Course: MTH 142 College Calculus II Spring 2003

Times, places: Class: 142W TuTh 11:00am-12:20pm Fronczak 454

Labs: 142W1 Tu 3:00-3:50am O'Brian 213

142W2 Th 1:00-1:50pm Talbert 115

Instructor: John Ringland. Office: Math Bldg 206. Phone: 645-6284 ext 147.

E-mail: ringland@math.buffalo.edu. Use buffalo.edu e-mail account only!

Mail from other accounts may be automatically deleted without me seeing it.

Office hours: _______________, and by appointment.

T.A.: _________________________. E-mail:_______________________ Office hours:___________________.

Website: orange.math.buffalo.edu/142/ Bookmark it!

You are expected to check the website frequently: for information and late-breaking news.

Textbook: Stewart, Calculus.

Software: We will sometimes make use of the computer program Maple

to do calculations and graphics. A guide to the use of Maple is available on the course website.

Syllabus: Topics corresponding to Chapters 6 through 11 of Stewart's book.

(See intended schedule attached.)

Recitations: Recitations will be conducted by the TA. Attendance is required and occasional pop quizzes will be given.

Homework: There will be weekly homework, counting for 1/3 of the overall grade. The homework will always be due at the beginning of a class period. No late homework will be accepted. Solutions will be available at the website. Your lowest three homework scores will be dropped.

Exams: There will be three 80-minute tests.

Test #1: Th, Feb 13. Test #2: Tu, March 25. Test #3: Th, April 24.

Each of your best two scores will count for 1/3 of your overall grade. No make-ups.

Participation: Certificates awarded for active participation in class can be cashed in for extra points on Homework.

Grades: 50% guarantees a D, 65% guarantees a C, 80% guarantees a B, and 90% guarantees an A.

Bail-out dates: Friday, Jan 24, is the last day to drop the class with no record on your transcript.

By the way, that is also the last day to petition the Math Dept to make up an Incomplete.

Friday, March 7, is the last day to resign from the class (with R on transcript).

Prescription for success: Sustained steady effort: starting today! Full use of the human resources available to you: me (in class, during office hours, and by appointment), the TA (in labs, during office hours, and by appointment), and last but definitely not least your fellow students! Get a study-group together!

MTH 142, Spring 2003

Background information

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Would you please supply the following information in the space provided.

Name:

An alias of your choice, for the posting of grades (NOT your real name, & not an abbreviation of it):

Phone #:

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Major, or area of interest:

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About how many times have you used the computer software Maple?

What is your reason for taking this course?

What are your plans for after college? (in 5 words or less!)

Students with disabilities: If you have a diagnosed disability (physical, learning or psychological) which will make it difficult for you to carry out the course work as outlined, or requires accommodations such as recruiting note-takers, readers, or extended time on tests or assignments, please advise me during the first two weeks of the course so we may review possible arrangements for reasonable accommodations.