WELCOME TO MAT 126 
Calculus B

Spring 2003

  Description: MAT 126 is a course devoted to integration. The contents can be divided into 3 parts, the first one aiming at the definition of integral and at the conceptual understanding of its meaning. The second part focuses on the actual evaluation of given integrals. Finally the last part consists of various applications of integrals to problems from geometry and physics. The prerequisite is a good working knowledge of the material seen in Calculus A. Particularly important is familiarization with the notion of limit and ability to compute derivatives.

  Reference: Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, Single Variable, Second Edition by James Stewart. You must check the syllabus for the relevant sections.

Instructor: Julio Rebelo
Math Tower 3-109 
tel. 632-8255
E-mail: jrebelo@math.sunysb.edu

Office hours:  Tuesday 11:20am-12:20pm, Thursday 11:30am-12:30pm.

Grader: Huiji Miao
E-mail: hmiao@grad.physics.sunysb.edu

Office hours:  Wednesday 11:30 - 12:30 at Physics D-118.

 Course Syllabus, Homework assignments and places of exams

  Homework: Homework will be assigned every week in the recitations and collected in the recitations of the following week. Students enrolled in LEC 3 (for which there is no recitation) will have homework assigned in the Tuesday lecture and collected in the following Tuesday lecture. Alternatively all homework assignments can be obtained from the link above. Doing the homework is a fundamental part of the course work. Together with quizzes given in the recitations they will form a   recitation score which will count for 30% of the overall score.

  Grading Policy: The overall score will be computed by the formula   30% Rec. Score + 20 % Each Midterm + 30% Final

  Recitation Score: It will be obtained by giving weight 2 to the homowork sheets and weight 1 to quizzes given during recitations.

  First Midterm Exam: 8:30pm to 10:00pm, February 25 (check the link above to find the place)

  Second Midterm Exam: 8:30pm to 10:00pm, April 08 (check the link above to find the place)

  Final Exam: 2:00pm to 4:30pm, May 16 (check the link above to find the place)

  Turning Scores into Grades: In principle scores are turned into grades following the standard rule: above 90 = A, between 85 and 90 = A-, between 80 and 85 = B+ and so on until C- which is reached by the minimum score of 55. These requirements are not going to be raised, but they might be lowered depending on the curve. For example, if a student has a score of 87, this student is assured to have at least A- but he/she might end-up with A.