Math 128E: Fall 2005

Instructor: Martha Wallace: OMH 103, x3408

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Date Topic To Be Discussed Assignment Given
9/09 What is Calculus? 1.
  • Read for next class: Skim 5.1-5.3;
  • Written Homework: Pg. 311:  2, odds 5-13, 66; Pg. 320: 3-8; Make a list of questions on sections 5.1-5.3.
  • Written HW Due: 9/14/05



  • 9/12 5.1-5.3: Review of derivatives, and integrals
    Using Technology
    2.
  • Read for next class: 5.4 and do Maple-TA 2 by 6:00 a.m. Wed.
  • Written Homework: Pg. 330: 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 31;  What  Do You Remember About Calculus Skills: first without and then with technology.
  • Written HW Due: 9/16/05

    9/14 5.4 : Integration by substitution 3.
  • Read for next class: Skim Section 3.4 (on page S-1 in back of book) to see how much you remember about inverse trig functions; Be prepared to ask questions.
  • Written Homework: Pg. 340: 2, 4, 12, 14, 24-48 every 3rd ;  Pg. S-10: 1-12
  • Written HW Due: 
    9/19/05
    9/16 3.4, 5.4: Inverse trig. functions and derivatives and integrals 4.
  • Read for next class: Section 8.1
  • Written Homework: Pg. 341: 52, 53, 56, 59, 69,72, 74;  Pg. S-10: 18, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28
  • Written HW Due: 9/21/05



  • 9/19 8.1 : Integration by parts 5.
  • Read for next class: Section 5.5, 5.6
  • Written Homework: Pg. 465: 9, 10, 37, 43, 44, 46, 47;  Pg. 484: 20-38 (skip 21 and 31).
  • Written HW Due: 9/23/05

  • 9/21 5.5 , 5.6  Integration using  with CAS; Integral as a limit 6.
  • Read for next class: Section 5.7
  • Written Homework:  Pg. 347(with TI-89): 11, 14, 24, 27, 31, 33, 37; Pg. 354: 1-5, 22, 25-28, 30; Pg. 362: 2, 4
  • Written HW Due: 9/26/05
  • 9/23 5.6 -5.7: Integral as a limit,
     Working with sums
    7.
  • Read for next class: Chapter 5 Summary and Section 6.1
  • Written Homework:  Pg. 362: 5, 8, 13, 14, 22, 23, 27, 34, 37, 41, 45
  • Written HW Due: 9/28/05



  • 9/26 6.1 : Approximating integrals 8.
  • Read for next class:  Section 6.2
  • Written Homework:  Pg. 381: 1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 25, 26 (justify inequalities using graphical properties)
  • Written HW Due: 9/30/05
  • 9/28 6.2 : Error bounds 9.
  • Read for next class:  Section 7.1
  • Written Homework:  Pg. 391: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11, (do also for M_n),  23
  • Written HW Due: 10/03/05

  • 9/30 7.1 : Arc length and Area
    10.
  • Read for next class: No new reading -- review for quiz on Monday
  • Written Homework: 420: 5-8, 10, 12, 14, 23, 37(make the cuts 2" on either side of the center piece instead of 4"), 40, 42
  • Written HW Due: 10/05/05



  • 10/03 Quiz on Sections 3.4, 5.1-5.7,  8.1, 6.1- 6.2
    7.1 : Arc length and Area
    11.
  • Read for next class: Section 7.2
  • Written Homework: 420: 9, 12, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46
  • Written HW Due: 10/07/05
  • 10/05 7.2: Volumes,
    12.
  • Read for next class: Section 7.4
  • Written Homework: Section 7.2 (p.  428): 4, 5, 14, 18, 19, 25, 29
  • Written HW Due: 10/10/05
  • 10/07 7.2: Volumes, Solving DE's
    13.
  • Read for next class: Review 7.4-finish Differential Equation Handout
  • Written Homework: Section 7.2 (p. 428): 36-38, 40; Do the two problems on the board and the sheet that I handed out.  I forgot to hand out the graph that the sheet refers to, so just skip the questions that require the paper graph.  Be ready to talk about all of this on Monday.
  • Written HW Due: 10/12/05



  • 10/10 7.4 : Solving DE's 14.
  • Read for next class: Review 7.4
  • Written Homework: Section 7.4 (p. 446):  1-9. 11-13, 17, 20;
  • Written HW Due: 10/19/05
  • 10/12 7.4 : Solving DE's; Difference Eq Example No Homework -- study for test
    10/14 Test I -- through 7.2
    No Homework -- Have a great break



    10/17 Fall Break
    10/19 7.4: Differential and Difference Equations
    15.
  • Read for next class: 4.2 (p. S-12)
  • Written Homework: Section 7.4 (p. 446):  14-16,  19, 23-25;  Credit Card Sheet
  • Written HW Due: 10/24/05
  • 10/21 4.2: Limits involving infinity 16.
  • Read for next class: Nothing new
  • Written Homework: Section 4.2 (p. S-22) 14, 19, 26, 28-30, 36, 37,  55, 58, 63, 73
  • Written HW Due: 10/26/05



  • 10/24 Pull it all together
    17.
  • Read for next class: Examples in 7.5; 9.1
  • Written Homework:  7.5 (p. 452): 1,3,5,6,9
  • Written HW Due: 10/28/05
  • 10/26 9.1 : Taylor Polynomials 18.
  • Read for next class: 9.2
  • Written Homework: 9.1: 8, 9, 14, 18, 19: For each, find polynomial by hand, using the formula. Then graph original function and P5 to see how closely it matches. Keep all of your functions in the calculator so that we can look at them in class.
  • Written HW Due: 10/31/05
  • 10/28 9.2 : Taylor's Theorem 19.
  • Read for next class: 10.1
  • Written Homework: 9.1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 27-30; Also, find the maximum errors for each of 8 and 9, using the formula from 9.2 and the interval (-.5,.5) for each.
  • Written HW Due: 11/02



  • 10/31 9.2 : Taylor's Theorem 20.
  • Read for next class: 10.2 and Review 10.1; Complete  Maple-TA 20 by 6 a.m. on Wednesday. (If you have forgotten your password, try your e-mail address without the @stolaf.edu or just the word "password".) 
  • Written Homework: 10.1: 2, 4, 6 
  • Written HW Due: 11/04
  • 11/02 10.1 : Improper Integrals 21.
  • Read for next class: Review 10.2; Complete  Maple-TA 21 by 6 a.m. on Friday  
  • Written Homework: 10.1:  7-10, 13, 16, 25, 26;  10.2: 3, 5, 7
  • Written HW Due: 11/07
  • 11/04 10.2, 10.3: Detecting Convergence 22.
  • Read for next class: 11.1; Complete Maple-TA 22 by 10 a.m. on Monday
  • Written Homework: 10.1: 7-10, 13, 16, 25, 26; 10.2: 3, 5(error in book -- can you find it?), 7; 9.1: 8,9 (by graphing and tracing), 28-30
  • Written HW Due: 11/09



  • 11/07 11.1 : Convergence of Improper Integrals & Sequences 23.
  • Read for next class: 11.2; Complete  Maple-TA 23 by 10 a.m. on Wednesday. 
  • Written Homework: 10.2: 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 23; 11.1: 1, 2, 6, 8
  • Written HW Due: 11/11
  • 11/09 11.2: Convergence of Infinite Series 24.
  • Read for next class: 11.3; Complete  Maple-TA 24 by 10 a.m. on Friday.
  • Written Homework:  11.1: 9, 15, 19-21, 27, 31, 33, 34; 11.2:   1, 3, 7, 8
  • Written HW Due: 11/14
  • 11/11 11.2: Convergence of Infinite Series 25.
  • Read for next class: 11.3; Complete  Maple-TA 25 by 10 a.m. on Monday.
  • Written Homework:  Koch Snowflake sheet: 11.2:   11-14, 16-17, 25, 31, 32, 53
  • Written HW Due: 11/ 16



  • 11/14 11.2: Convergence of Infinite Series 26.
  • Read for next class: None -- Review for test
  • Written Homework:  11.2:  2, 3d-e, 46-51
  • Written HW Due: 11/21
  • 11/16 Review for Test

    11/18 Test II



    11/21 11.3: Testing for convergence 27.
  • Read for next class: None
  • Written Homework:  11.3:  1, 3-6, 9-12, 17-20 (show convergence only on 17-20, not bounds), 21-24
  • Written HW Due:  11/30
  • 11/23 Thanksgiving
    11/25 Thanksgiving



    11/28 11.4 : Absolute convergence 28.
  • Read for next class: 11.4-11.5; Complete Maple-TA 28 by 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
  • Written Homework: 11.3: 31, 34, 36, 46-52 even; 
  • Written HW Due: 11/30 in draft form: 12/02 in final form
  • 11/30 11.5 : Power Series 29.
  • Read for next class: None
  • Written Homework: 11.4:  6-12, 19-23; Power Series Handout: 1 all, 2a,c, 3 all, 4a,b
  • Written HW Due: 12/02 in draft form: 12/05 in final form

  • 12/02 11.5 : Power Series as Functions 30.  
  • Read for next class: None
  • Written Homework:  11.5: 2-4, 8, 10 (open intervals for 8 and 10), 27-32; 11.6:  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 29, 31
  • Written HW Due:  12/05 in draft form: 12/07 in final form



  • 12/05 8.3: Trigonometric Antiderivatives

    12/07 Review for Test III

    12/09 Test III Test over Chapter 11



    12/12 Review for Final
    12/14 Reading Day



    12/20 Final Exam, 2: 30-4: 30 p.m.









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