CALCULUS IIMATH 1020

SUMMER 2010SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTORProf. Maya Kiehl Office Hours:Amos Eaton 326 after lectures any daykiehlm@rpi.edu Wed 1 - 2:30 PM in AE 326

TEXTCalculus: Early Transcendentals, 6th Ed. by James Stewart

COURSE WEBSITEhttp://eaton.math.rpi.edu/CourseMaterials/MATH1020MK/Please find and bookmark the course webpage as important information pertaining tothe course will be posted there.

TAKEWAYS

• develop proficiency in basic symbol manipulation

• develop an ability for calculus modeling

• demonstrate sharpened skills for symbol manipulation

• extend the ability for logical reasoning

ATTENDANCE POLICYClass participants are encouraged to attend the class meetings as they wish. Quizzesand Exams are only given during lectures times. Failure to write any of the quizzesor Exams will be excused only with the a written ”excuse” from the Dean of Studentsor from a medical doctor. If you miss a graded event for an unforeseen circumstance,you must not delay in contacting (in person or by email) Prof Kiehl and informing herof your situation. If you do not contact your instructor within 24 hours of missing agraded event, you forfeit any opportunity to make-up the graded event. A penalty maybe given when taking a make-up if prior arrangements have not been made.

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CREDENTIALINGClass participants are credentialed based on their performance on quizzes , SKILLSquizzes, weekly Exams and a cumulative Final Exam. Each portion of the grade ismore clearly described below. Final course grades will be based upon one of two grad-ing schema presented in the chart below. Note that you will automatically be assignedthe higher of the two percentages calculated.

Grade Scheme 1 Scheme 2Weekly Exams 50% −−

(10% each)SKILLS Quizzes 20% 20%Final Exam 30% 80%

QUIZZES and SKILLS QuizzesQuizzes will be given in nearly every lecture in one of two formats. Quizzes are a mix-ture of partial credit problems and TF/MC questions. The partial credit problems comefrom examples in lecture and suggested homework problems. Two quizzes of this typeare given each week and allow you to accumulate bonus points that are added to yourexam score for the week. SKILLS Quizzes (No Partial Credit Skills Quizzes) will begraded on a no partial credit basis and will come from the Calculus Skills problems canbe found at http://calculus.math.rpi.edu/. SKILLS Quizzes account for 20% of youroverall grade. Second chance SKILLS quizzes are given at designated times during thesession.

EXAMSExams will be given during lecture every Friday covering the material of that week.The only exception is that for Exam 2, a SKILLS section from Week 1 will be includedon Exam 2 rather than on Exam 1. Each exam will include a SKILLS section, a TFand Multiple Choice section and a Partial credit section. Your score on a given examwill be the sum of the points earned on the exam plus the bonus points accumulatedon the quizzes given during that particular week up to a maximum of 100 points. (Ifyour exam score + bonus points sum to greater than 100 points, you forfeit the bonuspoints above 100 for that week. They can not carry over to a subsequent week.)

FINAL EXAMThe Final Exam will be cumulative and will be administered during the finals periodJuly 1-2. As in the weekly exams, there will be a SKILLS section, a TF and MultipleChoice section and a Partial Credit section on the final exam.

CALCULATORS AND OTHER DEVICESCalculators are not permitted during quizzes and exams. Keep in mind that you will notbe given problems to solve that require tedious arithmetic or complicated graphing, soa calculator will not be necessary. This also means that there are certain trigonometricidentities that you will be required to know. The use of cellphones, pagers, and iPods

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is not permitted during class. Please be sure to stow (and turned off or silent) thesedevices upon entering the classroom.

GRADE ASSIGNMENTA grade will be assigned to each class participant according to the following:

Grade PercentA 100− 94A− 93− 90B+ 89− 87B 86− 83B− 82− 80C+ 79− 77C 76− 73C− 72− 69D+ 68− 65D 64− 60F 59− 0

SUGGESTED HOMEWORKClass participants are encouraged to work out the suggested homework in order to bet-ter understand the material covered in class. These problems will not be handed in.Additionally, working these problems will be beneficial for exam preparation as manyexam problems will be modeled after suggested homework problems.

GRADE APPEALSIf you wish to appeal a grade, you must submit in writing the reasons you think thegrade was incorrect along with the original work in dispute so that the request maybe reviewed carefully. Grade appeals must be submitted to your instructor within oneweek from the time the exam or quiz is returned in class. Please pick up and look overall graded work on the day they are returned. If you fail to pick up your graded workwhen it is returned, you forfeit the right to appeal your grade.

WHAT DO UNHAPPY CAMPERS DO?Course grades may be appealed through the office of the Chairman of the Departmentof Mathematical Sciences.

CLASS HONOR CODE

• All work submitted on exams and quizzes must be your own. No collaboration ispermitted on an exam or quiz.

• Discussion of exam problems before one party in the discussion has written saidexam is a violation of the honor code.

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The above are some specific examples of Academic Dishonesty that will not be toleratedin this course. Class participants should also be familiar with the various forms of Aca-demic Dishonesty defined in the Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities.In this class, all assignments that are turned in for a grade must represent the student’sown work. In cases where help was received, or teamwork was allowed, a notation onthe assignment should indicate your collaboration. Submission of any assignment thatis in violation of this policy will result in a reduction of grade or possibility of a failinggrade for the course. If you have any question concerning this policy before submittingan assignment, please ask for clarification.

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DAILY SCHEDULESUMMER 2010

Date Chapter Events Notes

May 24 5.3-5.5

May 25 7.1,7.2 Quiz 1 Sec 5.3-5.5

May 26 7.4 SKILLS 1 & 2 5.3-5.5 & 7.1

May 27 7.3, 7.8 Quiz 2 Sec 7.1, 7.2, 7.4

May 28 Exam 1 5.3 - 5.5, 7.1 - 7.4 & 7.8SKILLS 5.3-5.5, 7.1, & 7.2

May 31 No Classes

June 1 10.1, 10.2 SKILLS 3 &4 7.2 & 7.4

June 2 10.3, 10.4 Quiz 3 Sec 10.1, 10.2

June 3 10.5, App C Quiz 4 Sec 10.3, 10.4

June 4 Exam 2 10.1-10.5, App CSkills 7.4 & 10.3

June 7 11.1, 11.2 (11.3) SKILLS 5 10.3

June 8 11.5, 11.6 Quiz 5 Sec 11.1, 11.2 (11.3)

June 9 11.8, 11.9 SKILLS 1-5 ReDo A 1st Question from SKILLS 1 - 5

June 10 11.10, 11.11 Quiz 6 Sec 11.6, 11.8, 11.9

June 11 Exam 3 11.1,11.2,11.5,11.6, 11.8-11.11SKILLS 11.11

June 14 12.1, 12.2 SKILLS 1-5 ReDo B 2nd Question from SKILLS 1 - 5

June 15 12.3, 12.4 Quiz 7 Sec 12.1, 12.2

June 16 12.5 SKILLS 6 & 7 11.11 & 12.3

June 17 12.6 Quiz 8 Sec 12.3, 12.4, 12.5

June 18 Exam 4 12.1 - 12.6SKILLS 12.3 & 12.4

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June 21 13.1, 13.2

June 22 13.3 Quiz 9 13.1, 13.2

June 23 13.4 SKILLS 8 & 9 12.4 & 13.2

June 24 14.1, 14.3 Quiz 10 Sec 13.3, 13.4

June 25 Exam 5 13.1 - 13.4, 14.1, 14.3SKILLS 13.2 & 14.3

June 28 14.2, 14.4 SKILLS 10 14.3

June 29 SKILLS 6 - 10 ReDo 2 questions from SKILLS 6 - 10

June 30 Review

July 1 Study Hours

July 2 Final Exam 8:30 AM - 11:30 AMLally 104

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