General Calculus II

Course Text
Students may any one of these texts aligned to this course:
Larson, R., Hostetler, R. P., and Edwards, B. Calculus Early Transcendental
Functions, 3rd edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. ISBN: 9780618223077
Larson, R., Hostetler, R. P., and Edwards, B. Calculus, 8th edition, Brooks Cole,
2005. ISBN: 9780618502981
Stewart, J. Calculus: Concepts & Contexts, 3rd Edition. Cengage Learning, 2004.
ISBN: 9780534409869
Varberg, D., Purcell, E., and Rigdon, S. Calculus, 9th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2006.
ISBN: 9780131429246
[find and buy the text: Straighterline.com/textbooks]

Course Description
This course is designed to acquaint students to calculus principles such as derivatives,
integrals, limits, approximation, applications and modeling, and sequences and series.
During this course students will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and
learn how calculus methods may be applied to practical applications. Topics include
Antiderivatives and Definite Integrals, the Application of Integrals and Infinite Sequences
and Series.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical,
numerical, analytical, or verbal
understand the connections among these representations
understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local
linear approximation
be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems
understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and
as the net accumulation of change
be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems
understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as
expressed in both parts of the fundamental theorem of calculus

Course Prerequisites
General Calculus II continues where General Calculus I (MAT250 by StraighterLine)
leaves off. It picks up immediately with Unit 5: Antiderivatives and Definite Integrals.
StraighterLine suggests, though does not require, that students take General Calculus I or
its equivalent before enrolling in General Calculus II.

Important Terms
In this course, different terms are used to designate tasks:
Homework: A non-graded assignment to assist you in practicing the skills discussed

in a topic.

Suggested Assignments: Practice questions from the textbooks which will help you
master key concepts.
Exam: A graded online test.

Course Evaluation Criteria

StraighterLine does not apply letter grades. Students earn a score as a percentage of
100%. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be
based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner
Colleges for an award of credit.
There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
Lesson

Assessment

Points Available

51

Graded Exam - Unit 5

150

62

Graded Exam - Unit 6

150

62

Midterm Exam (Unit 5-6)

250

68

Graded Exam - Unit 7

150

Review

Final Exam (Unit 5-7)

300

Total

1000

Course Topics and Objectives

Unit

Lesson

Unit 5: Functions
and Graphs

Lesson 40: Differential

Equations and Slope Fields

Topic

Lesson 41: Antiderivatives

Lesson 42: The Chain Rule

for Antiderivatives

Solve simple differential equations

and initial value problems.
Generate a slope field for a
differential equation.
Define the antiderivative and the
indefinite integral.
Explore basic antiderivative rules.
Investigate rules for trigonometric
antiderivatives.
Use simple substitutions to find
antiderivatives.
Find antiderivatives of
trigonometric integrals.

Lesson 43: Antiderivatives

of Exponentials

Find antiderivatives for

exponential functions.

Lesson 44: Antiderivatives

of Logarithms

Find antiderivatives for logarithmic

functions.

Lesson 45: Antiderivatives

of Inverse Trigonometric

Use inverse trigonometric

functions to evaluate integrals.

Functions
Lesson 46: Integration by
Part

Lesson 47: Integration by

Partial Fractions

Lesson 48: Trigonometric

Substitutions

Lesson 49: The Definite

Integral

Lesson 50: Fundamental

Theorem of Calculus

Lesson 51: Improper

Integrals

Unit 6: Applications Lesson 52: Net Change and

of Integrals
Displacement

Lesson 53: Volume

Define the integration by parts

formula.
Use integration by parts to
evaluate integrals.
Review partial fraction
decomposition of rational
functions.
Use partial fractions to integrate
rational functions.
Use right triangle trigonometry to
create substitutions for integrals.
Recognize and integrate functions
using trigonometric substitutions.
Define a Riemann sum.
Define a definite integral.
Find the area between two curves
on the coordinate plane.
Explore techniques for
approximating definite integrals.
Investigate properties of the
definite integral.
Define the Fundamental Theorem
of Calculus.
Explore integral defined functions.
Find the average value of a
function on an interval.
Define the Mean Value Theorem
for Integration.
Explore definite integrals with
infinite limits.
Explore definite integrals with
discontinuous functions.
Define convergence of an integral.

Define the net change theorem.

Compare and contrast the
relationship between an objects
displacement and total distance
traveled.

Find the volume of a solid created

by rotating a region of the plane
around an axis.
Use the disc / washer method for
finding volumes by rotations.
Use the cylindrical shells method
for finding volumes by rotations.
Define solids created with common
cross sections.
Find volumes of solids by cross

sections.
Lesson 54:Separable
Differential Equations

Lesson 55: Numerical

Solutions to Differential
Equations

Lesson 56: Logistic Growth

Lesson 57: Work

Lesson 58: Arc Length and

Surface of Revolution

Lesson 59: Integration of

Vector-Valued Functions

Lesson 60: Parametric

Integrals

Lesson 61: Polar Integrals

Unit 7: Infinite
Sequences and
Series

Lesson 62: Other

Applications of Definite
Integrals

Lesson 63: Sequences

Solve differential equations by the

method of separation of variables.
Solve problems involving
exponential functions.
Apply differential equations
to bounded growth and decay
problems.
Use slope fields to find
approximations to differential
equations.
Define and use Eulers method
for approximating differential
equations.
Model logistic growth with a
differential equation.
Apply logistic models to real-world
problems.
Define work done on an object.
Set up and solve problems
involving work with integrals.
Explore work done on a fluid.
Use integrals to find the length of
an arc on a graph.
Use integrals to find the surface
area of solids of revolution.
Find antiderivatives of vectorvalued functions.
Apply vector-valued function to
position / velocity problems.
Apply vector-valued functions to
projectile motion problems.
Find the area of a region bounded
by a parametric curve.
Find the arc length along a
parametric curve.
Find the area bounded by a polar
curve.
Find the arc length along a polar
curve.
Use integrals to identify the center
of mass of an object.
Use integrals to determine
probabilities of events.
Define a sequence and proper
notation.
Evaluate the limit of a sequence.
Find the nth term of a sequence.

Lesson 64: Series

Define monotonic and bounded

sequences.

Define a series and proper

notation.
Define and apply geometric series.
Define convergent and divergent
series.
Apply tests for divergence.

Lesson 65: Estimating

Sums

Lesson 66: Other Tests for

Convergence

Lesson 67: Objectives

Lesson 68: Taylor and

Maclaurin series

Review

Review

Define and apply the integral test

for convergence of a series.
Define and apply the comparison
test for convergence of a series.
Define and apply the limit
comparison test for convergence
of a series.
Estimate the sum of finite and
infinite series.
Define and apply the ratio test for
convergence of a series.
Define absolute convergence of a
series and use applicable tests.
Define an alternating series.
Estimate the sum of an alternating
series.
Define a power series
representation of a function.
Find the radius and interval of
convergence for a power series.
Differentiate and integrate power
series.
Define Taylor and Maclaurin
series.
Use Taylor series to solve
application problems.
Review