Syllabus and Homework Assignments
Fall 2010

Updated: November 22, 2010
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Note: In general, WeBWork assignments assigned on the day of one lecture will be due at 10:00 AM of the day of two lectures later. Written assignments are to be handed in at the beginning of class each Monday. Check the syllabus for last minute changes before doing the homework or practice problems.

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Written Homework Assignments

Syllabus

Week 1
September 22
  • Read Section 12.1: Sequences
  • Familiarize yourself with WeBWork (work day 0 if necessary, this is an optional assignment)
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 1 (due 9/27)
September 24
  • Read Section 12.2: Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 2 (due 9/29)
Week 2
September 27
  • Read Section 12.3: The Integral Test
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 3 (due 10/1)
September 29
  • Read Section 12.4: The direct and limit comparison tests
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 4 (due 10/4)
October 1
  • Read Section 12.5 Alternating Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 5 (due 10/6)
Week 3
October 4
  • Read Section 12.6 (up to p. 754): The Ratio Test
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 6 (due 10/8)
October 6
  • Read Section 12.8: Power Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 7 (due 10/11)
October 8
  • Read 12.9: Functions as Power Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 8 (due 10/15)
Week 4
October 11
  • Read Section 12.10 (skip multiplication and division of power series): Taylor and Maclaurin Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day 9 (due 10/18 )
October 12
  • Midterm 1, Room TBA, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
October 13
  • Read Section 12.10 (skip multiplication and division of power series): Taylor and MacLaurin Series
October 15
  • Read Section 8.1: Integration by Parts
Week 5
October 18
  • Read Section 8.2 (up to boxed formula on p. 501): Trigonometric Integrals
October 20
  • Read Section 8.3: Trigonometric Substitutions
October 22
  • Read Section 13.1: Three Dimensional Coordinates and Vectors
Week 6
October 25
  • Read Section 13.2: Three Dimensional Coordinates and Vectors
October 27
  • Read Section 13.3: The Dot Product (skip Direction Angles and Direction Cosines)
October 29
  • Read Section 13.4: The Cross Product
Week 7
November 1
  • Read Section 13.5: Lines and Planes
November 3
  • Read Section 14.1: Vector Functions and Space Curves (skip Using Computers to Draw Space Curves),
    14.2: Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
November 5
  • Read Section 14.3: Arc Length (skip pp. 868--872), 14.4: Motion in Space (skip middle p. 878--882)
Week 8
November 8
  • Read Section 15.1: Functions of Several Variables
November 9
  • Midterm 2, Location TBA, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
November 10
  • Read Section 15.2: Limits and Continuity
November 12
  • Read Section 15.3: Partial Derivatives (skip the Cobb-Douglas Production Function)
Week 9
November 15
  • Read Section 15.4: Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
November 17
  • Read Sections 15.5: The Chain Rule
November 19
  • Read Section 15.6: Directional Derivatives and Gradients
Week 10
November 22
  • Read Section 15.7: Maxima and Minima
  • Thanksgiving Break: November 24-28
Week 11
November 29
  • Read Section 15.8: Lagrange Multipliers
December 1
  • Last Class
  • Wrap-up, course evaluations, questions
December 7
  • Final Exam: Location TBA, 11:30am - 2:30pm

Class notes for section 3 are available here.

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