Math 187 – Calculus II Winter 2019

Course Objectives
The course has six objectives:

1. You should become fluent in various concepts related to Calculus: limits, differentiation, inte-
gration, series, approximation of functions, different coordinate systems.

2. You should be able to understand the meaning of the concepts above and be able to use these
concepts to solve new problems you haven’t seen before.

3. You should be able to use Calculus to deduce new properties or solve physical or engineering
applications.

4. You should be able to critically analyze your solutions/results and check whether they make
sense (physical or mathematical) or not.

5. You should be able to work in a team and explain the results of your work to others.

6. We want to train you in the art of problem solving. In your future career as an engineer, you will
see problems that you haven’t seen before. We want you to be able to figure out by yourself how
to adjust the methods you know to fit new situations and to be confident with your solutions.
You can only achieve this by understanding rather than memorizing formulas and methods.

Course Description
Topics include: Applications of integration, techniques of integration, differential equations (first and
second order), Taylor polynomial approximations and Taylor series, Parametric equations and Polar
coordinates, Vector-valued functions, applications to mechanics and other engineering problems.

Textbook. APEX Calculus 2 (UofT version) by G. Hartman (adapted by B. Sousa).

Exercises Textbook. Calculus for Scientists and Engineers: Early Transcendentals, 1st Edition,
by Briggs, Cochran & Gillett, ISBN 9780135688878 – available at UofT Engineering Store for $35.75.

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Lectures
On most days, there won’t be a lot of actual “lecturing”. We will expect that you have watched some
short videos and solved a short quiz before lecture. In lecture, we will spend our time practicing
the notions learned, on difficult conceptual questions, discovering new formulas and procedures, and
discussing with your peers. There will be a mark associated with the quizzes to help you prepare for
the following lecture. That mark will be the average of all the quizzes after dropping the 3 lowest
scores.
There will also be a mark associated with participation during lectures through TopHat. That mark
will be for participation only.
Important. The goal of the lectures is to get you to work and think about problems, so do not copy
the slides to your notebook. The slides will be available on TopHat.

Tutorials
This term in tutorials, students will work in groups solving worksheets. These worksheets will be a
great practice for the group-stage of the tests as well as for the word questions on the exam.
At the end of each tutorial, some groups will present their work to the rest of the class, and at the end
of the term, the average of the grades for presentations and group work will be given as bonus marks.

Discussion Board
This term we will be using Piazza for class discussion. The system is highly catered to getting you
help fast and efficiently from classmates, the TA, and the instructors. Rather than emailing questions
to the teaching staff, we encourage you to post your questions on Piazza. If you have any problems
or feedback for the developers, email team@piazza.com.
Find the class page at: https://piazza.com/class/jq2juq0rdrb7ds

Homework Assignments
There will be TWELVE weekly homework assignments posted on WeBWorK, which you must
submit by the due date.
These assignments will be given throughout the course which will cover the recent material discussed
in lectures. These are designed to assist students in understanding the course material. They also
serve as good practice for term tests, and the final exam.
You are expected to work on the questions assigned, and if you cannot solve a problem, you should
ask your TA and/or an instructor for help.

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Term Tests
Each test will have 2 parts: a traditional individual part and a new group part, where you will solve
the test as a team (of four students).
See the course schedule below for dates, times, and location for each term test. More details about the
term test will be given later. You must bring your student card. CALCULATORS ARE NOT
ALLOWED during tests. You should practice problems and solve homework assignments without
using calculators to be prepared for tests.

Missing a Term Test. If you cannot show up for a test because of illness or any other special
reason, you MUST complete a work petition form, which can be filled online at

http://www.apsc.utoronto.ca/portal.

There will be NO make-up tests. The marking scheme will be adjusted for students who have missed
a test because of illness or any other (approved) legitimate reason.

Final Exam
The final exam will take place during the examination period in April, and will be 2h30m long. It will
cover all the material presented in lectures and tutorials. No aids will be allowed.

Marking Scheme
Your final grade is determined in the following way:

Pre-Lecture Quizzes (lowest 3 are dropped) 3%

Lecture Participation 2%
Homework (WeBWorK) 12 × 0.75% = 9 %
Term Tests (17% lowest + 25% highest) 42 %
Final exam 44 %
100 %

During tutorials, you will have the chance to present your work to your peers for 2% bonus marks.

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Course Outline
The following is a tentative outline of the material which will be covered.

Week Dates Sections Notes

1 1/7 – 1/11 2 (review) Classes begin. No tutorials this week
2 1/14 – 1/18 3.1, 3.2 Tutorials start this week
3 1/21 – 1/25 3.2, 3.3
4 1/28 – 2/1 ODE1
5 2/4 – 2/8 ODE2 Term Test #1 (Feb 5, 1–3pm)
6 2/11 – 2/15 ODE3
2/18 – 2/22 No classes (reading week)
7 2/25 – 3/1 ODE4 , 5.1
8 3/4 – 3/8 5.1, 5.2
9 3/11 – 3/15 4.4, 4.6, 6.1
10 3/18 – 3/22 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
11 3/25 – 3/29 8.2, 8.3 Term Test #2 (Mar 19, 1–3pm)
12 4/1 – 4/5 8.4, 8.5
13 4/8 – 4/11 8.5

Extra Lecture notes.

ODE1 . Basic Differential Equations (ODEs), Modelling with ODEs

ODE2 . Separable ODEs, First-order Linear ODEs

ODE3 . Second-Order ODEs: Homogeneous, Method of Undetermined Coefficients

ODE4 . Second-Order ODEs: Method of Undetermined Coefficients and Applications

Code of Behaviour / Plagiarism

Students should become familiar with and are expected to adhere to the Code of Behaviour on Aca-
demic Matters which can be found at:

http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm

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