Syllabus for Math 152.522-524

Spring 1997

Instructor: Prof. Michael S. Pilant, BLOC 507C.
Class Times: T, Th 11:10-12:25 HELD 113
Lab and RecitationTimes:

Section 522: M 1:50-2:40 BTLR 100, W 1:50-2:40 BLOC 127
Section 523: M 3:00-3:50 FERM 110, W 3:00-3:50 BLOC 127
Section 524: M 4:10-5:00 MILS 110, W 4:10-5:00 BLOC 126

Office Hours: T,W, Th 9:45 - 10:45, BLOC 507C, other times by appointment

Course Description: Credit 4. The first half of this course will cover techniques of integration and applications of integration, such as area, volume, arc length, work, hydrostatic force, center of mass and first order differential equations. The second half of the course covers three dimensional geometry (lines and planes in 3-space), curves and surfaces in 3-space, partial derivatives and its applications. The course meets for three hours in lecture with your professor and twice per week in recitation with your teaching assistant (TA). One of your recitation meetings is designed to discuss questions over homework or lecture. The other recitation meets in the computer laboratory using the computer package Maple. The goal of the computer laboratory portion of the course is to show how problems that are too difficult to solve hand, can be solved with the help of the computer. The prerequisite for this course is Math 151 or equivalent.

Required Texts: Calculus: Early Vectors - Volume II, preliminary edition, by Stewart et al, published by Brooks/Cole. The computer laboratory will also use Calclabs with Maple V, also published by Brooks/Cole.

Grading: Your grade will be determined by three exams, a cumulative final exam, and a laboratory grade. The weights of each of these are as follows.

Exam I (Thursday, February 13, 1997; 7:30-9:30PM) - 15%
Exam II (Thursday, March 20, 1997; 7:30-9:30PM)- 15%
Exam III (Tuesday, April 22, 1997; 7:30-9:30PM) - 20%
Final Exam - 25%
Lab Grade - 25 % (Quiz=10%, Maple=15%)

Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned according to the following

90.0% - 100.0% -> A
80.0% - 89.9% -> B
70.0% - 79.9% -> C
60.0% - 69.9% -> D
0.0% - 59.9% -> F

Exams I, II and III are common exams (same exam is given for all sections of Math 152) and are administered in the evenings from 7:30-9:30pm. The increased weights of the third and final exams reflect the cumulative nature of the course. The laboratory grade will be determined by quizzes (40%) and computer assignments (60%).

Make-ups for exams and quizzes will only be given with documented University-approved excuses (see University Regulations).

In order to encourage CLASS ATTENDANCE (as well as participation and preparation ) I will be handing out problem sets during the last 10 minutes of lecture, based on the previous week's material. This will count towards the 10% quiz grade (see above). Further details will be announced at a later time.

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