Teaching Fall 2020 Math1232

Basic Information

Course: Math 1232 Single-Variable Calculus II

Section: 12;

Semester: Fall 2020;

Time: 08/31/2020-12/12/2020, Tue&Thu 03:45pm-05:00pm;

Location: Remote Instruction (visit Blackboard to find Zoom link)

Instructor: Yanxiang Zhao, Phillips Hall 709

Phone: 202-994-0606

Email: yxzhao at email dot gwu dot edu

Office Hour: Tue&Thu 05:10pm--06:10pm or by appointment

Recitation Informations

TA: Wangbo Luo

TA's email: luowangbo at gwmail dot gwu dot edu

TA's Office: online office hour

Recitations location and dates:

Sec36, Wed 8:00-8:50am;

Sec37, Wed 9:35-10:25am;

Sec38, Wed, 11:10-12:00pm.

Other Resources for Help

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Course Description

This course introduces the calculus of exponential and logarithmic functions. L'Hopital's rule, techniques of integration, infinite series and Taylor series and polar coordinates.

Course Recording (University policies)

Use of Electronic Course Materials and Class Recordings:
Students are encouraged to use electronic course materials, including recorded class sessions, for private personal use in connection with their academic program of study. Electronic course materials and recorded class sessions should not be shared or used for non-course related purposes unless express permission has been granted by the instructor. Students who impermissibly share any electronic course materials are subject to discipline under the Student Code of Conduct. Please contact the instructor if you have questions regarding what constitutes permissible or impermissible use of electronic course materials and/or recorded class sessions. Please contact Disability Support Services if you have questions or need assistance in accessing electronic course materials.

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This is for uploading your written homework assignments and exams to the blackboard system. You can find several ways to do so:

Prerequisites

Math 1221 or Math 1231.

Textbook

Calculus by Stewart (with WebAssign & Smart Guide), 8th edition.

WebAssign

Students must use the class key listed below to enroll in the class: (a quick start guide [link])

class key: gwu 7895 7629

Learning Outcomes

As a result of completing this course, the students will be able to:

Define logarithm, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions, explain their basic properties (continuity, derivatives, asymptotes, etc.) and recognize their graphs;
Apply these functions to word problems, and correctly interpret the results;
Solve integrals using integration by parts, trigonometric substitution and partial fractions;
Analyze, create and recognize polar and parametric graphs;
Categorize the convergence of an infinite series;
Express algebraic and transcendental functions using Maclaurin and Taylor series.

Average minimum amount of independent, out-of-class, learning expected per week

More than 2/3 of the time you devote to this class should take place outside the classroom (lecture and recitation). Even the best students in the class should plan on spending an average of at least 6 hours a week on homework and other studying. Students who struggle with the material may need to spend more time in order to earn a grade they will find acceptable.

Calendar

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Week 1	Aug31	Sep01: s6.1(a,b)	Sep02	Sep03: s6.2(a,b) s6.3(a,b)	Sep04
Week 2	Sep07	Sep08: s6.4(a,b)	Sep09	Sep10: s6.6(a,b)	Sep11
Week 3	Sep14	Sep15:s6.8(a,b)	Sep16	Sep17: s7.1(a,b)	Sep18
Week 4	Sep21	Sep22: s7.2(a,b)	Sep23	Sep24: s7.3(a,b)	Sep25
Week 5	Sep28	Sep29: s7.4(a,b)	Sep30	Oct01: s7.5(a,b,c)	Oct02
Week 6	Oct05	Oct06: s7.8(a,b)	Oct07	Oct08: review	Oct09
Week 7	Oct12	Oct13: review	Oct14	Oct15: in-class midterm (a)	Oct16
Week 8	Oct19	Oct20: s11.1(a,b)	Oct21	Oct22: s11.2(a,b)	Oct23
Week 9	Oct26	Oct27: s11.3(a,b)	Oct28	Oct29: s11.4(a,b)	Oct30
Week 10	Nov02	Nov03: s11.5(a,b)	Nov04	Nov05: s11.6(a,b)	Nov06
Week 11	Nov09	Nov10: s11.7(a,b)	Nov11	Nov12: s11.8(a,b)	Nov13
Week 12	Nov16	Nov17: s11.9(a,b)	Nov18	Nov19: s11.10(a,b)	Nov20
Week 13	Nov23	Nov24: s10.1(a,b)	Nov25	Nov26	Nov27
Week 14	Nov30	Dec01: s10.2(a,b)	Dec02	Dec03: s8.1(a,b), s8.2(a,b)	Dec04
Week 15	Dec07	Dec08: s10.3(a,b)	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Week 16	Dec14	Dec15: Final exam, 3-5pm	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18

NOTE: In accordance with university policy, the final exam will be given during the final exam period and not the last week of the semester.

Homework

Homeworks are assigned through WebAssign.

Solutions to sample questions in HW05 [pdf];
Solutions to sample questions in HW07 [pdf];
Matlab examples for Section 10.1 [Ex01],[Ex02],[Ex03];
Matlab examples for Section 10.3 [Ex01],[Ex02],[Ex03],[Ex04],[Ex05];

Quizzes

There are 12 15-minute quizzes, each out of 2.5 points, in recitation classes on Wednesday. 8 highest quizzes count for the final grade. No makeup quizzes for any excuses except for Student-athletes accommodation and Religious holidays. Drop the missed quizzes due to illness.

Quiz solutions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Exams

If you have a legitimate conflict with the test dates and times (such as Student-athletes accommodation and Religious holidays), please contact the instructor as soon as possible, do not wait until shortly (within 24 hours) before the test.
If you miss a test because of an illness, you must inform the instructor before the test, and get a note from your doctor in order to be allowed to make the test up at a later date. Unexplained missed tests will not be excused or allowed to be made up.
The final exam is cumulative and is scheduled later. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the final exam. Final exam will not be given early to accommodate travel plans.
Assistance of any type (notes in any form, books, etc.) is strictly banned during exams. Using the work of others on exams is strictly prohibited.
Midterm Formula Sheet (PDF);
Final Exam Formula sheet (PDF);

Grading

Your course grade will be determined by your cumulative average at the end of the term and will be based on the following scale:

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D-

Scale 95% 90% 87% 83% 80% 77% 73% 70% 67% 63% 60%

Your cumulative average will be the following weighted average:

HW quiz midterm I final

Scheme 10% 20% 30% 40%

Class Policies

University policy on Religious Holidays:

Students should notify faculty during the first week of the semester of their intention to be absent from class on their day(s) of religious observance;
Faculty should extend to these students the courtesy of absence without penalty on such occasions, including permision to make up examinations;
Faculty who intend to observe a religious holiday should arrange at the beginning of the semester to reschedule missed classes or to make other provisions for their course-related activities.

Academic Integrity

Academic dishonesty is defined as cheating of any kind, including misrepresenting one's own work, taking credit for the work of other without crediting them and without appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information. For the remainder of the code, see: http://www.gwu.edu/~ntegrity/code.html.

Support for Students Outside the Classroom

Disability Support Services (DSS): Any student who may need an accommodation based on the potential impact of a disability should contact the DSS office at 202-994-8250 in the Rome Hall, Suite 102, to establish eligibility and to coordinate reasonable accommodations. For additional information please refer to: http://gwired.gwu.edu/dss/.
University Counseling Center (UCC): The UCC (202-994-5300) offers 24/7 assistance and referral to address students' personal, social, career, and study skills problems. Services for students include: crisis and emergency mental health consultations; confidential assessment, counseling services (individual and small group), and referrals. For additional information please refer to: http://counselingcenter.gwu.edu/.

Security

In the case of an emergence, if at all possible, the class should shelter in place. If the buliding that the class is in is affected, follow the evacuation procedures for the building. After evacuation, see shelter at a predetermined rendezvous location.

Student Responsibilities and Classroom Courtesy:

You are responsible for knowing about all announcements made in class related to homeworks, exams etc., and for all material covered in class.
Be aware of the University's Code of Academic Integrity, see http://www.gwu.edu/~ntegrity for details. If cases of academic dishonesty arise, whether on homeworks, quizzes or exams, they will be pursued to their conclusion.
Each student must conduct him or herself in a manner that promotes a positive atmosphere, conveys mutual respect, and creates no distractions, thereby allowing all students to focus on our goal: learning NUMERICAL ANALYSIS. In particular:
cell phones, texting devices, laptops, and all other potentially distracting must be turned off during class;
- cell phones, texting devices, laptops, and all other potentially distracting must be turned off during class;
- everyone should make a serious effort to arrive promptly for the start of class;
- except for serious reasons, once in class everyone should remain in class until the class is over;
- apart from the lecture, students asking the instructor questions, and students responding to the instructor's questions, the class should be silent.

Questions

Everyone is strongly encouraged to ask questions during class, and during office hours! Should you need further assistance, you may consider hiring a tutor (the department keeps a list of tutors; copies are available outside Phillips Hall 739).

Library

Calculus (library call number: QA303.2 .S73 2016) is available on reserve as part of the Top Textbooks program at GW Libraries. Top Textbooks can be checked out for three hours at a time, can be taken outside the library, and have no cost to use.