Math 8
Calculus of One and Several Variables
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Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. This page will be updated irregularly.
On the other hand, the weekly syllabus contained in the Homework Assignments page will always be accurate.


Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
9/24 10.1 - 10.2 General DEs, models, direction fields (skip Euler's method)
9/26 10.3,10.4 Separable equations, exponential growth
9/29 8.1, 10.6 Integration by parts, first order linear differenital equations
10/1 10.6, Appendix G First Order Linear DE applications, Complex numbers
10/3 Appendix G, 18.1 Finish complex numbers, second order linear DEs
10/6 18.1 Second order linear DEs (cont)
10/8 18.2 Applications of second order linear DEs
10/10 12.1, 12.2 Sequences, series: geometric, p-series
10/13 12.8,12.9 Power Series, Representing functions as powe series
10/15 12.10 Taylor Series
10/17 12.10 Error estimates
10/20 13.1,13.2 Three dimensional corrdinate systems
10/22   First Hour Exam, 6-8pm
10/22 13.3 Dot products
10/24 13.4 Cross products
10/27 13.5 Equations of lines
10/29 13.5 Equations of planes
10/31 14.1,14.2 Vector functions and space curves, derivatives of space curves
11/3 14.3,14.4 Arclength, velocity and acceleration
11/5 15.1,15.2 Functions of several variables, limits, continuity
11/7 15.3 Partial Derivatives
11/10 15.4 Tangent planes and approximation
11/12   Second Hour Exam, 6-8pm
11/12 15.5 Chain rule
11/14 15.6 Directional Derivatives
11/17 15.6 Directional derivatives ad the gradient
11/19 15.7 Maxima and Minima
11/21 15.7 Maxima and Minima
11/24 15.8 Lagrange Multipliers
11/26   Thanksgiving break: 11/26 - 11/30
12/1 15.8 Lagrange multiplers
12/3   Loose ends


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Last updated May 31, 2008 12:24:48 EDT