MAS 162 Calculus 2 Spring 2020
Course Syllabus, Part 1
David W. Lyons
updated: 13 January 2020
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Course Description
Course topics include methods of antidifferentiation, applications of
the definite integral, Taylor polynomials and Taylor series, and an
introduction to differential equations.
Prerequisite
MAS 161 or permission by the instructor
Text and Materials
Reading and Problem List
- Part 0. Review of background material
- Part 1. Techniques of antidifferentition, Ch 5
- Part 2. Applications of definite and indefinite integrals, Ch 6
- Part 3. Introduction to differential equations, Ch 7
- Part 4. Sequences and series, Ch 8
Course reading assignments are the text sections listed above. The
amount of problem solving practice needed to achieve mastery varies by
individual. Here are two extremes.
- Maximum practice needed: work every "Example", work all of the "Activity"
problems, and work all of the "Exercises" in each section
- Minimum practice needed: work approximately every other
problem in the "Exercises" at the end of each section