York College of Pennsylvania
David Kaplan
LS-121
dkaplan@ycp.edu
717-815-1455
MW 5-6 HUM15
TH 3:30-5:00 LS121
MAT172.802 MW 3-4:40 HUM15
Calculus 2 is
a little more technical than calculus I. It goes beyond basic theory and
concepts and expands into applications and more advanced techniques. You will
gain proficiency solving basic physics problems using integrals, as illustrations
of the wide variety of applications that integrals have. You will learn the
basic set of integration techniques and round out the function theory that is
foundational for engineers, mathematicians, and scientists. As well, you will
become versed working with infinite series, which are used extensively in
math-science applications.
On the first day, the class will be divided into groups of two. Your course partner and you will work together on daily assignments. Prior to each class, there are videos you will watch that outline the theory and techniques for class each day.
In two classes, your group will discover calculus topics via the Exploring Calculus modules (15) with me facilitating your learning. For the remainder of the classes, we will review the topics of the day that you learned from watching the relevant video(s). Then, each group will be given a problem (or problems) to solve. Your group will submit your solution to me. I will ask that you correct it as needed prior to the end of the class session each day. At the end of the day, correct solutions will be posted.
Official YCP Information about Course
Calculus 2: MAT172:802
MAT171 with a 2.0 or better
Calculus Made Clear, 2nd edition by David Kaplan, Kepler Press, ISBN9780615309538
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC93NjEu7X8evnvUDDbjMBwA/videos?flow=list&view=0&sort=da
The course Canvas site has
ˇ A detailed course calendar that includes to each video to watch prior to class.
ˇ A set of online quizzes for every section you will take to ensure that you are making progress throughout the course.
ˇ Any new or updated information about the course
1. To develop proficiency solving integration application problems in chemistry, mathematics and physics such as: area, volume, arc length, surface area, force, work, fluid pressure, and center of mass
2.
To develop an understanding of the defining properties of
logarithmic and exponential functions, derive properties about them and their
derivatives, and to become proficient in modeling and solving problems in
biology and chemistry, such as exponential growth and decay.
3.
To develop proficiency with a wide variety of integration
techniques including substitution, parts, trigonometric substitution, powers of
trigonometric functions, and partial fractions.
4.
To learn the basic properties of Taylor series and how to
calculate elementary ones such as for sine, cosine, and the exponential
function.
5.
To develop an understanding of infinite series and power series
and become proficient evaluating their convergence using integral, comparison,
limit comparison, ratio, and root tests.
Here are the components that comprise your final course grade:
|
Project/Exam |
% of Final Grade |
|
|
Your
grade will be based on 4 in-class exams |
85 |
|
|
Group-presented
HW and Modules |
15 |
|
Each
class when we are not reviewing for a test or working a module, your group will
solve homework problems and present them on the board to the class.
Final
grades correspond to the following percentages:
|
4
(Excellent) = 92-100% |
2
(Average) = 68-75% |
|
3.5
(Very Good) = 87-92% |
1 (Below Average) = 60-67% |
|
3
(Good) = 80-86% |
0 (Failure) = 0-59% |
|
2.5
(Above Average) = 76-79 |
|
4 (Excellent): This grade denotes accomplishment that is truly distinctive and
decidedly outstanding. It represents a high degree of attainment and is a grade
that demands evidence of originality, independent work, an open and
discriminating mind, and completeness and accuracy of knowledge, as well as an
effective use of the knowledge.
3.5 (Very Good): This grade denotes mastery of the subject matter. It represents
very good achievement in many aspects of the work, such as initiative, serious
and determined industry, the ability to organize work, and the ability to
comprehend and retain subject matter and to apply it to new problems and
contexts.
3 (Good): This
grade denotes considerable understanding of the subject matter. It represents a
strong grasp and clear understanding of the subject matter and the ability to
comprehend and retain course content.
2.5 (Above Average): This grade denotes above average understanding of the subject
matter. It represents a good grasp of the subject matter and the ability to
comprehend and retain course content.
2 (Average): This
grade denotes average understanding of the subject matter. It represents the
grade that may be expected of a student of normal ability who gives the work a
reasonable amount of time and effort.
**1 (Below Average): This grade denotes below average understanding of the subject
matter. It represents work that falls below the acceptable standard.
**0 (Failure): This grade denotes inadequate understanding of the subject
matter. It signifies an absence of meaningful engagement with the subject
matter and that the student is not capable of doing or understanding the work
or has made little or no effort to do so.
**In order to fulfill the general
education requirement, students must pass 200-level FCOs with a minimum grade
of 2.0. If a student earns a final course
grade of less than 2.0, it means that the student has failed to complete enough
work to demonstrate that they have mastered basic college level communication
skills or that the student has not fulfilled the course requirements or
policies outlined by the instructor in the syllabus. The student may repeat an
FCO course for which less than a 2.0 was earned; it does not affect the student
grade-point average.
You are
expected to come to every class on time, having completed all assigned readings
and homework, and to actively participate in all class activities. You can miss three classes with no penalty;
each absence after that will lower your final course grade by one-half a grade
point (e.g., four absences will reduce a 4.0 to a 3.5, five absences will
reduce it to a 3.0, and so on). If you hit six absences (which equals two weeks
of class), I will recommend that you drop the class.
Lateness. Please do not be late. If you are
more than twelve minutes late, I will consider you absent. Given that this
class is very much a participation class-one in which significant time will be
devoted to you and your peers discussing your working and presenting it. Please
show your peers respect and be on time.
Missing class. If you know you
are going to miss class ahead of time, please let me know so we can figure what
you should do and by when. Unless we make other arrangements, you are
responsible for whatever work is due, even if you are not in class. If you have a true, documentable
emergency or illness that will keep you out of class at an extended time,
contact me as soon as possible; I will ask for your documentation.
If you
miss a class, it is your responsibility to contact your peers to find out what
you missed.
You will have the opportunity to
rework the errors on your exams by submitting revisions within one week after
they are returned. This work will allow you to earn back 3-5 points of the
points missed out of 100 points.
Students are encouraged to enhance their learning by meeting with the tutors and the study skills coaches in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and in the Writing Center. The CTL and Writing Center offers one-on-one sessions with peer and professional tutors who will provide feedback and suggestions for assignments in every course. Contact the CTL to make an appointment by calling 717-815-1216 or stopping by HUM Room 01.
If you will be
absent, please submit any assignments electronically before class begins. If
you are sick you are responsible for completing the work that your group
completed and turning it to me electronically within one week after your return
to class.
York
College recognizes the importance of effective communication in all disciplines
and careers. Therefore, students are expected to competently analyze, synthesize,
organize, and articulate course material in papers, examinations and
presentations. In addition, students should know and use communication skills
current to their field of study, recognize the need for revision as part of
their writing process, and employ standard conventions of English usage in both
writing and speaking. Students may be asked to further revise assignments that
do not demonstrate effective use of these communication skills.
While York
College recognizes the student need for educational and emergency-related
technological devices such as laptops, mobile devices, cellular phones, etc.,
using them unethically or recreationally during class time is never
appropriate. The college recognizes and supports the authority of faculty
members to regulate student use of all electronic devices in their classroom.
Disability
Support Services
In accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, York College and its faculty are happy to make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. If you are a student with a disability in need of classroom accommodations and have not already registered with Student Accessibility Services, please contact the office to discuss policies and procedures related to disability services and to establish the accommodations for which you are eligible.
Academic
Integrity Policy (Philosophy Statement)
York College of Pennsylvania, as an institution of higher education, serves to promote and sustain the creation, acquisition, and dissemination of knowledge. In order to fulfill this purpose, an environment of integrity, dependability and honesty must be maintained by all members of the York College community. Without a foundation based on intellectual honesty and integrity, the very ability to uphold the academic endeavors that York College strives to pursue is inhibited. The Spartan Oath embodies the expectation that all members of the York College community foster an environment of integrity and responsibility. Recognize that adhering to an ethical standard of honesty leads to professional, mature and responsible citizens, and enables society at large to trust our scholarship, research, and conferred degrees. Thus, each member of the York College community must be truthful, honest, personally and professionally responsible, and respect the intellectual contributions of others.
Definition of
Academic Dishonesty
Engaging in academic dishonesty is a violation of the College academic integrity policy and is not tolerated at York College. Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, cheating on assignments or examinations, plagiarism (i.e. passing the words or ideas of someone else as your own work without proper attribution), improper paraphrasing, fabricating research, falsifying academic documents, handing in material completed for another course, and submitting work not done independently (unless part of an explicitly collaborative project).
Academic
Integrity Procedure-Reporting
ˇ
When a faculty
member believes a student has violated the Academic Integrity Policy, the
faculty member is encouraged to discuss the incident in person with the student
promptly, identifying the sanction he or she is going to apply. The faculty
member should then reiterate the charge and sanction in writing to the student.
ˇ
The faculty
member has full discretion to determine a suitable sanction, such as a 0 on the
assignment in question, up to a course grade of 0. In the case of an egregious
first offense, the faculty member may request that the Student Welfare
Committee conduct a hearing and determine a sanction, which may involve
academic probation, suspension, or dismissal from the College.
ˇ
The faculty
member has ten days from the written notification to the student to report the
incident to the Department Chair and Associate Provost of Academic Services.
The faculty member must submit as part of the report: 1) a detailed description
of the incident, 2) a course syllabus, 3) an assignment sheet or assignment
instructions, 4) the assignment in question, and 5) supporting documentation,
such as copied material. The documentation will be kept on file in the permanent
record of the student.
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Students cannot
withdraw from a course in which they have been accused of academic dishonesty,
until the accusation is withdrawn by the faculty member, or is overturned by
the Student Welfare Committee or the Associate Provost of Academic Services.
Academic Integrity Procedure-Appeals
ˇ
Students who
believe they have been unjustly charged or sanctioned have ten days after
receiving written notification from their instructor regarding the incident to
file an appeal with the Student Welfare Committee by submitting a formal letter
to the Associate Provost of Academic Services.
ˇ
If an appeal is
filed, the Student Welfare Committee will schedule a hearing which includes
inviting the student and faculty member to attend to provide additional
information or clarity regarding the incident. The Student Welfare Committee
will then review the charge and/or sanction.
ˇ
If the Associate
Provost of Academic Services determines that the incident of academic
dishonesty is the second or subsequent offense of a student, he or she will provide
written documentation to the student, faculty member, and Department Chair. The
Student Welfare Committee will automatically conduct a hearing to review the
charge and decide on an appropriate sanction: academic probation, suspension or dismissal from the College.
ˇ
Academic Services
will receive written notification of the decision of the Student Welfare
Committee. Students who are unsatisfied with the decision may submit a second
and final written appeal to the Associate Provost of Academic Services within 72
hours of receiving notification of the decision of the Student Welfare
Committee.
ˇ
All decisions
made by the Associate Provost
of Academic Services will be final.
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Detailed course
calendar on the course Canvas site
ˇ I reserve the right to change this schedule; any changes will be announced and posted on Canvas.
This syllabus is subject to revision by the instructor.