MATH 116 - Calculus II

Spring 2005
Information for Torres' students
Lectures MWF 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Room: 452 SNOW HALL Line # 57595
Exams Grading Homework Time Table

Instructor: Prof. Rodolfo H. Torres.
Office: 623 Snow - TE : 864-7310.
e-mail: torres"AT"math.ku.edu
web page: http://torres.faculty.ku.edu/116/


Tentative Office Hours: Mondays: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m.
and by appointment.


Textbook: Applied Calculus by S. T. Tan (6th Edition, Univ. of Kansas Edition), Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.(Required)


Calculator: TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator (or equivalent) (Required)


Prerequisites: .Math 115 or Math 121, and a course in Trigonometry.


Enrollment: 151 Strong Hall (all changes: drops, adds).


Withdrawals: Through Feb. 9, the course is deleted from your record.
Feb. 10 - Apr. 6, A grade of W goes on your record.
Apr. 7 - May 12, requires Instructor's approval and signature in the drop form.



Classes

You are expected to bring your textbook and the calculator to every class. You should read the book and attempt to solve some of the problems in preparation for each class.

Homework

Homework problems will be assigned every week and they will be collected on Wednesdays . Homework is a major part of the learning process in Mathematics. It is essential that students work on the problems on a regular basis. Students are encouraged to work and discuss the problems in groups, but they should turn in individual solutions. The problems will be usually listed at www.math.ku.edu/~torres/116/hw.shtml but the students should contact the instructor for the latest update of the assignments.
No late homework assignments will be accepted.

Exams
The course has three In-class Exams . The specific material to be covered in the in-class exams will be properly announced in advance. The final exam is comprehensive.

FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, May 18, 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Grading
Your grade in the course will be determined by the number of points that you accumulate. The points are distributed in the following way:
Homework 150 points
In-class Exams 1, 2, and 3 450 points
Final Exam 300 points


Total 900 points

A total of 90% of the points will guarantee an A, 80% a B, 70% a C, and 60% a D.

Tentative Timetable

Week Sections Hws Exams/Holidays
01/21 Review of Sec. 5.1 & 5.2    
01/24-01/28 Review of Sec. 5.4 & 5.5 Hw. 1  
01/31-02/04 Sec. 12.1, 12.2, & 12.3  Hw. 2  
02/07-02/11 Sec. 6.1, 6.2,  & 6.3  Hw. 3  
02/14-02/18 Review   Exam 1
02/21-02/25 Sec. 12.4, 6.4 & 6.5 Hw. 4  
02/28-03/04 Sec. 6.6 & 7.1 Hw. 5  
03/07-03/11 Sec. 7.3, & 7.4 Hw. 6  
03/14-03/18 Review Exam 2
03/21-03/25     Spring Break
03/28-04/01 Sec. 8.1 & 8.2 Hw. 7  
04/04-04/08 Sec. 8.3 & 8.4 Hw. 8  
04/11-04/15 Sec. 8.5 & 8.6 Hw. 9  
04/18-04/22 Review   Exam 3
04/25-04/29 Sec. 8.7 & 8.8 Hw. 10
05/02-05/06 Sec. 11.1, 11.2, & 11.3 Hw. 11  
05/09-05/11 Review  
Contact the instructor for updates.

Students with disabilities

The staff of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), 135 Strong, 785-864-2620, coordinates accommodations and services for KU courses. If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted them, please do as soon as possible. Please also see me privately in regard to this course.

Policy on religious observances

Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss alternative accommodations
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The instructor reserves the right to modify the information given here and/or any web page for the class.
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