Philip B. Yasskin -- MATH 172 -- Spring 2020

Section 501 Syllabus & Schedule

• Instructor: Philip Yasskin
  Email: yasskin@math.tamu.edu -- Include your phone number.
    Please do not email yasskin@tamu.edu. My replies bounce.
  Website: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~yasskin
  Office: BLOC 620 I
  Office Hours: MT 2:30-3:30 or by appointment in BLOC 620 I
    If you email for an appointment, be sure to include a phone number!
  
  
• TA: Stephen Mohon, smohon22@tamu.edu@tamu.edu
  
  
• Lecture:   TR 9:35-10:50am BLOC 161
  Recitation: W 8:00-8:50am BLOC 161
  Class Webpage: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~yasskin/currclas/172.20a/
  Department Webpage: http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math172/ (Mostly out of date)
  
  
• Text: Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th edition, Cengage Learning
  We cover most of Chapters 6 through 11. The pdf version comes with WebAssign Homework.
  
  
• 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 available 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/.
  
  
• Learning Outcomes: 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 be able to compute limits of sequences and sums of infinite series or determine their convergence and estimate errors. They should be able to find and apply Taylor series.
  
  
• Course Description: Calculus. (4-0). Credit 4. 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. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 148, MATH 152 and MATH 172. Prerequisite: MATH 147, MATH 151 or MATH 171 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  
  
• e-Homework: WebAssign Homework will be due on Wednesday nights at 11:55pm unless otherwise announced. It is automatically graded. The first 2 weeks are free. Then you must purchase access from Cengage. The "Practice" assignments will not be graded, and therefore are not required. TAMU access is through the webpage:
  http://www.math.tamu.edu/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: These are not graded.
  http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math152/currenthw.html.
  
  
• There will be 3 midterm exams and a final exam. Five Scantron 815E's will be collected in advance. You must have your picture ID and pencils 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. The list of makeup times will be available at
  https://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/makeupexams.html.
  
  
• Math is Comprehensive: All Math is comprehensive in nature (in that every concept uses concepts previously covered. Therefore each exam may cover material from previous exams. Further, to recognize that you may have learned material by the end of the course that you had difficulty with earlier, if the score on your final exam is higher than your lowest midterm exam score, then the score on the final exam will replace that score on that midterm in the course grade calculation. In order for you to be eligible for this, you must have taken the first three exams.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• If you have 3 exams on the day on your 172 final, please tell me about this before Exam 2. We will see what we can work out.
  
  
• © COPYRIGHT Philip B. Yasskin 2020. 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, located in the Student Services Building or call 979-845-1637. For additional information see http://disability.tamu.edu.
  
  
• Title IX and Statement on Limits to Confidentiality:
  Texas A&M University and the College of Science are committed to fostering a learning environment that is safe and productive for all. University policies and federal and state laws provide guidance for achieving such an environment. Although class materials are generally considered confidential pursuant to student record policies and laws, University employees — including instructors — cannot maintain confidentiality when it conflicts with their responsibility to report certain issues that jeopardize the health and safety of our community. As the instructor, I must report (per Texas A&M System Regulation 08.01.01) the following information to other University offices if you share it with me, even if you do not want the disclosed information to be shared:
    • Allegations of sexual assault, sexual discrimination, or sexual harassment when they involve TAMU students, faculty, or staff, or third parties visiting campus.
  These reports may trigger contact from a campus official who will want to talk with you about the incident that you have shared. In many cases, it will be your decision whether or not you wish to speak with that individual. If you would like to talk about these events in a more confidential setting, you are encouraged to make an appointment with the Counseling and Psychological Services (https://caps.tamu.edu/).
  Students and faculty can report non-emergency behavior that causes them to be concerned at http://tellsomebody.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 ≥ 368.5 points > D ≥ 313.5 points > F ≥ 0 points

Tentative Schedule