Mth 133 Section 60 - Calculus II
Fall Semester 2006
  • Instructor:Rajesh Kulkarni
  • Lecture: MWF 9:10-10:20am, 316 Bessey Hall
  • Office: A337 Wells Hall
  • Office Hours: MWF 10:15-11:15am
  • e-mail: kulkarni@math.msu.edu
  • Phone: 353-6332
  • If you have any questions, please ask me either during class time or during office hours. I prefer this over email except in case of emergency.

  • Textbook: Thomas' Calculus, 11th Edition Here is the syllabus in .pdf file. Syllabus Sections to be covered in class:
    Chapter 6: 6.1-6.6
    Chapter 7: 7.1-7.8
    Chapter 8: 8.1-8.8
    Chapter 9: 9.1
    Chapter 11: 11.1-11.10
    Chapter 10: 10.4-10.7
  • Homework: The homework problems are listed in the syllabus given in class.
  • Quizzes: There will be a weekly quiz beginning with second week (except in exam weeks). It will be given each tuesday during recitation. Each quiz will consist of one or twohomework problems for that week. The quiz will be for 10-15 minutes.
  • Gateway Exams: In addition to the midterm exams and homeworks, you are expected to take and pass two Gateway Exams (I and II) which test essential skills for the course and are administered by the Math Department. These exams are designed to encourage students to take responsibility for learning essential skills such as algebraic manipulation, differentiation, and integration. The idea is that you should have sufficient skills to ensure success in the subsequent segments of the course. The two exams cover algebraic manipulation and differentiation respectively. These are graded on a right-wrong basis, with no partial credit available. Passing is based on getting all but one or two problems right (out of about 8 problems). The problems are straightforward, and involve no story problems. You may repeat the tests as often as you like (within some time constraints) but may not repeat a test on the same day. The tests are computer generated from a large pool of questions, so it is very likely that no two tests are the same, although a student taking the test often may see some of the same questions. You should take these tests because they count for 40 points (out of 600) of your total grade for the course. The time and the location will be announced in class later.
    Gateway I: Wednesday, September 6 - Friday, October 6
    Gateway II: Monday, October 16 - Wednesday, November 22
  • Grading policy: Two lowest quiz scores will be dropped. Quizzes are worth 90 points, three midterms are worth 90 points each and the cumulative (departmental) final is worth 200 points. Each Gateway exam is worth 20 points. So you will get a score put of 600 points at the end of the semester. Your grade will be determined from this score. After each mid-term exam I will announce the curve for THAT exam. This will help you to understand where you stand in class. However the final grade will be based on the curve which will be decided after the final exam. The final grading scale will not be worse than the one announced in syllabus.
  • Exam dates: The midterm exams will be held during recitations.
    Tuesday, September 19
    Tuesday, October 24
    Tuesday, November 21
    Final Exam: Monday, December 11, 10am-12pm. Location to b eannounced.