Metropolitan Campus
Business & Technology Unit
Summer/2007
MATH-1620
CALCULUS II
Credits: 05
Section(s) Day(s) Time Rm
50224 M W Th 6:00 pm-8:53 pm MLA 215
(Metro Liberal Arts 215)
(Formerly called HUM 215)
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Arendt
Office: MLA 202 (math lounge)
Mailbox in Part-Time Office, Health Careers & Sciences Building, Room 118
(Former Science & Technology Building, 118)
Phone: (216) 987-4123
E-mail Address: joseph.arendt@tri-c.edu
Personal Web Site: http://home.att.net/~arendtj
I will put the list of homework to be collected and copies of any Powerpoint presentations that I give on my personal web site. Accessing this web site is not mandatory, but may be helpful to some students. Already there is material from Calculus II, Section 50234 from Summer/2006 and Section 81983, which should give an idea of what will be going up there for this class (although a different textbook was used for those).
Office Hours: Before or after class, or by appointment.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Second of three-semester sequence. Includes study of logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, techniques of integration, polar coordinates, conics, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, sequences and series.
Lecture Hours: 05 Laboratory Hours: 00
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S):
MATH-1610 Calculus I; or sufficient score on assessment exam; or departmental approval: equivalent coursework.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of MATH-1620 Calculus II, the student should be able to:
A. Differentiate and integrate trigonometric and exponential functions.
B. Differentiate logarithmic and inverse trigonometric functions.
C. Integrate functions yielding logarithmic and inverse trigonometric functions.
D. Apply various techniques of integration to solve integrals.
E. Graph functions using the polar coordinate system.
F. Identify and graph conics.
G. Evaluate the limit of indeterminate forms.
H. Recognize and solve improper integrals.
I. Determine if a sequence is convergent or divergent.
J. Determine if an infinite series is convergent or divergent.
K. Find the interval of convergence of a power series.
L. Use calculator/computer as a tool to assist in the computations and manipulations of the calculus.
INSTRUCTOR'S EXPECTATIONS:
I expect regular attendance, selected homework announced weekly in class to be turned in on time, and ability to explain and use main concepts from this course. Careful reading of my Grading Policy will show that attendance by itself is not part of the grade. Only test scores and homework grades are used. Nevertheless, material from all lectures will appear in the homework and tests, so excellent attendance is highly recommended, and regular attendance fit well with success of students in the previous semester.
The Academic Credit section states, “two hours of significant student study outside of class for each one hour in class.” Please be aware that Calculus II is a five credit course, so it takes considerable more time and effort than a typical three credit math course. This summer course is given in eight weeks rather than the sixteen of a normal semester, so we will be racing along!
TEXTBOOK/INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
The required textbook is Calculus; Eighth Edition, Howard Anton, Irl Bivens, Stephen Davis; Anton Textbooks Inc. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (c) 2005.
A graphing calculator is highly recommended. I will design my tests so they can be done without such a calculator (although at least a scientific calculator will be expected), but those with the graphing calculator may have an advantage on some problems. The Texas Instruments TI-83 orTI-83 Plus is recommended for a graphing calculator, while there are other similar models in the TI line that may also work but may also have some differences so be sure to bring the manual if you have questions on those. If a graphing calculator other than a TI is chosen, the student will have to learn to use it himself or herself. Dr. Arendt is only familiar with the model listed, but how to use some other models can vary wildly.
ATTENDANCE:
Regular class attendance is required. An instructor may withdraw a student for excessive absence if the student has missed the equivalent of one week of instruction unless arrangements satisfactory to the instructor can be made by the student to demonstrate that he/she can make acceptable academic progress (College Policy).
My own personal policy is not to use attendance on its own as part of the overall grade. However, we cover essential material in every class, especially at the rapid pace of a summer course, so missing any lecture can cause difficulty. If a lecture is missed, then I recommend reading the text carefully and photocopying notes from another student, plus visiting the math tutors for help with the homework problems corresponding to what was covered. It is not necessary to give me an excuse if the missed date was not a test day.
As a general observation, I have found those who do not attend regularly do not do well in the class, even without my directly using the attendance for the grade.
If it is necessary to miss a test, then discuss it with me. Beforehand if possible. For adequate reasons, judged by me as the instructor, an alternate test will be made available at the Assessment Center for a specified period of days. To prevent cheating, this will not be identical to the test given in class, although it will be similar.
WITHDRAWAL:
Students may withdraw from any semester course prior to the end of the twelfth week of the full term, or 80 percent of any instructional part of term. Specific withdrawal dates are available by term in the Campus Admissions and Records Offices or published in the schedule of courses.
Up to the last day of the twelfth week of the semester, a student may withdraw from a course(s) for any reason. Withdrawal from a course prior to the last day of the second week of the semester will have no notation made in permanent records--withdrawal thereafter will be noted with a "W."
If a student misses class time for the equivalent of one week of instruction, an instructor has the option to withdraw the student for excessive absence. The instructor may elect not to exercise this option, however, and it is the student's responsibility to make sure that an official withdrawal takes place.
All transactions involving withdrawal from courses shall be done in writing and on forms provided by the college. A student's failure to attend classes shall not constitute an official withdrawal. The withdrawal date for this summer course without a record on the transcript is June 25, 2007. The withdrawal date with a W grade on the transcript is July 18, 2007.
TESTS, QUIZZES & HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
There will be four regular tests, plus a cumulative final exam. Homework to be collected will be a selection taken from what is on the syllabus, and the selection will be announced in class one week before the due date. I also list that on my personal web site. The lowest of the four regular tests will automatically be excluded. The final exam must not be missed, and will not be replaced with any other test score.
FINAL EXAM:
Thursday, August 2, 2007, 6:00 pm, MLA 215 (same as regular classroom). The Final Exam is two hours long. It is comprehensive for the entire course.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Only for a verifiable doctor’s excuse will a make-up test be scheduled. This is a strict requirement, but keep in mind that one of the four regular tests will be dropped as explained in the Grading Policy/Scale. For assigned homework, it will be accepted late with a penalty of the instructor’s discretion until that material is covered on an exam, after which that late homework will not be accepted.
GRADING POLICY/SCALE:
A grade of A for 90%-100%; B for 80%-89%; C for 70%-79%; D for 60%-69%; F for 0-59%.
Lowest score of four regular tests (not including the final) will be dropped. The final exam is mandatory. No other test score will substitute for it.
20% each (for 60% total) Three regular tests (after lowest dropped)
5% Homework
35% Final exam
Consider if one had 90% on each of the four tests and 90% on the homework, but missed the final exam. One of the four regular tests automatically goes away. This then works out to (90%)(0.2) + (90%)(0.2) + (90%)(0.2) + (90%)(0.05) = 58.5%. That is under 60%, so it is an overall grade of F! This means one can be going into the final exam with a low grade of A, but merely by missing the final exam get an F! Taking the final exam is vitally important!
INCOMPLETE (I) GRADES:
A notation of "I" indicates that a student has not completed all course requirements as a result of circumstances judged by the instructor to be beyond the student's control. A student must complete all course requirements no later than the end of the sixth week of the academic term following the semester in which the "I" was noted. Failure to complete such requirements will result in an "F" (failing) grade.
ACADEMIC CREDIT:
In order to award one (1) semester hour of college credit, the Ohio Board of Regents requires two hours of significant student study outside of class for each one hour in class for the equivalent of an academic semester.
This is a five-credit course, so about ten hours a week outside of lecture would be a normal expectation according to this guideline. Nobody will ever be standing over you with a stopwatch to check. All that will be measured is performance on homework and the exams. Some students do not study as efficiently as others. For example, for efficient studying, I recommend not studying calculus with loud music playing. Therefore, some students may require more time than this and others might get by with a little less. With this caveat, I find the two-hours-outside-for-an-hour-of-lecture to be a good guideline for the amount of time to put into this course.
MATH TUTORING AVAILABLE
The Math Tutoring Lab is available during the summer. Tutoring is free and no appointments are needed. The hours are more limited in the summer, but still respectable. They are:
Monday and Thursday 9:00 Am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday 11:00 Am - 7:00 pm
The Math Tutoring Lab will be closed whenever the college is closed.
The phone number is 216-987-4647. The Math Tutoring Lab is located on the fourth floor of the Metro library.
Their web site is:
http://instruct.tri-c.edu/metromathtutors
http://instruct.tri-c.edu/metr
omathtutors
DISABILITIES
Students with disabilities at Cuyahoga Community College are expected to take an assertive role in communicating with faculty and staff members about their need for reasonable accommodation.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please contact me as soon as possible.
Please communicate to the instructor any disability that might prevent taking the test in the classroom in the same time period as the other students early in the class well before the test itself is taking place. For my courses, under no circumstances will a regular classroom test or the final exam be given as a take-home test to be done without supervision overnight or over several days. Instead, a different location and time will be provided to students with disabilities who require it, with more time allowed or other requirements that they might have.
If you want to talk to me, I can be reached at arendtj@att.net
Last modified June 12, 2007