Class notes, assignments

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Week of October 31 - November 4

There will be a quiz Thursday on Section 5.1.

Practice problems for Monday, Oct. 31
Section 5.1, number 29
Section 5.2, quick check exercises and problems 3, 7, and 21.

Regular hand-in homework for Wednesday, Nov. 2:

  • Section 5.1, numbers 12, 16, 20
  • Section 5.2, numbers 4a and b, 20, 22, 36.

    Practice problems for Wednesday, Nov. 2:
    Section 5.3, quick check exercises and numbers 1, 15a, and 17 on page 299.
    Note: these exercises go well with Maple or a graphing calculator.

    Practice problems for Thursday, Nov. 3:
    Section 5.4, numbers 7, 9, 13
    Section 5.5, quick check exercises 2, 3, 4.

    Week of November 7 - November 11

    There will be a quiz Thursday on Section 5.4.

    Practice problems for Monday, Nov. 7:
    Section 5.5, numbers 1, 5, and 17.

    Practice problems for Wednesday, November 9:
    Section 5.5, number 21.
    Section 5.7, quick check problem 3, and exercises 1, 7 and 9.

    Regular hand-in homework for Wednesday, Nov. 9:

  • Section 5.3, numbers 4 and 20
  • Section 5.4, numbers 10 and 14
  • Section 5.5, numbers 4, 6, and 14.

    Also for Wednesday, look over Section 5.8.

    Practice problems for Thursday and Friday:
    Section 5.8, numbers 7, 13, 23
    Section 6.7, numbers 5a, 11, and 13.

    Week of November 14 - November 18

    There will be a quiz Thursday on Section 6.2.

    Regular hand-in homework for Wednesday, Nov. 16 [postponed from Monday]:

  • Section 5.5, number 22
  • Section 5.7, numbers 2 and 8
  • Section 5.8, numbers 14 and 24
  • Section 6.7, numbers 6b, 12a, and 14

    Practice problems for Monday:
    Section 6.2, finish quick check exercises, do numbers 2, 5, 9, 13, and 17.

    Practice problems for Wednesday:
    Section 6.3, quick check exercises, odd numbered problems 9-15, and number 25.

    Practice problems for Thursday and Friday:
    Section 6.4, quick check exercise 1, odd numbered problems 1 through 7, and 31.
    Section 6.6, numbers 3, 9, 11, 15.

    November 21 and 22

    The third hour test was Monday, November 21

    Office hours Monday: 1:30 - 3:30

    Office hours Tuesday: 1 - 2:30

    Week of November 28 - December 2

    Office hours: MTu 1:30 - 3:30; W 1:30 - 4; Thu 1 - 3, F 1:30 - 3:30.

    The last homework of this course is due Wednesday, November 30:

  • Section 6.2, number 14a [3 points]
  • Section 6.3, numbers 10, 14, 22, 26, 28. [3 points apiece]
  • Section 6.4, numbers 2a, 2d [2points apiece], and 6 [3 points].
  • Section 6.5, number 4; be sure to show what each f(x_k*) is. [4 points]
  • Section 6.6, numbers 4 and 14 [3 points apiece].
  • Section 6.8, number 6 [3 points each part].

    Finals Week

    The final exam for this course is Tuesday, December 6 at 2pm. It will be about as long as two hour tests, but you will be given the full three hours to take it.

    There are envelopes outside my office with answer keys to some of the past tests and homework. Feel free to help yourselves. They are usually on the floor next to my office door, but sometimes the custodial staff puts them up on the red fire hose box.

    Office hours:
    Monday: 1:30 - 3: 30
    Tuesday: 12:30 - 1:30

    The following sections contain examples problems similar to those that might be asked on the final exam: 1.3, 1.6;   2.1, 2.2, 2.3;   2.5;   3.1 through 3.8;   4.1 through 4.4;   5.1 through 5.5;   5.7, 5.8;   6.2 through 6.6;   6.7 and 6.8. Special stress will be put on the sections starting with 6.3 because they were not covered in any quiz or test yet. Otherwise your past hour tests and quizzes will give you a good idea of what to expect.

    Extra Credit

    Extra credit problems are to be done strictly on your own, except that you are allowed to come to me for help on them. Extra credit problems are to be handed in at the beginning of classes. If you are late for class and have extra credit to hand in, put it on the table as you come in.

    There is no due date, but once a fully correct solution is handed back, the problem is no longer eligible for extra credit. Problems crossed out below are no longer eligible.

    If you can't quite get the solution but have some ideas, hand them in for partial credit and I'll have some hints for how to go on. I will keep adding to your score as you improve your work on it.

    1. Number 62, page 255 [4 points]

    2. Number 14, page 265 [10 points, formerly 6 points]

    3. Number 30 [12 points], page 203

    4. Number 32 [5 points], page 203

    5. and 6. Numbers 34 and 36 on page 320 [8 points apiece].

    7. Number 56 on page 266 [5 points]

    8, 9, 10. Numbers 12 [3 points each part], 16 [3 points each part], and 18 [5 points] on pages 434-435.