Math 254 Schedule, Fall 2017
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- 6/7
- Topic: Review for final.
- Class Notes for the day
- Class Exercises
- Prepare For: Final Exam at 8:00 AM Monday, June 11th. Start with the Final Exam Preparation.
- There will be no class on Friday. I'll be in my office from 12:00-2:00 Friday and can stay here later if requested by e-mail.
- I'll be at the LRC (room 211 or outside the testing center) Sunday from 4-5 PM, will stay until 6 or 6:30 if anyone shows up and wants to stay.
- 6/6
- 6/4
- Topic: Review for final.
- Class Notes for the day
- Class Multiple Choice Exercises, answers on the last page.
- Prepare For: Final Exam at 8:00 AM Monday, June 11th. Begin studying by finding and looking at Exams 1 and 2.
- Turn In: Nothing. I said there would be an assignment, but I changed my mind.
- 6/1
- Topic: Centers of mass, begin review for final.
- Class Notes for the day
- Prepare For: Final Exam at 8:00 AM Monday, June 11th. Begin studying by finding and looking at Exams 1 and 2.
- Turn In: Assignment 18 due at 5:00 PM on Monday, 6/4.
- 5/30
- 5/25
- Topic: More applications of integrals.
- Class Notes for the day
- Prepare For: Exam 3 on Thursday, May 31st. Exam preparation materials here.
- 5/24
- 5/23
- Topic: Integrating functions of two variables over non-rectangular regions, integration in polar coordinates.
- Class Notes for the day
- Suggested: Try setting up ALL of the integrals on the polar integrals sheet handed out in class.
- Turn In: Assignment 16 due at 10:00 AM on Thursday, 5/24.
- 5/21
- 5/18
- Topic: Review, introduction to integrating functions of two variables over non-rectangular regions.
- Class Notes for the day
- Turn In: Assignment 14 due at noon on Tuesday (you should do it for class Monday, though).
- Suggested: Try setting up any of the first four integrals on the sheet handed out in class.
- 5/17
- Topic: Introduction to integration of functions of two variables.
- Class Notes for the day
- The example on page 5 of the notes goes with page 3 of this.
- Turn In: Assignment 13 due Friday, examples in the class notes.
- For Exercise 1 of the assignment, don't forget to multiply by ΔxΔy (See example on last page of class notes.)
- 5/16
- 5/14
- 5/11
- 5/7
- 5/4
- Topic: Contour and surface graphs functions of several variables, local linear approximation.
- Class Notes for the day
- Class Exercises
- Suggested: This.
- Turn In: Assignment 10 If you got a copy of this in class, you also need to do Exercise 8 from the posted file.
- Prepare For: Exam 2 on Thursday, May 10th, using the Exam 2 Preparation. This page may be added to next week.
- 5/3
- Topic: Miscellaneous, contour and surface graphs functions of several variables.
- Class Notes for the day
- Suggested: Try this for a few minutes. I'll explain it more on Friday, but it should help you if you try it first.
- 4/30
- 4/27
- 4/26
- 4/25
- Topics: Projectile motion.
- Class Notes for the day
- Remember to check your e-mail every evening I'm still on call for jury duty, until the end of next week.
- Turn In: Assignment 6 due at the start of class on Thursday, with the following additional questions:
- 5. What is the displacement from launch to landing?
- 6. What is the distance traveled through the air?
- 7. How fast is the projectile going when it hits the ground?
- 4/20
- Topics: Initial value problems, tangential and normal components of acceleration.
- Class Notes for the day
- We will not meet for class on Monday
- Turn In: Assignment 5 due at 4 PM Monday, as instructed on the assignment.
- Turn In: Assignment 6 due at the start of class on Wednesday.
- Office Hours: 10:00 - 11:00 and 12:00 - 2:00 Tuesday. I can be here earlier or later if requested by e-mail
- 4/18
- Topics: Review.
- Class Notes for the day Be sure you know how to find displacement and average velocity.
- Look At: Solutions to Exercises 7 and 2 on the back side of this.
- Suggested: Exam 1 Preparation, solutions here.
- Suggested: Look at/try a previous Exam 1, solutions here. you should be able to do any of these EXCEPT #11 and #13.
- Suggested: Look at/try the exercises on part of a previous Exam 2, solutions
here.
- Prepare For: Exam 1 on Thursday, April 19th. Prepare by doing the above suggested, looking back at quizzes and start-of-class exercises.
- Office Hours: 12:00 - 2:30 today. I can be here later if requested by e-mail
- 4/16
- Topics: Parametric motion, displacement, average velocity.
- Class Notes for the day
- Suggested: Exam 1 Preparation, solutions here.
- Suggested: Look at/try a previous Exam 1, solutions here, to see the sort of exam format I tend to use.
- Suggested: Look at/try the exercises on part of a previous Exam 2, solutions
here.
- Prepare For: Exam 1 on Thursday, April 19th. Prepare by doing the above suggested, looking back at quizzes and start-of-class exercises.
- Office Hours: I can be in my office after 2:30 Monday, after 1:00 Tuesday and after 12:00 Wednesday, if requested by e-mail
- 4/13
- 4/12
- 4/9
- 4/6
- Performance Criteria: 1h
- Class Notes for the day
- Class Exercises
- Read: Section 1.9 of my notes
- Suggested: APEX Calculus 10.5: 7 10.4: 7, 9, 11 and/or Briggs Section 11.5: 13, 15 (Briggs is the calc book you might own from 251/252)
- Prepare For: Quiz Monday on performance criteria 1f,h. Prepare with the suggested exercises and suggested reading.
- 4/5
- Performance Criteria: 1j,k,f
- Class Notes for the day
- Read: Starting 2/3 of the way down page 585 to the end of Example 334 in APEX Calculus
- Read: Sections 1.7 of my notes
- Suggested: APEX Calculus Section 10.3: 17 - 31 odd Answers are in the back - check yours!
- Prepare For: Quiz Friday on performance criteria 1j,k. Prepare with the suggested exercises and suggested reading.
- 4/4
- Performance Criteria: 1b,d,e,f
- Class Notes for the day
- Class Exercises
- Read: Page 580 and 594 through 595 1/2 of APEX Calculus
- Read: Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.8 of this
- Suggested: APEX Calculus Section 10.2: 7, 9, 11a, 17, 21, 23 Section 10.3: 5, 7, 9 Answers are in the back - check yours!
- Prepare For: Quiz Thursday on performance criteria 1a - d
- 4/2
- Performance Criteria: 1a,c
- Class Notes for the day
- Read: Pages 566 through 574 of APEX Calculus, particularly Examples 321:1,2, 322, 323, 325
- Read: Sections 1.1 through 1.4 of this
- Suggested: APEX Calculus Section 10.2: 7, 9, 11a, 17, 21, 23 Answers are in the back - check yours!
- Prepare For: Quiz Thursday on performance criteria 1a - d
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