Syllabus

Title: 110.109 Calculus II (Physical Sciences and Engineering).

Instructor: Florin Spinu.

Office hours: T, 12-2pm, Krieger 312.

E-mail: fspinu@math.jhu.edu

 

Lectures: MTW 10 am/11 am. Section meeting: Th./F.

Section attendance is mandatory.

 

Textbook: One and Several Variables Calculus, Salas, Hille, Etgen auth., 9th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

Description: Differential and integral calculus. Includes analytic geometry, functions, limits, integrals and derivatives, polar coordinates, parametric equations, Taylor's theorem and applications, infinite sequences and series.

 

Webpage: http://www.math.jhu.edu/~fspinu/109.html

 

Homework = to be posted on the course webpage under [Schedule and Homework] (not to be handed in).

Try to complete every assignment in preparation for the weekly quiz.

Homework study groups are strongly encouraged. Math Help Room is open M-F, 9am-9pm, Krieger 213.

 

Quiz = 10-15 min. test to be taken every week during section, covering previous material.

Graded quizzes are handed back by the TA the next section. 

Questions or complaints about the quiz grade are addressed on the same day you get the quizzes back (in section). 

 

Midterm Exams:  there are two midterm exams, during lecture time.

 

Midterm 1:  Tuesday, October 12.

Midterm 2:  Monday, November 15.

 

Questions or complaints about the grade are addressed on the same day you get the exam back (in section).

Students arriving late for the exam will not be granted extra time.

 

Absences: no make-up exams for the midterms. Excused absences will be granted only to those with official documents from the Academic Advising Office. For excused absences, the grade for a missed exam will be a weighted average of the other two exams. There will be no grade for unexcused absences.

 

Final Exam:  9-12 Noon, Friday, December 10. Location TBA.

 

Show up 10 minutes before starting time to secure a seat in the exam room.

Bring your J-card. You will not be allowed to take the exam without it.

If you have a time conflict you must inform your TA and the office of academic advising at least two weeks in advance.

 

Grading policy: quiz 15%, 1st midterm 20%, 2nd midterm 25%, final 40%.

 

Special needs:

Students with special needs requiring extra time or special assistance during exams must inform the instructor and the

Office of Academic Advising at the beginning of the course.

This information will remain confidential.

 

Academic Honesty: academic dishonesty is unacceptable. 

All cases of academic dishonesty are investigated thoroughly and punished severely.

Forbidden during tests (quiz, midterm, final exam): open books, notes, calculators (you don’t need them anyway) and talking to each other.