Calculus II Home Page
Fall 2009


Course Objectives:

The goal of Calculus II is to equip students with techniques of a second course in calculus. These include an expanded collection of functions which can be studied with calculus. Integration is applied in new ways, and representation of functions via power series is introduced.

Announcements:

The Calculus Help Room, LN-2216, is now in operation. At most times there are persons there who can help with Calc II, but their first priority is their own students.

There are special persons for Calc II:
M-R 1:00-4:00 and F 1:00-3:00.
These persons have Calc II as their first priority. It is a good place to get help and meet students who are having difficulties similar to what you are encountering.

The Calc Help Room is on the second floor of the Library Tower, near the elevator doors.

Check this page regularly, as the contents will change during the semester, and new information will be added.

General Information For All Sections

Contact Information

The instructor for your section will provide you with contact information.

General Administration of Course: Ben Brewster

Basic Information


Prerequisite

: A passing grade in Calculus I is required, but a grade of C or better is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Historical data suggests that students who get a D in Calculus 1 usually end up with an F in Calculus 2.

Textbook

:   Single Variable Calculus by James Stewart, Sixth Edition
Brooks/Cole - Thomson Learning Publishing Company, Pine Grove, CA, 2008,
ISBN-10: 0495011614.

Office Hours

: Some instructors will hold office hours in their own office. Other instructors will hold them in the Calculus Help Room, LN-2216 (2nd floor of library tower, near the elevator). The Calculus Help Room is generally open from 10:00 - 4:00 M-F. The specific hours are posted on the room door. Any Calculus 2 student will be helped in the Help Room by any of the TAs holding office hours there.

Course Contents

The course will include most of the material in chapters 7 through 12, except Chapter 10. A sample weekly schedule is below. Individual instructors may vary the order in which topics are taught. Tests and quizzes will be interjected into their plans as well. However, all sections will ultimately cover the same material in the course.

Sample Weekly Schedule

Week 1 Aug 29-Sept 4 7.1, 7.2*, 7.3*
Week 2 Sept 8-Sept 11 7.4*,7.5
Week 3 Sept 14-Sept 18 7.6, 7.7, 7.8
Week 4 Sept 21-Sept 25 7.8, 8.1
Week 5 Sept 29-Oct 2 8.2, 8.3
Week 6 Oct 5-Oct 9 8.4, 8.5
Week 7 Oct 12-Oct 16 8.8, 11.1
Week 8 Oct 19-Oct 23 11.2 & 9.1, 11.2 & 9.2, 12.1
Week 9 Oct 26-Oct 30 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Week 10 Nov 2-Nov 6 12.4, 12.5, 12.6
Week 11 Nov 9-Nov 13 12.7, 12.8, 12.9
Week 12 Nov 16-Nov 20 12.9, 12.10
Week 13 Nov 23-Nov 25 12.10
Week 14 Nov 30-Dec 4 12.11, 11.3
Week 15 Dec 7-Dec 11 11.4, 11.5
Week 16 Dec 13-Dec 17 Final Exam

Calculator Policy

Only in special circumstances will laptops or calculators be allowed in exams. There are a few topics where a calculator is needed. Most of the quantitative emphasis in this course will be within the range that one should be able to calculate with paper and pencil.

Final Exam

The final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7:00 p.m. This exam will count as 40% of your course grade.

The exam will be comprehensive. This means that as you learn techniques, seek to understand them in order that you can remember them and see various inteconnections that make calculus a topic that stays with you.

There will be a make-up exam, if necessary, for those who have a university conflict (another exam scheduled at the exact same time, or three exams scheduled within 24 hours). Make arrangements well in advance.

Homework Problems

Each instructor will assign homework problems. This list of problems should be considered as a guideline for minimum work to be done.

Study Time

Calc II is a difficult course. It is made more difficult when one does not take adequate time to think about the concepts and apply them to solve the problems. This is often a frustrating process for students who have yet to hone their algebra skills beyond calculations of more than one step. But, this honing can take place with work.

To get the most out of the course you need to work, as close to class time as possible, two hours outside of class for each hour in class.

Sample Tests

Here are some sample tests that you might want to look at, especially when preparing for the final.

Supplementary Materials and Links

Here we provide links to documents you may find useful throughout the semester. They do not constitute and official part of the course, nor are they endorsed by the department. Use them at your own discretion.

The archives

Copies of the Math 222 home page for previous semesters.

Deadlines


Add/drop deadline

is Friday, Sept. 11.

Withdraw deadline

is Friday, Oct. 30.

Class Attendance

Students are expected to attend each class. They are responsible for obtaining all information given in class.

Academic Honesty

Cheating will not be tolerated. Incidents will be purseued through the adjudication process of Harpur College.

Binghamton Academic Honesty Policy