Short description of the course
Methods of integration, applications of integrals, first order differential
equations, parametric curves, polar coordinates,
infinite sequences and series, power series, complex numbers.
Math 122 covers essentially the same material as Math 112, but in greater
depth.
Here is the syllabus
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Instructor:
Alessandra Pantano, 583 Malott Hall, 255-9299,pantano@math.cornell.edu
Teaching Assistant:
Kwang Taik Kim, 391 Rhodes Hall, 254-8818, kk274@cornell.edu
Textbook:
Robert A. Adams, Calculus (Single Variable), Addison-Wesley Longman,
5th ed.
Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, 10:10 - 11:25, Rockefeller 230
Sections: Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:20, Rockefeller 103
Office Hours:
Exams:
There will be 3 take-home prelims and a final exam.
Prelim 1: 02/16
It covers all the material in the syllabus up to section 6.6 (included).
Prelim 2: 03/30
It covers all the material in the syllabus from section 7.1 to section 8.6 (included).
Prelim 3: 05/04
It covers all the material in the syllabus from
section 9.1 to section 9.10 (included).
Final: 05/17, 9:00-11.30 am
location: TBA. It includes all the material in the syllabus.
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All exams (included the take home prelims) are closed-book tests, and no calculators are allowed, but you can bring a single sheet (8.5 X 11) of hand-written notes; you can use both sides of the sheet.
The prelims can be picked up at the end of the section
on Wednesday, and must be returned by 5pm on the following Friday (Malott 583). You have 90 minutes for each prelim.
Make-up exams:
No make-up exam is anticipated.
If you cannot take the exams on the scheduled times, you must inform the lecturer in writing as early as possible.
Grading policy:
The course grade will be based on your score out of 600 points. Each prelim is worth 100 points, the final exam is 150 points, the homework is 100 points, and the Maple TA combined with class participation are worth 50 points.
Maple TA:
There is one Maple TA assignment for each section covered in class (except the first one). Each assignment should be completed by 10am on the day in which the following section of the syllabus is covered (example: section 9.2 is taught on March 31, so the Maple TA assignment on sect. 9.1 is due at 10am on March 31).
To access the Maple TA assignments, log on to blackboard.
Homework policy:
Homework assignments can be obtained here .
Each assignment includes problems to hand in, mostly even-numbered, and other
problems to work on but not hand in, mostly odd-numbered. Answers to odd-numbered
problems are in the back of the book.
It is suggested that you start by doing the odd-numbered problems and then
check your answers. If your answers agree, than you can be confident that
you know how to do the problems. Some solutions will be posted on the course
web-site or distributed in class.
Homework is due each Thursday at 4:30pm on the T.A.'s desk in Rhodes
Hall 391. If you want to turn in your homework earlier, you can place it
on the T.A.'s desk at any time, as well as turn it in at section on Wednesday.
You are not supposed to work on your homework during sections or lectures.
Homework may get lost or damaged!! Please help the T.A. keep track
of it by stapling the sheets together, and by writing your name.
Late homework will not be accepted. Missed homework assignments will
receive zero credit. As a bonus, your lowest homework score will
be dropped (this offers you a chance to skip a problem set, for whatever
reason).
If circumstances beyond your control cause you to miss more than a homework,
talk to the T.A. (in advance, when possible).
Collaboration in the homework is not discouraged, although the work you
turn in must represent your own solution, and be expressed in your own words,
even if the solution was obtained by collaborating with others.
Simply copying someone else’s homework and turning it in as your own
will be treated as a violation of Cornell’s Academic Integrity Code,
as will be copying solutions found on the web, or from previous students.
We suggest that you work hard on a problem on your own before looking
for collaboration.
Calculators are allowed for the homework, but not on a test. Notice that
you receive full credit on a problem only if you write down your solution
step-by-step.
Where to get help:
Office hours of both the T.A. and the instructor are the primary place
to get help. We encourage you to attend office hours if you are the least
bit confused. - Don't be shy!!!
Extra help is available from The Math Support Center, 256 Malott, 255-4658,
Mon thru Fri 10-5, Sun 1:30-5:30.
Grading policy:
The course grade will be based on your score out of 600 points. Each
prelim is worth 100 points, the final exam is 150 points, the homework is
100 points, and the Maple TA combined with class participation are worth
50 points.
Make-up exams:
No make-up exam is anticipated.
If you cannot take the exams on the scheduled times, you must inform the
lecturer in writing as early as possible.