Math 230 (Calculus II) Spring 2005
Course Description
This course is the continuation of Math 220 (Calculus I). Topics which we will discuss include: techniques and applications of integration, infinite series, Taylor and MacLaurin series, parametric equations and polar coordinates.
This is an Active Learning section under the auspices of the University First-Year Discovery Program. Class time will consist of brief (5-15 minute) lectures followed by in-class group work. Each week there will be an accompanying two-hour lab, also done in groups.
Links
Current course grades : click on `Score Reports'
Assigned readings, homework, and in-class group work
Contents
Announcements of general information related to the class can be found at http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~tyson/230s05announcements.html
Make sure to bring the textbook and your calculator to every class!
We will cover part or all of Chapters 6,7,8,9,10 and 11 of the text, as well as Chapter V on vectors and polar coordinates. There will be some extra material not included in the text which I will photocopy and distribute at the appropriate time.
It is essential that you read the textbook before coming to class! The text by Ostebee and Zorn is designed to be read. For each class period there will be a reading assignment of 5-10 pages. You will be expected to contribute to the discussion at the beginning of class based on what you have read. I may have occasional short (unannounced) reading quizzes.
The graphing calculator will be a significant learning aid, and you will use it frequently in class, on the homework, and while studying. Use of the calculator on exams will be decided on a case-by-case basis, and will be announced in advance of the exam.
Friday, May 13 (sorry!) from 8:00 to 11:00am in 140
Henry Building.
The second hour exam will differ from the other midterm exams and the
final exam. It will test your mastery of basic skills essential for
success in this and later courses. You must demonstrate mastery of
these skills at the 85% level or better in order to pass this exam.
If you do not reach 85% the first time, you will have to retake the
exam until the 85% level is reached. Repeat exams will be given
weekly three additional times. The following penalty applies to
repeats: your recorded score for this exam will be reduced by 10
points (out of 100) for each retake that is needed to reach the 85%
level. Your recorded grade for this exam will be zero if you do
not reach the 85% level on one of the retakes. Most students will
need at most one retake.
| Homework | 10% |
| Group work | 10% |
| Lab work | 10% |
| Project | 5% |
| First Midterm | 10% |
| Second Midterm | 10% |
| Third Midterm | 10% |
| Fourth Midterm | 10% |
| Final | 25% |
No make-up midterm exams will be given. If one of the three non-mastery midterm exams is missed because of a serious and documented illness or emergency, the remaining non-mastery exams will be rescaled. For example, if one non-mastery exam is missed, the remaining two exams will each count 15%. Midterm exams missed for any other reasons will be counted as failures.
I will schedule a conflict time for the final exam. If you have a conflict with the date of the final or any of the midterm exams, please contact me to discuss the matter as soon as you are aware of the conflict.