Math 122 Course Information

Lecture

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:10-11:25 in Malott 406

Recitation

Wednesdsays 14:30-15:20 in Rockefeller 115

Textbook

Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Alternate Edition, by Thomas and Finney

Grades

Your grade in this course is based on homework, quizzes, participation, prelims and the final. The approximate breakdown is as follows:
Prelim 1 -- 20%
Prelim 2 -- 20%
Prelim 3 -- 20%
Homework -- 10%
Quizzes -- 5%
Participation -- 5%
Final -- 20%

  • Homework: There is weekly homework, usually due on Tuesdays. Please keep your papers neat, using good English, complete sentences and adequate detail, especially on proofs. You are encouraged to work with one another on your homework, but the final product must be your own. If you use any sources other than your own brain and the text, please cite them.

  • Quizzes: These will be given by Treven, on average, once every two weeks. However, these "pop" quizzes should not be a source of stress! If you are keeping up with the class, they should be very easy.

  • Participation: We will grade you on your participation in this class. Participation entails attending class, paying attention, asking questions, being active in group work, and attending office hours if you're stuck.

    Schedule (tentative)

    Applications of Integrals and Transcendental Functions:
    Week 1 (1/21 & 1/23): 5.1-5.3
    Week 2 (1/28 & 1/30): 5.4-5.6
    Week 3 (2/4 & 2/6): 6.1, 6.6 (with a review of 6.2-6.4)
    Week 4 (2/11 & 2/13): 6.8-6.10 and review for Prelim 1
    Week 5 (2/18): review for Prelim 1

    Techniques of Integration:
    Week 5 (2/20): 7.1-7.2
    Week 6 (2/25 & 2/27): 7.3-7.4
    Week 7 (3/4 & 3/6): 7.6, 8.1-8.2
    Week 8 (3/11 & 3/13): 8.4 and review for Prelim 2
    Spring Break
    Week 9 (3/25 & 3/27): Review for Prelim 2 and 8.5 Week 10 (4/1 & 4/3): 8.6-8.7
    Week 11 (4/8 & 4/10): 8.8-8.9
    Week 12 (4/15 & 4/17): 8.10-8.11 and review for Prelim 3
    Week 13 (4/22): review for Prelim 3

    Polar Coordinates:
    Week 13 (4/24): 9.6, 9.8
    Week 14 (4/29 & 5/1): 9.9 and review for Final

    Advice

    The biggest piece of advice we can give you is to READ YOUR TEXT! Don't just view it as a source for exercises, but use it. If you read your textbook before class, you will get much more out of each lecture. This twenty minute investment is well worth your time.

    Thoughts

    You have enrolled in an honors course. What does that mean? Well, to quote a friend of ours, "enrolling in an honors course is like asking for jalapeno peppers in your burrito." That is, we'll try to give you enough peppers to make your eyes water, but not so many that you feel like you're about to die. In particular this means that the homework will be demanding, we will go FAST, and we won't repeat everything in the book (so read it!). If this is too much for you, there is no harm in taking 112 instead. However, talk to us before you make this decision.
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