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MAT 107
Calculus and Analytical Geometry
Spring 2013
Instructor:
Bruce Armbrust, ph: 541-4660 x314,
email: bruce.armbrust@hotmail.com
Office Hours:
Room A210, Mon, Wed
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Tues
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Thurs
12:30 – 1:30 PM
MSC A201,
Fri
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
And as always, by appointment.
Class Time and Location:
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9:00 - 10:40 AM, E106
Textbook:
Calculus,
8th Edition, by Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards
Calculator:
A graphing calculator is required for this class.
I will be demonstrating with the TI-89.
I should be able to help you individually if you have another type of
calculator, but I offer no promises...
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of MAT 106.
It covers sequences and series,
Prerequisite:
A grade of C or better in MAT 106 or equivalent.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Test series for convergence.
Course Grade:
Your final letter grade will be based on the usual grading scale:
A 90-100%, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F 0-59%
The following items will make up the course grade:
Homework:
15%
Quizzes:
15%
Poster Project:
10%
Exam1 (April 29)
Exam2 (May 20):
35%
Exam3 (June 10)
Cumulative Final Exam (June 26):
25%
You may check your grades at any point in the quarter by accessing the grade
book for this class through Passport.
Homework:
Homework will be due by
Quizzes:
There will be six quizzes given over the quarter.
They will occur every Monday we don’t have an exam scheduled.
These quizzes will be designed to help prepare you for the exams, and
quiz problems will be taken directly from the homework assignments of the
previous week. Your lowest quiz
score will be dropped. Since your
lowest score will be dropped, missed quizzes may not be made up.
Poster Project:
Our class will join with the 2nd-year calculus class as well as the
calculus-based physics class in the creation of posters demonstrating the use of
calculus & physics in every day life.
The requirements and due dates for the project will be provided at a
later point. Poster presentations
will be held at a date TBD.
Exams:
All exams will be given in two sections: one portion will allow calculators
while the other will not. If you
cannot make it to an exam (final not included), you may take it up to 2 school
days prior to the scheduled date with proper arrangements.
Otherwise, the exam may be made up after the scheduled date with a
penalty of 10% per day. The final
exam may be taken no later than June 26th. It is up to you to contact
the instructor (me) to arrange making up exams.
Registration Information:
You may drop the class with no penalty or mark on your record until May 3.
After May 3, you may drop the class and receive a grade of W until May
24. After May 24, if still
enrolled, you will receive a grade of A, B, C, D, F or I.
How to Succeed in a Math Class:
I am often asked how to successfully pass a math class, and here is my advice:
I) Come to every class session. Be
prepared, and plan on participating.
II) Do your homework. Remember that
what I assign is what I consider a bare minimum.
If you need more practice, do it.
III) Read the book. You paid good
money for it, so you might as well use it.
IV) Make use of available tutors and my office hours.
You will find tutors who know the subject matter in this course at the
MSC.
V) Do math every day. Math is just
like everything else: if you don’t practice, you become rusty.
Learning Disabled Students:
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are
encouraged to notify me and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) early
in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as
possible. Students may contact the DRC by visiting the Center (located in
room A205) or by phoning 541-4660, ext. 249 (voice) or 542-1870 (TTY for deaf
students). All information will remain confidential.
Technology in the Classroom:
All cell phones, headphones, MP3 players, iPods, etc, must be turned off and put
away prior to the start of each class.
No electronic devices (other than calculators) may be used during quizzes
and exams.
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated.
Students caught cheating on exams or quizzes will receive a score of zero
on the assignment and all dropping of lowest exam or quiz scores will be
forfeit. Students may work together
on homework assignments (and, in fact, are encouraged to) as long as all
students understand the material covered.
Course Schedule:
The following is a tentative schedule.
If things change, I will let you know.
April
8
9.1, 9.2
Sequences, Series and Convergence
10
9.3, 9.4
Integral Test and p-Series, Comparison Test
12
9.4, 9.5
More Comparison Test, Alternating Series
15
9.6,Quiz I
Ratio and Root Tests
17
9.7
Taylor Polynomials
19
9.8
Power Series
22
9.9, Quiz II
Representing Functions with Power Series
24
9.10
Taylor and Maclaurin Series
26
10.1
Conic Sections
29
Exam I
May
1
10.2, 10.3
Parametric Equations
3
10.3, 10.4
Parametric and Polar Equations
6
10.5, Quiz III
Calculus and Polar Equations
8
11.1, 11.2
Vectors in the Plane and Space
10
11.3
Dot Products
13
11.4, Quiz IV
Cross Products
15
11.5
Lines and Planes in Space
17
11.6
Surfaces in Space
20
Exam II
22
11.7
Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
24
13.1
Multivariable Functions
27
NO CLASS
MEMORIAL DAY
29
13.2
Limits and Continuity
31
13.3
Partial Derivatives
June
3
13.4, Quiz V
Differentials
5
13.5
Chain Rules
7
13.6
Directional Derivatives and Gradients
10
Exam III
12
13.7
Tangent Planes and Normal Lines
14
13.8
Extrema for Functions of Two Variables
17
13.9, Quiz VI
Applications of Extrema
19
13.10
Lagrange Multipliers
21
Review
26
Final Exam
Note: The final is from 10:00 - 11:50 AM
The following is a list of all homework assignments for this course. The due dates for the various sections will be given in class.
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