The three-course Calculus sequence for science majors consists of Math 171, Math 172, and Math 221. This course, Math 172, covers techniques of integration (such as substitutions and integration by parts), applications of integration (such as area, volume, arc length, center of mass, first-order differential equations), infinite sequences, and infinite series (including power series).
The required textbook is Calculus: Early Vectors by James Stewart, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999, ISBN 0-534-49348-3. The course covers (parts of) Chapters 6-10.
Math 151 or Math 171 is the official prerequisite for this course. Good performance in a high-school calculus course also satisfies the prerequisite.
The course meets in three different rooms, as follows:
| Day | Time | Room |
| Monday | 9:10-10:00 | BLOC 163 |
| Tuesday | 9:35-10:25 | CE 136 |
| Wednesday | 9:10-10:00 | BLOC 163 |
| Friday | 9:10-10:00 | BLOC 130 |
The departmental web site for Math 172 is https://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math172/. There is a separate (regularly updated) web site specifically for section 502.
The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. Office hours are in 202 Milner Hall, 10:15-11:15 A.M. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; also by appointment. The office telephone number is (979) 845-7269, and the email address is boas@tamu.edu.
There will be exams in class on the following days: Wednesday 28 September, Wednesday 26 October, and Wednesday 30 November. Each of these three exams counts for 20% of the course grade.
The cumulative final examination, scheduled by the Registrar for 8:00-10:00 A.M. on Monday 12 December, counts for 20% of the course grade. The remaining 20% of the course grade will be based on homework and quizzes.
You have access to the computer mathematics system Maple both in the Mathematics Department CalcLabs and in the University Open Access Labs. If you want to buy a personal copy of Maple for your own PC, you will want to know about the special offer for TAMU calculus students. You can buy a copy of Maple 10 for $75 by following the instructions at http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/maple/adoption/. (The price at the campus bookstore is $140.)
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