Math 8 – Calculus 2

Santa Monica College – Fall 2005

TTh 7:35-10:00pm (Section 4381)
Room MC 66

Instructor: Dr. Andrew Nestler

Office: MC 61
Contact: (310) 434-8515, http://homepage.smc.edu/nestler_andrew/
Class Homepage: http://homepage.smc.edu/nestler_andrew/math8/math8.htm
Office Hours: to be announced

Catalog Description: A second course in calculus. Topics include derivatives and integrals of transcendental
functions with mathematical and physical applications, indeterminate forms and improper integrals, infinite
sequences and series, and curves, including conic sections, defined by parametric equations and polar
coordinates.

Text: Earl Swokowski, Calculus, Classic edition, Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1991

Prerequisite course: Math 7 (Calculus 1)

Entry skills: Upon enrolling in Math 8 at SMC, it is your responsibility to know how to:

• Evaluate limits using basic limit theorems and the epsilon-delta definition.
• State and apply the definition of continuity to determine a function’s points of continuity and
discontinuity.
• Differentiate elementary functions using basic derivative theorems and the definition of the derivative.
• Integrate elementary functions using basic integral theorems and the definition of the definite integral.
• Approximate definite integrals using numerical integration (trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules).
• Solve derivative application problems including optimization, related rates, linearization, curve
sketching and rectilinear motion.
• Solve integral application problems including area, volume, arc length and work.
• State and apply the Mean Value theorems, Extreme Value Theorem, Intermediate Value Theorem,
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and Newton’s Method.

Exit skills / Course objectives: Upon successful completion of Math 8, you should be able to:

• Differentiate and integrate hyperbolic, logarithmic, exponential and inverse trigonometric functions.
• Evaluate integrals using techniques including integration by parts, partial fractions, trigonometric
integrals, and trigonometric and other substitutions.
• Solve integral application problems including surface area of surfaces of revolution and center of mass.
• Identify and evaluate indeterminate forms and improper integrals using techniques including L’Hôpital’s
Rule.
• Graph polar curves and curves described by parametric equations.
• Determine whether an infinite sequence converges or diverges.
• Determine whether an infinite series converges absolutely, converges conditionally or diverges using
techniques including the direct comparison, limit comparison, root, ratio, integral, p-series, nth-term and
alternating series tests.
• Determine the radius and interval of convergence of a power series.
• Compute the sum of a convergent geometric series and a convergent telescoping series.
• Determine the Taylor series of a given function at a given point.
Homework: Most days I will give a list of suggested homework problems. I will not collect homework. It is
absolutely essential that you spend a considerable amount of time and effort to master these problems - a
general rule is to spend two hours outside of class for each hour spent in class.

Exams: There will be five in-class midterm exams. The approximate dates are:

Tuesday, September 20
Tuesday, October 11
Thursday, October 27
Tuesday, November 15
Tuesday, December 6

The final exam will be comprehensive and will be at 6:45pm on Tuesday, December 13, according to the page

http://www.smc.edu/schedules/2005/fall/final_exam_schedule_053.htm

Please see the Exam Information page for additional exam information. There are no make-up exams. If you
do not take a midterm exam then, in a first such instance, your score for that exam will be the same as your
score on the final exam. If you take all five midterm exams, and your final exam score is not your lowest
exam score, then your final exam score will replace your lowest midterm exam score. Missing additional
exams results in scores of zero on those exams.

Grading: The basic grading scheme will be as follows:

Each of five midterm exams 15%

Final exam 25%

Your course grade is based on your total T of points out of 1000 given by the formula T = 3E + 2.5F,
where E = sum of five midterm exam scores out of 250 and F = final exam score out of 100. There is no extra
credit. Your total score may decrease if your cellular phone or beeper goes off in class. With one exception,
the following scores will guarantee you the corresponding grades:

Points Letter grade Meaning

900-1000 A Excellent
760-899 B Good
640-759 C Satisfactory
500-639 D Passing, less than satisfactory
0 – 499 F Failing

The exception is that you must earn a score of at least 50% on the final exam in order to earn a course grade of
C or higher.

Structure of the Course: The length of each class meeting is 2 hours 50 minutes, which will be divided roughly
into two equal lecture periods and a 15-minute break. The majority of each meeting will consist of lectures that
introduce new material and relate it to previous material. Occasionally lectures are prepared to last less than the
full period, specifically to allow you time to solve exercises and receive assistance and feedback in class. On
those days leaving early is to your great disadvantage.
Attendance: You are responsible for all material covered and all announcements and assignments made at each
class, whether you are present or not. Therefore I recommend that you share contact information with at least
one other student in this class, so that you can find out what you missed in the event of an absence. Unexcused
absences may result in your being withdrawn from the course. It is your responsibility to withdraw from the
course if you wish to do so.

Email: I am happy to answer questions about the course material sent to my email address [email protected].
Here are the rules that you must follow when sending me email:

(1) To ensure that I distinguish your email from unsolicited spam, you must send the message using an
SMC student email address, which you may obtain for free at the webpage
http://accounts.smc.edu/.
(2) You must include the course designation “Math 8” in the subject line, and your first and last name
and SMC ID number in the body of the email.
(3) You may send me an email only to ask questions about the course material.
(4) Please do not send attachments.

Email messages that do not follow these rules may be deleted without being read and do not guarantee a
response.

General: The following policies should be applicable in all college classrooms.

Eating is not allowed in the classroom. Turn off or mute cellular phones and pagers while in the classroom.
Each student has the right to feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes and offering good guesses and
correct solutions. Students learn at different rates and prefer a variety of instruction methods. Please be
courteous to and respectful of your classmates and myself.
 Important College Policies

Withdrawal Policy: According to the schedule of classes, Sunday, October 23 is the last day to drop a class with
a guaranteed grade of W. If you want to drop the class after that day, and through Thursday, November 17, then
I will perform a “grade check”: if you are earning a grade of C or higher then I may withdraw you with a course
grade of W; otherwise, you cannot be withdrawn from the class. November 18 is the last day to drop a class.
Official or unofficial auditing of classes is not permitted.

Code of Academic Conduct: I will vigorously pursue any suspected cases of plagiarism or cheating or other
violations of the SMC Code of Academic Conduct, whether completed or merely attempted. Even a first offense
of academic dishonesty will result in a score of zero on that exam, and an Academic Dishonesty Report form
will be filed with the Campus Disciplinarian.

The following is excerpted from the SMC Code of Academic Conduct.

Santa Monica College, as a community-oriented, open-door, educational institution whose purpose is to

educate and enlighten members of the community who seek knowledge, cannot and will not tolerate academic
dishonesty.

Santa Monica College defines academic dishonesty as the act of or assistance in deceiving, including
fraud or deception, in any academic exercise. This includes, but is not limited to, the following actions not
authorized by the instructor or testing officer:

Using testing aids such as calculators, tape recorders, or notes on any examination.
Allowing another individual to assume one's identity for the purpose of enhancing one's grade
in any of the following: testing, field trips, or attendance.
Falsifying or attempting to falsify attendance records and/or grade rosters.
Representing the words, ideas or work of another as one's own in any academic exercise
(plagiarism), including the use of commercial term paper companies.
Changing answers on a previously scored test, assignment, or experiment with the intent to
defraud.
Copying or allowing another student to copy from one's paper or answer sheet during an
examination.
Inventing information for the purpose of completing a laboratory experiment or case study
analysis with the intent to defraud.
Giving and/or taking information during an examination by any means including sign language,
hand signals, secret codes, or electronic transmission.

Code of Conduct: If your cellular phone, beeper or pager goes off in class, then you may receive a disciplinary
sanction for violating the SMC Student Conduct Code.
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Please fill out this entire page and return this entire syllabus to me during the first week of classes. You may
obtain another copy of the syllabus from our class homepage.
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• Grade of C or better in prerequisite course at SMC

o If yes, please give your grade, teacher’s name and when you took it:

• Grade of C or better in prerequisite course at another school

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