MAT 127
Calculus C - Fall 2005



MAT 127 is the final course of the three-semester calculus sequence MAT 125, 126 and 127. We will cover this semester essential and beautiful tools such as differential equations, sequences and series, power series and their applications.

Course Coordinator

Sorin Popescu (office: Math 3-109, tel. 632-8255, e-mail sorin at math.sunysb.edu)
Office hours: Tu 11:15am-12:45pm, Thu 11:15am-12:15pm

Textbook:

Calculus - Concepts and Contexts (Single Variable), 2nd Edition, by James Stewart.
Available from the university bookstore or check prices at AddAll.

Check the syllabus to determine which sections will be covered each week, and come to class having read those sections. Reading the textbook will greatly increase your comprehension of the lectures and enable you to ask useful questions in class. Furthermore, the lecturers will not always be able to cover all of the subject material for which you will be responsible.

Prerequisites:

The course is heavily dependent on the material you studied in MAT 125 and MAT 126. You are therefore specifically encouraged to review the following material from your textbook:

Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 Appendices
Sections 5,6 2-8 1,2,4-7 2,3,5,9 3-7,10 A,B,C,F

Exam Schedule & Policies

Midterm I, Thursday 10/6, 8:30-10:00 pm
You must bring your photo ID to the exam. The first midterm covers sections 7.1 through 7.5. Room assignments for the first midterm are based upon your lecture and are as follows:

Lecture Exam room
Lect 2 & 3 Lib Aliance W0512
Lect 1 Hvy Eng 201
Lect 4 Psy A137

A practice midterm exam is now available via the usual iLrn web interface. It has unlimited takes and is for no credit. Once you press the End Assignment button you will also be able to view/print solutions for the practice midterm.

Midterm Review session 09/30 in Math Tower P-131, 2:30-pm-4:00pm


Midterm II, Tuesday 11/8, 8:30-10:00 pm
You must bring your photo ID to the exam. The second midterm covers sections 7.6 through 8.4 (but not the Ratio test). Room assignments for the second midterm are based upon your lecture and are as follows:

Lecture Exam room
Lect 1 & 2 Old Eng 143
Lect 3 & 4 Old Eng 145

A practice midterm exam will be available via the usual iLrn web interface. It has unlimited takes and is for no credit. Once you press the End Assignment button you will also be able to view/print solutions for the practice midterm.

No calculators, notes, or books are allowed during the exams. Exam problems will require pencil-and-paper reasoning only. You are expected to show your work and provide reasonable justification for all answers. Please note that makeup exams are only given for unforseeable circumstances beyond the student's control. In particular, schedule conflicts are not an acceptable reason: please let your lecturer know about any schedule conflicts as soon as possible. You must have ID to be admitted to the exams.

Final Exam Information

Final exam, Wed, Dec 21 11am-1:30pm
You must bring your photo ID to the exam. The final exam covers all the material studied this semester. Room assignments for the final exam are based on your lecture and are as follows:

Lecture Exam room
Lect 1 & 2 Old Eng 143
Lect 3 & 4 Old Eng 145

A practice final exam is now available via the usual iLrn web interface. It covers only sections 8.5-8.10, has unlimited takes and it is for no credit. (The actual final exam is however comprehensive.) Once you press the End Assignment button you will also be able to view/print solutions for the practice final exam.

No calculators, notes, or books are allowed during the exams. Exam problems will require pencil-and-paper reasoning only. You are expected to show your work and provide reasonable justification for all answers. Please note that makeup exams are only given for unforseeable circumstances beyond the student's control. In particular, schedule conflicts are not an acceptable reason: please let your lecturer know about any schedule conflicts as soon as possible. You must have ID to be admitted to the exams.

Grading

20% Homework and web-based homework
20% Midterm 1
20% Midterm 2
40% Final Exam

Grades for Lectures 1, 2, and 4 are now posted on the Solar system, grades for Lecture 3 will be posted later today.

Technology

Your textbook includes a CD-ROM which, like an electronic tutor, will try to offer helpful hints to guide you through those homework problems for which the problem number appears in a red box. This CD will only run on Windows machines; and in any case, its use is strictly optional.

Students may also occasionally find it helpful to use a graphing calculator when reading the text or doing homework. The TI83 is a standard, recommended choice. Please note, however, that the use of calculators will not be permitted during the exams!

Math Learning Center

The Math Learning Center (MLC), located in Room S-240A of the Math Tower, is an important resource. It is staffed most days and some evenings by mathematics tutors (professors and advanced students). For more information and a schedule, consult the MLC web site.

Special needs

If you have a physical, psychiatric, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, you may contact the Disabled Student Services (DSS) office (Humanities 133, 632-6748/TDD). DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations may be necessary and appropriate. I will take their findings into account in deciding what alterations in course work you require. All information on and documentation of a disability condition should be supplied to me in writing at the earliest possible time AND is strictly confidential. Please act early, since I will not be able to make any retroactive course changes.