Syllabus and Homework Assignments
Fall 2007


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Note: In general, homework assignments assigned on the day of one lecture, will be due at class time on the day of the next lecture.  Jump to Week 1| Week 2|Week 3|Week 4|Week 5|Week 6|Week 7|Week 8|Week 9|Week 10|Week 11 |
Week 1
September 26
  • Read Section 12.1: Sequences
  • Familiarize yourself with WeBwork (work day0 if necessary)
  • Do WeBWork assignment day1 (due 9/28 )
  • Practice problems: p. 720 # 5, 13, 19, 28, 35
September 28
  • Read Section 12.2: Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day2 (due 10/1 )
  • Practice problems: p. 730 # 7, 9, 17, 25, 35
Week 2
October 1
  • Read Section 8.8 (through Example 4, p. 547): Improper Integrals
  • Do WeBWork assignment day3 (due 10/3)
  • Practice problems: p. 551 # 7, 9, 13, 23, 25
October 3
  • Read Section 12.3, 12.4- : Integral Test (through example 4, p. 736), Comparison Tests
  • Do WeBWork assignment day4 (due 10/5 )
  • Practice problems: p. 739 # 7, 11, 17, 21 ; p. 745 # 8, 9
October 5
  • Read Section 12.4, 12.5: Comparison Tests (up to Estimating Sums, p. 744), Alternating Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day5 (due 10/8 )
  • Practice problems: p. 745 # 10, 17, 23, 28, 31
Week 3
October 8
  • Read 12.5, 12.6 (up to middle p. 754) Alternating Series, Ratio Test
  • Do WeBWork assignment day6 (due 10/10)
  • Practice problems: p. 749 # 3, 7, 13, 17 ;p. 758 # 9, 11, 15
October 10
  • Read Section 12.8: Power Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day7 (due 10/12 )
  • Practice problems: p. 763 # 7, 13, 15, 23
October 12
  • Read Section 12.9: Functions as Power Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day8 (due 10/15 )
  • Practice problems: p. 769 #5, 13, 17, 21, 23
Week 4
October 15
  • Read Section 12.10: Taylor and MacLaurin Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day9 (due 10/17 )
  • Practice problems: p. 782 # 5, 15, 17, 19
October 17
  • Read Section 12.10 (skip multiplication and division of power series): Taylor and MacLaurin Series
  • Do WeBWork assignment day10 (due 10/19 )
  • Practice problems: p. 782 # 29, 33, 47, 55
October 19
  • Read Section 8.1: Review Substitution and Integration by Parts
  • Do WeBWork assignment day11 (due 10/22 )
  • Practice problems: p. 493 # 7, 13, 23, 25, 35
Week 5
October 22
  • Read Section 8.2 (up to boxed formula on p. 501): Trigonometric Integrals
  • Do WeBWork assignment day12 (due 10/24)
  • Practice problems: p. 501 # 7, 17, 21, 29, 31
October 22
  • EXAM: FIRST MIDTERM EXAM, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
    • October 24
    • Read Section 8.3: Trigonometric Substitutions
    • Do WeBWork assignment day13 (due 10/26 )
    • Practice problems: p. 508 # 3, 7, 15, 22, 24
    October 26
    • Read Section 13.1, 13.2: Three Dimension Coordinates and Vectors
    • Do WeBWork assignment day14 (due 10/29)
    • Practice problems: p. 805 # 8, 9, 13, 16 ; p. 813 # 11, 19, 23
    Week 6
    October 29
    • Read Section 13.3: The Dot Product (skip Direction Angles and Direction Cosines)
    • Do WeBWork assignment day15 (due 10/31 )
    • Practice problems: p. 820 # 5, 13, 19, 23, 27
    October 31
    • Read Section 13.4: The Cross Product
    • Do WeBWork assignment day16 (due 11/2)
    • Practice problems: p. 828 # 7, 13, 19, 29, 33
    November 2
    • Read Section 13.5: Lines and Planes
    • Do WeBWork assignment day17 (due 11/5)
    • Practice problems: p. 839 # 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 44
    Week 7
    November 5
    • Read Section 14.1: Vector Functions and Space Curves (skip Using Computers to Draw Space Curves), 14.2: Derivatives and Integrals
    • Do WeBWork assignment day18 (due 11/7)
    • Practice problems: p. 858 # 4, 19, 23; p. 864 # 13, 19, 25
    November 7
    • Read Section 14.3: Arc Length (skip pp. 868--872), 14.4: Motion in Space (skip middle p. 878--882)
    • Do WeBWork assignment day19 (due 11/9)
    • Practice problems: p. 872 # 3, 5; p. 882 # 8, 15, 19, 25
    November 9
    • Read Sections 15.1: Functions of Several Variables, 15.2: Limits and Continuity
    • Do WeBWork assignment day20 (due 11/12)
    • Practice problems: p. 902 # 7, 13, 17, 35, p. 913 # 9, 13, 17, 29, 33
    Week 8
    November 12
    • Read Section 15.3: Partial Derivatives (skip the Cobb-Douglas Production Function)
    • Do WeBWork assignment day21 (due 11/14)
    • Practice problems: p. 925 # 5, 21, 25, 31, 51, 61
    November 12
  • EXAM: SECOND MIDTERM EXAM, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Cooke Auditorium, Murdough Center
    • November 14
    • Read Section 15.4: Tangent Planes
    • Do WeBWork assignment day22 (due 11/16)
    • Practice problems: p. 935 # 2, 5, 11, 19, 25, 31, 35
    November 16
    • Read Sections 15.5: The Chain Rule
    • Do WeBWork assignment day23 (due 11/19)
    • Practice problems: p. 943 # 3, 5, 7, 11, 21
    Week 9
    November 19
    • Read Section 15.6: Directional Derivatives and Gradients
    • Do WeBWork assignment day24 (due 11/26 )
    • Practice problems: p. 956 # 4, 7, 9, 11
  • THANKSGIVING BREAK: NOVEMBER 21--25
    • Week 10
    November 26
    • Read Section 15.6: Directional Derivatives and Gradients
    • Do WeBWork assignment day25 (due 11/28 )
    • Practice problems: p. 956 # 19, 21, 23, 39
    November 28
    • Read Section 15.7: Maxima and Minima
    • Do WeBWork assignment day26 (due 11/30 )
    • Practice problems: p. 966 # 3, 5, 11, 13
    November 30
    • Read Section 15.7: Maxima and Minima
    • Do WeBWork assignment day27 (due 12/3 )
    • Practice problems: p. 967 # 31, 41, 43
    Week 11
    December 3
    • LAST CLASS
    • Questions, Course Evaluations, etc.
    DECEMBER 7
  • EXAM: FINAL EXAM, 11:30 - 2:30, Location TBA


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