Schedule for Ma242-011 Spring 2007

Homework Schedule

 It is important to both complete and understand the homework. I encourage you to form study groups, however, it is very important that in the end you come to an understanding of the material for yourself. You will most likely find the homework in this course challenging at times, so it is important to begin early and give yourself a chance to talk to others (for example me) before the due date. Note that I have set up a discussion board through wolfware at ma 242-011 homework forum.

It is not enough to find the answer - you must be able to justify each step. Imagine that you are writing the solution for a person who doesn't know calculus. On our tests I will expect you to explain your work since presentation and proper notation are arguably as important as the answer itself. In my lectures I strive to present calculations in a coherent and logical manner and I will expect you to do the same. So, take some time to notice what the notation means and don't just scribble the bare amount to get the answer. It's a bad habit and it will most likely knock a letter grade or two off of your tests. I am always happy to look over your derivations of homework during office hours or at the tutorial center. Additionally, most days (time permitting), I'll answer a question about the homework. I try to give you all the tools you need to do the homework, but it is you who must put those tools to work. Think.

The required homework is posted below. Notice I have indicated which portion of my lecture notes as well as which part of the textbook is most relevant to the assigment. Beware, sometimes the homework is not exactly matched up with the lecture notes link, sometimes you need to look at the next few pages. It would be wise to print out a copy of the lecture notes - you will find them helpful for certain homework problems. It is your responsibility to finish the collected homework assigned by the due date (before class).

required homework is in red.
collected homework is in blue.
The problems that have solutions provided by me are in italic, you will notice that almost all of the required homework has a solution posted. The problems without a solution are nearly all odd so you know the answer at least.
The problems in plain black are simply problems that I think are worthwhile if you need further study.

Section # My Notes Due Date Assignment (required problems are in red) Description / Hints / Maple helps
Event . Jan. 10 . First day of classes
Sec. 9.1 236-250 Jan 18 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 35, 36 3d-Cartesian Coordinates
Sec. 9.2 236-250 Jan 18 4-7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 32, 34 vectors
Sec. 9.3 236-250 Jan 18 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 23, 26, 30, 31, 35,36, 43, 44 dot product
Sec. 9.4 236-250 Jan 18 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 29-32, 33 cross product
Sec. 9.5 236-250 Jan 18 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17-19, 22,24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 40, 47, 49, 52 lines and planes
Sec. 9.6 251-262 Jan 25 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 23, 34 functions of two variables
Sec. 11.1 251-262 Jan 25 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 31, 32, 37, 38, 40 functions of several variables
Sec. 10.1 263-279 Jan. 25 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 25, 32-33, 34, 37, 38 vector-valued functions
Sec. 10.2 263-279 Jan. 25 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31-33, 43, 45 calculus of vector-valued functions
Sec. 10.3 263-279 Jan. 30 1, 2, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 37, 39, 45, 47, 48 arclength and moving TNB-frame
Sec. 10.4 280-289 Jan 30 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 31, 33, 34, 36 motion in space
Test I . Feb 6 Test I covers 9.1-9.6, 11.1, 10.1-10.4 50% chapter 9, 50% chapter 10
Sec. 11.2 290-310 Feb 13 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 limits and continuity
Sec. 11.3 290-310 Feb 13 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26-27, 28-32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 60, 65 basic partial derivatives
Sec. 11.5 290-310 Feb 13 1, 2,7, 8, 10, 11, 17,18-19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 37, 45 chain rule for several variables
N/A 290-310 Feb 15 handout from Colley's text, see 300-305 in my notes constrained partial differentiation
Sec. 11.4 311-319 Feb 22 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 tangent plane and linearization
Sec. 11.6 311-319 Feb 22 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 35, 37, 48, 51, 53 directional derivative
Sec. 11.7 320-329 Feb 22 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 25, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 49 extrema in functions of several variables
Sec. 11.8 320-329 Feb 22 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 26, 27, 28 Lagrange Multipliers
Test II . Feb 27 Test II covers 11.1-11.8 .
. . Mar 5-9 . Spring Break
Sec. 12.2 330-342 Mar 15 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 26, 31 basic double integrals
Sec. 12.3 330-342 Mar 15 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 33, 35, 40, 41, 43 double integrals over general regions
Sec. 12.7 330-342 Mar 15 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 27, 31 basic triple integrals
Sec. 10.5 317-319 Mar 22 1, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21 parametric surfaces (covered earlier as well)
Sec. 9.7 343-359 Mar 22 5,7,9,11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 spherical and polar coordinates
Sec. 12.9 343-359 Mar 22 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 17a, 21 the Jacobean
Sec. 12.4 343-359 Mar 27 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33 double integrals in polar coordinates
Sec. 12.8 343-359 Mar 27 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 31,32, 33, 36 triple integrals in spherical coordinates
Test III . Mar 29 Test III covers 12.1-12.9, 10.5 and 9.7 .
. . Apr. 6 (we have class on Apr 5) Easter Break
Sec. 13.1 360-384 Apr 10 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 21, 23 , 24, 25,27, 29, 31, 35 vector fields
Sec. 13.5 360-384 Apr 10 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20-27, 29, 36 curl and divergence
Sec. 13.2 385-401 Apr 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 35, 36, 39, 42 line integrals
Sec. 13.3 385-401 Apr 17 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 33, 34 FTC for line integrals, conservative forces
Sec. 12.6 402-411 Apr 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 21, 22, 24, 28 surface area
Sec. 13.6 402-411 Apr 26 5, 7, 8, 12, 15, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 33, 38, 40, 43 surface integrals
Sec. 13.4 412-425 Apr 26 1, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19 Greene's Theorem
Sec. 13.7 412-425 Apr. 26 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20 Stoke's Theorem
Sec. 13.8 412-425 Apr 26 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 23 Divergence Theorem
N/A . Apr 26 See handout "Added Vector Calculus" additional problems in vector calculus
Event . Apr. 27 . Last day of classes
Final . May 8 1-4pm in Ha 314, implicitly comprehensive mostly material after test III











































































Maple Schedule

At the link below are the tentative Maple dates. Please take note of their due dates and plan accordingly. It is your responsibility to work out the technical details before the due date. Do not ask me for an extension, there is enough time to finish these if you start early.

Maple Schedule

Last Updated: 1-10-07