Math 1242: Calculus II
Section 007, TR 12:30 - 1:45pm, COED 065
Section 008, TR 3:30 - 4:45pm, Fretwell 106
Instructor Information:
name:
office:
office hours:
office phone:
phone:
email:
website:
Sarah Birdsong
Fretwell 340F
Monday 2 - 4 pm
TR 11 am - 12:30 pm
& by appointment
(704)687-5361
(704)995-4715
sjbirdso@uncc.edu
http://math2.uncc.edu/∼sjbirdso/calc2/
Course Description: This is an integral calculus course dealing methods for evaluating definite
integrals, applications of integration, improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor series, and power
series. Specifically, we will cover chapters 5 through 8 in the textbook.
Prerequisite: MATH 1241 (calculus I) with a grade of C or above.
Credit Hours: 3
Text: Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2nd Edition
Author: James Stewart; ISBN-13: 978-1-133-11228-0
Textbook Website: http://stewartcalculus.com/media/13 home.php
Calculator (optional): TI-83, TI-84, TI-89, or comparable
General Information and Grade Distribution: All asignments and class handouts can be
found on the class’s website. I expect every student to attend each class and will take attendance
daily. You must contact me ahead of time to arrange for makeup work. Unless otherwise specified,
calculators will not be allowed for either quizzes or tests.
Homework Sets
Quizzes
3 In-class Tests
Final Exam
20%
10%
45%
25%
A
B
C
D
F
90 ≤
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
≤ 59
Tests and Makeup Work: There will be three in-class tests and a final exam. A review for
each test will be held during the class prior to the test. Each test is closed book, closed notes, no
calculator unless specifically indicated otherwise. Extra credit opportunities will be available on
the in-class tests. No makeup exams will be given without a valid reason.
Quizzes: There will be in-class (or take-home) quizzes nearly every class period (no notes, no
calculator allowed unless otherwise stated). These quizzes will cover the main topic(s) discussed in
the previous lecture and will be designed to be completed within 5 minutes.
Questions and Classroom Behavior: Feel free to bring any questions to class. If there is not
time to go over all questions during class, feel free to ask me after class, come by my office, email
me, or call me. Be courteous to your fellow classmates - this includes silencing your cell phone
before class starts and not talking over your fellow classmates.
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Special Accommodations: If you plan to seek special accommodations (ie: extended time
through the Office of Disability Services or accommodations for religious observances), be sure to
contact the appropriate campus department and follow their instructions for obtaining accommodations, including dealing with all related paperwork. All paperwork and requests for accommodations
for a test need to be completed at least one week before the date of that test.
Attendance: I expect every student to attend each class and will take attendance daily. To
receive an excused absence or to make-up inclass activities, you will need to contact me within a
reasonable time of the missed class. Attendance will be a factor in determining borderline course
grades. For example, a student with good attendance (less than 4 absences) and a 79 would be
bumped up to a B.
Assignments: Working calculus questions is essential to learning the concepts covered in this
course. Webwork (online homework) will be assigned from each section of the textbook covered and
will be due online every Sunday night. There will also be a handfull of paper homework assignments
and calculator projects. See the class website for specific due dates as well as the non-webwork
assignments and a link to webwork. All questions are taken (or adapted) from the course textbook.
Textbook: Access to a textbook is neccessary.
Guidelines for Submitting Assignments and Late Work:
• General Notes
– Your name needs to be on each assignment submitted.
– If an assignment has multiple sheets of paper, these pages must be stapled together. Do
not staple multiple assignments together.
– Each assignment must be submitted on separate pieces of paper. Multiple assignments handed in on the same piece of paper will not be graded.
– All work and answers need to be clearly written. Illegible papers will not be graded. Be
sure that your answer is clearly indicated.
• Anytime you work questions on your own sheet of paper, the entire question needs to be
copied out. Then show your work, and give your answer.
• Late Assignments
– A 20% late penalty will be assessed to any assignment submitted after the due date.
– I do not guarentee to grade late work.
– If you want an extension on a webwork set, you must have a really good reason and
contact me before the solutions become available.
• Electronic Submissions
– Electronic Submissions will not be accepted without prior arrangement (and permission).
– Do not email me submissions. Electronic submissions must be submitted via moodle.
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Academic Integrity Policy Summary
While I encourage you to use any and all resources at your disposal to complete the homework
assignments, I expect that for tests and quizzes your work is entirely your own and that you have
not used any unauthorized materials. For our course, unauthorized materials on tests and quizzes
would be using things like books, notes, calculator, etc.
Definition of Cheating: Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
information, notes, study aids or other devices in any academic exercise. This definition includes
unauthorized communication of information during an academic exercise.
Common Examples of Cheating: Copying from another student’s paper or receiving unauthorized assistance during a quiz, test or examination; using books, notes (e.g., cheat sheets or note
cards) or other devices (e.g., calculators or cell phones) when these are not authorized; procuring
without authorization tests or examinations before the scheduled exercise.
Unauthorized/Excessive Assistance: The student may not give or get any unauthorized or
excessive assistance in the preparation of any work.
Complicity in Academic Dishonesty: Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to
help another to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Common Examples of Complicity: Knowingly allowing another to copy from one’s paper
during an examination or test; sharing calculators during an exam; knowingly distributing test
questions or substantive information about the material to be tested before the scheduled exercise;
or signing a false name on an academic exercise.
Consequences: If I find a student has cheated or has intentionally aided a classmate in cheating,
that student will receive a zero on the test or quiz. If I find a student has cheated for a second
time, that student will receive a zero for the course. It is your responsibility to know the academic
code of integrity and our class policy on cheating. If you have questions about a situation or how
the policies apply to this class, feel free to ask me.
These definitions and examples were taken and slightly adopted from University Policy 407: the
Code of Student Academic Integrity, section III (http://legal.uncc.edu/policies/up-407#III).
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(Tentative) Course Schedule: Important dates: last day to Add or Drop a class is Jan 16;
no class on Jan 19, Mar 2-6, Apr 3; last day to withdrawl (W) is Mar 17. Last day of classes is
Apr 28. Final exams are Apr 30 - May 7.
Date
Content
Jan 8
Introduction & Review
Jan 13
5.1: Area and Distance
Jan 15
5.2: Properties of Integrals
5.3: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, part 1 - the definite integral
5.5: Symmetry of Integrals
Jan 20
5.4: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, part 2
5.4: Average Value of a Function
5.5: u-Substitution
Jan 22
5.5: u-Substitution
6.1: Integration by Parts
Jan 27
6.2: Trig Integrals
6.3: Partial Fractions
Jan 29
6.3: Partial Fractions
6.4: Using Tables
Feb 3
6.5: Numerical Integration
Feb 5
6.6: Improper Integration
Feb 10
Catch Up and Review for Test 1
Feb 12
Test 1
Feb 17
7.1: Area between Curves
Feb 19
7.2: Volume - slices
Feb 24
7.3: Volume - shells
7.4: Arc Length
Feb 26
7.6: Work
Mar 3 - 5
Due Dates
homework set 1
homework set 2
project 1
Spring Break - no class
Mar 10
7.6: Work
Mar 12
7.6: Moments and Centers of Mass
Mar 17
Catch Up and Review for Test 2
Mar 19
Test 2
Mar 24
8.1: Sequences
Mar 26
8.2: Properties of Summations
8.2: Geometric and Telescoping Series
Mar 31
8.3: Integral and P-Series Tests
Apr 2
8.4: Alternating Series and Absolute Convergence
8.4: Ratio Test
Apr 7
8.4: Root Test
8.5: Power Series
Apr 9
8.5: Power Series
8.6: Functions as Power Series
Apr 14
8.7: Taylor and Binomial Series
Apr 16
8.8: Applications of Taylor Polynomials
Apr 21
Catch Up and Review for Test 3
Apr 23
Test 3
Apr 28
Review for final exam
Apr 29
Reading Day - no class
Apr 30
Common Final Exam, 3 - 6pm
project 2
project 3
homework set 3
homework set 4
homework set 5
This syllabus may be modified at any time during the semester; however, such changes will be
announced in class and changed on the class website.