COURSE: MATH 166 Calculus II Section B
Section meets Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM to 12:20 PM in Carver 0124.
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Name: Zach Voller
Email: zvoller@iastate.edu
Web page: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~zvoller/math166/math166.htm
(the web page will be posted later this week)
Office: Carver 468
Office Hours: TBA this week, or by appointment. (thinking after class, but will be
determined based on mine and your schedules)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisites: Grade of C- OR better in 165, 165H, or high math placement scores.
Text: Varberg, Purcell, Rigdon Calculus, 9th edition
Material Covered: Applications of the Integral, Techniques of Integration, Indeterminate Forms,
and Improper Integrals, Infinite Series, Polar Coordinates
PLAGIARISM/CHEATING POLICY:
If plagiarism or cheating occurs, you will be assigned a zero for that test or assignment, and you
risk being withdrawn from the course. The tests and the final exam are proctored; they are
closed-book; notes or formula cards are not permitted. Copying someone else’s work is cheating.
HOMEWORK, QUIZZES, AND EXAM POLICIES:
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Even though I encourage using a calculators to check arithmetic on homework, you must
show your work to get full credit. If you write down an answer and don’t show your work,
you will receive no credit for that problem.
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There will be no make-ups on the quizzes or exams unless the absence is excused. I
must be informed and arrangements for the makeup exam/quiz must be made before any
event that will cause an absence. If notification before the event is not possible then
documentation will be required in order for any such absence to be excused.
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Assignments will not be accepted late under any circumstances. This course moves
extremely fast, and it is not possible to grade homework in a timely fashion if homework
is accepted late. If you do not hand in an assignment at the end of class the day it is due,
you get a zero on that assignment.
HOMEWORK:
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The key to success in this course is doing your homework.
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Homework from the text will be assigned. These problems will be collected after each
exam and will be graded on a completion basis. A valid attempt must be made to solve
the problem in order to receive credit for the problem. I will look at every problem in order
to enforce this requirement. That said, problems on the weekly home work quizzes will
be taken directly from these problems. Thus it is extremely important that you do these
problems after each class.
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Worksheets will be handed out after certain sections are covered in class. We will spend
time in class working on some of the problems on the worksheets. The worksheets will
be collected and graded. These worksheets will represent the bulk of your homework
grade, and should be completed in a very timely fashion.
QUIZZES:
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There will be a weekly homework quiz.
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The problems will come directly from the assigned book problems, and you will be
allowed to use your book homework on these quizzes.
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You will only be given 15 minutes for these quizzes. Thus you will NOT have time to
figure out every problem on the quiz. The quizzes are intended to reward those that do
there homework in a timely fashion. They are more of an exercise in copying than a
typical quiz. Thus it is extremely important that you stay current on your required
bookwork.
EXAMS:
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There will be an in class exam after the material has been covered from Chapters 5, 7, 8,
and 9. Material covered from Chapter 10 will show up on the comprehensive final.
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I will give you at least three days notice before any exam.
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Your lowest exam score from the first four in class exams will be dropped.
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The exams will have both a calculator and a non-calculator portion. The non-calculator
portion will be completed and turned in first. You will then be given the calculator portion.
I reserve the right to make one exam a take-home exam.
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The final will be comprehensive and the date, time, and location will be announced at
least one week in advance.
OTHER EXPECTATIONS:
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You are expected to participate in all classes. I love to answer question, and I reserve the
right to call on any person at random. It is a good way for me to get instantaneous feed
back on how you are progressing on the material covered. Furthermore, class
participation and attendance will be used to determine any grades that I feel are
borderline at the end of the semester.
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If you are absent, it is your responsibility to catch up on missed work. I will post all of my
lecture notes on-line after class as well as solutions to all worksheets and quizzes. The
lecture notes are for my own personal use during lecture. Thus it is possible that they will
contain mistakes. Also, I will give more detailed explanations in class. They are intended
to help you review the material, and they are NOT a substitute for class attendance.
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I expect you to respect myself and your classmates while in the classroom. This means
that all cell phones should be turned OFF during class. I consider texting while I am
lecturing very rude and distracting. I'm sure that you would not accept me texting while I
am trying to teach the material, and I expect the same consideration. If there is a valid
reason why you need to have your cell phone on please come and talk to me about such
issues.
GRADING:
Grades in this course will be determined by the percentage of total points possible as listed
below. Percentages for letter grades are given below.
Homework:
25% of the final grade
Quizzes:
10% of the final grade
Three Unit Exams:
15% each of final grade
Final Exam:
20% of final grade
-----------------------------------------------------------------------Total:
100%
GRADING SCALE:
A
92 – 100%
A-
90 – 91%
B+
87 – 89%
B
82 – 86%
B-
80 – 81%
C+
77 – 79%
C
72 – 76%
C-
70 – 71%
D+
67 – 69%
D
62 – 66%
D-
60 – 61%
F
0 – 59%
SPECIAL NEEDS:
If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities
Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires accommodations, he/she should
contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for information on appropriate policies and
procedures. DR is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076;
their phone is 515-294-6624.