Math 141 Setions 02**, UMD Fall 2016

This course is a continuation of Math 140. Topics include techniques of integration, improper integrals, applications of integration (such as volumes, work, arc length, moments), inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, complex numbers, sequences and series. Math 140 is a prerequisite for this course. Click the following for Course Schedule and Suggested Practice Problems and here for Quiz Schedule .

Instructor Information

Lecturer: Dr Swarnava Mukhopadhyay
Office: MTH 4416
Office Hours: M 12-1, W 11-12 or by appointment
Email: swarnava@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 405-5162

Note: If you are contacting me by email for appointment or otherwise, please include the course number in the subject line. Non-emergency emails should be sent to the appropriate TA's in charge of your section.

Teaching Assistants

Siddharth Sharma, Sections 0212, 0222
Xusen Na, Sections 0211, 0221
Douglas Ulrich, Sections 0231, 0241
Martin Molina Fructuoso, Sections 0251, 0261

Course Information

Text: Calculus, 6th Edition, by R. Ellis and D. Gulick. Thomson Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 0759313792.
Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50, ARM 0131

Home Work

Homework is submitted and graded electronically via WebAssign. Normally, this will be due each Tuesday and Thursday by 7:30 AM. Instructions for WebAssign can be found by going to www-math.umd.edu/undergraduate/resources/88-math/undergraduate/255-webassign.html. Do the initial practice problems to get used to using the software. Additional problems from the book are suggested below. These will not be graded. Nevertheless, you should work through all of them, since they are typical of the types of problems that will appear on quizzes and exams.

Exams and Quizzes

There will be four midterms in addition to the common cumulative final. The midterms will be given on the following dates Sep 16, Oct 7, Oct 28, Nov 18. The lowest mid term grade will be dropped. The common final is on December 14 from 1:30-3:30. The room will be annouced in early December. There will be short quizzes periodically (approximately every other week). These will be given in section. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Both exams and quizes will generally be based on homework and on important ideas in the textbook.

Make Up Policy

There will be no makeups for quizzes or midterms. If you miss a quiz or a midterm, then that will be the midterm or section quiz you will drop. Don't decide an earlier midterm or quiz is going to be your bad score -- if you miss a later one, then that is going to be your bad score. Please refer to this website www.ugst.umd.edu/courserelatedpolicies.html for general course related policies.

Grading

The final grade will depend on your performance on the exams and quizzes. The relative weights I will use are:

Top 3 hour examinations	60%
WebAssign Home Work	5%
Quiz	10% (lowest quiz will be dropped)
Final examination	25%
TOTAL	100%

Additional Help

During the day there are tutoring hours in MATH 0301, later in the day with the Kirwan TA's and at the Math Success Program. There is also counseling at the Learning Assistance Service and help at the Math Learning Program for math anxiety, preparation, study skills, etc.

To help prepare for the exams, we suggest you look at the testbank of old exams for MATH 141/141H (click on "Search Testbank", select "MATH141" or "MATH141H" in the course selection box and hit "Search"). Still another resource is the large assortment of calculus courses and videos now available on the internet. You can try the Khan Academy or MIT lectures (there are also many other options); just look for a video that matches the topic we are covering in Ellis and Gulick.

Expectations

You are expected to come to class, do the homework, and most important of all be actively engaged in trying to understand. Two tips for success: (1) Don't fall behind -- try to do a little homework every day ; and (2) Make friends -- ask questions and help each other (especially after trying alone first).

DSS Accomodations

Please refer to the Accessibility Information about disability support accommodations in the website www.ugst.umd.edu/courserelatedpolicies.html. It is your responsibility to contact me well ahead of time and discuss your accomodations. Any requests that are either unplanned, not approved or late will not be entertained.

Honor Code

The UMD Code of Academic Integrity is administered by the Student Honor Council. The Code sets standards for academic integrity. You will be asked to write and sign the following honor pledge on each quiz and exam unless exempted by your instructor: "I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this quiz/examination." Note that copying solutions from other sources is plagiarism.