Course Web site:
www.math.umass.edu/~markman/math132_fall09_html/math132.html
This web site contains information pertinent to all sections of Math 132.
Individual instructors might have their own sites pertinent to their
own sections.
Text:
J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcedentals,
Vol 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sixth Edition, Thompson Brooks/
Cole, 2007. Ppaperback. ISBN 0-495-48312-5.
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The access code you used for Math 131 will not work for Math 132,
so you will need a new one.
If you bought the textbook + WebAssign bundle (also called package)
for Math 131, then you may already have a second, unused WebAssign
access coupon. Otherwise, if you already own the textbook but no
second coupon, just buy WebAssign access. If you don't,
then buy the textbook+WebAssign bundle.
You may be able to buy a WebAssign coupon at the Textbook Annex that is
cheaper than buying access on-line.
Calculator:
Each student is expected to have and use a
graphics, programmable calculator.
The recommended calculator is Texas Instruments TI-89 Titanium.
Students who insist on using a different calculator do so at their
own risk. Each student will be expected to use his calculator
in Exam 1, Exam 2, and the Final Exam, but not in the Symbolics Test.
Exams (65%): There will be 3 exams: 2 midterms and a final, all given and graded in common. Each midterm is worth 20% of the course grade, while the final is worth 25% (combining for a total of 65%).
Exam 1: October 8, Thursday, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Exam 2: November 19, Thursday, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Final Exam: To be scheduled during the exam period.
The last day of this period is December 21.
Make-ups will not be given to accomodate travel plans.
Symbolics Test (15%):
There will be a symbolics test on computing
antiderivatives/indefinite integrals (worth 15% of the total grade).
It will take place on Wednesday, October 28, 7:15-8:15 p.m..
In this test students are not permitted to use their calculators.
Instructor's Grade (20%):
Each instructor will determine a 20%
of the student's grade based on the student's performance in the class
(e.g., in quizzes, homeworks, class attendance and participation).
The score on each of the five relevant parts (Exams 1 and 2, Symbolics Test, Final Exam and Instructor's Grade) will be scaled to the 0-100 scale. The weighted average of these grades will be