MAC 2312 section U07
Calculus II
Fall 2008
Mr. Rosenthal
 
Office : DM 417-A
Phone : (305)348-2380, but email is the quickest way to contact me
Office Hours: Mondays Noon-12:50pm (DM 417A)
Wed. & Fri. 11am-12:50pm (DM 417A)
Tues. & Th. 12:45pm-1:55pm (TC7 150)
email : rosentha@fiu.edu
Text: You should already have the text from Calculus I. If you don't, you have three options:
1) If you only need Calc I and Calc II, you may buy this book:
http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle/productCd-0471482382.html
2) If you need all three semesters of Calculus, you may buy this book:
http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle/productCd-0471472441.html
3) I have arranged a deal with the publisher where my students will have free access to an online version of the book. You will need to email me for an access code. It will be accessed from a website. If you don't mind an online version, than you have nothing to buy at all. Each student will need to create an account by clicking on the "register" link and following the on screen instructions. Even if you don't want or need the online version of the text, you will still need to create a free (with the access code I will supply) account with WileyPlus in order to access the required online homework.

A student solutions manual is available, but is optional. In fact, all solutions are available here. The username and password required for access will be provided in class.
Sections to be covered: 6.4-6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 7.6, 7.1-7.4, 7.7, 8.2-8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 10.1, 10.3-10.10, 11.1-11.3
Grading: Tests 1-3 will each be worth 20% of your grade, the WileyPlus online homework will be 15% of your grade and the cumulative final exam will be 25% of your grade. You will still have to do the assigned offline homework from the text to be adequately prepared for my tests. Offline homework is not turned in and does not count towards your homework grade. For WileyPlus homework, please pay attention to the due dates listed on the WileyPlus web site. There are no extensions on due dates; don't even ask! Don't wait until the day the homework is due to do it, because if your Internet connection goes out, you are out of luck.

After rounding off your average to the nearest whole number, the following grading scale will be applied:  My grading scale is as follows:

A

90+    

B- 

77-79

D

60-63

A-

87-89

C+

74-76

D-

57-59

B+

84-86

C

67-73

F

0-56

B

80-83

D+

64-66

 

 

I reserve the right to add points to the totals of students who display outstanding class participation (during both lectures and office hours). I will NEVER "curve" grades or drop your lowest grade.

Attendance:
I) NON-TEST DAYS: OPTIONAL.  Absence is preferred to tardiness.  Three points will be deducted from your final exam grade at the end of the semester for each tardiness (even one second late constitutes a tardiness).  Students with even one tardy will be ineligible for the following benefits:
 a) overrides into any of my closed classes in future terms
 b) the privilege of attending my office hours in a future term if enrolled in another instructor's section
 c) recommendations (e.g. for graduate school, scholarships, employment, etc.)
 d) any class participation points mentioned above
No written or oral excuses will be accepted for tardiness.  If you can't make it on time, don't come!
II)  TEST DAYS:  REQUIRED.  You will have at least 2 classes notice of an upcoming test.  There are NO MAKEUP TESTS.  If you miss a test and, in the opinion of the instructor, the absence is excusable, your final exam will count as two grades.  If the absence is not excusable, you will receive a zero on the test missed.  Be prepared to document your excuse with a traffic ticket, hospital bill, arrest form, etc.  A doctor's note is not acceptable unless it says "(student's name) was unable to attend school on (date of test)."  Tardiness is permitted on test days without penalty although you will have less time on the test than everyone else.  If you are so late that someone has already turned in their test before you arrive, you will not be allowed to take the test.
Required Materials:  A cheap ($9-$20) scientific calculator is all you need. If you are not sure how to tell if a calculator is scientific, it must have a key labeled SIN to be scientific. The only scientific calculators that you may not use are the Casio FX-300ES and the TI-30XS MultiView calculator. Graphing calculators and programmable calculators are not permitted.  All tests must be written using pencil.
BEEPERS AND CELLULAR PHONES must be turned off! The vibrate mode is not considered turned off. Beepers and cellular phones must not be visible to you or me. If they are on your belt, they are visible. If they are in your bookbag or pocket, they are not. Violations of this policy will result in you will having to put the beeper or cellphone in the hallway immediately outside the class. If you are afraid it will be stolen, you may choose to leave with it, but you will not be readmitted to class that day. If this occurs during a test, and you choose to leave rather than put the beeper or phone in the hallway, all unanswered test questions will be marked wrong.
DROPS are not initiated by Prof. Rosenthal.  If you stop attending, you must drop this class yourself to avoid a grade of F. The deadline for dropping classes with a grade of DR is Oct. 17.
EXTRA TUITION CHARGES FOR REPEATED COURSES AND EXCESS HOURS: The Florida Legislature has mandated a tuition surcharge for the
third time a student either takes or attempts a college credit course. For more information on this charge, including possible appeal of this surcharge, see http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/register/surcharge.htm. This charge should serve as additional motivation for you not to have to retake this course. In other words, DO THE HOMEWORK!!!!!
If you see a note posted saying that class is canceled, make sure it is on FIU stationary and wait until the starting time of class before leaving.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given here. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the university.
The following tentative calendar is here only because the university now requires it as a part of every syllabus. My suggestion to you is to ignore it. It will NOT be updated during the semester. For up-to-date assignments, check this page. Upcoming tests will be announced here.
Tuesday
Thursday
Aug. 26
Section 6.4		Aug. 28
Section 6.4 (cont.)
Sept. 2
Sections 6.5, 6.6		Sept. 4
Section 6.6 (cont.)
Sept. 9
Sections 6.8, 6.9, 7.6, 7.1		Sept. 11
Sections 7.1 (cont.), 7.2
Sept. 16
Sections 7.2 (cont.), 7.3		Sept. 18
Sections 7.3 (cont.), 7.4
Sept. 23
Sections 7.4 (cont.), 7.7		Sept. 25
Test #1
Sept. 30
Sections 8.2, 8.3		Oct. 2
Sections 8.3 (cont.), 8.4
Oct. 7
Sections 8.4 (cont.), 8.5		Oct. 9
Section 8.5 (cont.)
Oct. 14
Sections 8.7, 8.8		Oct. 16
Test #2
Oct. 21
Sections 8.8 (cont.), 10.1		Oct. 23
Section 10.3
Oct. 28
Sections 10.3 (cont.), 10.4, 10.5		Oct. 30
Sections 10.5 (cont.), 10.6
Nov. 4
Sections 10.6 (cont.), 10.7		Nov. 6
Review/Hurricane Day
Nov. 11
Veterans Day, No school		Nov. 13
Test #3
Nov. 18
Section 10.8		Nov. 20
Section 10.9
Nov. 25
Sections 10.10, 11.1		Nov. 27
Thanksgiving, No school
Dec. 2
Sections 11.1 (cont.), 11.2		Dec. 4
Section 11.3
Dec. 9
Class does not meet		Dec. 11
Final Exam 9:45am-11:45am

Course description: Riemann sums, techniques of integration, applications of the integral, improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor series, polar and parametric functions. Prerequisite: MAC 2311, with a grade of C or better, or a grade of 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. Students not satisfying the prerequisite will be dropped during the first week of class.