Mathematics 175

Calculus II

Instructor: Stefan Geschke
E-mail: geschke at math.boisestate.edu
Office: MG 236C
Office Hours: MTuWF 2.40-3.30 and by appointment.

Lecture:

MTuWF 1:40-2:30 in MG 108

Lectures are optional. Attendance will not be taken. Students are, however, responsible for any material or information presented in lectures which is not available from other sources. Moreover, there will be quizzes in class that will be counted as part of your homework.

Grading

Homework Assignments	10%
3 Exams	20% each
1 Final Exam	30%

Exams

Exam dates are February 16, March 16, and April 20. The final is Wednesday, May 9, at 1:00 in the classroom.

The final exams are scheduled so that conflicts are avoided. This does not mean that students cannot have multiple exams on the same day.

No books, notes, or calculators are allowed on the exams. Nothing more than a pen or pencil and some paper.

Syllabi

Generic Syllabus

Specific Syllabus

There is a choice of texts for this course. Which one you should buy is determined by how much calculus your major requires. If you need one or two semesters of calculus, you should get the single variable
James Stewart,
Single Variable Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Fifth Edition
Brooks/Cole(2003) ISBN 0-534-39330-6 If your major requires three semester of calculus, you should get
James Stewart,
Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Fifth Edition,
Brooks/Cole(2003) ISBN 0-534-39321-7 (If you choose the single variable book now to save $20.00, and find you need three semesters of calculus, the multivariable part is available as a separate text for $100.) These books are considerably cheaper if you order from England, even paying for the shipping. Amazon.com.uk is one source.

The course will roughly cover Chapter 6 to 11 of the books.

The problems on the tests will usually not be taken from the textbook, but they will be similar to problems you have encountered before the test. In addition to the midterms, there will be quizzes in class that will be counted as part of the homework.

Announcements

Homework

Some of the homework that is assigned is not to be turned in for a grade, but you are responsible for it regardless. It helps to understand the material and to become faster in solving the problems on the test.

Also part of the homework is to be up to date with the material presented in class. There will be quizzes checking the basic understanding of the material presented in class that are counted as part of your homework.

Homework must be neat and properly presented. If your handwriting is poor, use TeX or something else to present your work.

Every assignment is to be completed by you. You may work with others from the class on the material and you may consult other resources, but what you hand in for a grade must be your own work.