MATHEMATICS 124 A1: Calculus II Spring Semester 2000 Instructor: Takashi Kimura e-mail:kimura@math.bu.edu
Phone: (617)353-1486
Office: MCS 234
Lectures
MWF 10-11 in CAS 522
Discussion Sections
W 12-1, MCS 148; W 3-4, CAS 213; W 4-5,
CAS 201; R 8:30-9:30, SOC B65; R 3:30-4:30, SOC B61.
Text
Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, by J. Stewart
(Brooks/Cole Publishing Company)
My Office Hours
To be announced.
Teaching Fellow (TF)
J. Doug Wright TF's
Office: MCS 154
Content
In this course, we continue to study the calculus of
functions of one variable building upon the material from MA 123. This
course covers integration techniques, improper integrals, volumes and
areas, arc length, differential equations, sequences and series. The best
way to see if you have mastered the material is to do the homework
problems.
Web Page
This class Web page is located at the URL:
http://math.bu.edu/people/kimura/Spring00/124/
Documents distributed in class, homework assignments, and related information
will be posted there.
Homework
Homework will generally be assigned on Friday during
class and due at the beginning of class the following week. Late homework will
not be accepted. Students may discuss homework with each other (and are
encouraged to do so) but all written work must be prepared
independently. Remember that in order to receive full credit both your answer
and reasoning must be correct (the same goes for exams). Homework solutions
will be on reserve in the Science and Engineering library located at 38
Cummington Street.
Exams
There will be two in-class exams given at roughly
equally spaced intervals throughout the course in addition to the
final exam. All exams will be closed book. There will be
NO makeup exams in this course. If you miss exam, you will receive a zero
for the exam. The only valid excuse for missing an exam is a serious illness
which must be certified by a doctor's note.
The Final
You will be held responsible for all of the course
material in the final exam.
Calculator
A calculator with graphing capabilities is required
for this course. Calculators will be used as a tool to solve problems on the
homeworks and exams. The official calculator recommended for the course is
the TI-86 manufactured by Texas Instruments. Note: Unless otherwise
specified on exams and homeworks, only exact solutions will be given full
credit. For example, if the answer to a problem is Ö2 and you are
not asked to provide an approximate solution then you will not receive full
credit for writing down 1.414.
Class Help
There are three options. The first is to see
me or the TF during our office hours (or by appointment). The second is to
go to the math department's tutoring room in MCS 144 while the tutor is
available (the schedule should be posted on the door of MCS 144). Finally,
if you feel that you are falling far behind, you can make an appointment to
receive tutoring by calling the University Resource Center (353-7077).
Grades
Your final grade is determined by three categories - the
exams, the homework, and the final. Grades are based upon the formula: