Math 2260: Calculus II ---- Summer 2010

Math 2260 Calculus II, Summer 2010

Instructor: Dr. Shuzhou Wang
Class Time, Location: MWF 11:45A-12:45P, Boyd 302; TR 11:45P-2:00P, Boyd 303
Office Hours: Daily 2:10-3:10pm, Boyd 507, or by appointment.
Phone, E-mail: 542-0884, szwang at math dot uga dot edu
Course web Page: http://www.math.uga.edu/~szwang/teaching/2260-summer10.html

Text: University Calculus, by Hass, Weir and Thomas

Prerequisites: MATH 2250 Calculus I at UGA or its equivalents

Syllabus and Objectives of the Course: In this course you will learn integral calculus, infinite sequences and series, and geometry of vectors in space. We will review main parts of Chapter 5 and cover Chapters 6, 7, 8, 10 of the text (omitting optional sections).

This course is intended to serve as a forum to facilitate your active learning of the material. You are responsible for understanding the material and keeping up with the course, not just showing up for the class. You are expected to be able to demonstrate your understanding of the material by solving the problems similar to those covered in class, not just repeating exactly things shown in class.

Homework, Quizzes and Exams: There will be two midterms and a final exam. There will also be frequent quizzes. Doing homework is the most important component of the course. You are expected to do homework on your own everyday. It is impossible to learn the material in this course well without doing enough problems. Problems on quizzes and exams will be similar to the problems in homework assignment. Experience shows that students who do not take homework seriously do not learn the material well and perform poorly on the exams and most of them fail. For example, you may fail if you do homework only when exams are near. Quizzes are open book/notes; exams are closed book/notes. There will be no make-up quizzes or exams except extreme cases (example: a regular doctor's appointment is not an extreme case). Missed quizzes and exams will be assigned the score 0. Make sure to have your questions answered before exams. Click Here for Homework.

Remember: No one becomes a good swimmer by just watching others swim; likewise, no one learns mathematics well by just going to lectures.

Important Dates From UGA Calendar:

Classes begin	June 4, F
Drop	June 4-8, F-Tu
Add	June 4-9, F-W
Midterm	July 1, Th
Holiday (Independence Day)	July 5, M
Withdrawal Deadline	July 9, F
Classes End	July 28, W
Final Exams	July 30, F, 12-3pm

Class Attendance and Participation are very important in this class and I will randomly take attendance. The official attendance policy of the university states: "Students are expected to attend classes regularly. A student who incurs an excessive number of absences may be withdrawn from a class at the discretion of the professor." We interpret "excessive" to mean four or more unexcused absences. Arriving late and leaving early is disruptive to the class and are discouraged. Please let me know in advance if you must come late or leave early. You are responsible for all information and announcements given in class, even if your absence is excused. This implies that you should not be surprised if you have missed classes and show up for a test originally scheduled, but find it has been given or otherwise rescheduled.

Collaboration and Academic Honesty: You are strongly encouraged to form study groups to work on your homework and discuss the material of the course. However, you must do independent work on quizzes and exams. In particular, I absolutely am forbidden to help you on exams. Above all, UGA Academic Honesty Policy applies. Excerpts from the UGA Academic Honesty Policy: "Every student has an obligation to be informed concerning the terms of this policy. Accordingly, lack of knowledge of the provisions of this policy is not an acceptable defense to a charge of violating this policy."

Grading Policy (Partly based on class participation): Homework/Quizzes 25%; Midterms 40%; Final Exam 35%. Letter grades are normally given as follows (numbers are in percentages): A = 90 to 100; A- = 88 to 90-; B+ = 85 to 88-; B = 80 to 85-; B- = 78 to 80-; C+ = 75 to 78-; C = 70 to 75-; C- = 65 to 70-; D = 55 to 65-; F = 0 to 55-.

Tutoring information can be found at: http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/student_services.html, including free tutoring and other services.

Students in need of academic accommodation should contact the Disability Resource Center, and let me know the necessary accomodation. See http://www.drc.uga.edu/about/welcomeletter.php

Disclaimer: This syllabus provides a general guide for the course. Deviation may be necessary (also see Class Attendance and Participation above).