MATH 81 - Section 1001
CALCULUS 2
Spring, 2006
Instructor: Dr. Michael Slattery, office: CU 309, phone:
288-6595,
email: mikes (a) mscs.mu.edu
Class Website: Information about this
course can be
found on the World-Wide Web at http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~mikes/81/
Text: Calculus by Hughes-Hallet, Gleason, McCallum,
et al., 3rd edition.
We will cover most of chapters 7-11 in this
course.
Calculator: TI-89 graphing
calculator. This is the calculator that
will be used for class
demonstrations. It is essentially the same as the TI-92.
Attendance: It is expected that you will attend every
lecture and quiz meeting.
Grading: Three one-hour exams (100 pts each) to be held on:
Fri, Feb 10,
Mon, Mar 6, and Fri, Apr 7
A two-hour final exam (200 pts) Wed, May 10 at
1:00PM
Seven short quizzes (20 pts each) given
occasionally throughout the quiz sections.
The two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.
Grades will be assigned based on the percentage
of total points earned
as follows:
90% -
100% A
85% - 89% AB
78% -
84% B
73% -
77% BC
65% -
72% C
60% -
64% CD
50% -
59% D
0% - 49%
F
Homework: Throughout the semester, you will be given
lists of suggested problems. You are
expected to do these problems. If you
have trouble doing them, you can get help in the quiz sections or at the
calculus help desk. The homework
problems are the best way for you to check whether or not you really understand
the material covered in class.