Philip B. Yasskin -- MATH 172 -- Spring 2019

Section 501 Syllabus & Schedule

• Instructor: Philip Yasskin
  Email: yasskin@math.tamu.edu -- Include your phone number.
  Website: /~yasskin
  Office: BLOC 620 I
  Office Hours: T 3:00-4:00, W 3:00-4:00 or by appointment in BLOC 620 I
    If you email for an appointment, be sure to include a phone number!
  
  
• TA: Hunter Merriman, hunter.merriman@tamu.edu
  
  
• Lecture:   TR 9:35-10:50am BLOC 161
  Recitation: W 8:00-8:50am BLOC 121
  Class Webpage: /~yasskin/currclas/172.19a/
  Department Webpage: /courses/math172/
  
  
• Text: Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th edition, Cengage Learning
  We cover most of Chapters 6 through 11.
  
  
• Instructor's Lecture Notes: MYMathApps Calculus 2 avaliable at:
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/MYMACalc/MYMACalc2/MContents.html
  
  
• Extra Tutorial Practice: Maplets for Calculus 1.4 avaliable at:
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/maple/maplets/1.4/MapletsForCalculus.html
  You must be on a Computer which has Maple and can run Java applets, e.g. the Univ Open Access Labs in person or remotely via https://voal.tamu.edu/.
  
  
• Course Description: 4 credits. 4 Lecture Hours. Techniques of integration, applications of integrals, improper integrals, sequences, infinite series, vector algebra and solid analytic geometry. Designed to be more demanding than MATH 152. No credit will be given for more than one of MATH 148, MATH 152 and MATH 172.
  Prerequisite: MATH 147, MATH 151 or MATH 171 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  
  
• Learning Objectives: After taking this course, students should be able to compute integrals using the methods of substitution, parts, trig substitutions and partial fractions. They should be able to evaluate improper integrals and approximate integrals numerically. They should be able to use integrals to compute: area; average value; volume by slicing and revolution; mass and center of mass of a bar; arclength and surface area of revolution of parametric curves; slope of, area inside, and arc length of polar curves; and work. Students should understand sequences and infinite series including how to use and explain convergence tests and error estimates.
  
  
• e-Homework: WebAssign Homework will be due on Wednesday nights at 11:55pm unless otherwise announced. See: /courses/eHomework/.
  
  
• Quizzes may be given in lecture or lab and may not be announced or they may be Take-Home-Quizzes due on announced dates. Quizzes will count like WebAssign homeworks.
  
  
• LateTake-Home Quizzes will be accepted only if there is a University excused absence. There will be no make-ups for In-Class Quizzes or late e-Homework. Rather, the lowest 5 e-Homework or Quiz grades will be dropped. The remaining grades will be averaged and then rescaled to 100 points.
  
  
• Suggested Stewart Homework: (One of these 4 should work.) These are not graded.
  /courses/math172/currenthw.html. MATH 172 Suggested Homework.
  /courses/math152/currenthw.html. Math 152 Suggested Homework.pdf.
  
  
• You must have your ID with you at all exams. CALCULATORS and PHONES are NOT allowed. Make-Ups for Major Exams will be given only in case of an absence authorized under University Regulations. You will need a note from your doctor or your academic dean's office. If you know in advance that you will miss an exam, please contact me in advance. If you email me, be sure to include your phone number.
  
  
• ATTENDANCE is REQUIRED. Attendance will be taken. If you sign the roll sheet, you are expected to remain in the classroom for the entire 75 minutes. More than 2 absences may have a detrimental effect on your grade especially in borderline cases.
  
  
• © COPYRIGHT Philip B. Yasskin 2019. All material handed out or written on the board or spoken in class or posted on a computer is copyrighted by the instructor. This includes but is not limited to syllabi, homework, quizzes, labs, web-pages, additional problem sets, class notes, in-class materials and exams. Because these are copyrighted, neither you nor anyone else has the right to copy them unless I expressly grant permission.
  
  
• ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do." For more information on university policies regarding scholastic dishonesty, see Honor Council Rules and Procedures at http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu/.
  
  
• ADA POLICY STATEMENT: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, currently located in the Disability Services building at the Student Services at White Creek complex on West Campus or call 979-845-1637. For additional information see http://disability.tamu.edu.
  

Grading

I may curve any grade or the total and then compute the course grade from the following list:
  550 points ≥ A ≥ 495 points > B ≥ 440 points > C ≥ 385 points > D ≥ 330 points > F ≥ 0 points

Schedule