CALCULATOR: A graphing calculator is required for this course. We have traditionally used the TI-83 or 83+ and recommend either of them, but any calculator with equivalent capacities can be used, such as the popular TI-85 or 86. Calculators will not be permitted during exams. Formula sheets will not be permitted during exams.
CAUTION: Your schedule may vary. There are many sections of Math 152. The order in which topics are covered, the rate at which they are covered, the precise times of examinations, and WebAssign online homework will vary from section to section. For example: The table that you see below has Exam 1 scheduled during the 12th lecture. The lecturer may decide to give the exam during the 11th lecture, instead. The table says that section 7.7 is covered during the 11th lecture. The lecturer may decide to start 7.7 at the end of the 10th lecture, and finish it during the 11th lecture. The table is only an approximate version of the schedule that will actually be followed. The final exam is different. All sections of Math 152 take the final exam on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. If a student has an emergency or some other compelling reason for postponing the final exam, then that student must contact the lecturer about a makeup exam at a later (not earlier) date. There will also be workshop write-ups, which must be done on paper.
The exact timing and coverage of exams during the semester will be announced by each lecturer. As a student in Math 152, your obligations will be set and announced by your individual instructors, and you will find them out only by attending your own class. Lectures are held twice each week. There is an workshop each week. We DO NOT cancel workshops that have their first meeting before the first lecture.
The final exam for this course will be given on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The final exam locations will be announced in April. Your final exam location may not be the same as the room where you have your lectures. All sections of Math 152 take the same final examination. Earlier in-class exams (Exam 1 and Exam 2) are written by each lecturer.
Your lecturer will announce the grading scheme for your section
of Math 152. Your scores on
Exam 1, Exam 2, the Final Exam, workshop write-ups
and the WebAssign online homework will be used to determine
your course grade.
| Lecture | Sections | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.7 and 6.1 | Substitution method and areas between two curves |
| 2 | 6.2 | Setting up integrals, volume, density, average value |
| 3 | 6.3 | Volumes of revolution |
| 4 | 6.4 | The method of cylindrical shells |
| 5 | 7.1 | Integration by parts |
| 6 | 7.2 | Trigonometric integrals |
| 7 | 7.3 | Trigonometric substitution |
| 8 | 7.4 | Integrals involving hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions |
| 9 | 7.5 | The method of partial fractions |
| 10 | 7.6 | Strategies for integration |
| 11 | 7.7 | Improper integrals |
| 12 | Exam 1 | In classroom where lectures are given |
| 13 | 7.9 | Numerical integration |
| 14 | 8.1 | Arc length and surface area |
| 15 | 10.1 | Sequences |
| 16 | 10.2 | Summing an infinite series |
| 17 | 10.3 | Convergence of series with positive terms |
| 18 | 10.4 | Absolute and conditional convergence |
| 19 | 10.5 | The ratio and root test. Strategies for choosing tests. |
| 20 | 10.6 | Power series |
| 21 | 8.4 and 10.7 | Taylor polynomials and Taylor series |
| 22 | Exam 2 | In classroom where lectures are given |
| 23 | 11.1 | Parametric Equations |
| 24 | 11.2 | Parametric arc length and speed |
| 25 | 11.3 | Polar coordinates |
| 26 | 11.4 | Area and arc length in polar coordinates |
| 27 | 9.1 and 5.9 | Solving differential equations. Exponential growth and decay. |
| 28 | 9.2 and 9.3 | Models involving y'=k(y-b). Graphical and numerical methods |
This material is posted by the faculty of the Mathematics Department at Rutgers New Brunswick for informational purposes. While we try to maintain it, information may not be current or may not apply to individual sections. The authority for content, textbook, syllabus, and grading policy lies with the course coordinator for the current term.
Information posted prior to the beginning of the semester is frequently tentative, or based on previous semesters.