MAC2282-901 Engineering Calculus II

Instructor:

Dr. Wen-Xiu Ma, Office: PHY310, Phone: 974-9563.

Office Hours and Location:

MW4:00-5:00pm (tentative) or by appointment, PHY310.

Prerequisites:

C (2.0) or better in MAC 2281, or C (2.0) or better in MAC 2311.

Course Goal:

Learn the underlying principles of calculus and examine applications pertinent to engineering.

Text:

Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions, 4th Edition, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards (2007, Houghton Mifflin).

Course Content:

Chapters 5, 7, 8, and 9 will be covered, with some sections omitted.

Attendance:

Attendance will not be required, but is expected. It is your responsibility to know what is going on in class.

Exams:

Four exams will be given during the semester. The lowest of these four exam scores will be dropped. There will also be a 2-hour cumulative final exam. The tentative dates for the midterm exams are

Exam 1: Chapter 5 - Jan. 22, 2009 (Thursday)

Exam 2: Chapter 7 - Feb. 12, 2009 (Thursday)

Exam 3: Chapter 8 - March 12, 2009 (Thursday)

Exam 4: Chapter 9 - April 16, 2009 (Thursday)

Final Exam: All Chapters - April 28, 2009 (Tuesday) from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

Makeup Exams:

No makeup exams will be given unless two or more exams are missed, in which case valid excuses are required for each missed exam. If only one exam is missed, then no excuse is required; the missed exam will count as your dropped score.

Retaining Exams:

You should keep all your returned exams until you receive your final grade. You will need these exams to demonstrate that a grade was incorrectly recorded, should that happen. Any unclaimed midterm exams will be kept until the next exam is given, after which they will be discarded.

Homework:

Homework will be assigned but not collected. It is strongly advised that you do all of the assigned homework since the exam questions will closely resemble the homework problems. Success in most math classes requires spending at least 1 to 2 hours doing homework for every hour of lecture, so be prepared to devote from 8 to 12 hours per week of your time to this course.

Extra Credit:

There will be no extra credit assignments available.

Course Grade:

Midterm exams (3): 100 points each. Final exam: 150 points.

Final Grades:

The university's +/- grading policy will be used in assigning final grades. If your overall percentage of total points falls into the following range, you will receive the corresponding grade:

97-100 (A+), 93-96 (A), 90-92 (A-), 87-89 (B+), 83-86 (B), 80-82 (B-),

77-79 (C+), 73-76 (C), 70-72 (C-), 67-69 (D+), 63-66 (D), 60-62 (D-), 0-59 (F).

Calculator Usage:

Graphing calculators will be allowed, but you cannot use a calculator with a built-in computer algebra system (e.g., TI-92) on any of the exams. Also, you may not use your cell phone as a calculator.

Getting Help:

• There is a Student Solutions Manual available as a companion to the text. It contains answers to all the odd-numbered problems.
• There is a Math Tutor Lab in PHY 107. The tentative hours of operation are MTWR 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and F 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The purpose of the lab is to answer generic questions on the course material. You may also ask questions about odd-numbered exercises.
• STEM Mart is a new help center intended to provide tutoring for students in Life Sciences Calculus I and II, Engineering Calculus I and II, and Calculus I and II. STEM Mart is staffed by undergraduate student leaders and graduate students. In addition to receiving tutoring in Calculus, students will be able to get help in introductory biology, chemistry, and physics courses.
  Located in the Success Center, ENG 104-105 (Kopp Engineering Bldg).
  Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-9:00pm, Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm.
• Arrange to meet your instructor outside of class.

Miscellaneous Policies:

• Cheating will not be tolerated. The university policy on Academic Dishonesty is explained at the website http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0809/adadap.htm.
• Students who must miss a class period due to a major religious observance must notify the instructor of this absence, in writing, by Thursday, January 8.
• Any student with a disability is encouraged to meet privately with the instructor during the first week of classes to discuss accommodations. The student must bring a current Memorandum of Accommodations from the Office of Student Disability Services (SVC 1133). This is a prerequisite for receiving accommodations. Exam accommodations through the Office of Student Disability Services require two weeks advance notice. All course handouts are available in alternate format if requested in the student's Memorandum of Accommodations.
• Please do not hold conversations, either with your classmates or your cell phones, during the lecture sessions. (Cell phones must be turned off at all times.)
You are encouraged to take notes. All unauthorized recordings of class are prohibited. Recordings that accommodate individual student needs must be approved in advance and may be used for personal use during the semester only; redistribution is prohibited.
• The last day to withdraw from this course and receive a tuition refund is Friday, January 15 (by 5:00 pm).
The last day to withdraw from this course and receive a grade of "W" is Friday, March 27 (by 5:00 pm)
• S-U Policy: Students who want to take this course for a grade of S-U must sign the S-U contract no later than the end of the third week of classes. There will be no exceptions. For further information on S-U grades, please see the website http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0809/gradetc.htm.
• A grade of "I" indicates incomplete work and will only be assigned when most of the coursework has already been completed with a passing grade. See the website http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0809/gradetc.htm for further information.

Related Math Links:

"If you look around, you can see a lot." "Farther along, we'll know all about it. Farther along, we'll understand why?"
• Internet Calculus Resources at Math Forum: Calculus.
• The Connected Curriculum Project at Duke University.
• The Mathematical Atlas at Northern Illinois University.
• Calculus on the Web at The COW Library.
• Ask Mr. Calculus.
• Live Calculus Study Guide: Calc Chat.
• Math Archives - Calculus Resources On-line.
• MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive at University of St Andrews, Scotland.
• Check out the netLibrary eBook: What Is Mathematics, Really?
• The Number Pi at The Pi Page.
• The USF Math Club Home Page.
• MAA Florida Section Site at St. Petersburg College.
• Math Homework Help at Hotmath, Inc.

If you have questions or suggestions, please leave your messages at mawx@math.usf.edu