Calculus II: Math 116, Section 17: Winter 2012

This Week's Schedule
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Course Information

Instructor: Rafe Kinsey
Email: rkinsey (at) umich (dot) edu (please put "Math 116" in subject)
Office: East Hall 5832 (Make sure to take the stairs or elevator in the math side of the building, otherwise you will not be able to access it.)
Office Phone: 734-763-2518 (Please use email for messages.)
Course Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10:00-11:30 (Tuesday, Friday: 610 Dennison; Thursday, 626 Dennison)
Office Hours: See the section syllabus for more information.

Assignments and Schedule

Note: The schedule for future days is tentative until it is officially announced in class. Copies of quizzes and quiz solutions will be removed at the end of the semester; email me for copies.

DateDone in class Homework assigned today
Thursday, 1/5introductions, syllabus;
sections 5.1, 5.2
Read 5.1-5.4 and p. x ("To Students") in the book, Course Guide and course website syllabus for Friday;
Web Homework sections 5.1 and 5.2 (due 1/10). (There is an optional section "Examples", which you might want to do if you are unfamiliar with the Web HW system.)
Friday, 1/6 team homework introduced (see handout), groups made; 5.3, 5.4 Read 6.1 and 6.2; fill out student data sheet by Tuesday's class, or lose points on a quiz; read Team HW tutorial online; Web Homework sections 5.3 and 5.4 (due 1/11); Team HW due Friday, 1/13.
Tuesday, 1/10 Gateway exams discussed; 6.1 and 6.2 Read 6.4 (and 6.2 if not already); Web Homework sections 6.1 and 6.2.
Make sure to do Student data sheet by tonight or you lose points on a quiz.
Start with Entrance Gateway. How soon you pass determines a non-droppable quiz: if you pass by Wednesday, January 18, you get a 100; if you pass by Friday, January 20, you get a 50; otherwise, you get a 0.
Quiz Friday (material up to and including 6.2).
Thursday, 1/12 Section 6.4 Read 7.1. Web Homework section 6.4. Work on Entrance Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, January 18, or else you lose points on quiz. Remember, team homework and quiz on Friday.
Friday, 1/13 Section 7.1, Quiz Read 7.2. Also: read 7.3, even though it's not officialy on the syllabus. Web Homework section 7.1. Work on Entrance Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, January 18, or else you lose points on quiz. Team HW #2 due Friday, 1/20.
Tuesday, 1/17 Section 7.2 (and a bit more time on 7.1), go over quiz and team hw Read 7.5, 8.1, quiz solutions and further team HW guidelines. Web Homework section 7.2. Work on Entrance Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, or else you lose points on quiz. Quiz Friday, up to and including 7.2.
Thursday, 1/19 Sections 7.5, 8.1 (and more time on 7.2) Read 8.2. Web Homework sections 7.5, 8.1. Work on Entrance Gateway; make sure to pass by Friday, to get 50 on quiz; otherwise, get 0. Remember: quiz and team HW due Friday.
Friday, 1/20 Section 8.2, Quiz (and more time on 8.1) Read 8.4. Web Homework section 8.2. Work on Entrance Gateway; make sure to pass by today, to get 50 on quiz; otherwise, pass by next Monday (or lose 1/3 letter grade). Team HW #3 due Friday, 1/27. Quiz Thursday, through 8.2.
Tuesday, 1/24 Section 8.4, integral gateway (and more time on 8.2) Read quiz solutions. Remember: quiz Thursday. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, February 1, to get a 100 on a non-droppable quiz grade (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0).
Thursday, 1/26 Section 8.4 continued, quiz. Read 8.5. Web Homework section 8.4. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, February 1, to get a 100 on a quiz (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0). Remember: team HW due Friday.
Friday, 1/27 Section 8.5 (and finish up 8.4) Read Quiz solutions. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, February 1, to get a 100 on a quiz (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0). Web Homework section 8.5 (note early due date: due 2/1/2012). Team HW #4 due Thursday, February 2. Quiz on Thursday, through 8.5.
Tuesday, 1/31 Section 8.5 (cont'd) Study for Midterm (and read exam tips; note also the list of problems on old exam 2s that might be relevant). Email me with suggestions of what you want me to talk about in review sessions on Thursday and Friday. Remember: Team HW and quiz Thursday. Come to class on Thursday with questions for review. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, to get extra credit (150) on a quiz, or else pass by Friday to get 100 on a quiz (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0). Note that WebHW 8.5 is due Wednesday.
Thursday, 2/2 Review, quiz Study for Midterm. Come to class on Friday with questions for review. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Friday to get 100 on a quiz (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0).
Friday, 2/3 Review (see more exam tips) Read some more exam 1 tips and quiz 4 solutions before the exam. Study for exam, Monday, 6pm sharp, 140 Lorch. Read 11.1, 11.2. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by today to get 100 on a quiz (otherwise, pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0)
Monday, 2/6, 6pm-7.30 Midterm
Tuesday, 2/7 11.1, 11.2 Read 11.3. Read exam solutions. Web Homework sections 11.1, 11.2. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by Wednesday, February 8, to get a 50 on a quiz, otherwise get a 0).
Thursday, 2/9 11.3 Read 11.4. Web Homework section 11.3. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by 2/15 or else you lose 1/3 letter grade.
Friday, 2/10 11.4 Read 11.5. Web Homework section 11.4. Work on Integral Gateway; make sure to pass by 2/15 or else you lose 1/3 letter grade. Team HW #5 due Friday, 2/17. Quiz, Thursday, 2/16, through 11.4.
Tuesday, 2/14 11.5 Read 11.6. Remember: quiz Thursday.
Thursday, 2/16 11.5 (cont'd), 11.6, quiz Fill out Midterm Evaluation by Monday; counts as non-droppable quiz grade (but is anonymous). Web Homework section 11.5.
Friday, 2/17 11.6 Fill out Midterm Evaluation by Monday; counts as non-droppable quiz grade (but is anonymous). Read 4.8. Web Homework section 11.6. Team HW #6 due next Friday.
Tuesday, 2/21 4.8 Read 8.3 and read the part of 8.2 about arclength for parametric equations. Quiz Friday, through 4.8.
Thursday, 2/23 4.8 cont'd, 8.2 bit about arclength, 8.3 Web Homework section 4.8. Remember: quiz tomorrow.
Friday, 2/24 8.3, quiz Read 7.7. Web Homework section 8.3. Team HW #7 due Friday, 3/9.
2/27-3/2 Spring Break
Tuesday, 3/6 7.7 Read 7.8. Web Homework section 7.7. Quiz, Friday, through 7.7.
Thursday, 3/8 7.8 Read 8.7. Web Homework section 7.8.
Friday, 3/9 8.7, quiz Read 8.8. Web Homework section 8.7. Team HW due next Thursday (so you can get it back before exam). The next quiz will be Thursday, so you can get it back in time for the exam. Optional, non-counting homework: if you want practice on doing the comparison test carefully, do 7.8 (pp. 383-384) 11, 13, 18 and hand it in to me in class on Tuesday, and I will "grade" it carefully like they will on the exams.
Tuesday, 3/13 8.8 Read 9.1. Web Homework section 8.8; note: this HW is due within 4 days, so you can see solutions before the exam. Quiz, Thursday, through 8.8.
Thursday, 3/15 9.1, quiz Web Homework section 9.1. Come to class tomorrow with questions for review. Read 7.8 practice problem solutions (and try to do them on your own).
Friday, 3/16 Review Study for exam! Read exam 2 tips. Read 9.2.
Monday, 3/19, 6pm-7.30 Midterm Exam
Tuesday, 3/20 9.2 Read Exam Solutions. Read 9.3. Web Homework section 9.2.
Thursday, 3/22 9.3 Read 9.4. Web Homework section 9.3.
Friday, 3/23 9.4 Team HW 9 due Tuesday, 4/3.
Tuesday, 3/27 9.4 cont'd Read 9.5. Web Homework section 9.4. Quiz, Friday, through 9.4. Note that team HW 9 is due Tuesday, 4/3. Optional homework: 56, 60, 64, 66, p. 488, hand in in class on Thursday and I will grade by afternoon.
Thursday, 3/29 9.5
Friday, 3/30 9.5 cont'd, quiz Read 10.1. Web Homework section 9.5.
Tuesday, 4/3 10.1 Read 10.2. Read quiz solutions. Web Homework section 10.1. Team HW 10 due Friday, 4/13
Thursday, 4/5 10.2 Try working out team homework 9 problems 1-2 again, more carefully, for tomorrow.
Friday, 4/6 10.2 cont'd Read 10.3. Web Homework section 10.2. Do evals (email me confirmation page for a non-droppable quiz grade).
Tuesday, 4/10 10.3 Web Homework section 10.3. Quiz, Friday, through 10.3. Do evals (email me confirmation page for a non-droppable quiz grade).
Thursday, 4/12 10.3 cont'd Come to class with questions for review. Web Homework section 10.3. Do evals (email me confirmation page for a non-droppable quiz grade).
Friday, 4/13 Review, quiz Study for exam! Come to class next week with questions. Do evals (email me confirmation page for a non-droppable quiz grade).
Tuesday, 4/17 Review Study for exam. Do evals (email me confirmation page for a non-droppable quiz grade).
Thursday, 4/19, 8am-10am Final Exam

Handouts

Note that quiz links will stop working after the semester ends. (Email me for copies.)

Links

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Copyright 2012, Rafe Kinsey
Email rkinsey (at) umich (dot) edu with comments, questions, and corrections.