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Syllabus for Math 153H
Spring Semester 2008
This course is about integrals and their applications. We will study the process of computing
integrals (which takes a surprising amount of trial-and-error practice), the use of integrals for
solving real-world problems, as well as differential equations and power series. In comparison to
Math 133, which covers the same material, we will spend less time on computation and more time on
problem-solving and the theory of why calculus works the way it does.
Textbook: Calculus II, by Marsden and Weinstein. We will cover most of
Chapters 7-9 and 11-12.
Grading Scheme
The course grade will be determined from your homework and exam scores as follows.
(The test dates are tentative for now.)
Component | Date |
Worth |
Homework | Wednesdays | 10% |
Midterm 1 | February 1 | 20% |
Midterm 2 | February 27 | 20% |
Midterm 3 | April 4 | 20% |
Final Exam | April 28 | 30% |
There are no calculators allowed on any of the exams.
There will be no make-up exams. If any of these dates presents an unavoidable conflict,
please let me know ASAP. Otherwise, the only acceptable reason for missing an exam is
a legitimate and documented emergency, such as an illness with a doctor's note.
In the event of an excused absence from a midterm, the other exams will count for a larger
percentage of your grade. By university policy, there is no alternative to taking the
final on April 28.
Homework Policy and Getting Help
Homework assignments will be posted on the course webpage, and
will typically be due on Wednesdays.
No late homework will be accepted; however, I will drop your lowest homework score.
Some of the
questions will be routine examples just like something done in class;
others will be harder and will require more thought. I encourage you
start early and work in groups. There are only a couple of caveats to group work:
- You should try to do all of the problems on your own
before getting together with others. It does not benefit you
(on exams and in the real world when you need to use math) to simply
get solutions from your classmates! In fact, there is research
suggesting that group work is much more productive when everyone has
thought about the problems before getting together.
- Everyone must turn in their own solutions. In other words, you
should write up your final solutions in the privacy of your own room
(or your own library, cafe, bar, roof, etc.).
If there is a homework problem which you are unable to solve even
after thinking about it hard (and after reading the relevant section of the book),
there are several resources for help:
- Your classmates
- Office hours. I would be
happy to help you out if you are stuck, but I will not answer questions about problems that you
have yet to think about!
- The Math Learning Center, located on the first floor of the A-Wing of Wells Hall.
For hours of operation and for more information, see
http://www.math.msu.edu/~mlc/
Important Dates
1/07/08 |
Classes begin. |
1/18/08 |
Last day to add courses or drop down to a lower-level class. |
1/21/08 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO CLASSES! |
2/01/08 |
MIDTERM 1; End of tuition refund period. |
2/27/08 |
MIDTERM 2; Last day to drop a course without a grade being reported. |
3/03/08 - 3/07/08 |
Spring break - NO CLASSES! |
3/31/08 |
MIDTERM 3. |
4/25/08 |
Last day of classes. |
4/28/08 |
FINAL EXAM. |
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