Math 102 - Calculus 2
Sevak Mkrtchyan
456 Herman Brown Hall
e-mail: (first name).(last name)@rice.edu
Phone: x5319

Course Description

This course is the continuation of MATH 101. The topics include integration by parts, partial fractions, and other methods of integration, infinite sequences and series, Taylor polynomials, tests for convergence, power series, polar coordinates, and parametric curves. See the following detailed (but tentative) schedule for what I plan to cover each day.

Lectures

MWF 9:00-9:50AM in SH 309

Office Hours:

W 3-4,Th 5-6PM (456 Herman Brown Hall)

Help Sessions:

TuTh 7-9pm
Room: TBD
Teaching Assistants: Carolyn Otto (cotto@*), Letao Zhang (letao.zhang@*), Arunima Ray (Arunima.Ray@*), Zhiyuan Li (Zhiyuan.Li@*)
*=rice.edu

Textbook

The textbook for the course is Stewart's Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals (6th Edition) or Stewart's Calculus: Early Transcendentals (6th Edition). We will be using WebAssign.

Grades

Your grade in the class will be based on the following weights:
20% - Homework
20% - Midterm 1: Wednesday, February 10
20% - Midterm 2: Wednesday, March 31
40% - Final Exam

Homework

Homework will be assigned and turned in online, through the Webassign website. Here is a sample Webassign homework assignment.

This is a schedule for what I plan to cover in class each day (which is subject to change due to for example some topics taking shorter or longer than expected.). The homework column will be updated regularly, when new homework is assigned.

Date
 Sections
 Topic
Mon, January 11 Chapter 5 Introduction, Review
Wed, January 13 7.1 Integration by Parts
Fri, January 15 7.2 Trigonometric Integrals
Mon, January 18 No Class MLK day
Wed, January 20 7.2-7.3 Trigonometric Integrals/Substitution
Fri, January 22 7.3 Trigonometric Substitution
Mon, January 25 7.4 Partial Fractions
Wed, January 27 7.4 Partial Fractions
Fri, January 29 7.4 Partial Fractions
Mon, February 1 7.5 Strategy for integration
Wed, February 3 7.8 Improper Integrals
Fri, February 5 7.8 Improper Integrals
Mon, February 8 Chapter 7 Review
Wed, February 10 1st Midterm Exam In-class Midterm Exam
Fri, February 12 11.1 Sequences
Mon, February 15 11.1 Sequences
Wed, February 17 11.2 Series
Fri, February 19 11.2 Series
Mon, February 22 11.3 Integral test
Wed, February 24 11.3 Integral Test
Fri, February 26 11.4 Comparison Test
Mon, March 1 No Class Spring break
Wed, March 3 No Class Spring break
Fri, March 5 No Class Spring break
Mon, March 8 11.4 Limit comparison test
Wed, March 10 11.5 Alternating series
Fri, March 12 11.6 Absolute convergence, Ratio and Root tests
Mon, March 15 11.6 Absolute convergence, Ratio and Root tests
Wed, March 17 11.8 Power series
Fri, March 19 11.9 Power series
Mon, March 22 11.10 Taylor series
Wed, March 24 11.10 Taylor series
Fri, March 26 11.11 Applications of Taylor Polynomials
Mon, March 29 Chapter 11 Review
Wed, March 31 2nd Midterm Exam In-class Midterm Exam
Fri, April 2 No class Midterm Recess
Mon, April 5 8.1 Arc Length
Wed, April 7 8.2 Area of a Surface of Revolution
Fri, April 9 10.1 Parametric Curves
Mon, April 12 10.2 Calculus with Parametric Curves
Wed, April 14 10.3 Polar Coordinates
Fri, April 16 10.3 Polar Coordinates
Mon, April 19 10.4 Areas and lengths in polar coordinates
Wed, April 21 10.4 Areas and lengths in polar coordinates
Fri, April 23 Math 102 Review

It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans.

You are expected to attend every class and arrive on time. It is your responsibility to be informed of any announcements made in class.

Exams

There will be two in-class midterm exams and one comprehensive final exam. All exams are closed-book and closed notes and are subject to the Rice University Honor Code. You will not be allowed to use a calculator on the exams. It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans. We will not know when the final in this course will be scheduled for some time. Therefore, if you should make plans for travel before the end of the final exam period, and it turns out that the final for this course is after your scheduled departure date, you will have to choose between keeping your plans and receiving a zero for the final, or incurring the cost for changing your plans and taking the final at its scheduled time. Thanks for your understanding.

You should check the final exam schedule on the registrar's website to find out when and where your final exam will be.

Disability Support

Any student with a documented disability seeking academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class. All such discussions will remain as confidential as possible. Students with disabilities will need to also contact Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.

Any student with a disability requiring accommodations in this course is encouraged to contact me after class or during office hours. Additionally, students will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.

If you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please contact me to discuss your needs. Additionally, you will need to register with the Disability Support Services Office in the Allen Center.