Math 125 C - Calculus II - Autumn 2009

The Math Department does not allow instructors to overload this class.
The best way to get in is to keep trying on-line.



Lectures

Monday/Wednesday/Friday
9:30 - 10:20
Smith Hall (SMI) - Room 211

Instructor

Professor Daniel Pollack
Padelford Hall C-550
Phone: 206-543-1809
pollack@math.washington.edu

TAs

Cris Negron (CA and CB)
Padelford Hall C-111
negron@math.washington.edu

Sweta Suryanarayan (CC)
Padelford Hall C-331
sweta@math.washington.edu

Topics


The Course

 This course is an introduction to integral calculus. We will review antiderivatives and then study the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. We will use this theorem to compute areas and volumes, as well as a number of other applications. A variety of techniques will be be studied and used to compute difficult antiderivatives. The course will conclude with an introduction to differential equations. If you want a good grade in this class, you should expect to spend at least 12 hours a week on homework.

Grades

 Your grade will be determined based on your total score for the course, which is computed as follows: The total number of points is 300.

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Weekly Homework

Homework will be assigned daily. The homework will form a core part of the course. You are responsible for all of the problems assigned. The problems assigned during the week will be collected in Quiz Sections. No late homework will be accepted, however your lowest two homework scores will be dropped in computing your total homework grade.

Your homework will be graded by the TAs but only for completeness, not correctness. They will use the same method that we use for the Worksheets (see below). They will give your HW one of three possible scores: 0 (if you did nothing or did not hand in the homework), 1, or 2 (if you succeeded in completing all, or nearly of the HW assignment). It is very important to keep up with the homework and do all of it in order to learn the material. The significant amount of effort which you will make in completing and mastering all of the homework each week will be directly reflected in your homework grades, and indirectly will have a big influence on your performance on the exams. It is important to keep up with the homework. The homework will play a key role in your learning the material.

The best way to be sure you get the most out of your homework is to work with others. I strongly urge you to form a study group and work collaboratively on the homework problems. This way you'll learn more, and you'll maximize your chances of getting all the problems correct. The only limitation on collaboration is that, after you and your study group have worked out how to do the problems, you must each write up your own solutions in your own words.

Quizzes and Exams

 There will be a 20 minute quiz every week, except for the first week of classes and the weeks of midterms. These will cover the homework from the preceding week. In particular the problems on the quizzes will be taken directly from the HW. Making sure that you understand how to do each and every HW problem is the best way to insure good scores on the quizzes. The TA's will grade them and return them to you the followingweek. The quizzes are closed book/closed notes. There are no make up quizzes, but I do drop your 2 lowest quiz scores.

There will be 2 midterm exams. They will be given on Thursday, October 22 and Thursday, November 19 as listed in the syllabus. They are meant to take 50 minutes but you can take the full 70 minutes of Quiz Section. You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.

The final exam will take place from 1:30pm to 4:20pm on Saturday, December 12 in TBA. (see Ground rules for common finals).

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Rules for taking exams

You are allowed to use one handwritten, two-sided 8.5 by 11 sheet of notes.

GRAPHING CALCULATORS AND CELL PHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED during exams or quizzes. You may use a scientific calculator.

There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling and well-documented reason (which means mandatory attendence at a University sanctioned event) for missing a midterm, speak to the professor about it at least one week before the exam.

TA sections

On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will meet with a Teaching Assistant in a smaller group. This gives you a chance to get more of your questions answered. Thursday's TA section will be 80 minutes long so that, in addition to getting help with your homework, there will be time for a worksheet that you can work on while the TA circulates and answers questions. You must do the worksheet during the section, you may not hand in an already completed worksheet for credit. At the end of the class the TA will collect the worksheets and give you one of three possible scores: 0 (if you did nothing or did not hand in a worksheet), 1 (if you left early or did very little), or 2 (if you clearly made an honest effort to complete the worksheet). The average of these grades will be converted into a score out of 30 points which will contribute to your overall course score as described above. It should be clear that you should all plan on easily getting all of these 30 points.

The midterm exams will be held in TA Sections.

The TA's are:

SectionsNameOfficeEmail
CA & CB Cris Negron PDL C-111 negron@math.washington.edu
CC Sweta Suryanarayan PDL C-331 sweta@math.washington.edu

Text

 Calculus, by James Stewart.
This is a custom edition available in the University Bookstore. There are two volumes: Volume 1 covers Math 124/5; Volume 2 covers Math 126/324.

You also need the Math 125 Course Pack which should always be brought to your Tuesday & Thursday section.

Calculators

You will need a scientific calculator for Math 125. It must have trigonometric functions, like Sin and Cos, as well as logarithms and exponentials (ln and exp). GRAPHING CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED on quizzes and exams in Math 125 this Winter. A graphing calculator is any device with a multiline display that has the ability to graph mathematical functions. See your instructor before the first exam if you are not certain if your calculator is acceptable.

Cell phones

As a courtesy to your instructor and your fellow students, please be sure to turn off your mobile phones before coming into the classroom. Any calls received during class will bring the classroom discussion to an abrupt halt and all attention will be diverted to the call recipient until the call is ended and phone turned off.

Incompletes

A grade of Incomplete will be given only if a student is doing satisfactory work up until the end of the quarter, and then misses the final exam due to a documented medical or family emergency.

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