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Devry University
North Brunswick, New Jersey
PHONE: (732) 435-4880 Ext:3916
FAX: (732) 435-4861
E-Mail: dchelst@devry.edu
Course Materials On the Web: www.devryu.net, www.chelst.com, and www.nj.devry.edu/~dchelst/

Course Syllabus Math 230: Summer 2007

Course: Applied Calculus II
Instructor: Dr. Dov Chelst
Course Number: Math 230
Contact Hrs: 3
Prerequisite: Math 216 (Applied Calculus I)
Credit Hrs: 3

Office Hours (in Room 916): Monday and Wednesday 10:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Tuesday 11:10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

COURSE SPECIFICS (Very Important!)

Required Textbook: Technical Calculus With Analytic Geometry, 4th ed., Allyn Washington, Addison-Wesley, 2001

Reference Books:

• Calculus; 3rd ed.; Strauss, Bradley and Smith; Prentice-Hall; NJ 2002
• Calculus; 5th ed.; James Stewart; Brooks/Cole; 2002
• How To Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide; Adams, Hass & Thompson; W. H. Freeman, 1998
• How to Ace the Rest of Calculus: The Streetwise Guide: Including Multi-Variable Calculus; Adams, Hass & Thompson; W. H. Freeman, 2001

Free tutoring is available at Educational Services, Room 240.

Course Description

The course extends the material from the first semester of calculus. This includes advanced methods of integration and additional methods of solving differential equations. These include standard methods and the Laplace transform method. In addition, we cover series methods from regular series, to power series and Fourier series. Finally, we will learn about the differences and similarities between the calculus of single variable and multivariable functions.

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(Terminal) Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Using a variety of advanced integration techniques such as integration by substitution, by parts, by partial fractions, and using tables, determine the most appropriate method to integrate a given expression consisting of algebraic and transcendental functions; apply the developed integration techniques to electronics problems such as such determination of the average value and root mean square value.
2. Given a series, determine its type; find the general term, and its sum.
3. Given a function, expand it into Maclaurin series or as a Taylor series about a specific value.
4. Given a periodic function, expand it as a Fourier series in trigonometric (and exponential) form.
5. Given a first-order differential equation with an initial condition, find its solution.
6. Given a second-order, or higher-order differential equation and a set of initial conditions, find its solution.

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(Tentative) Weekly Outline

Homework

All homework assignments will be posted at the Course Web Page (http://www.devryu.net). Check the page at least once a week for the latest information about quizzes, homework, and exams. Textbook Exercises are assigned weekly from the textbook and will not be graded. In additional, students will be given approximately 5 assignments to complete using Matlab. All homework can be discussed within the online discussion threads.

Quizzes

There will be short weekly (or daily) quizzes (10-20 minutes) during the semester. Quiz problems will closely resemble text exercises of moderate difficulty. The lowest quiz grade(s) will be dropped. No quizzes can be made up for any reason.

Exams

There will be 3 major exams during the semester (week 5, 10, and 15). You may be required to take these exams outside of the regular lecture hours. Make-up exams will not be allowed unless the instructor is notified in advance and a valid written excuse is provided and explained to the academic dean. Any indication that a student did not act swiftly to explain a missed exam, will disqualify him/her from receiving a make-up.

Technology

• Each student is expected to bring his/her own calculator to each class. All calculators are allowed in class. No calculators (TI-89 or above) with the ability to symbolic differentiation and integration can be used during tests and quizzes.
• Each student will be required to access the internet to use both the course's eCollege website and to read and send e-mail.
• Students will be required to use Matlab to complete a number of homework assignments

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to behave in a manner that maintains the honesty and integrity of the classroom. Consequently, students should not attempt to gain an advantage by lying to the instructor. Students must refrain from all attempts to benefit unfairly from another student's work. While students are encouraged to discuss homework problems and course material together, they must share only ideas. The following examples illustrate what constitutes academic dishonesty:

• Involvement in fabricating an excuse to obtain a new or late exam.
• Buying another student's assignment and handing it in as your own work. (Both students are considered responsible)
• Using another student's computer file to hand in as your own work, EVEN IF IT IS PERSONALIZED AFTER IT IS ORIGINALLY COPIED.
• Copying the answers to any problem from another student on an exam or quiz.
• "Cooperating" in the solution of an assignment that results in two or more students generating multiple copies of (essentially) a single document attributed to the entire "team."

There will be NO FURTHER WARNINGS regarding this issue. Students who do not follow these guidelines may incur a severe penalty that may include: no credit on a particular assignment, failing the course, and dismissal from DeVry (at the discretion of the appropriate deans). While the reasons for this policy appear obvious, I would be happy to discuss/clarify this issue with any concerned student BEFORE an actual problem arises.

School Policies

All school policies will be followed in the class:

• School attendance policy will be followed.
• Students are responsible for all work missed due to absences and tardiness.
• No food or beverages are allowed in the classroom.
• All cellular phones and beepers must have their ringers turned off during all classes.
• Students are expected to be in class on time. Also, students are expected to remain for the duration of the class unless they have given the instructor notice at the beginning of class. Students who wish to be disruptive will be asked to leave and counted absent.

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Keys To Success

• Attend class regularly
• Work diligently on each assignment. This will allow you to recognize what topics you have already mastered, and which ones still require more practice.
• Seek help from your instructor at the FIRST sign of trouble.
• If you have problems with homework assignments send an email message to me (dchelst@devry.edu) briefly describing the problem and I will respond with hints about the assignments. I read my email several times a day.
• Make Friends!!! - This cannot be overstated.

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