Math 172: Honors Calculus

Math 172: Honors Calculus

Instructor: Sarah Witherspoon
Email: sjw AT math.tamu.edu
Office and hours: MF 9-10 am, T 1-2 pm, or by appointment, in BLOC 513B

Course web address: /~sjw/172/math172.html

Class meetings: TR 11:10 am - 12:25 pm in CHEM 2122 and W 8:00 - 8:50 am in BLOC 160
Text: Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th ed.

Course requirements and grades
Course prerequisites: Math 147, 151, 171, or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

There will be three in-class exams, each worth 100 points, and the final exam (cumulative) is worth 200 points. The homework and in-class assignments combined are worth 100 points. Your final grade is based on your average as follows: A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (0-59%).

Course description
4.0 credits. Techniques of integration, applications of integrals, improper integrals, sequences, infinite series, vector algebra and solid analytic geometry. Math 172 is the second of a three semester beginning calculus sequence, which is taken, for the most part, by math, chemistry, and physics majors. Designed to be more demanding than Math 152. No credit will be given for more than one of Math 148, 152, 172.

We will cover most of Chapters 6 through 11 in the text Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th ed.

Learning objectives
After taking this course, students should be able to do routine computations, using integrals, of areas, volumes, arclength, and work. They should be able to understand, use, and explain the relationship between definite integrals and Riemann sums in various contexts. Students should understand infinite series and how to use and explain convergence tests and error estimates. They should be able to state and apply the basic definitions and the major theorems of integral calculus and infinite series. They should be able to supply some proofs. A high level of mathematical sophistication is practiced in class and is expected of honors students generally.

Weekly Schedule (tentative)
Week 1 (8/28-9/1): Review of 5.1-5.4, 5.5, 6.1
Week 2 (9/4-9/8): 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Week 3 (9/11-9/15): 6.5, 7.1, 7.2
Week 4 (9/18-9/22) Review, Exam I in class (Thursday 9/21)
Week 5 (9/25-9/29): 7.3, 7.4, 7.7
Week 6 (10/2-10/6): 7.8, 8.1, 8.2
Week 7 (10/9-10/13): 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4
Week 8 (10/16-10/20): Exam II in class (Thursday 10/19)
Week 9 (10/23-10/27): 11.1, 11.2
Week 10 (10/30-11/3): 11.3, 11.4, 11.5
Week 11 (11/6-11/10): 11.6, 11.7
Week 12 (11/13-11/17): Exam III in class (Thursday 11/16)
Week 13 (11/20-11/21): 11.8
Week 14 (11/27-12/1): 11.9, 11.10, 11.11
Week 15 (12/4-12/6): Finish and/or Review
FINAL EXAM: Friday, December 8, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, in our regular classroom

Homework will be assigned approximately once each week, and usually will be due the following week. The assignments will be posted on the web on or before the day they are announced in class. For full credit on the homework, you must show all work and justify your answers. Working together on homework is fine, but each of you should write up your own solutions.

Calculators will not be allowed on exams. They may be used for homework and in class assignments, some of which may require a calculator.

Attendance Regular attendance is expected but is not officially recorded. Please let me know by e-mail, phone, or in person if you must miss two or more class days in a row. Likewise if you must arrive late or leave early; this is disruptive and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

Make-up policy Make-ups for missed homework and exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, you should inform me prior to missing an exam. Consistent with University Student Rules, students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the second working day after an absence. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to make-up exams.

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