MA104A: Calculus II (Fall 2020)

Jan. 15, 2020
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Calendar Description

Applications of integration; polar coordinates and parametric equations; infinite sequences and series; applications of partial derivatives.

Prerequisites

MA101 or MA103

Exclusions

 MA200

Instructor

Manuele Santoprete (PhD)
Office hours: Wedneday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
E: msantoprete@wlu.ca (Include the course number in the subject or it might not be read.)

Lectures

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. in BA110 (Bricker Academic Building)

Lab Coordinator

Katie McGarry
E: cmcgarry@wlu.ca

Textbook

J. Stewart: Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 8th Edition, Brooks/Cole.

Calculators

Students may only use the approved scientific calculator, Casio FX-300MS Plus, on course tests and the final examination. No other calculator is allowed. It is available for purchase at the campus bookstore.

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA104 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as the better of the following two options:

Option 1

  • WebWorK Assignement (weekly) 10%
  • Labs (weekly on Tuesdays, starting September 15th) 25%
  • Quizzes (during Mondays and Friday Zoom meetings) 5%
  • Midterm Test (Wednesday, November 4th, 10:30-11:20 am, online) 20%
  • Final Examination (2 hours, date & time to be announced) 40%

Option 2

  • WeBWorK Assignments (Weekly) 10%
  • Labs (weekly on Tuesdays, starting September 15th) 25%
  • Midterm Test (Wednesday, November 4th, 10:30-11:20 am, online) 25%
  • Final Examination (2 hours, date & time to be announced) 40%

 

To be eligible to pass this course, a student must score at least 40% on the final examination. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA104 and is provided for the convenience of students.