EASTERN UNIVERSITY
MATH213: Calculus II
Spring 2008
Walter Huddell
Email: whuddell@eastern.edu
Office: McInnis 217, x5530
Office Hours: Tues/Thurs: 1:00-2:00
In addition to these posted hours I am often available at other times. Please do not hesitate to make an appointment with me. I can be contacted best via email or voice mail.
Course Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MATH 212. This course is required for all mathematics majors.
Course Description: This second semester calculus course continues the development of single variable calculus. Topics include applications of integration, integration techniques and an introduction to infinite sequences and series.
Course Objectives: Upon the completion of this course the student should be able to:
Compute areas and volumes using the definite integral.
Evaluate integrals using integration by parts, trigonometric substitutions, and partial fractions.
Compute definite integrals numerically.
Evaluate improper integrals.
Determine if a given sequence or series is convergent or divergent, and find the sum of a particular convergent series.
Provide examples of absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent and divergent series.
Find the interval of convergence of a power series.
Find polynomial approximations and power series representations of particular functions.
Use these skills in applications.
Use technology, in particular the mathematical software Mathematica, to aid in computations and graphical representations.
Write clear solutions to mathematics problems.
Text: Anton, Calculus with Analytic Geometry 8th Ed.
Attendance Policy: Your attendance is absolutely essential to your success in this class. If you know you are going to be absent, please notify the professor. 10% of your course grade depends on class participation and your attendance is critical for the class participation portion.
Policy for Students with Disabilities: If you have any documented special educational needs, you are encouraged to work with the Cushing Center for Counseling and Academic Support to prepare a written request for the accommodations you need in this course. To receive accommodations in this course, the professor must receive a written request from CCAS at the beginning of the course, or as soon as the disability is diagnosed. If you have a documented special educational need, please notify me at the beginning of the semester, or at the time you are first able to document the need, and I will work with you and the academic support center to create appropriate accommodations.
College Policies: All college policies for undergraduate students apply to this class. Please consult the undergraduate catalog or see the professor if you have questions. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense that will seriously jeopardize your grade, since plagiarism or cheating results in a double zero on the assignment in question.
Teaching Methods: This course will involve lecture as well as a good amount of homework to be completed outside of class. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing mathematics and work will be assigned accordingly. Lectures will be informal enough so as too allow students the freedom to interact with the instructor. Questions are welcome and encouraged. Examples will be abundant.
Testing and Grading Procedures: Letter grades will be given using the following breakdown:
97-100 A
93-96 A
90-92 A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80-82 B-
77-79 C+
73-76 C
70-72 C-
67-69 D+
63-66 D
60-62 D-
<60 F
Grading will be based on the following percentage scheme:
Exam I: 30%
Exam II: 30%
Final: 30%
Class Participating/Attendance: 10%
Exams I & II will fall on February 22 and April 4 respectively. They will be in class and will be closed book and closed-notes. The final will be on Friday May 2, from 9:00-11:00 AM. The class participation portion will be based on homework, which will be checked randomly throughout the semester. All assigned homework is expected to be completed and those assignments that are chose to be checked will evaluated based the attempt made.