Lycoming College
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Gene Sprechini
OFFICE: D-311
Academic Center
To make an appointment to see me in my office, go to
the link here.
PHONE: 321-4288
TEXT: Calculus Of a Single Variable, 7th Edition,
Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, D. C.
Heath and Company, 2002.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
This is the second half of the sequence begun in
Math 128. We will cover chapters six
through nine of the text. Specific
topics include applications of integrals, techniques of integration, sequences,
series, conic sections, and parametric equations.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
This Calculus sequence is intended for math and
science majors. As such, it introduces
problem solving techniques and the underlying principles upon which they are
based. By the end of the two semester
sequence students should be able to apply techniques of one variable calculus
to a variety of problems; should understand what assumptions need to be made for
these techniques to be valid; and should begin to understand why those
techniques work. Students should also
gain some familiarity with using computer software to solve “realistic”
problems.
TUTORING:
As soon as tutoring
times for this course are scheduled for the semester, they will be posted on
the Department of Mathematical Sciences Tutoring Page here.
EVALUATION:
The final grade depends on the number of points
earned out of the 1300 points possible from the following:
Assignment Set #1 & Exam #1: 200 points
(50
points are from in-class quizzes and out-of-class homework assignments leading
up to Exam #1, and 150 points are from Exam #1.)
Assignment Set #2 & Exam
#2: 200 points
(50 points are from in-class quizzes and
out-of-class homework assignments leading up to Exam #2, and 150 points are
from Exam #2.)
Assignment Set #3 & Exam
#3: 200 points
(50 points are from in-class quizzes and
out-of-class homework assignments leading up to Exam #3, and 150 points are
from Exam #3.)
Assignment Set #4 & Exam
#4: 200 points
(50 points are from in-class quizzes and
out-of-class homework assignments leading up to Exam #4, and 150 points are
from Exam #4.)
Maple Lab Assignments: 100
points
(These are done each week in the Monday night lab
period collected each week at the end of the period.)
Assignment Set #5 &
Final Exam: 400 points
(50 points are from in-class quizzes and
out-of-class homework assignments leading up to the Final Exam, and 350 points
are from the Final Exam.)
The in-class 150-point exams are scheduled for Friday
September 19, Monday October 13, Monday November 10, and Monday
November 24. The 350-point final
exam will be scheduled during final exam week.
Homework assignments collected on an almost daily
basis, and remember that an incorrect answer is worth more than no answer, so
try every problem! A list of the
homework assignments and due dates is displayed below.
In-class quizzes may occur as often as once a week.
Any student with more than ten unexcused absences
will automatically fail the course.
Attendance is expected and important.
It is unfair to other students for you to monopolize class time or a
tutor’s getting “caught up” on material you missed due to absenteeism. Any student who misses a significant number
of classes forfeits his/her right to ask questions both inside and outside of
the classroom. (This does not apply to
the student who misses one or two classes for legitimate reasons. It applies to “chronic offenders”.)
The final course grade percentage is the percentage of points earned
from the total possible points, and letter grades corresponding to the final
course grade percentage are assigned according to the following:
A = above 93.33% |
A– = 90% to 93.33% |
B+ = 86.67% to 90% |
B = 83.33% to 86.67% |
B– = 80% to 83.33% |
C+ = 76.67% to 80% |
C = 73.33% to 76.67% |
C– = 70% to 73.33% |
D+ = 66.67% to 70% |
D = 63.33% to 66.67% |
D– = 60% to 63.33% |
F = below 60% |
MAKE-UP WORK:
Homework, labs, and quizzes can NOT be made up. (If you
do not miss more than 3 or 4 of these throughout the semester, your grade will
not be affected; however, if you miss more than five, your grade will be
affected, and any student who misses more than ten of these assignments will
automatically fail the course.)
Exams can be made up ONLY when BOTH of the following
have been satisfied: (1) the instructor is presented with documented evidence
of the justification and (2) arrangements to make up the exam are made within
48 hours of the originally scheduled time.
The further before the exam you tell me the more lenient I will be
about the “justification”. Please
let me know before an exam if anything is going on in your life that
could adversely affect your performance.
I would much rather you tell me before an exam that you are not ready
than have you explain to me after an exam why you did poorly.
STANDARDS
AND POLICIES:
My teaching style is a modified lecture format. As I present new material do some examples,
I will be asking you to do part of the work at your seat. I may have you discuss your answer with your
neighbor(s). You may be asked to write a brief paragraph about some of the
theory we discuss or formulas we derive in class. This format is what I have found to be most helpful for the
majority of students (and incorporates most learning styles). If this does not match your own learning
style, please contact me and we can try to find an additional approach
(possibly outside of class time) that works better for you.
I assume you will put forth an honest effort in this
class. By this, I mean that you will
come to class on time (or get the notes when you must miss), that you will
honestly try to complete every homework assignment, and that you will seek help
(from a tutor or a classmate or the instructor) on those problems you have
difficulty with. If you have seriously
worked on a problem for 15 or 20 minutes without getting it, then it is time to
get help, since more than 15 or 20 minutes without success is usually a waste
of your time, and less than 15 or 20 minutes does not give you a real chance to
do it yourself. If you get any problems
wrong on a homework assignment, you should make certain to find out how to do
them correctly.
Clearly, it is an act of academic dishonesty to
receive or give aid on an exam. I
encourage you to work together on homework.
However, all submitted work must be in your own handwriting. The point of the homework is for you to
learn how to do the problems.
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Section 5.10 (pages 403-404)
Exercises # 7, 15, 20, 27,
40, 56, 57, 68, 71, 79
Due Fri 8/29
Section 6.1 (pages 413-415)
Exercises # 3, 6, 15, 16,
20, 25, 33, 37, 43, 53
Due Wed 9/03
Section 6.2 (pages 423-426)
Exercises # 4, 6, 7, 8, 12,
15, 23, 26, 43
Due Fri 9/05
Section 6.3 (pages 432-434)
Exercises # 3, 6, 9, 16, 18,
19, 21, 22
Due Mon 9/08
Section 6.4 (pages 442-444)
Exercises # 3, 6, 10(set-up
only), 12(set-up only), 29, 31, 36
Due Wed 9/10
Section 6.5 (pages 456-458)
Exercises # 12, 21, 28, 31,
34
Due Fri 9/12
Section 6.6 (pages 467-469)
Exercises # 3, 10, 13, 15,
19, 22, 25, 28
Due Mon 9/15
Section 6.7 (pages 474-476)
Exercises # 5, 7, 11, 12, 18
Due Wed 9/17
Section 7.1 (pages 486-487)
Exercises # 20, 21, 25, 29,
34, 45, 50, 54
Due Mon 9/22
Section 7.2 (pages 494-496)
Exercises # 12, 15, 16, 23,
27, 32, 36, 85, 89
Due Fri 9/26
Section 7.3 (pages 503-505)
Exercises # 3, 12, 15, 21,
26, 29, 30, 53, 56, 66
Section 7.4 (pages 512-514)
Exercises # 5, 10, 13, 19,
28, 35, 36, 42
Due Fri 10/03
Section 7.5 (pages 522-523)
Exercises # 7, 12, 15, 18,
21, 24, 27
Section 7.6 (pages 528-529)
Exercises # 20, 24, 25, 29,
33, 39, 46, 49
Due Wed 10/08
Section 7.7 (pages 537-539)
Exercises # 18, 21, 28, 33,
38, 39, 42, 43, 55, 66, 80
Due Fri 10/10
Section 7.8 (pages 547-549)
Exercises # 14, 21, 25, 32,
33, 39, 70
Monday October 13 – Exam #2
Due Wed 10/15
Section 8.1 (pages 564-566)
Exercises # 2, 11, 48, 49,
50, 54, 55, 62, 70, 81, 82, 94
Section 8.2 (pages 573-576)
Exercises # 1, 8, 15, 21,
24, 34, 43, 54, 56, 57, 60, 77
Due Fri 10/24
Section 8.3 (pages 580-582)
Exercises # 4, 17, 20, 53,
54, 57, 62, 63
Due Mon 10/27
Section 8.4 (pages 587-589)
Exercises # 3, 6, 8, 10, 15,
20, 24, 26, 33, 35
Due Wed 10/29
Section 8.5 (pages 595-596)
Exercises # 10, 13, 15, 33,
40, 42, 45, 49
Due Mon 11/03
Section 8.6 (pages 603-604)
Exercises # 13, 16, 21, 26,
35, 40, 46, 52, 53, 55, 58
Due Wed 11/05
Section 8.7 (pages 613-615)
Exercises # 13, 19, 27, 30,
41, 44, 45, 46, 50
Due Fri 11/07
Section 8.8 (pages 623-624)
Exercises # 11, 14, 17, 20,
23, 26, 29, 36
Monday November 10 – Exam #3
Due Wed11/12
Section 8.9 (pages 630-631)
Exercises # 6, 11, 13, 39,
40, 42
Due Fri 11/14
Section 8.10 (pages 641-642)
Exercises # 2, 3, 7, 21, 23,
29
Due Mon 11/17
Section 9.1 (pages 660-664)
Exercises # 12, 15, 31, 33,
47, 51
Due Wed 11/19
Section 9.2 (pages 672-674)
Exercises # 2, 3, 11, 24, 30,
39, 51
Monday November 24 – Exam #4
Due Fri 11/21
Section 9.3 (pages 681-683)
Exercises # 8, 15, 26, 35,
52, 53
Due Mon 12/01
Section 9.4 (pages 691-693)
Exercises # 3, 11, 22, 36,
53, 79, 86
Due Wed 12/03
Section 9.5 (pages 700-701)
Exercises # 3, 7, 31, 32,
46, 52
Due Fri 12/05
Section 9.6 (pages 707-709)
– Depending on time, this section may or may not be covered!
Exercises # 14, 15, 20, 33,
36, 37
Monday-Friday December 8-12
– Final Exam Week