Math 1502 Calculus II (K Sections), Fall 2014

Schedule: 1:35 pm - 2:55 pm TR

Classroom: Howey (Physics) L1

Office: Skiles 102A

Phone: 404-894-4750

Email: zengch@math.gatech.edu

Webpage: www.math.gatech.edu/~zengch

Office hours: TR 9:35--10:55 

Tentative final exam schedule: Thu. 12/11, 2:50 pm - 5:40 pm.


Syllabus

Instructor: Chongchun Zeng

Prerequisites: MATH 1501 

Overview:  Roughly the first 1/3 of this course covers some chapters on single variable calculus not treated in Math 1501. The remaining 2/3 is an introduction to linear algebra, which is the theory of linear equations in several variables.

Participation: This course consists of lectures (twice a week) and recitations, (twice a week). You are required to attend all the scheduled sessions at all times. Attendance in classes is mandatory. Students are expected to read the material before each lecture. It is suggested that you start to work on homework problems right after they are assigned.

Recitations: The TAs will expect that you have attended lecture and reviewed the textbook before class, and they will not lecture on the course material. Instead, you will spend the recitation time working on exercises or practice problems.


Textbook (Flow chart describing textbook choices for fall 2014) :

1.      Thomas' Calculus (Early Transcendentals) (Thirteenth Edition) [referred to as T in the table below] and

2.      Linear Algebra and its Applications by David Lay (Fourth Edition) [referred to as Lay in the table below], both published by Pearson, Inc.

Textbook/Homework Access: http://www.mymathlab.com (required)

Important: MyLab Registration Instructions (link):

We will be utilizing MyMathLab (MML) for homework through a joint code for the Thomas Calculus text and the Lay Linear Algebra text. In order to register, you will need our course id listed below.

MyMathLab Course ID: zeng54923

Important notes on MML:

You should receive a reply within 36 business hours from the Pearson support team regarding your account status. In the meantime, you can access our course using the “temporary access” option when registering. Please do not pay for a new code until you receive a reply from Pearson.

When signing up for MyMathLab, it will be immensely helpful to me (for grading purposes) if you will set your STUDENT ID to your USERID for the GT system (i.e., your T-square USERID, as in “gburdell3”, etc).

MyMathLab comes with an entire electronic version of the textbook; it is your choice if you would also like to own the textbook in print. You may purchase a MyMathLab code either from the bookstore or on-line while registering at http://www.mymathlab.com. If you prefer to own a hardcopy of the text, the bookstore offers packages of MyMathLab combined with a loose-leaf or hardcover version of the Thomas textbook that is less expensive than purchasing the text and code separately.

PLEASE NOTE: GEORGIA TECH HAS A SPECIAL CODE PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS. THIS CODE CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORES OR DIRECTLY FROM PEARSON. CODES PURCHASED BY OTHER VENDORS WILL NOT WORK! Possible ISBNs for this text are: 1269861298, 1269891596, 1256954721, 1269861328, 1269936069.

 

Course content

Topic

Text Sections

Estimated hours

Numerical Integration

8.7 in T

1

ODE's

7.2, 9.2 in T

2

L'Hospital's Rule

4.5 in T

2

Improper Integrals

8.8 in T

1

Infinite Series

10.1-10.6 in T

5

Taylor Polynomials, Taylor Series, Power Series

10.7--9 in T

4

Solving Systems of Linear Equations 1.1-1.2 in Lay 3
Vectors, Geometry of R^n, and Solution Sets
1.3-1.5 in Lay 4

Linear Independence and Linear Transformations 

1.7-1.9 in Lay

2

Matrix Operation and Matrix Inverses

2.1-2.3 in Lay

2

LU Factorization

2.5 in Lay

2

Subspaces, Bases, Dimension, Rank

2.8-2.9 in Lay

2

Determinants

3.1-3.2 in Lay

2

Vector Spaces 

4.3 in Lay

1

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

5.1-5.3 in Lay

3

Diagonalization and Symmetric Matrices

7.1-7.2 in Lay

2

Inner Products and Orthogonality

6.1-6.3 in Lay

3

Gram Schmidt and QR

6.3-6.4 in Lay

3

Least Squares

6.5 in Lay

1


 


 

At the conclusion of Calculus II, it is expected that:


 

Grades: 1 final exam 54%, 3 tests 12% each, homework 10%.

9/10 (Wed.), 9/29(Mon.), 10/27(Mon.)

1.      Total score 90/100 or above will always be an A

2.      Total score 60/100 or above will always be a C or higher.






Homework assignments: see http://www.mymathlab.com/