MATH162 -Calculus II, Summer 2026 (MATH 162-02)
Course Information.
Course Blackboard.
MATH162_SUMMER_2025.
Instructor:
Debanshu Ghosh.
Email: dghosh5@ur.rochester.edu
Offece: Hylan 910.
Lecture: MTW, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
Recitation: Th, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
Office Hours: MW 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM and by appointment.
Delivery Mode: We will use this Zoom link for the lectures, recitations, and office hours.
Course Description: Applications of integration, including areas, volumes, and arc length; techniques of integration such as partial fractions and improper integrals; calculus of parametric curves and polar coordinates; sequences and series, with convergence tests including comparison, integral, alternating series, ratio, and root tests; Taylor and Maclaurin series. For the syllabus, please review the course information.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart and Thomas' Calculus by George B. Thomas Jr.
Grading: WeBWorK (20%), Midterm I (20%), Midterm II (20%), Final (40%).
See the course information for more details.
Important Dates:
First day of Class: Monday, May 18th.
Midterm I: Thursday, May 28 (2 hours, during recitation hour).
Midterm II: Thursday, June 11 (2 hours during recitation hour).
Final Exam: Monday, June 22 (During class hour, this is also the last day of class).
WeBWorK: A total of 9 sets will be assigned throughout the course. Those will typically be due on Mondays and Thursdays at 11:59 PM. Your lowest individual WeBWorK score will be dropped from the final grade calculation.
Exam Policies: Exams are conducted on Gradescope, and you need two devices active on Zoom during the exam; you are required to have your camera open, showing your entire workspace on one device. At the same time, you must share the screen on a different device where you are viewing the exam. Other than that, calculators or other electronic devices are not permitted during exams. You are allowed one sheet of notes on 8.5 by 11-inch paper; writing on both sides is ok. You must upload your note sheet with your exam, and no other notes/texts are permitted during the exam.
Makeup exams are typically not offered. If you have exceptional circumstances, discuss them with your instructor and provide documentation to verify them.
Attendance and Course Access: Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended. All lecture recordings and handwritten notes will be provided to support your learning. However, during exams, all students must be present on Zoom. Please review the course information for detailed requirements.
Course Timeline: The schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Week 1
• Monday [May 18]: Review of Integrals. [Lec 1]
• Tuesday [May 19]: Areas Between Curves. [Lec 2]
• Wednesday [May 20]: Volumes (Washer and Shell Methods). [Lec 3]
• Thursday [May 21]: Integration Techniques and Arc Length. [Lec 4]
Week 2
• Monday [May 25]: Memorial Day Observed (No Classes). WW 1 due.
• Tuesday [May 26]: Trigonometric Integrals and Trigonometric Substitution. [Lec 5]
• Wednesday [May 27]: Partial Fraction Decomposition and Improper Integrals. [Lec 6]
• Thursday [May 28]: Midterm I + WW 2 due.
Week 3
• Monday [June 1]: Areas of Surfaces of Revolution. WW 3 due. [Lec 7]
• Tuesday [June 2]: Parametric Curves. [Lec 8]
• Wednesday [June 3]: Introduction to Polar Coordinates. [Lec 9]
• Thursday [June 4]: Problem Session. WW 4 due. [Lec 10]
Week 4
• Monday [June 8]: Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates. WW 5 due. [Lec 11]
• Tuesday [June 9]: Sequences. [Lec 12]
• Wednesday [June 10]: Review. [Lec 13]
• Thursday [June 11]: Midterm II + WW 6 due.
Week 5
• Monday [June 15]: Introduction to Series WW 7 due. [Lec 14]
• Tuesday [June 16]: Test of convergence and Divergence and Power series. [lec 15]
• Wednesday [June 17]: Taylor and Maclaurin Series. [Lec 16]
• Thursday [June 18]: Review WW 8 due. [Lec 17]
Week 6
• Monday [June 22]: Final + WW 9 due.