Math 14 - Syllabus
This is a tentative syllabus. This page will
be updated irregularly.
Date |
section |
Description |
Wednesday
– |
1.1-1.5 |
The geometry of Euclidean space |
Friday
– |
2.1, 2.2 |
The geometry of real-valued functions Limits and continuity |
Monday
– |
2.3, 2.4 |
Differentiation, Introduction to paths. |
Wednesday – |
2.5, 2.6, |
Properties of the derivatives. Gradients and directional derivatives. |
Friday – |
3.1. 3.2, |
Iterated partial derivatives. |
Monday – |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
The class is moved to
the X-hour on Tuesday January 25 |
Wednesday – |
3.3 |
Extrema of real valued functions. |
|
3.4, 3.5 |
Constrained extrema and Lagrange multipliers. The implicit function theorem. |
|
4.1, 4.2 |
Acceleration and Newton's Second Law Arc Length |
x-hour instead of the
class on January 17 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
4.3, 4.4 |
Vector fields Divergence and curl |
|
5.1, 5.2 |
The double integral |
|
5.3, 5.4 |
The double integral over more general regions Changing the order of integration |
Regular Lecture and
the first Midterm exam |
5.5 |
The triple integral |
|
6.1, 6.2 |
The geometry of maps from R2 to R2 The change of variables theorem |
|
6.2, 6.3 |
The change of variables theorem Applications of double and triple integrals |
|
6.3, 6.4 |
Applications of double and triple integrals Improper integrals |
x-hour instead of the
class on February 11 – Winter Carnival |
7.1, 7.2 |
The path integral The line integral |
|
7.3 |
Parametrized surfaces |
|
Winter Carnival |
The class is moved to
the x-hour on |
|
7.4 |
Area of a surface |
|
7.5 |
Integrals of scalar functions over surfaces |
|
7.6 |
Surface integrals of vector functions |
Regular Lecture and
the Second Midterm Exam 6-8 PM in Bradley 102. |
8.1 |
Green's theorem |
|
8.2 |
Stoke's theorem |
|
8.3 |
Conservative fields |
|
8.4 |
Gauss' theorem |
|
8.5 |
Applications to physics, engineering, and differential equations |
|
8.6 |
Differential forms |
|
8.6 |
Stokes Theorem for Differential forms |
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Loose ends |
Final Exam is |
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Last updated: January 1, 2005