Math 156 - Applied Honors Calculus II - Fall 2012
Math 156 (Applied Honors Calculus II)
is designed for engineering and science students who received a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement
Calculus exam (AB or BC).
Math 156 is an alternative to Math 116 (Calculus II).
For more details see the
course description.
section 1, MTuWF 10-11am, Robert Krasny, 221 Dennison
section 2, cancelled
section 3, MTuWF 11-12pm, Robert Krasny, 351 Dennison
section 4, cancelled
section 5, MTuWF 1-2pm, Cap Khoury, 229 Dennison
section 6, MTuWF 2-3pm, Cap Khoury, 337 Dennison
section 7, MTuWF 12-1pm, Bogdan Vioreanu, 315 Dennison
Information
syllabus,
schedule,
first day handout,
lecture notes
Textbook
Homework
hw1 due: Tues Sept 11
hw2 due: Tues Sept 18
hw3 due: Tues Sept 25
hw4 due: Tues Oct 2
hw5 due: Tues Oct 9
hw6 due: Tues Oct 23
hw7 due: Tues Oct 30
hw8 due: Tues Nov 6
hw9 due: Tues Nov 13
hw10 due: Tues Nov 27
hw11 due: Tues Dec 4
Computer Lab
worksheet,
Fri Sept 21, meet in B743 East Hall
Exams
1st midterm exam, Wed Oct 10, 6:15-7:45pm,
1360 East Hall (Khoury),
1640 Chemistry (Krasny),
260 Dennison (Vioreanu),
review sheet,
solutions
2nd midterm exam, Wed Nov 14, 6:15-7:45pm,
1528 CCL (Khoury),
2260 USB (Krasny),
1230 USB (Vioreanu),
CCL = C.C. Little,
USB = Undergraduate Science Building,
review sheet,
solutions
final exam, Fri Dec 14, 8-10am, 1324 East Hall
review sheet,
solutions (some still to be completed)
Study Groups
The Science Learning Center offers study groups for Math 156 students.
The groups meet weekly to review course material, solve problems,
and
gain a better understanding of course concepts.
A group has 8-12 members and is facilitated by a Group Leader trained by the SLC.
Group membership is voluntary,
but requires active participation and regular attendance.
You can learn more details at the SLC website.
Student Data Form
Form
FAQ
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Math 255 - Applied Honors Calculus III (multivariable calculus)
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Math 256 - Applied Honors calculus IV (differential equations)
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"You need the willingness to fail all the time.
You have to generate many ideas and then you have to work very hard only to discover that they don't work. And you keep doing that over and over until you find one that does work." -
John Backus, lead developer of Fortran
Links
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videos from Khan Academy, by Salman Khan
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videos from Virginia Tech,
by James E. Shockley, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech
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Math Department policy on granting AP credit
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Advanced Placement homepage
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torus cover illustration from Physics Today, Feb 2005
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information on majoring or minoring in math
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Undergraduate Math Club
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Research on Student Notetaking,
by D. DeZure, M. Kaplan & M. A. Deerman
[pdf]
Occasional Paper No. 16,
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan
[CRLT]
"... Research on student notetaking shows that taking notes in class
and reviewing those notes (either in class or afterward)
have a positive impact on student learning. ..."
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student fellowships, summer programs, etc.
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The Math Forum @ Drexel - Calculus
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Portrait of Leonhard Euler
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Leonhard Euler: His Life, the Man, and His Works, by Walter Gautschi, SIAM Review, vol. 50, no. 1 (March 2008), pp. 3-33
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Euler and Infinite Series,
by Morris Kline, Mathematics Magazine, vol. 56 (1983) pp. 307-314.
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Euler's solution of the Basel problem
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Active Learning materials from CRLT
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Active Learning,
by Donald R. Paulson and Jennifer L. Faust, California State University, Los Angeles
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Max Planck: the reluctant revolutionary,
by Helge Kragh, Physics World, December 2000, pp. 31-35