65.1201 Mathematics II - Course Outline

• Instructor: John Mitchell, Amos Eaton 325, x6915, mitchj@rpi.edu
• Text: Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 3rd edition, by J. Stewart.
• Schedule: No classes Nov 27--29.

  Week	Sections	Comments
  Aug 26--30	4.7,6.1,11.1--11.2
  Sep 2--6	11.3--11.5	No class Sep 2.
  Sep 9--13	11.7--11.10
  Sep 16--20	14.6, Test 1
  Sep 23--27	12.1--12.3
  Sep 30--Oct 4	12.4--12.6
  Oct 7--11	12.7,12.8,13.1
  Oct 14--18	13.2, Test 2	No classes Oct 14,15 Lab will be review.
  Oct 21--25	13.3--13.4
  Oct 28--Nov 1	13.5, Test 3
  Nov 4--8	10.1,2.10,10.2
  Nov 11--15	10.3--10.5
  Nov 18--22	10.6--10.8
  Nov 25--29	10.9--10.10
  Dec 2--6	10.11--10.12, Test 4
  Dec 9	Review
  Dec 12--18	Final examinations

• Laboratories: The Thursday class with your TA is a laboratory session, where you will use MAPLE to help you solve problems. I will distribute the laboratory assignments on Wednesday, and they will be collected by your TA on the following Tuesday.
  Collaboration: You are welcome to get a partner to work with you on the lab assignments; a single report will then suffice, carrying the names of both partners. You are strongly encouraged to work with a partner, and your pair may talk with other pairs. However, it is not acceptable to copy all or part of lab solutions from another pair or person, whether or not that person is currently enrolled in the course. It is also a violation to leave labs in public places on the computer, such as your public directory. A method for sharing labs with your partner is described here.
• Exams:
  1. Tests are scheduled from 8:00 to 10:00AM in CC308 on:
     Friday September 20
     Friday October 18
     Wednesday October 30
     Friday December 6
  2. You may bring one sheet of handwritten notes to each test. (You can write on both sides.)
  3. Final exam: During the week of Dec 12--18. This exam is optional if your advance grade is C or higher.
  As you would expect, no collaboration is permitted on the tests, the final exam, or the quizzes.
• Quizzes: There will be a 15 minute quiz every Wednesday, if there is no exam scheduled for that week. The quiz will consist of a slight modification of one of the underlined questions on the homework sheet. Generally, the Tuesday session with the TA will be a problem-solving session, when you will be able to go over the homework.
• Grades: Advance grade: 15% for each exam, 20% for quizzes, 20% for the laboratories.
  If you take the final: 30% for the final exam, 70% for the advance grade.
  I give a numerical score and a grade on each exam. Your final grade is determined by the numerical scores. If the average of your grades on the exams is better than the grade determined by the numbers, your final grade will be this average. If you do poorly on one exam, I may drop that exam from your grade calculation.
• The World Wide Web: This outline, the homeworks, and other information about the course will be available via my homepage.
• Office hours: The TAs will have office hours; the exact place and time can be found here. I will also have office hours on Monday 10.0 - 11.0 and Wednesday 2.0 - 4.0.
• Academic integrity: Student-teacher relationships are based on mutual trust. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of academic dishonesty and procedures for responding to them. The penalties for cheating can include failure in the course, as well as harsher punishments.
• Appealing grades: As with any other administrative question regarding this course, see me in the first instance. If we are unable to reach agreement, you may appeal my decision to Professor Holmes.
• More information: There is a description of other policies of the course, including how to contact the TAs, and advice on the labs.

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