Calculus II - Integral Calculus
MA 1022, Section B07
B term, 2006

Syllabus


 About the Course This course provides an introduction to integration and its applications. Topics covered include: anti-derivatives and the indefinite integral; the definite integral; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; techniques of integration; applications of integration to finding areas, volumes, lengths of curves, and centers of mass; the natural logarithm;  inverse trigonometric functions.
Recommended background:  MA 1021
Important Note:  Lecture attendance is not required but is strongly recommended. You are responsible for knowing everything said or covered in class.


Homework Homework will be assigned but not taken up. Students will be responsible for knowing how to work all of the assigned problems and for seeking help on those they have difficulty with. Working additional problems is strongly recommended.


Quizzes
 There will be five quizzes, given on the following Fridays: October 27; November 3,10; and December 1,8. These will be given during the last 10-15 minutes of class and will have one or two questions taken verbatim or nearly so from the homework. These will be graded on the basis of 10 points per problem. Your final quiz average will be based on your best four quiz scores. There will be no makeup quizzes. If there is a documented medical emergency, then a student's quiz grade may be based on fewer than four quiz scores, but no scores will be dropped in this case.


Mid-Term Exam
 This will be given on Friday, November 17, and will be on all material covered in class up to that date.


Final Exam/Basic Skills Test
 This will be given 7:00-9:00 PM on Wednesday, December 13, in Olin 107. This cannot be rescheduled. Note the room and evening time. Make plans now so that you do not have a conflict. There will be two parts to this, as follows:
  1. A Basic Skills Test that will test each student's facility with basic aspects of integral calculus. This is explained further below.
  2. A final exam on the course material. This will be comprehensive, i.e., cover all of the course material. The same exam will be taken by students from all Calculus II sections.
About the Basic Skills Test and the Course Grade
 As a requirement to obtain credit for MA 1022, a student must demonstrate an acceptable level of competence in the basic manipulative and computational skills of integral calculus by passing the Basic Skills Test in Integral Calculus. The minimum score required for passing will be about 70%.  Only final answers to problems will be considered; there will be no partial credit. The credit for the course and the course grade will be determined as follows:
  • Students with passing course grades (as determined by the weighted averages under ``Grading'' above) who pass the Basic Skills Test will receive their course grades and credit for the course.
  • Students with failing course grades (as determined by the weighted averages under ``Grading'' above) will receive an NR for the course, regardless of their Basic Skills Test scores.
  • Students with passing course grades who fail the Basic Skills Test will receive an I (incomplete). They will have two more chances to pass the Basic Skills Test in C07. Those who pass it then will receive their course grades and credit for the course. Those who do not pass the Basic Skills Test on either of the re-takes in C07 will have their I grades changed to NR and will have to repeat MA 1022 in order to receive credit for the course.

Conference
 In this, students will meet with the TA and have an opportunity to ask questions about the homework and the material covered in class. The TA may also review course material and give assignments during the conference period.


Lab
 This is a computer lab in which students will learn to use the Maple computer algebra system as a visual and computational aid in understanding and applying calculus concepts. All lab work is done during the lab period in which it is assigned; lab assignments must be handed in at the end of the period. Late lab work will not be accepted; there will be no make-up labs.


Academic Honesty
 You are expected to be aware of and familiar with the WPI Academic Honesty Policy. This can be found at http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Policies/Honesty/.


Disability Services
 If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you have medical information to share with me, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible via the contact information above. Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this or another class are encouraged to contact the Disability Services Office (DSO) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. The DSO is located on the first floor of Daniels Hall, (508) 831-5235.