Math 231 B8 Spring 2010
Calculus II with Mathematica
- Instructor : Hyunchul Park, 341 Illini hall(217-333-6499), hpark48@illinois.edu
- Office hour
Will be announced
- Class assistant : Jun Feng Ma, junma4@illinois.edu
- Required Course Material: No textbook is required. You will need to purchase the latest courseware CD. See C&M page for purchasing instructions.
- Lecture
Class Hours and
classroom: MWF 9:00-9:50AM, The class will usually meet in Illini hall 24 computer lab. Exam and traditional lectures/discussions will take place in Altgeld 241.
- Homework
There will be approximately 11 homework assignments assigned from the "GiveItaTry" files after each chapter. Homework will be collected weekly through course webpage
cm.math.uiuc.edu/classcomm
Students should work in pairs on the homework. Submit only one assignment per group. Do not forget to put both names at the top of the file. Homework will be due Thursday midnight, unless noted otherwise. Late homework will not be accepted unless you provide a legitimate excuse.
- Exams
There will be two in-class exams and a cumulative final exam. The use of calculators and computers will not be permitted during the exams. I will announce the date and location of each exam on ClassComm at least one week before the exam. Remember to check ClassComm for these announcements each day at the beginning of class. You will use "LiteracySheet" files as preparation for written exams.
- Grading
Homework 45%
Midterms 15% each
Final exam 25%
- Grading scale
The following grading scale will be used, unless the average is too low,in which case there will be a curve at the end of the semester.
A 90% -100%
B 80% -89%
C 70% - 79%
D 60% - 69%
F Below 60%
- Labs and Mathematica
You will need to spend additional time outside of class for the reading and homework. Mathematica 7 should be accessible on some computer lab(Altgeld 273, Illini hall 24). Additionally, you can work at home if you own a copy of Mathematica. You can purchase Mathematica for $25 from University at here Don't forget to use the new version 7 since old version is not compatible. Always backup your work. Computer problems is not an acceptable excuse for late homework.