Syllabus for Calculus II
MWF 8:30-9:35 – Spring 6

Rohr Science 220 – (619) 849-2604 – gcrow@ptloma.edu

Instructor: Greg Crow, Ph.D.	Text: Single Variable Calculus, 5th Edition, James Stewart, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999. ISBN 0-534-39366-7 Student Resources	Table of Contents: Course Description Required Materials Comment Homework Groups Examinations Grading Policies Attendance Policy Classroom Attire Academic Accommodations Cheating Policy The Final Examination
Class meetings: MWF 8:30-9:35
Office hours: Rohr Science 220

• Calculator: A scientific calculator is recommended (in the $15 to $25 range).
• Supplies: A thumb drive or disks.

Comment
We will try and avoid the following pitfall:

At the beginning college level, visualization is a big part of understanding. Consequently, students who are operating with few mental pictures are not really learning mathematics. Their calculus consists of a vast series of algorithms and a complicated cataloging system which tells them which procedure is used when. The effort put into this kind of teaching and learning is largely wasted: memorized algorithms are soon forgotten and, worse still, such courses perpetuate the idea that math involves doing calculations rather than thinking [emphasis added].

(by Deborah Hughes Hallet in Visualization and Calculus Reform, in the collection Visualization in Teaching and Learning Mathematics, edited by Zimmerman and Cunningham (MAA notes #19))

Homework
The homework is designed to allow you to grasp the concepts of Calculus; it is not an end in itself. Assignments will be announced on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The work will be due on the following Friday. The problems from the text may be submitted entirely on paper in written or in Maple format.

Groups
There is almost a century of research showing that academic achievement, productivity, and self-esteem improve dramatically when students work together in groups. This method emphasizes teamwork, cooperation and support by others, rather than isolation and competition in learning.

You will be assigned to groups on a random basis. Certain homework problems will be assigned to each group. If selected, your group will present their assigned problems to the class. Absence or obvious lack of participation will lower your semester homework grade by up to 25%.

Examinations
There will be three classroom examinations, and a comprehensive Final Examination. No exam shall be missed without prior consent or a well documented emergency beyond your control. A score of zero will be assigned for an exam that is missed without prior consent or a well documented emergency beyond your control. The exam schedule is included in the daily schedule. I do not intend to accept excuses such as poor communication with parents, benefactors, surf team sponsors and/or travel agents.

Grading Policies

Grading Distribution

Three exams at 160 points each	480 points
Final Exam	320 points
Text book Homework	200 points
Total	1000 points

Grading scale. Grades are based on the number of points accumulated throughout the course.
Approximate minimal percentages required to obtain a given grade are:

Grading Scale in percentages

	A	B	C	D
+		(87.5, 90)	(77.5, 80)	(67.5, 70)
	[92.5, 100]	[82.5, 87.5]	[72.5, 77.5]	[62.5, 67.5]
-	[90, 92.5)	[80, 82.5)	[70, 72.5)	[60, 62.5)

Other factors that affect grades are

• Late work. A written assignment is late if it is not received at the beginning of class on the due date. Late work need not be accepted. Work accepted late may be assessed a penalty. Make-up tests (or the final exam) will be given only by arrangement with the instructor for reasons of documented emergency beyond your control.
• Questions on written assignments and exams: Written assignments and examination questions and problems must be formulated carefully in terms of words and symbols used in the course. Credit is determined by the degree to which answers and solutions respond to the specific question or problem stated. Maximize your credit by learning the language and symbols of the course.
• Written Assignments. Assignments collected must be prepared in a style suitable for grading. The following guidelines are used to determine credit:
  • problems must be numbered (5.3-34 or 5.3 at the top and #34 below.)
  • the organization must be easy to follow
  • the work must be legible
  • complete solutions must be written for problems (not just answers); answers must be clearly marked
  • use complete sentences to answer questions
• Exams and Final Examination. Exams and the final exam will include problems and questions over material assigned in the text, readings and handouts, as well as material presented in class.

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