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4 problems · 20 minutes
See Quiz #2 details and topics
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Department Syllabus Department ScheduleOffice hours
Monday: 2:30–3:30 PM
Wednesday: 11:15 AM–12:15 PM
Office hours must be booked online.
Book an AppointmentPast exams and solutions are available under the Practice Exams tab.
Course Information
Textbook
J. Stewart, Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2nd edition.
The 1st edition or any other edition is also OK.
See also: Lecture Notes
Digital Access
Students who register for this course are automatically enrolled in the RedShelf Inclusive Access program and will be charged on their Pitt student bill unless they opt out before the end of the add/drop period.
The program provides discounted access to the digital textbook and the publisher's WebAssign content, but only the textbook itself is required. To access the textbook, follow the WebAssign link posted in Canvas.
If you already have the textbook or prefer to purchase it elsewhere, you should opt out through the RedShelf link in Canvas.
RedShelf Opt-Out InstructionsHomework
All graded homework will be done online using the LON-CAPA system. Please do not neglect it!
Although homework counts for only 10%, in many cases these 10% decide whether you receive an A or a B. It also shows your attitude toward the course, which is important in borderline cases.
Calculators
Calculators are not allowed on quizzes or exams, although problems in LON-CAPA often require a calculator.
On exams and quizzes, you do not have to simplify the final answer or give a decimal approximation. I want to see that you know how to solve the problems; simplification of the final answer is irrelevant here.
Lecture Notes
I will carefully follow my notes, which are based on the textbook.
Use the Practice Exams tab above for past exams and solutions.
Grades & Policies
Normal grading
| Two midterm exams | 50% |
| Final exam | 30% |
| Online homework | 10% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
If one midterm is missed
There is no makeup exam for a missed midterm. If you miss one midterm, your grade will be based on:
| One midterm exam | 30% |
| Final exam | 50% |
| Online homework | 10% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
Grading scale
| A / A± | 90–100% |
| B / B± | 80–89% |
| C / C± | 70–79% |
| D / D± | 60–69% |
| F | 0–59% |
Quizzes
General policy
Quizzes will be given during Thursday recitations.
There are no makeup quizzes, but the lowest two quiz scores will be dropped. This allows you to miss two quizzes without penalty.
Quiz #2
Thursday, September 10, 2026
During recitation · 4 problems · 20 minutes
Quiz #2 topics
- Classification of surfaces
- Tangent line to a parametric curve
- Curvature of a curve
- Length of a curve
Not all topics will necessarily appear on the quiz, but every quiz problem will come from the topics listed above.