Math 102 - Calculus 2
Sevak Mkrtchyan
456 Herman Brown Hall
e-mail: (first name).(last name)@rice.edu
Phone: x5319

Course Description

This course is the continuation of MATH 101. The topics include integration by parts, partial fractions, and other methods of integration, infinite sequences and series, Taylor polynomials, tests for convergence, power series, polar coordinates, and parametric curves. See the following detailed (but tentative) schedule for what I plan to cover each day.

Lectures

MWF 11:00-11:50 in SH 301

Office Hours:

MW 2-3, TuTh 1:00-1:30 (456 Herman Brown Hall)

Help Sessions:

TuTh 7pm-9pm in SS 106 (but different locations on 9/15, 9/22, 11/17, 12/03)
Teaching Assistants: Ryan Scott, Zheng Gan, Darren Ong, Arunima Ray

Textbook

The textbook for the course is Stewart's Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals (6th Edition) or Stewart's Calculus: Early Transcendentals (6th Edition)

Grades

Your grade in the class will be based on the following weights:
25% - Homework
20% - Midterm 1: Friday, September 25
20% - Midterm 2: Friday, November 13
35% - Final Exam

Homework

Homeworks will be put up here and are due on Fridays (or on Wednesday in the two weeks with midterm exams on Friday) in class at the beginning of the class, or by 3pm at the Math 102 Section 3 inbox on the 2nd floor of Herman Brown (next to HB220). Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances. Your lowest homework grade will be dropped before computing your homework average. You must write up complete solutions showing all the steps. You will not be allowed to use calculators at all on the exams. Please staple your homework and write your name and the assignment on the front page. You are welcome to work together with other students on your homeworks, but your write-up must be your own, and you should write on your homework the names of any other students you worked with.

This is a schedule for what I plan to cover in class each day (which is subject to change due to hurricanes, some topics taking shorter or longer than expected, etc.). The homework column will be updated regularly, when new homework is assigned.

Date
 Sections
 Topic
 Homework
 Due
Mon, August 24
 5.1-5.4
 Introduction, Review
 5.3: 40, 53, 56, 65, 72
5.4: 51, 52, 56, 67
 Sept 4
Wed, August 26
 5.5
 Substitution
5.5: 12, 30, 35, 60
 Sept 4
Fri, August 28
 7.1
 Integration by Parts
 7.1: 11, 15, 18, 34, 44, 45, 46, 68
 Sept 4
Mon, August 31
 7.2
 Trigonometric Integrals
 7.2: 2, 6, 14, 20, 36, 43
Sept 4
Wed, September 2
 7.2-7.3
 Trigonometric Integrals/Substitution 7.2: 49, 68, 70 Sept 11
Fri, September 4
 7.3
 Trigonometric Substitution (Homework 1 due, add deadline)
 7.3: 7, 9, 14, 17, 22, 29, 39 Sept 11
Mon, September 7
 no class
 Labor Day
Wed, September 9
 7.4
 Partial Fractions
 7.4: 1, 3, 5, 9 Sept 11
Fri, September 11
 7.4
 Partial Fractions (Homework 2 due) 7.4: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15 Sept 18
Mon, September 14
 7.4
 Partial Fractions
 7.4: 18, 20, 27, 29, 45, 50, 51, 66 Sept 18
Wed, September 16
 7.8
 Improper Integrals
 7.8: 1, 8, 10, 13, 15, 21, 27 Sept 18
Fri, September 18
 7.8
 Improper Integrals (Homework 3 due) 7.8: 18, 32, 36, 39, 49, 51, 52, 55 Sept 23
Mon, September 21
 6.2
 Applications of Integration
 6.2: 3, 13, 50 Sept 23
Wed, September 23
 7.5
 Review (Homework 4 due)
 7.5: 2, 7, 14, 17, 30, 58 Sept 23
Fri, September 25
 1st Midterm Exam
 In-class Midterm Exam
Mon, September 28
 11.1
 Sequences
11.1: 6,10,12,17,18,21,26,28,32 Oct 2
Wed, September 30
 11.1
 Sequences
 11.1: 37,42,43,57,58,60,61,64,66,67 Oct 2
Fri, October 2
 11.2
 Series (Homework 5 due)
 11.2: 9,10,11,12,14,16 Oct 9
Mon, October 5
 11.2
 Series
 11.2: 22,25,30,33,36,38,42,48,49,51,55,56,60,72 Oct 9
Wed, October 7
 11.3
 Integral Test
 11.3: 5,6,16,20,21 Oct 19
Fri, October 9
 11.3
 Integral Test (Homework 6 due, Registrar drop deadline)
 11.3: 22,28,29,32,34 Oct 19
Mon, October 12 no class
 Midterm Recess
Wed, October 14
 11.4
 Comparison Test 11.4: 5,8,9,10,15 Oct 19
Fri, October 16
 4.4 Review of L'Hospital's Rule, Growth Rates (Homework 7 due)
 4.4: 19,26,46,52,60 Oct 19
Mon, October 19
 11.4 Limit Comparison Test 11.4: 20,21,23,24,26,30,39 Oct 23
Wed, October 21
 11.5
 Alternating Series
 11.5: 6,7,8,16,23,26,32 Oct 23
Fri, October 23
 11.6
 Ratio Test (Homework 8 due) 11.6: 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 18, 25, 31, 38 OCt 30
Mon, October 26
 11.7
 Review of Convergence
 11.7: 3, 5, 14, 15 Oct 30
Wed, October 28
 11.8
 Power Series
 11.8: 3, 6, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32 Oct 30
Fri, October 30
 11.9
 Power Series (Homework 9 due) 11.9: 2,8,11,13,15,18,24,25,35,37,38b Nov 6
Mon, November 2
 11.10
 Taylor Series
 11.10: 2,4,7,10,14,18,19,21 Nov 6
Wed, November 4
 11.10
 Taylor Series
 11.10: 31,36,45,48,51,58,59,65,66 Nov 6
Fri, November 6
 11.11
 Taylor approximation (Homework 10 due) 11.11: 13,14,28,30 Nov 11
Mon, November 9
 11
 Review
 11.Review: 25, 27, 45, 52, 62 Nov 11
Wed, November 11
 11
 Review (Homework 11 due)
Fri, November 13
 2nd Midterm Exam
 In-class Midterm Exam
Mon, November 16
 8.1
 Arc Length
 8.1: 8,10,12,15,18,32,35,37 Nov 23
Wed, November 18
 10.1
 Parametric Curves
10.1: 7,14,15,20,24,28,34,37,43 Nov 23
Fri, November 20
 10.2
 Parametric Curves 10.2: 3,10,17,25,29,31,34,43 Nov 23
Mon, November 23
 10.3
 Polar Coordinates (Homework 12 due)
 10.3: 1,4,6,9,10,17,18,31,32,35,40,56 Dec 4
Wed, November 25
 Mystery Fun!
 Exciting material not appearing on the final exam!
Fri, November 27
 no class
 Thanksgiving break
Mon, November 30
 10.4 Polar Coordinates
 10.4: 9,12, 37,40,45,46 Dec 4
Wed, December 2
 10
 Review
Fri, December 4
 7,10,11
 Review (Homework 13 due)
Wed, December 9 to
Wed, December 16
 Final exam period
 The exact date and time of the final will be posted as soon as the Registrar tells us. 

It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans.

Exams

There will be two in-class midterm exams and one comprehensive final exam. All exams are closed-book and closed notes and are subject to the Rice University Honor Code. You will not be allowed to use a calculator on the exams. It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans. We will not know when the final in this course will be scheduled for some time. Therefore, if you should make plans for travel before the end of the final exam period, and it turns out that the final for this course is after your scheduled departure date, you will have to choose between keeping your plans and receiving a zero for the final, or incurring the cost for changing your plans and taking the final at its scheduled time. Thanks for your understanding.

Disability Support

Any student with a documented disability seeking academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class. All such discussions will remain as confidential as possible. Students with disabilities will need to also contact Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.

Any student with a disability requiring accommodations in this course is encouraged to contact me after class or during office hours. Additionally, students will also need to contact Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.

If you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please contact me to discuss your needs. Additionally, you will need to register with the Disability Support Services Office in the Allen Center.