MATH& 152 SYLLABUS

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JOHN MITCHELL

CALCULUS 2 SYLLABUS
WELCOME!
Welcome to Calculus 2! Here youll find information on the necessary preparation for the course, the course content, and course policies that you need to be aware of.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Identifiers Location and Time Prerequisites Math& 152, Section A, Course # 3133. Room 001, Bauer Hall. Lectures are at 9.00-9.50 a.m. Monday Friday.

You must have earned a C or better in Calculus 1, or recommending score in the placement test. Note that a C- does not suffice.

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Name Contact Information John Mitchell, B. Sc., M. Sc. (University College Dublin, Ireland). OFFICE LOCATION: BHL (Bauer Hall) Room 006 MAIL BOX: Bauer Hall, Mathematics Dept. PHONE: (360) 992 2978, or ext 2978 on campus. E-MAIL: jmitchell@clark.edu 11-11.50 a.m. Monday, Thursday, and 1.10-2.00 p.m. Tuesday, or by appointment. Please feel free to stop by during these times with any questions on your progress in the course. However, unfortunately, I cant give private lectures for missed classes.

Office Hours

COURSE MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES

Textbook Stationary Online Class Materials: Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions, 4 Edition (Larson et al). Pencil, Ruler, Letter-size ruled paper, graphing paper. Assignments can be submitted on either paper type, however graphing paper is recommended for, well, graphs. Most of the handouts will also be online in case you missed the class or need additional copies. Some larger documents will be exclusively online. Make sure you have a college account, regular access to either your private or a college e-mail address, and the technical expertise to print online documents when you need to. I currently post documents to my web site: http://web.clark.edu/jmitchell. During this term I may move some of my online course material to Blackboard to take advantage of its features. If this takes place, Ill give you more details as the term progresses, including in-class demos if necessary.
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Graphing Calculator

A Texas Instruments model (TI-83, 83+, 84+, 86, 89, Voyage 200, Nspire) is required. Demonstrations in class will normally be done on a TI-84+, so if you have a different model, then be sure you know how to use it. Please come see me during the first week of term if you need further clarification on what model to get. In addition to the textbook, there are other supplementary materials that may help you during the term, such as Solutions Manuals etc. Details are on page xvi of your text, and on the publishers website:
http://college.hmco.com/mathematics/larson/calculus_early/4e/student_home.html

Other Materials

Theres a wealth of Calculus reference material online. Ive some links on my web site, but feel free to explore and share your findings with the class. Computer Algebra System MAPLE version 11 (or 12, which has just been released) is recommended (but not required to purchase) in this course to investigate these topics further, and solve applied problems that would be difficult or impossible by hand. Maple is installed in the computer labs in Bauer Hall, or you can purchase your own copy. Well do an introduction to the package this term, and give you the expertise to take it further in the future. Theres an optional text that you may wish to get for the Maple aspects of the rd course. Its called: Maple by example, 3 edition, by M. Abell. There are copies in the college bookstore. However I have online tutoring materials that you should find sufficient to get a solid foundation.

THE COURSE
Description This course is the 2 course in the standard 4 quarter calculus sequence, and will be accepted as such by participating colleges in the Pacific Northwest and many other nd U.S. colleges. It should also be acceptable for entry to the 2 semester of a 3 nd semester calculus sequence (in fact, you will have already covered some of the 2 semester material). However, check with your intended college if youre uncertain of the transfer requirements. Well develop the techniques you covered in calculus 1, and apply them to real-world applications. Topics covered include: A brief review of Calculus 1, particularly integration. Further integration techniques (5.8,5.9) Applications of Integration (Chapter 7) Integration Techniques, LHospitals Rule, Indeterminate forms (Chapter 8). Conics, Parametric Equations and Polar Co-ordinates (Chapter 10).
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Contents

We may cover additional topics, time permitting.

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My Teaching style and philosophy

During this course, I will do my best to challenge, inspire, and motivate you, and make this course a worthwhile part of your academic growth. Topics will be presented in lecture format, and illustrated through worked examples. My preference is to work through examples live rather than bring canned solutions, so you can see the reasoning process behind the answer as well as the finished solution. Since the best way of learning new topics is to try them out, a good deal of class time will be spent on exercises, both individually and in groups. Well be covering a range of new concepts in a relatively short time. Because of this, well have limited time for revision of prerequisites, or going back over previous topics. Being successful in the course will require hard work and self-discipline on your part. Specifically: Ensure youve mastered the prerequisites! Ill discuss specifics during the first week. Be prepared for each class and attentive during it. Keep current with homework assignments, and make sure that youre prepared to ask any homework questions at the start of the next class. Dont fall behind seek help if you need it (see getting help). Since most of the grading is on tests, practice doing examples under test conditions (timed and closed-book) as much as possible.

Getting the most out of the course

COURSE POLICIES
Attendance Attendance is expected you should attend class unless theres a serious reason. If you must miss a class, you do not need to contact me in advance, unless its a test or quiz day. However, its your responsibility to find out what you missed (assignments, lecture notes etc). See your classmates rather than me for this. If you must miss a test or quiz day, you must contact me in advance and Ill try wherever possible to schedule a make-up test or other suitable accommodation. Students who dont get prior permission for an absence will be given a zero grade for the test or quiz. Note finally that failure to attend one or more sessions during the first five days of the quarter may result in you being dropped from the class for non-attendance please contact me in person or by e-mail if you must be absent during this period. Attitude and Conduct: There is a Student Code of Conduct that you are expected to comply with. See the College Catalog for details. Ill emphasize some specific conduct areas here. I should stress that in my experience Clark College students in general display an exceptional attitude towards learning and conduct themselves with a high degree of professionalism, both within the classroom and outside. I dont expect to have to deal with conduct issues this term. Dont let your classmates and me down!

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Attitude and Conduct (Continued)

In summary I ask that you come to the class with a positive attitude, and that you are respectful of your classmates and me at all times. Behavior that is disruptive to the learning environment in class will not be tolerated, and may lead to your removal from the class and further disciplinary action by the college. Some specific conduct issues to keep in mind: Be attentive during class, and dont distract others while the class is in session. In particular, refrain from any side conversations while the class is in progress. This is disrespectful to those who are trying to concentrate. Questions on the material are encouraged and Ill regularly prompt for them. However, make sure that I am facing the class, know you have a question, and am ready to answer it before asking. Also, make sure questions and comments to either your classmates or me are directed in a respectful, non-confrontational manner. Arrive on time and ready to start the session, with any due assignments ready to hand in and stapled. If you are late for class, ensure that your entrance does not disturb your classmates. College regulations allow only registered students to attend class please dont bring guests (such as your children). Exercise academic integrity. If you are caught cheating on an assignment (either in class or take home) you will be given a zero grade and your name forwarded to student services. Further action (including expulsion from the college) may be taken if the circumstances warrant it. To stress this: Cheating has serious consequences for your academic career. Dont even think about doing it. Please turn off cell phones before class starts. Any use within class (including texting) is prohibited.

Withdrawing from the course

You may drop the class anytime on or before the Friday of the seventh week of classes without instructor permission. Past this time, drops are not allowed (even with instruction permission).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: ASSIGNMENTS, ASSESSMENT, GRADING

Overview Your grade is determined by: take-home assignments (or WORKSHEETS), QUIZZES, MID-TERM TESTS and a FINAL. However, to do well in these areas, its critical that you keep current with homework. Homework will be assigned daily from the textbook. While it wont be collected, completing homework assignments after each class is crucial to completing the course successfully. Additionally, the worksheets are based on the textbook homework, and often develop the ideas in it further, so attempting worksheets without having done the relevant exercises from the textbook is difficult.

Homework

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Worksheets

There will be several (3 are projected) take-home worksheets to be turned in. A set of guidelines will be handed out prior to the first one. Worksheets should follow these guidelines, or credit will be reduced. The due date will be specified at assignment time. Again, late worksheets will not be graded. Exceptions may be made for good cause on a case-by-case basis. If you anticipate a problem with turning a worksheet in on time, please contact me in advance of the due date. If you cant make the class on an assignment date, you can deposit the worksheet in my mailbox before the start of the class in which it is due The tests and quizzes during the course assess your understanding of the material and ability to apply it to mathematical problems. There will be 3 tests during the course, and a comprehensive final exam on the entire course. See the attached schedule for projected test dates. There will also be several shorter quizzes during term, which will be announced in class in advance. Note that not knowing about a quiz day is not an acceptable excuse for lack of preparation for a quiz, so ensure that you check with your classmates if you miss a class. Generally, makeup exams are not possible. Exceptions may be made on a case-bycase basis for serious reasons; however you must contact me in advance of the test date to make such an exception.

Tests and Quizzes

Grading

The projected grading breakdown for the course is: Quizzes: Worksheets: Midterm Tests: Final: 16% (4 quizzes projected) 27% (3 worksheets anticipated) 30% (3x10%) 27%

The weighted percentage average of your marks on the assignments will be converted to a letter grade as follows: Note that grading Pass-Fail or credit/no credit is not an option for this course. 93-100% 83-86% 73-76% 63-66% F A B C D 90-92% 80-82% 70-72% 60-62% ABCD-

87-89% B+ 77-79% C+ 67-69% D+ Less than 60%

Ill discuss the detailed marking schemes for quizzes, worksheets and tests early in the term. Final grades are not for public viewing, and will not be given over the phone, either by me or by the Mathematics Dept. office. You may access them as soon as they are listed by phoning 690-4624 and following instructions, using the web, or from the campus information kiosks. See the section on Grades and Records in the college catalog for additional college regulations on grades, including topics such as confidentiality and the appeals procedure.

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GETTING HELP
From Your Teacher Ill prompt regularly for any questions during class. If you dont understand what weve just covered, dont hesitate to ask. Make an appointment with me if you need additional guidance outside class hours. I can give you guidance such as: discuss your overall progress and give guidance if needed, check a take-home assignment to see if its showing the right work, and so on. However, unfortunately time constraints mean I cant give private lectures for missed classes. From the Mathematics Department and the College There are MATH HELP SESSIONS available to you in BHL107. Ill be there on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11-11.50 a.m. Other staff members can help you as well - the schedule will be posted on bulletin boards throughout Bauer Hall. The TUTORING CENTER in Hawkins Hall (and other locations) has tutors available in many subjects, including mathematics, during posted hours. You can contact them at 360-992-2253. Most important, seek help from, and offer help to, each other the best way to increase your understanding of an idea is to try teaching it to others. The most successful students are usually those who form study groups with colleagues.

From your classmates

ADA ACCOMODATIONS
What to do If you have emergency medical information which should be shared, or if you require assistance in case the building should be evacuated, please make an appointment to see me as soon as possible during the first week of term, during the office hours indicated. Any student with a disability who may require some consideration or assistance in order to fully participate in this class should contact the Disability Support Services Office at 360-992-2314 or360-992-2835 (TTY) or stop by Penguin Student Union (PSU) room 014.

EMERGENCY AND OTHER IMPORTANT CAMPUS INFORMATION

Inclement weather or emergency information Immediate emergency communication alert Go to www.clark.edu or call 360-992-2000 as your first means of getting information. The College does send notices to radio and television stations, but the Colleges web site and switchboard are the official platforms for the most accurate information.

To receive immediate notice on emergencies, you can register your cell phone number to receive text pages and your email address to receive email messages. To do this, go to www.flashalert.net. Select Subscribe on the left, and follow the instructions. Mass communication will also be sent to all college employee phones and computers.

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Fire Alarm

Evacuate the building through closest exit; evacuation maps are located in the hallways. Take personal belongings only if it is safe to do so. Remain at least 50 feet from the building. Notify others of evacuation. Do not re-enter building until instructed to do so. New parking lot identifiers using colors and numbers have been assigned to all Clark parking lots. To help emergency or security personnel locate you, please refer to these identifying features.

Parking Lot Identifiers

Security Escorts

Security Officers are available for escorts: please call 360-992-2133.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Overview This section describes the skills you will develop during this course and how they will be assessed. Before discussing the details, some background information on the framework that Clark College uses to describe learning outcomes and assessment in general may help. Firstly, of the six campus-wide abilities the main skills that are emphasized in this course are critical thinking/problem solving and communication. In this course you will develop your abilities to (a) analyze and solve calculus problems using a range of mathematical techniques (developing your critical thinking and problem solving ability), and (b) explain your problem-solving strategy in both oral and written form (developing your communication ability). Clark College has identified that quantitative disciplines (such as Mathematics) have a set of overall Student Learning Outcomes associated with them, namely: Comprehend the content and evaluate the quality of quantitative information. Use appropriate vocabulary and notation of quantitative methods. Analyze and solve quantitative problems using appropriate methods. Interpret and explain solutions to quantitative problems. Perform accurate mathematical operations appropriate to the disciplines and/or the occupation. Each course has a set of detailed Course Outcomes that fall in to one of the above categories. The spreadsheet on the following pages gives the details of the outcomes that well be assessing in this course, what Learning Outcome they pertain to, and what ability they relate to. Ive illustrated the course outcomes with examples. If you dont understand it fully, dont worry. It wont be on a test! A Summary The main lesson to take from this section is that youre not just learning a random set of mathematics topics this term. Youre developing a range of problem solving and communication skills that will benefit you in future courses, as well as other parts of your personal and professional life.

Details

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES TABLE

The table below relates the 5 student outcomes listed in the previous section to how they will be assessed in the course.
ST U D E NT L EAR N I NG OU T C OM E S C OU R S E OU T C OM E S EX A M P L E S ( W H E R E N EC E S SA R Y ) A S S E S SED B Y C A M P U S W ID E - A B IL IT Y

Comprehend the content of and evaluate the quality of quantitative information

Develop the ability to identify the set of calculus techniques a problem pertains to. Assess what tools are necessary to solve a calculus problem (by hand, graphs, computer algebra systems, etc.) Develop a feel for how hard a calculus problem is whether it requires many steps or few.

Know that in a physics work problem where the work done is a function of distance, you will need to set up an integral to determine the work done. Given an integral, determine if it can be done using an algebra technique (e.g. substitution) or must be done using either a computer algebra system or tables. Deciding if an integral is easy just a few steps to write down the answer or hard, requiring a harder technique such as integration by parts or partial fractions Estimating the arc length of a parametrized curve, before finding it.

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Assess when a rough estimate of the answer can be obtained without detailed calculation, and provide the estimate in this case. Use appropriate vocabulary and notation of quantitative methods Use and interpret calculus mathematical notation appropriately in problem solution.

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Using integral notation aspects correctly, including knowing when an integral is a well formed expression and when its not (e.g. its missing a differential part). Describing in your own words and pictures the essential difference between finding volumes using the disk method and the shell method.

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Communication

Comprehend basic calculus terms (parameterized curve, etc) and describe them in your own words.

Quizzes/Tests Worksheets

Communication

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EX A M P L E S ( W H E R E N EC E S SA R Y )

JOHN MITCHELL
A S S E S SED B Y C A M P U S W ID E - A B IL IT Y

Analyze and solve quantitative problems using appropriate methods

Analyze and solve drill problems using basic calculus methods

Finding the value of

3 1

xe x dx by

Tests/Quizzes, Homework

hand, using substitution and showing work. Finding the pressure on the porthole of a submarine, using calculus.

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Solve applied problems (e.g. in physics, engineering) using the techniques from algebra and calculus Apply technical tools (graphical calculators, computer algebra systems such as MAPLE) as appropriate in solutions

Worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Using MAPLE or your graphing calculator to find the value of an integral which cant be done algebraically such as
3 1

Worksheets (MAPLE) Tests (graphical calculators)

Problem solving/Critical Thinking Information technology

e x dx .

Perform accurate mathematical operations appropriate to the disciplines and/or the occupation

Perform by hand calculus 2 operations.

Finding

x sin x dx

using

integration by parts.

Tests/Quizzes and worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Perform calculus 2 operations using the appropriate computational tool (e..g MAPLE).

Determining the area between two graphs using your graphing calculator.

Tests/Quizzes and worksheets

Problem solving/Critical Thinking

Interpret and explain solutions to quantitative problems

Develop good structure habits for longer problems, or those with many parts.

For a long problem such as integration using partial fractions, organizing your work so the narrative is clear. Using correct units (either imperial or metric) for the work done in a work problem.

Worksheets

Communication

Interpret applied results using appropriate units in plain English.

Worksheets

Communication

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

A projected schedule is on the next page note that the dates and topics are tentative and may change based on class needs. Homework assignments for each topic and other details will be handed out later.

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MONDAY 22 September Course Overview Review

TUESDAY 23 Review

WEDNESDAY 24 5.7 Review, substitution.

THURSDAY 25 5.8 Inverse Trig function

FRIDAY 26 5.9 Hyperbolics Intro to MAPLE

29 5.9 Hyperbolics 7.1 Areas between curves 6 7.3 Volumes shell method

30 7.1 Areas between curves

1 October 7.2 Volumes disk method

2 7.2 Volumes disk method

3 7.3 Volumes shell method

7 7.4 Arc length, Surfaces of Revolution 14 7.6 Moments

8 7.5 Work Review

211 Test 1

10 Faculty Workday

4 5

13 7.5 Work

15 7.6 Centers of mass, centroids 22 8.2 Integration by parts 29 8.4 Trigonometric Substitution Review

16 7.7 Fluid force and pressure 23 8.2 Integration by parts 30

17 7.7 Fluid force and pressure 24 8.3 Trigonometric Integrals 31 8.5 Partial Fractions

20 8.1 Basic Integration rules 27 8.3 Trigonometric Integrals

21 8.1 Basic Integration rules 28 8.4 Trigonometric Substitution

221 Test 1

3 November 8.5 Partial Fractions

4 5 8.6 Tables 8.7 Limits review. Maple Lab Session or Indeterminate forms tutorial 11 Veterans Day Holiday 18 10.3 Parametric Equations and calculus 25 10.4 Polar Coordinates 12 10.1 Conics

6 8.7 Limits review. Indeterminate forms

7 8.8 Improper Integrals Last Day to Withdraw 14 10.2 Plane Curves

10 8.8 Improper Integrals 17 10.2 Plane Curves

13 10.1 Conics

19 Review

20

211 Test 3

21 10.3 Parametric Equations and calculus 28 Thanksgiving Holiday

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24 10.4 Polar Coordinates

26 Faculty Workday

27 Thanksgiving Holiday

11 12

1 December 10.5 Area, arc length in Polars

2 10.5 Area, arc length in Polars

3 10.6 Polar Equations of conics

4 10.6 Polar Equations of conics

5 Review

8 Finals

9 Finals

10
Final: 8-9.50 a.m.

11 Finals

12 Faculty Workday

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