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Syllabus for Math 112 (Sec. 05 and 06)Calculus IIInstructor: Dr. Mark Tomforde Office: 133 Jones HallEmail: [email protected] Phone: 221-2013Instructor Web Site: www.math.wm.edu/˜tomfordeCourse Web Site: www.math.wm.edu/˜tomforde/Math112-5-6.htmlOffice Hours: MWF 10:00AM – 11:00AMTh 1:30PM – 3:00PM(or by appointment)Note Ab out Office Hours: I encourage you to come by my office if youhave any questions, need help with homework problems, or would just liketo talk about the material. You are welcome to come see me at times otherthan my office hours. If I am available, I will be more than happy to talkwith you. Also, if for some reason you are unable to make it to Office Hours,you are welcome to email me to se t up an appointment.Meeting Times: Lecture: MWF 2:00–2:50PM in Jones 302Lab: Sec. 05: Tu 3:30–4:20PM in Jones 203Sec. 06: Tu 4:30–5:20PM in Jones 203Course Description: This course covers basic concepts, f undamental tech-niques, and certain applications of the Integral Calculus. Topics covered willinclude: Area between curves, volumes (disks, washers, slicing), work, fluidforce and pressure, integration by parts, trigonometric integrals, trigono-metric substitution, partial fractions, numerical methods of integration, im-proper integrals, arc length, modeling with differential equations, exponentialgrowth and decay, sequences, series, various tests for convergence of series,power series, and Taylor/Maclaurin series.Text: (1) The textbook used for this course is Single Variable Calculus,Early Transcendentals (5thEd.), by James Stewart. The student solutionsmanual and study guide are optional. We will cover at least the followingsections of the above text: 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1–7.8, 8.1, 8.3, 9.1–9.5, and11.1–11.10.(2) You will also need to purchase the lab manual for the Math 112 CalculusMaple Labs.1Calculator: No calculator is required, but if you would like to use one Irecommend a TI-83, or TI-83Plus calculator. You may not use a TI-89 (orany calculator that does symbolic manipulation) on tests or quizzes.Course Web Page: The course web page is located atwww.math.wm.edu/˜tomforde/Math112-5-6.htmlOn the course web page you will find the homework as it is assigned, as wellas a copy of this syllabus, dates of exams, and announcements as they aremade.Grading: The final grade for the class will be determined as follows:Hour Exam 1: 20%Hour Exam 2: 20%Final Exam: 25%Quizzes: 20%Labs: 15%Exams: There will be three exams: two midterm exams during the semesterand one final exam at the end of the semester. The first two exams will beheld Friday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Oct. 28. The Final Exam is a “block exam”,taken by all sections of Math 112 on Tuesday, Dec . 6 from 8:30–11:30AM. Itis William & Mary policy that final exams are not subject to rescheduling,so please do not make plans to leave campus until after the final exam.Hour Exam 1: Friday, Sept. 23, 2:00–2:50PM in class.Hour Exam 2: Friday, Oct. 28, 2:00–2:50PM in class.Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 8:30–11:30AM, place TBA.Weekly Quizzes: Roughly once per week on Mondays (starting Sept. 5)there will be a short, 10 minute quiz to make sure you are keeping up withthe homework. The types of problems on the quiz will be very similar instyle to those assigned in the homework, and in fact sometimes problems willbe taken directly from the assigned homework. Missing a quiz will result in2a score of zero on that quiz. There will be 9 quizzes given throughout theterm. Your lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped when figuring out your finalgrade. (There will be no quiz on the M ondays following the Hour Exams,there will be no quiz during Fall Break, and there will be no quiz on theMonday after Thanksgiving break.)Labs: The 4thhour of this course is a lab. You are required to be presentat the meeting of your lab sec tion. Problems assigned in the lab packets aregraded by the Teaching Assistant (TA) and count toward your overall gradefor the course. Lab 0 is a review of sections 5.1–5.4. It is in the lab packetand is due at the beginning of your first lab meeting.Homework: A list of homework problems will be given every week on thecourse web page. Occasionally (once or twice) these homework problems willbe due in the lab, but in general the problems will not be collected or graded.It is your responsibility to work on the problems, and to make sure you arecomfortable with the material they cover. Weekly quizzes will be based onthe problems assigned. Expect to spend approximately 3 hours working onhomework outside of class for every one hour spent in class.Makeup Policy: In general, missing a Test, Quiz, or Lab results in a scoreof zero, and you will not be allowed to make up the work. Exceptions maybe made in the case of extreme circumstances, such as a documented, seriousillness. In the event that you cannot be present for an exam or quiz, and youbelieve your circumstances warrant special consideration, you need to speakto me in advance, and you need to take the quiz or exam before (and notafter) the rest of the class takes it.Honor Principal: William & Mary students are expected to adhere to thehonor principal. In this course this shall mean the following: Homework canand should be worked on and discussed with others. However, any write-ups(in labs, for instance) should be done individually. Furthermore, quizzes andexams shall be worked on independently. The quizzes and exams are closedbooks and closed notes, and until they are graded you are not allowed todiscuss the problems with anyone except the instructor. In addition, if youare aware of anyone who is cheating or receiving unfair outside assistance,you are honor bound to inform the instructor of what is occurring.3Tutoring: Free tutoring is available for Math 111 and Math 112 on Sundaythrough Thursday evenings from 5:00–8:00PM in Jones 112.General Education Requirement: Math 112 f ulfills the college’s GER 1— Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning. In order to satisfy this require-ment, the course will:1. involve numerical calculations;2. include mathematical justifications explaining why the approaches andcalculations used in the course of study actually work;3. include applications of mathematics to real-world settings or disciplinesother than mathematics.Special Needs: Any student with a disability or chronic health problemfor whom special accommodations would be helpful is encouraged to discusswith the instructor the types of assistance


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