MATH M216 Spring 2024
Welcome to Calculus II

To Begin This Course

Read the Syllabus - located in the left navigation menu. This page is not the syllabus. It is the home page for the site and does contain some of the information, but be sure to refer to the syllabus itself.
This course uses Modules for organization. Each module is one week of the course. Click on the Modules link and begin the Getting Started module.
Set up the technology you'll need (use the resources below for help).
Purchase the following technology:
- Graphing calculators, and calculators that perform numerical integration and differentiation (e.g. TI-36X Pro), are not allowed on any examination in this course. A scientific calculator is required. The TI-30X IIS is particularly inexpensive and functional. See the Syllabus for more details.

Meet the Instructor

Thomas Horine, PhD. Associate Professor, Mathematics. Indiana University Southeast.

Office: LF 102

thorine@iu.edu [Note: For privacy reasons, if you want to discuss grades with me, you will have to contact me via Canvas messaging or your IU email address.]

(812) 941-2522

Office Hours: All office hours will be conducted simultaneously via Zoom (see below) and in my office listed above.

- - - - MW 1-3pm (drop in),
      - F 1-3pm (by appointment, at least 24 hours notice please),
      - other times by appointment

About Me

I am an associate professor in the mathematics department at IU Southeast. I started working here as an adjunct in 2005 and have worked here almost continuously since. (I had a visiting position at Saint Louis University in academic year '08 -- '09.) I grew up in this area and graduated from Jeffersonville High School way back in the previous millennium. I went to Purdue for my bachelor's degree and earned my PhD from Princeton. My research area of specialty is group theory.

Zoom Meeting Information

Zoom Room: Click this linkLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. to log into the Zoom meeting. To connect via Meeting ID, use: 825 207 6337

Click the link above to join our class Zoom room. Be sure to log in to your IU Zoom account before joining our meetings.
If you have trouble accessing Zoom, contact UITS 24/7 Support

How we'll learn in this course

This course is divided into weeks, as listed in the Modules tool. Each week will include:

reading assignment in the textbook;
videos to watch;
a graded assignment to allow you to work with the concepts;

I will provide you with feedback on each of the assignments so make sure to check your instructor comments .

Read the syllabus for more details on the course requirements.

Expectations for the coursework

This is a five credit-hour course. We would normally meet three times per week for a total of four hours. This does not count the amount of time you would spend studying and doing homework. You should expect to spend a similar amount of time each week working on this course. This includes reading the textbook, watching the videos, studying, and working on the assignments. Trying to do all of this in one session per week is not suggested. I would suggest logging into the course site and doing work on the course at least three times per week.

The material posted for Week N should be studied and worked on during Week N, even though the homework is due the following Monday. The due date is placed where it is so that you can ask any leftover questions on Monday's office hours. Waiting until that Monday to try to do all the videos and homework is putting yourself one week behind. Remember, homework solutions are posted the next day, Tuesday (usually around noon), so if your submission is not received by then, it cannot be counted.

Expectations for Communication

Our course will use our InScribe Q&A Community to share questions about homework, the textbook, and my videos. You can access this community by clicking the link on the left side of our course page.

One thing to always keep in mind when taking any course is that the others with whom you interact throughout the semester - including me, your instructor - are human beings. The first rule of netiquetteLinks to an external site. is to "remember the human" when you are communicating with me or with your peers. The second rule is to "adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life." It's not likely that you would yell at, mock, or belittle another student in a face to face class so don't do it here. The feeling of anonymity that some people have when they are online can lead to those sorts of behaviors but they are not acceptable here or in any other online class.

Please take a few minutes and review all the Core Rules of NetiquetteLinks to an external site. and these considerations for when you are attending class remotelyLinks to an external site..

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