MA1022 – Calculus II
Course Syllabus - A 2000
LECTURER:
Arthur Heinricher, Stratton 202A, 831-5397, heinrich@wpi
OFFICE HOURS: M, Tu, Th 2:00—2:50, Th 9:00-10:30, and by appointment.
TEXT: Calculus (Eighth Edition) by Varberg, Purcell, and Rigdon
WEB PAGE:
http://www.math.wpi.edu/Course_Materials/MA1022A00/
About the Course: MA1022 is about integral calculus. You will learn how to evaluate antiderivatives and integrals as well as the connection between the two. You will learn to use the integral in applications ranging from area to arc length to work to center of mass to simple differential equations. You will also learn to work with exponential, logarithmic and inverse trigonometric functions and to use them in applications.
Course Goals: This is a goals oriented course. By this I mean that there is a list of specific skills that you must master in order to pass the class. You cannot pass by knowing some of the topics very well and ignoring others. There will be a quiz problem (actually several quizzes) associated with each of the 15 course goals. You must pass every quiz (with a score of at least 8 out of 10) in order to pass the class.
Course Structure: There are four class meetings and one lab session each week. You are expected to attend class and lab.
GRADING SCHEME:
There are really two separate steps in determining your grade.
Step 1: In order to pass, you must master the 15 learning goals of the course. If you do master all 15 learning goals, you will pass the class with at least a C.
Step 2: If you have achieved the 15 learning goals, your letter grade will be determined from your point total for a Final Exam, weekly Computer Labs, a Quiz average, and Homework/Class Participation.
A perfect score will be 400 points and the minimum needed for an A will be 360 points and the minimum needed for a B will be 320 points. You will get a C for the course otherwise (assuming you achieve the 15 learning goals).
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Final Exam |
100 |
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Computer Labs |
100 |
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Homework/Participation |
100 |
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Quizzes |
100 |
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Total |
400 |
TESTS:
There will be a comprehensive final exam worth 100 points. The test will be closed book and notes; you may NOT use a calculator.
- Final Exam: Wednesday, October 18, 6:30-8:20pm in HL116
HOMEWORK/PARTICIPATION:
At least seven homework sets will be collected during the term. Problems will be selected from the list of recommended problems and announced at least one day before the set is due. Two or three problems will be chosen from those collected and graded in detail; this will be your grade for the homework set.
There will also be several in-class activities connected to the recommended problems and the computer labs. At the end of the term, your 3 lowest homework/class grades will be dropped and an average computed for the remaining scores (adjusted to 100 points).
Late homework will be accepted in special cases, with a 2 point deduction. Sloppy homework will be returned ungraded and you get a zero; no kidding.
QUIZZES:
Quizzes will be given in lecture. They will usually consist of two problems, each problem connected to one of the course goals.
All quiz problems will be graded on the following scale:
10 points: mathematics is correct and the explanation is clear and accurate;
8 points: mathematics and explanation are correct, only minor errors;
3 points: fundamental errors in the calculus or the explanation of the work;
0 points: yikes!
For example, if you drop a minus sign or make a simple arithmetic or algebra mistake, you pass with an 8. If you forget to use the chain rule or if an answer appears without work or explanation, you get a 3 and do not achieve the goal associated with the problem (and get to take the quiz again).
Your final Quiz total will be your point total on all of the 15 goal-related problems, adjusted to a 100 point scale. (Notice that your have to get at least an 80 for this part of your point total!)
You can re-take any quiz (or part of a quiz) as many times as necessary. There will be regularly scheduled make-up times (usually Friday after in the hour after lecture). If you cannot attend the scheduled make-up times, you must meet the instructor to make other arrangements.
COMPUTER LABS:
You will meet once each week in the computer lab to work on problems with a Computer Algebra System called Maple. The labs have two purposes. First, to introduce you to a powerful tool for analysis that can be very useful in advanced mathematics, science, and engineering. The second purpose is to explore the calculus in greater depth than you could achieve without the aid of a computer.
BONUS POINTS:
There will be several opportunities to collect bonus points during the term. Some of these points will be for special quizzes and some special problems announced in the lecture and/or the conference session.
Last modified: Tue August 31 10:07:16 EST 2000