MATH 262: Intermediate Calculus
Fall 2004
January 2005
Dmitry Jakobson's office hours to discuss the final marks for Math 262:
Course web page:
http://www.math.mcgill.ca/jakobson/courses/math262.html
Instructors:
Tutorials
Undergraduate student assistants
Prerequisites:
Math 133 and Math 141.
Text: Calculus: A Complete Course (5th ed.) by Robert Adams
Syllabus: Chapters 9,10.1-10.4,11,12,13.1-13.4 of the Text.
The following topics will be covered:
WeBWorK assignments: These assignments will be available on
the Web and will be answered on the Web.
The WebWorK assignments will be posted at
http://msr05.math.mcgill.ca/webwork/m262f04/
The initial login/password
is your 9 digit student number. Please CHANGE your password
the first time you log in.
There are eight assignments and seven
best will count for the grade. Missed assignments cannot be redone.
The WeBWorK assignments are worth 17% of your grade.
The additional information about WeBWorK assignments is available at
http://www.math.mcgill.ca/~jaksic/webwork.html.
If you experience technical problems with WeBWorK please contact the
administrator at wwadmin@math.mcgill.ca.
Due dates
Written assignments: There will be 3 written assignments
posted on this web page (in .ps, .pdf and .dvi format).
These assignments contain more difficult theoretical problems.
Your solutions should be
written in a clear, complete and logical way -- you must convince the
marker that your solutions are correct.
The assignments will be collected and returned in the class.
After the due date the solutions will be posted on this web page.
Missed assignments cannot be redone--instead,
two best out
of three will count for the grade. The written assignments are worth 3% of
your grade.
Due dates
Midterm: There will a midterm on October 21, 18:40-20:40,
Rooms MD-HAR G-01, ENGMC 204, ENGTR 1100, ENGTR 1080, ENGTR 1090,
ENGTR 2110, ENGTR 2120. The midterm will cover the material on
series and power series;
vector geometry; vector functions and curves in the Syllabus, i.e.
Chapters 9,10.1-10.4,11.1 and 11.3 of the Text.
Midterm solutions: dvi,
ps, pdf
Rooms for midterm:
Missed midterm cannot be redone. If you miss the midterm for
any reason, the weights for your mark will be: Assignments 20%, Final 80%.
Final: There will be a three
hour final exam. Date: Thursday, December 9, 14:00-17:00
Tutorial: Wednesday, December 8, Burnside 1B45, 18:00-20:00
Supplemental: There will be a supplemental exam, counting 100% of
the supplemental grade. No additional work will be accepted for D, F, or J.
Old Finals: Go to
SUMS, then click on "Exam Archive"
(look for math 260 and math 222).
Grading:
WebCT: Your scores on assignments, midterm, final, and your
final mark will be posted on
WebCT
TUTORIAL: Here is a nice
tutorial.
Course material from previous courses at McGill:
HELPDESK and their email:
helpdesk@math.mcgill.ca
WEB LINKS in Calculus, Algebra,
Geometry and Differential Equations.
NOTICE:
McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all
students must understand the meaning and consequences of
cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code
of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see McGill web page
on Academic Integrity
for more information).