Math 122. Single Variable Calculus (b)
Spring 2008

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* SI session: Tuesday and Thursdays, 7:00pm , Rocky 301

* All the graded homeworks will be available for pick-up from the two folders I have put on the bulletin board by my office door, on the 4th flloor.

Lecture details
Instructor
 Alina Duca
(845) 437-5523
alduca@vassar.edu
Time
 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10:00 - 10:50
Room
 300 Rocky
Web page
 http://faculty.vassar.edu/alduca/Math122
Office hours
 Mondays 2:30 - 4:00
Wednesdays 8:30 - 10:00,
Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30, and by appointment
Textbook
Calculus. One Variable by Salas, Hille, Eitgen (10th edition)

Course Description 
  • Course Syllabus
  • MATH 122 is the second part of the year-long treatment of the Calculus of functions of a single variable. Math 121 is a prerequisite for this course; a solid understanding of the concepts presented in Math 121 is a necessity if you want to succeed in Math 122. We will cover selected topics from Chapters 5 to 11 from the textbook.
  • Class Schedule and Homework Assignments
Grading policy.

        Your final grade in this course will be determined by marks earned on the final exam, three midterm tests and the assigned homework. The weighting of these components are as follows:  
  • Homework: 20%
  • Midterm Tests:  20% each 
  • Final Exam: 20%
Homework 
There will be homework assignments aproximately every class, and due on the following class. The homework is an important part of the course. Most of your learning will take place while doing it. I will not accept late homework except in very unusual circumstances. I will, however, drop 10% of the lowest homework grades. Check your homework assignments here.

Please follow this link for some suggestions for submitting your homework.
Exams 
  • Midterm 1: February 13, 2008  
  • Midterm 2: March 31, 2008
  • Midterm 3: April 28, 2008
  • Final exam (TBA)
Calculators, books, notes etc are not permitted in either exam.
Please note that there are no make-up or alternate exams, so make sure you do not make travel plans, work plans etc. that will conflict with any the midterm exams, or the final exam.
Working together and academic integrity
I have no objection in principle to collaboration on the homework, provided that it is done in a way that maximizes the benefit of the homework to all people involved. (One person simply telling another how to do a problem totally defeats the purpose of the problem.) 
You will get maximum benefit from a homework problem if you work hard on it alone before combining your ideas with someone else's. In any case, the paper that you turn in with your name on it should represent your own solutions, written in your own words, regardless of whether you arrived at some of those solutions in collaboration with others. In particular, you may not simply copy someone else's homework and turn it in as your own.
Handouts and Slides

End of term study session - if this happens it will be discussed and scheduled in class before the end of term.

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