Multivariable Calculus
Fall 2011
General Info | Day-to-day | Resources
Day to day: Reading, topics, and worksheets
wk.  | date | reading | topic | homework | in-class |
1 | 9/21 | 13.1, 13.2 | vectors | 13.1: 7, 15, 19, 21, 25, 31, 37, 39, 53; 13.2: 4, 13, 25, 31, 33, 47, 51 | 09.21.pdf |
9/23 | 13.3, 13.4 | dot & cross producs | 13.3: 1, 13, 15, 21, 45, 51, 65, 81; 13.4: 3, 7, 9, 15, 23, 25, 27, 37, 55 | ||
Due Wednesday 9/28: Homework #1 with solutions | |||||
2 | 9/26 | 13.5 | lines & planes | 13.5: 1, 11, 13, 17, 23, 27, 33, 51 | |
9/28 | 14.1, 14.2 | vector valued fns | 14.1: 9, 15, 25, 27, 31, 37; 14.2: 9, 13, 21, 27, 29, 31 | ||
9/30 | 14.3, 14.4 | arc length & curvature | 14.3: 1, 3, 7, 11, 17; 14.4: 1, 3, 11, 13, 25, 26, 27 (For exercises 25-27 take a=3 and b=2. Hint for 26 and 27: For which values of t does the denominator have a min or max?) | ||
Due Wednesday 10/5: Homework #2 with solutions | |||||
3 | 10/3 | 14.5 | motion | 14.5: 3, 9, 15, 19, 23, 29, 31, 35, 41, 43, 51 | Graph: (.gcx for macs), (.pdf) |
10/5 | 15.1 | fns of several vars | 15.1: 3, 7, 15, 19, 29, 31, 33, 39, 47 | Graphs: .pdf or .gcx (A, B, C) |
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10/7 | 15.2 | limits & continuity | 15.2: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 31, 33, 35, 41 | ||
Due Wednesday 10/12: Homework #3 with solutions | |||||
4 | 10/10 | 15.3 | partials | 15.3: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 25, 37, 43, 53, 57, 65, 73 | spreadsheet and contours |
10/12 | 15.4 | tangent planes | 15.4: 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 27, 35 | ||
10/13: Exam 1 (on 13.1-13.5, 14.1-14.5, 15.1-15.2) | |||||
10/14 | 15.5 | gradient | 15.5: 3, 5, 21, 29, 33, 35, 39, 43, 49, 59 | ||
Due Wednesday 10/19: Homework #4 with solutions | |||||
5 | 10/17 | 15.6 | chain rule | 15.5: 1, 11, 19; 15.6: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21 | |
10/19 | 15.7 | min/max | 15.7: 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 28, 31, 35, 37 | 2D: .gcx or .pdf 3D: .gcx or .pdf |
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10/21 | 15.8 | Lagrange | 15.8: 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21 | Graphs: 2D: .gcx or .pdf 3D: .gcx or .pdf |
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Due Wednesday 10/26: Homework #5 with solutions | |||||
6 | 10/24 | 16.1 | integration | 16.1: 3, 11, 15, 19, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 45, 47 | Graphs: .gcx or .pdf Spreadsheet |
10/26 | 16.2 | more int regions | 16.2: 9, 11, 19, 27, 29, 31, 35, 45, 47, 51, 55 | ||
10/28 | 16.3 | tripple integrals | 16.3: 3, 9, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35 | ||
Due Wednesday 11/2: Homework #6 with solutions | |||||
7 | 10/31 | 16.4 | polar coordinates | 16.4: 3, 9, 15, 21, 29, 33, 41, 45 | |
11/2 | 16.5 | applications | 16.5: 1, 5, 7, 13, 19, 49, 53 | ||
11/4 | 17.1 | vector fields | 17.1: 1, 13-16, 17-20, 21, 29, 31, 33 | ||
Due Wednesday 11/9: Homework #7 with solutions | |||||
8 | 11/7 | 17.2 | line integrals | 17.2: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29, 37, 41, 51, 53 | |
11/8: Exam 2 (on chapters 15 & 16) | |||||
11/9 | 17.3 | conservative fields | 17.3: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21 | ||
11/11 | 17.4 | parametrization | 17.4: 1, 3, 5, 13, 17, 21, 27, 29, 41 | ||
Due Wednesday 11/16: Homework #8 with solutions | |||||
9 | 11/14 | 17.5 | surface integrals | 17.5: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 18, 19, 25 | |
11/16 | 18.1 | Green's thm | 18.1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27 | ||
11/18 | 18.1,18.2 | Stoke's thm | 18.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 | ||
10 | 11/21 | 18.2 | Stoke's thm | 18.2: 17, 19, 21, 23 | |
Thanksgiving break | |||||
Due Wednesday 11/30: Homework #9 with solutions | 11 | 11/28 | 18.3 | divergence thm | 18.3: 3, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 25, 37 |
11/30    | Review |