Missing even a single WeBWorK assignment can severely effect your grade.
The other form of homework consists of supplementary problems that are listed on the syllabus. These problems do not contribute directly to your total grade, but they will be discussed in recitation and similar problems may very well appear on quizzes and exams. It is important to do both the WeBWorK and supplementary problems.
Recitations
There will be a weekly recitation/workshop where both WeBWork and recommended homework will be discussed and sometimes a short quiz based on the recommended homework will be given. Recitations start the week of January 21. Sign up for a recitation on sheets posted on the first and second floors of Hylan by 5pm Friday, January 18. Attendance is compulsory in the sense that attendance at one recitation is worth 5 points toward your total grade, up to a maximum of 60 points. If a quiz is given, the quiz will be worth 4 points and attendance 1 point.
Extra Help
It is essential not to fall behind, because each lecture is based on previous work. If you have trouble with some material, seek help in the following ways:
The Final Exam will be 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Monday, May 6th. The exam will be comprehensive covering all the sections listed in the syllabus. However, the first part (covering the material of the midterm exams), is optional. If your score on Part I is higher than your score on one of the midterm exams, then your score on Part I will replace your lowest midterm exam score (one replacement only). The second part of the final (covering the material since the second midterm) is required and counts no matter what your score on it is.
An excellent way to study is to redo the midterm exams. If you can do all the problems (and all similar problems) on the midterm exams, you should do well on the first part of the final. Don't memorize how to do the problems on the midterms. Rather learn how to solve those type of problems. Next, make sure you can do all the problems on WeBWorK assignments which are on material covered since the second midterm. After that, you should review your notes, older WeBWorK assignments, and supplementary problems.
All WeBWorK assignments (even the ones which are now closed) are available
for practice and review. You can still do the problems and WeBWorK will
tell you whether or not your answers are correct.