College of the Holy Cross
Math 126: Calculus for Social Sciences II
Complete Schedule
Spring 2008

Note: Please get into the habit of reading the text prior to the lecture. You'll get a lot more out of class if you come prepared. Read it again after class to see how much your understanding has increased.

Check this Out: Need extra help in Calculus? Free tutoring by math majors every Sun - Thurs night in Swords 302 from 7:00 - 9:00. Starts on Sunday.

No Holy Cross classes due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
No office hours, but I will be available on email at croberts@holycross.edu

Topic: 5.1 Areas and Distances & 5.2 The Definite Integral

Ahead of Time: Plan to read both your text in advance of each class meeting. Look ahead to see what section will be covered, and read through those sections beforehand. Take notes during class. After class, read through the sections again and fill in any gaps in your notes. The best students rewrite their class notes, incorporating material from the text and the lecture. These notes can really help when you study for the upcoming exams.

Assignment 1 Personal Essay (up to 10 activity points)
DUE by 9 AM on Blackboard (see below for submission instructions)
This one to two page reflective essay is to address the question "How are you going to modify your strategies from last semester to increase your success this semester?" If you took Math 125 in the fall (with me or another instructor), please specifically address your plans for improvement for this semester in light of your previous math course.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: You must submit this electronically. First type the paper in WORD and, if you wish, save it as a PDF document. Please spell-check and have a friend read it before you submit it to make sure that your prose makes sense. When you are ready to submit your paper, follow these instructions:

Assignment 2 Exercises from 4.9 (up to 10 activity points)
Due at the start of class -- put into the box on the table in the front of the room.
The problem sets are available on Blackboard under "Course Materials". Write your answers directly on the form provided. These problems are from your book, so if you can't read it or want to try a similar problem, look at the problems at the end of each section. The answers to the odd problems are provided in the back of the book and their solutions are completely worked out in the Student Solution Manual.

HOW TO SUBMIT ON BLACKBOARD: Many assignments this semester will be submitted to me electronically through Blackboard. To do so, write the document up in Word or save as a PDF file. Then log onto Blackboard by clicking the LOGIN box off of the main holycross webpage at http://www.holycross.edu. Then, choose the link for Tools. Click on Drop Box. Click on "send file" (not "add file") and you should be all set. The title or subject of your document must follow the format of "Last Name _ Assignment Number". For example, if I were going to submit this first assignment, I would title the document and the submission as "Roberts_1". Keep a copy of what you submit, in case there is a problem. Please note that the title of your file may not contain any special characters (such as #).

Check it Out: Please note that tomorrow is the last day for Add/Drop.
Check it Out: mathartfun.com This is an online store & gallery of Mathematical Art

Topic: 5.3 Evaluating Definite Integrals

Note: If you have questions on any of the homework problems, please put the problem number on the board at the beginning of class. If you see your problems already listed, please put a check-mark next to them, which indicates to me that more than one person has a question. I'll spend a few minutes at the beginning of each lecture addressing questions related to the homework assignments.

Note: Homework strategy: Start early, never the night before the assignment is due! Try the problems on your own first. Try the odd problems that are adjacent to the ones assigned -- they have answers in the back of the book & in the Student Solution Book (if you purchased this) so you can see if you're understanding them. Then consult with your classmates. Receive free help at the Calculus Workshop in Swords 302 from Sunday-Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00. Come to my office hours at any time or, if my office hours don't work with your schedule, email me for another appointment time.

Topic: 5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Assignment 3 Exercises from 5.1 & 5.2 (up to 12 activity points - 2 points each)
Due at the start of class -- put into the box on the table in the front of the room. You can find this assignment on Blackboard under the link for Course Materials.
If you can't read the problem, double-check it by looking in your book.

Assignment TALK (up to 10 activity points)
You may attend up to three lectures or events this semester and earn activity points. I will list the eligible talks in the schedule. If you choose to attend and write me a one page letter about the event and what you took away from the experience, then you can earn up to 10 activity points. You may either submit your written response on Blackboard (follow the instructions from earlier in the semester) or you can turn in a hard-copy print out. Your write-up is due within 48 hours of attending the event.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points. For more details on how to receive credit for attending this talk, scroll back to Jan. 29 or click on Course Materials in Blackboard):
Wednesday, January 30
View a Webcast as part of Focus the Nation’s National Teach-in on Climate Change http://focusthenation.org
Hogan 519
8:00 PM
Host: Melissa Ogonowski
Note: Free T-shirts to the first 75 people to attend the session. Free Clif-Bars!

Check it Out: Before the onslaught of problem sets, readings and papers begins, stop by
the student lounge on the third floor of Swords Hall for some free cookies and hot drinks at

* * * TEA AND GAMES * * *
Games include chess, checkers, Coda, Rush Hour, Go, Mancala, Set and Connect Four.
2:00 - 4:00 pm every Wednesday

Topic: 5.5 The Substitution Rule

Ahead of Time: It's important to scroll ahead to see when problem sets are due, and get started on them early. This gives you the opportunity to ask questions in class, during office hours, or during the Calculus Workshop.

Assignment 4 Exercises from 5.3 & 5.4 (up to22 activity points - one point each)
Due at the start of class -- put into the box on the table in the front of the room. You can find this assignment on Blackboard under the link for Course Materials.
I have changed some of the questions slightly from the book -- some of the hand-written odd-numbered problems -- so you can't rely on the answers in the back of the book.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points):
Thursday, January 31
Join artist Christine Baeumler in roundtable conversation with Karen Ober (Biology) and David Hummon (Sociology) on topic of Darwin, Evolution, and the Creative Process.
Stein 129 4:30-5:30 PM
Host: Cristi Rinklin

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points):
Monday, February 4
Environmental Studies Lunch Seminar: Professor Shelby Weitzel will discuss her site visit to Costa Rica’s School for Field Studies.
Location Haberlin 019
Time: Noon – 1:45

Topic: 5.6 Integration by Parts

Note: If you have questions on any of the homework problems, please put the problem number on the board at the beginning of class. If you see your problems already listed, please put a check-mark next to them, which indicates to me that more than one person has a question. I'll spend a few minutes at the beginning of each lecture addressing questions related to the homework assignments.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - for details on how to earn credit for this talk, scroll back to Jan 29 or click on Course Materials for more details):
Tuesday, February 5
Dr. Suzanne Simon lecture “Taming the Climate Change Conversation: Social and Political Challenges to Wind Park Construction in Oaxaca, Mexico”
Rehm Library, 7 PM
Host: Anne Galvin (Anthropology)

Topic: 5.7 Additional Topics in Integration (Trigonometric Integrals is the only additional topic we will cover this semester..we will not do trigonometric substitution or partial fractions)

Assignment 5 Problem Set on 5.5 (up to 20 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

If you click on the links or go under Course Materials on Blackboard, you can print out a form with the exercise problems and space in which to write your answers. Please use this form for your assignment. Turn it in with the cover sheet completed and the pages stapled (not paper-clipped) together. The cover sheet is available under the link for Course Materials.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points):
4:00 - 5:00 in Swords 328. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hiring a new professor, and the finalist candidates are in town to give lectures. Come listen and let me know if you think we should hire the person you hear. Today's lecture is by Steven Miller and it is titled: The Pythagorean Win-Loss Formula in Baseball: An introduction to statistics and modeling. Attend the talk and post a one-page response essay on Blackboard's Digital Drop-Box within 48 hours.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points):
4:00 - 5:00 in Swords 328. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hiring a new professor, and the finalist candidates are in town to give lectures. Come listen and let me know if you think we should hire the person you hear. Today's lecture is by Matthew Horton and it is titled: Searching for the Truth: An Eigenvalue Application. Attend the talk and post a one-page response essay on Blackboard's Digital Drop-Box within 48 hours.

Topic: 5.8 Tables of Integration

Topic: Additional Practice with Integration

Notes about the exam: Graphing Calculators are not permitted; the department has some scientific calculators(TI-30Xa) for your use during the exam. If you want to bring your own scientific calculator, it must be pre-approved by your professor. You may bring one index card (3"x5") with notes into the exam (it's okay to write on both sides and your name should be on it).

Assignment 6 Problem Set on 5.6 & 5.7 & 5.8 (up to 26 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

If you click on the links or go under Course Materials on Blackboard, you can print out a form with the exercise problems and space in which to write your answers. Please use this form for your assignment. Turn it in with the cover sheet completed and the pages stapled (not paper-clipped) together.

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on integration techniques that will be on the exam (up to 10 points)

Check it Out: Flatland: The Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8oiwnNlyE4
This is a movie based on a famous book by Abbott that tries to explain how it is possible for dimensions higher than the 3d dimension to exist. A new movie is coming out that tries to explain this. If you enjoy this kind of thinking, explore on the internet under keywords "Flatland" and "Sphereland" and "Abbott". The DVD is available in Dinand Library.

EXAM 1 will cover Chapter 5, sections 5.1 - 5.8

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - counts as one of the 3 talks you can attend this semester):
Lecture "Hearing Nature's Voice: The Possibilities of Ecological Democracy" by Roger Gottlieb, Professor of Philosophy at WPI
Rehm Library, 7:30 PM
Host: Judith Chubb), Barrett Committee for Ethics Across the Curriculum

Topic: Applications of Integration: Areas, Volumes, Arc Length, and Average Value of a Function (sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4))

Topic: Applications of Integration: Economics (section 6.6)

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on 6.1 & 6.2 (up to 5 points)

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - counts as one of the 3 talks you can attend this semester):
Lecture on Churches and Green Architecture titled “God’s Green House: Sustainability in Sacred Spaces” by Michael J. Crosbie, Editor-in-Chief, Faith & Form
4:00 PM Rehm Library (lunch at 12:15 with selected students in Smith 303, CREC seminar room and dinner at 6 PM with faculty)
Host: Virginia Ranguin

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - counts as one of the 3 talks you can attend this semester):
Wednesday, February 13
ENVS Lunch Gallery Walk-Through: Professor Cristi Rinklin will introduce us to the exhibit “Zoologia Fantastica”
Cantor Art Gallery 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch provided outside of the gallery

Topic: Applications of Integration: Economics (section 6.6)

Assignment 6 Problem Set on 6.1 & 6.2 & 6.3 & 6.4 (20 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on 6.3 & 6.4 (up to 5 points)

No Holy Cross classes due to Spring Break

No Holy Cross classes due to Spring Break

Topic: 7.1 Modeling with Differential Equations & 7.2 Direction Fields and Euler's Method

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on integration (up to 5 points)

No morning office hours today.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - for details on how to earn credit for this talk, scroll back to Jan 29 or click on Course Materials for more details):
Dr. Cornel West to give a speech titled "Courageous Dialogues: Democracy, Peace and Building Unity in Times of Division" on Wednesday, March 12th in the Hogan Ballroom at 7:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public. Even though this talk is not connected to the topic of the course, this represents an extraordinary opportunity to listen to one of this nation's great thinkers. You can read more in the February 29 cover story in The Crusader newspaper.

Topic: 7.1 Modeling with Differential Equations & 7.2 Direction Fields and Euler's Method

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on integration (up to 5 points)

No office hours today.

EXAM 2 will be a comprehensive exam on everything we've covered from Chapters 5 and 6, including the applications to economics.

No office hours today.

No Holy Cross classes due to Easter Break

I am available today by appointment. Email me if you'd like to set up a meeting.

Topic: 7.3 Separable Equations

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on integration (up to 5 points)

Assignment 7 Problem Set on 7.1 & 7.2 (26 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - counts as one of the 3 talks you can attend this semester):
Wednesday, February 13
ENVS Lunch Gallery Walk-Through: Professor Cristi Rinklin will introduce us to the exhibit “Zoologia Fantastica”
Cantor Art Gallery 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch provided outside of the gallery preceding the gallery talk.

Activity Point Opportunity TALK (Worth up to 10 activity points - counts as one of the 3 talks you can attend this semester):
ENVS and the MA Chapter of the Society for Women Environmental Professionals will host a panel discussion on mentoring women in the environmental profession
Hogan 401 doors open at 6:00, panel starts at 7:00 pm --- it's okay to only come for the panel, but try to arrive a few minutes early.
Host: Catherine A. Roberts

Topic: 7.3 Separable Equations

Activity Point Opportunity: Quiz at the start of class on integration (up to 5 points)

Topic: How to Solve a Murder Mystery (a.k.a. Newton's Law of Cooling)

Assignment 8 Problem Set on 7.3 (21 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

Topic: 8.1 Sequences

Topic: 8.2 Series

Assignment 8 Problem Set on 7.4 (15 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

Topic: 8.2 Series

Topic: 8.3 The Integral and Comparison Tests

Assignment 9 Problem Set on 8.1 (20 activity points)
DUE at the start of class

Topic: 8.3 The Integral and Comparison Tests

Note: Course evaluations will be administered today. It is extremely important to me that you take your time to comment extensively on this form. This feedback is of deep importance to me (I'll view it after the close of the semester) and it also helps my faculty colleagues make decisions about promotion and raises. Please reflect upon how much you've accomplished this semester and about how the organization of the course and lectures helped you.

Topic: Extra Practice

Assignment 10 Problem Set on 8.2 (28 activity points)
DUE at the start of class
Note: #28 is a telescoping series - rewrite a(n) as a(n) = 1/(n+1) - 1/(n+3)

Topic: Extra Practice

Assignment 11 Problem Set on 8.3 (36 activity points)
DUE at the start of class -- solutions will be posted at 2:00 this afternoon.

Note: The solutions to the ungraded problem sets will be posted on Blackboard so you can study from them.

Exam 3 will cover the material we learned from Chapter 7 & Chapter 8

Monday, May 5 in Swords 302 between 1:30 - 3:00. This review session is for both of my courses. I will give priority to Math 126 questions from 1:30 - 2:15 and I will give priority to Math 110 questions from 2:15 - 3:00. If you come during the time that doesn't belong to your class, your question must wait until all the questions from students from the other class have been answered.

Otherwise, I am available to answer questions on email. croberts@holycross.edu

FINAL EXAM in the afternoon in our regular classroom. The exam time is 2:30 - 5:30. Bring a drink with you, snacks are fine.
This is a comprehensive Final Exam that tests every section we've covered this semester.