Calculus of Functions of One and Several Variables

Math 8 Spring 2024

Lecture Plan

The following is a tentative schedule for the course. Please check back regularly for updates as the term progresses. Assignments will be made available through the CANVAS website.

Lectures Sections in Text (V2 or V3) Description Additional comments
Mon
Mar 25
V2: 1.1 - 1.5, 3.1. Review of Math 3; Riemann sums and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Wed
Mar 27
V2: 3.1, 5.1, 5.2. Integration by parts; Infinite sequences and infinite series; Geometric series.
Fri
Mar 29
V2: 5.3. Divergence and integral tests.
Mon
Apr 1
V2: 5.4, 5.5. Comparison test, alternating series test.
Wed
Apr 3
V2: 5.6, 6.1 Remainder of alternating series; Conditional and absolute convergence; Ratio test.`
Fri
Apr 5
V2: 6.1, 6.2. Power series (including differentiation and integration).
Mon
Apr 8
V2: 6.3. Taylor and Maclaurin series
Wed
Apr 10
V2: 6.3 Taylor and Maclaurin series.
Fri
Apr 12
V2: 6.4 Working with Taylor series.
Mon
Apr 15
V2: 5.1-5.6; 6.1-6.4. Review.
Wed
Apr 17
V3: 2.1, 2.2. Coordinates in Rn as a vector space; Distance formula; Simple surfaces.
Thursday Apr 18: 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm. Exam 1 Material covering V2.
Fri
Apr 19
V3: 2.3. Dot products and projections.
Mon
Apr 22
V3: 2.3. Dot products and projections.
Wed
Apr 24
V3: 2.4. Cross products and geometry; relation to volume/area.
Fri
Apr 26
V3: 2.5. Lines in R3: parametric and symmetric equations.
Mon
Apr 29
V3: 2.5. Planes in R3: vector and scalar equations.
Wed
May 1
V3: 3.1-3.3. Derivatives and integrals along curves, arc length.
Fri
May 3
V3: 4.1-4.2. Limits and continutiy in two and three dimensions.
Mon
May 6
V3: through 4.2 Catch up and review.
Wed
May 8
V3: 4.3. Partial derivatives.
Thursday May 9: 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Exam 2 Material through 4.2 in V3.
Fri
May 10
V3: 4.4. Tangent planes.
Mon
May 13
V3: 4.5. Chain rule and implicit differentiation.
Wed
May 15
V3: 4.6. Gradients and directional derivatives (LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW)
Fri
May 17
V3: 4.7. Extreme values.
Mon
May 20
V3: 4.7, 4.8. Extreme values continued; Lagrange multipliers.
Wed
May 22
V3: 4.8. Lagrange multipliers, continued.
Fri, Wed
May 24, May 29
V2 and V3 Reivew for final.
Final Exam Time and Room TBD Exam covers material from the whole course.