Course Information

Course Number: MAT 1575

Course Title: Calculus II

Course Outline: Official course outline prepared by the Mathematics Department.

Course Description: A continuation of MAT 1475. Topics include Taylor polynomials, Mean Value Theorem, Taylor and Maclaurin series, tests of convergence, techniques of integration, improper integrals, areas, volumes and arclength.

Credits / Hours: 4

Section Number: D030

Prerequisites: MAT 1475

Textbook: The textbooks are available to download for free (pdf), view online, or print copies are available for a small fee.

Online Spaces

  • OpenLab: This website will be the online home for our class. The site contains important information about the course, and will be used in various ways throughout the semester.
  • WeBWorK: This is where you will complete your online homework. See the link in the menu bar above.
  • Dropbox: CUNY has provided all students with Dropbox accounts with large storage limits. Information and a login link are posted here.
  • Blackboard: Grades will be posted in Blackboard’s gradebook

Faculty Information

Professor Name:

  • Kate Poirier

Contact info & communications: For information about office hours, visit Contact Info & Communications.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Find anti-derivatives using integration by parts, trigonometric substitution, and the technique of partial fractions.
  2. Apply knowledge of integration to calculate volumes of solids of revolution, areas, and arc lengths.
  3. Evaluate improper integrals.
  4. Find Taylor polynomials and use Taylor’s Theorem to estimate error.
  5. Construct infinite series and test for their convergence and divergence.

General Education Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  1. Understand and employ both quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve problems.
  2. Employ scientific reasoning and logical thinking.
  3. Communicate effectively using written and oral means.
  4. Use creativity to solve problems.

Schedule

A detailed schedule of topics can be found on the Week-by-week schedule page.

Percent/Letter Grade conversion

A = 93.0 — 100
A- = 90.0 — 92.9
B+ = 87.0 — 89.9
B = 83.0 — 86.9
B- = 80.0 — 82.9
C+ = 77.0 — 79.9
C = 70.0 — 76.9
D = 60.0 — 69.9
F = 0 — 59.9
W = withdrawal up to Monday, May 17 (WF after)

Grading Policy

The grading policy for the course appears on the Grading Policy page.

Attendance

Lessons are on the course hub; you will work through these on your own time. In class we will work on problems as a group.

Participation

Participation makes up a component of your overall course grade. More information can be found on the Grading Policy page here.

College Academic Integrity Policy

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting and citation of sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the college recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension and expulsion. More information about the College’s policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the College Catalog. 

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