Math 162 Syllabus

Syllabus for Math 162

Office Phone

425-4575 (Leave a message on the answering machine and I will try to reach you at least two times before giving up. My office is EMCS 410.

Prerequisites

If you do not have one of the following prerequisites see your instructor: (1) Math 151 and Math 152 with a grade of C or above in both courses or (2) Transfer credit in first semester Calculus (with trigonometric functions) with a grade of C or above.

Corequisites
The lecture part of this course, Math 161, should be taken at the same time that you take this course.

Syllabus
The text for our course is Hass, Weir, and Thomas, University Calculus Elements with Early Transcendentals . Sections 3.5, 4.7, 5.1-5.4, 5.7, 5.6, 6.1-6.3. If necessary, we will adjust the sections that we cover. Please look through the table of contents in our textbook to get a more precise idea of what we will be doing.

Computer Projects

There will be at least 6 computer projects, each of which will be graded on a 100-point scale. Each problem on the lab has points and you lose points if you don't do exactly what the problem is asking you to do. Students are allowed to work with other students in groups of two or three students and can consult with their lab instructor and perhaps other individuals to complete the labs. You can work on a project in a group of three or less students as you wish, but the group must turn in only one hand part and one Maple part for each project. In other words, the whole project is a group project or the whole project is an individual project. It is fairly easy to store your projects in your area of the OneNet server or on a flash drive. Ask your instructor or another student if you don't know how to use OneNet or you don't know how to use a flash drive.

Computer Difficulties

Each student in a group must maintain individual copies of the computer project so that if one group member is absent on the day that the project is due another group member can turn in the project. Any kind of strange behaviour by another member of your group does not excuse you from handing your project in on time. You will need to store your projects in some very reliable way since losing the project due to electronic difficulties does not excuse your handing the project in on time. Although it takes extra time, storing two or more electronic copies of the projects is important, since otherwise you might have to do the whole project over in a very short time. It is fairly easy to store your projects in your area of the OneNet server or on a flash drive. Ask your instructor or another student if you don't know how to use OneNet. If you have problems you might be able to email your project to yourself to avoid losing all of your work. Your instructor has to make corrections to the labs sometimes, and you will lose points if you are not in the lab when these corrections are made.

Exams

There will be a midterm and a final exam. The dates for these are on the grading web page. These exams are important since the course instructor must have a way to determine if each student is learning the mathematics that is covered in the lab course. Each student must complete the exam without assistance from lab partners or the instructor or from any other source such as network communications. It is important for each student to learn the necessary Maple syntax since your instructor will not help with syntax on the exams. Since we will use several forms of the Maple 'plot' command, it is important to study each form and learn the subtle differences between these forms. Using index cards to memorize the syntax of the various Maple commands that we use is a very good idea. Your instructor has noticed that students that miss lab classes or leave early usually don't do well on the exams.

Calculators

For all in-class work and on parts of the exams you are allowed to use a graphing calculator.

Disabilities

Students with disabilities who require special accommodations or assistance for testing, note-taking, reading, etc., should speak with their professor as soon as possible. The office of Student Affairs (755-4534) is available to answer questions about their services as well. Examples of disabilities are blindness/low vision, communication disorders, deafness/hearing impairments, emotional/psychological disabilities, learning disabilities, and other health impairments.

Counseling

If you find that personal problems, career indecision, study/time management difficulties, etc. are adversely affecting your successful progress at UTC, please contact the Counseling and Career Planning Center at 425-4438.

Attendance and Project Deadlines

You are expected to be here for each lab and you should take advantage of the fact that you can get help during the lab period. Those students that come in late or leave early usually do not do well. Labs are usually due at the beginning of lab classes. We do not want students to be working on the previous lab or showing up late for the lab class. There are extreme penalties for late assignments. Your instructor will not assist you with a project on the day that it is due since we need to be working on the next project that day.

EMCS 206 Computer Lab

The EMCS 205 computer lab is open from roughly 9:00AM till 4:00PM on MTWTF. You can use the lab computers whenever the lab is free. Schedules will be posted on the lab door. Some professors will sometimes allow other students to use computers during their class if the students are not disruptive. My students can come to any of my lab classes as long as we have free computers. Maple is also installed in some other computer labs at UTC.

Catalog Description
Calculus II Laboratory (3 hours credit)
Calculator and computer treatment of problems and topics in Math 161 using graphical, numerical, and symbolic methods. Laboratory , 2 hours. 1 credit hour Pre or Corequisite: Math 161. Prerequisite: Math 152

UTC Honor Code

Your instructor has had to turn in a number of students to the honor court for cheating. In some cases students are just given an F in the lab course for cheating, but sometimes students are referred to the honor court. This is usually devastating to the student. You are expected to read this policy at http://www.utc.edu/Units/student/handbook/academics.pdf . If you have computer problems that prevent you from reading this policy then read the policy in a computer lab at UTC.

Office Phone	425-4575 (Leave a message on the answering machine and I will try to reach you at least two times before giving up. My office is EMCS 410.
Prerequisites	If you do not have one of the following prerequisites see your instructor: (1) Math 151 and Math 152 with a grade of C or above in both courses or (2) Transfer credit in first semester Calculus (with trigonometric functions) with a grade of C or above.
Corequisites	The lecture part of this course, Math 161, should be taken at the same time that you take this course.
Syllabus	The text for our course is Hass, Weir, and Thomas, University Calculus Elements with Early Transcendentals . Sections 3.5, 4.7, 5.1-5.4, 5.7, 5.6, 6.1-6.3. If necessary, we will adjust the sections that we cover. Please look through the table of contents in our textbook to get a more precise idea of what we will be doing.
Computer Projects	There will be at least 6 computer projects, each of which will be graded on a 100-point scale. Each problem on the lab has points and you lose points if you don't do exactly what the problem is asking you to do. Students are allowed to work with other students in groups of two or three students and can consult with their lab instructor and perhaps other individuals to complete the labs. You can work on a project in a group of three or less students as you wish, but the group must turn in only one hand part and one Maple part for each project. In other words, the whole project is a group project or the whole project is an individual project. It is fairly easy to store your projects in your area of the OneNet server or on a flash drive. Ask your instructor or another student if you don't know how to use OneNet or you don't know how to use a flash drive.
Computer Difficulties	Each student in a group must maintain individual copies of the computer project so that if one group member is absent on the day that the project is due another group member can turn in the project. Any kind of strange behaviour by another member of your group does not excuse you from handing your project in on time. You will need to store your projects in some very reliable way since losing the project due to electronic difficulties does not excuse your handing the project in on time. Although it takes extra time, storing two or more electronic copies of the projects is important, since otherwise you might have to do the whole project over in a very short time. It is fairly easy to store your projects in your area of the OneNet server or on a flash drive. Ask your instructor or another student if you don't know how to use OneNet. If you have problems you might be able to email your project to yourself to avoid losing all of your work. Your instructor has to make corrections to the labs sometimes, and you will lose points if you are not in the lab when these corrections are made.
Exams	There will be a midterm and a final exam. The dates for these are on the grading web page. These exams are important since the course instructor must have a way to determine if each student is learning the mathematics that is covered in the lab course. Each student must complete the exam without assistance from lab partners or the instructor or from any other source such as network communications. It is important for each student to learn the necessary Maple syntax since your instructor will not help with syntax on the exams. Since we will use several forms of the Maple 'plot' command, it is important to study each form and learn the subtle differences between these forms. Using index cards to memorize the syntax of the various Maple commands that we use is a very good idea. Your instructor has noticed that students that miss lab classes or leave early usually don't do well on the exams.
Calculators	For all in-class work and on parts of the exams you are allowed to use a graphing calculator.
Disabilities	Students with disabilities who require special accommodations or assistance for testing, note-taking, reading, etc., should speak with their professor as soon as possible. The office of Student Affairs (755-4534) is available to answer questions about their services as well. Examples of disabilities are blindness/low vision, communication disorders, deafness/hearing impairments, emotional/psychological disabilities, learning disabilities, and other health impairments.
Counseling	If you find that personal problems, career indecision, study/time management difficulties, etc. are adversely affecting your successful progress at UTC, please contact the Counseling and Career Planning Center at 425-4438.
Attendance and Project Deadlines	You are expected to be here for each lab and you should take advantage of the fact that you can get help during the lab period. Those students that come in late or leave early usually do not do well. Labs are usually due at the beginning of lab classes. We do not want students to be working on the previous lab or showing up late for the lab class. There are extreme penalties for late assignments. Your instructor will not assist you with a project on the day that it is due since we need to be working on the next project that day.
EMCS 206 Computer Lab	The EMCS 205 computer lab is open from roughly 9:00AM till 4:00PM on MTWTF. You can use the lab computers whenever the lab is free. Schedules will be posted on the lab door. Some professors will sometimes allow other students to use computers during their class if the students are not disruptive. My students can come to any of my lab classes as long as we have free computers. Maple is also installed in some other computer labs at UTC.
Catalog Description	Calculus II Laboratory (3 hours credit) Calculator and computer treatment of problems and topics in Math 161 using graphical, numerical, and symbolic methods. Laboratory , 2 hours. 1 credit hour Pre or Corequisite: Math 161. Prerequisite: Math 152
UTC Honor Code	Your instructor has had to turn in a number of students to the honor court for cheating. In some cases students are just given an F in the lab course for cheating, but sometimes students are referred to the honor court. This is usually devastating to the student. You are expected to read this policy at http://www.utc.edu/Units/student/handbook/academics.pdf . If you have computer problems that prevent you from reading this policy then read the policy in a computer lab at UTC.