Math 171 Calculus II

Calculus II is a course in the Calculus for mathematics, computer science and other science majors. Prerequisites include MATH 170. Syllabus.

The current textbook is: Calculus from a Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View by Ostebee and Zorn.

The contents of Calculus I consists of

Chapter 6

Finding Antiderivatives

Chapter 7

Numerical Integration

Chapter 8

Using the Definite Integral

Chapter 9

More Antidifferentiation Techniques

Chapter 10 Improper Integrals
Chapter 11 Infinite Series

Chapter 13

Polar Coordinates

Check out daily activities with the Calendar.

A very interesting site on the World Wide Web is the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive at St. Andrews University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Here you will find biographies of hundreds of mathematicians.

Use of the computer algebra system Maple V Release 5 is an integral part of the course. Laboratory worksheets geared to the text are available here. Simply download the files.

I recommend the Mathematics Survival Guide of Professor James Martino of The Johns Hopkins University Mathematics Department.

The two writing projects for this course may be posted someday.

Project 1 Does Shaky Sam need Scuba gear?

Project 2 Off on an Arctangent