Math 131 Homework

Spring 2009 Semester

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Final Comprehensive Exam: Friday, May 8 at 1:00 – 3:00 in Montesi


The solutions to Exam 4 will be in the tray to the right of my office door at 1:00 Monday, May 4.


Class 43 Monday, May 4     Exam 4

You will need your calculator for the Final Comprehensive Exam: Friday, May 8 at 1:00 – 3:00 in Montesi.


Class 42 Fri. May 1   You will need your calculator for Exam 4 and the Final Exam!

In Section 4.5, practice using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus the following problems:

1.     integration 1–19 on p. 390

2.     finding area 39, 41, 43 on p. 391

3.     finding average value of a function on an interval: 53, 55, 57 on p. 391.

Reminders: 

The online course evaluations are due today!  Your 10 additional points for homework will only be granted if I receive an email today.

Exam 4 on Monday will cover Sections 3.1–3.8 & 4.1–4.4 & the problems listed above in Section 4.5.


Class 41 Wed. April 29  

1.     In Section 4.5, read pp. 383–385. Memorize the statement of Theorem 5.1 (Fundamental Theorem of Calculus).

2.     Hwk 25 for Fri: In Section 3.8 turn in #10 & #34 on p. 326.  In Section 4.5, turn in 4, 6, & 18 on p. 390. 

Reminders: 

The online course evaluations are due by this Friday!  Your 10 additional points for homework will only be granted if I receive an email by Friday.

Exam 4 on Monday will cover Sections 3.1–3.8 & 4.1–4.4 & some topics in 4.5.

You will need your calculator for Exam 4 and the Final Exam!


Class 40 Mon. April 27   

Sections A & B classes will meet in Buckman 357 as we did last week.  Section C: let’s try either Buckman 112 or 104.

1.     Read Section 4.4.

2.     Hwk 24 for Wed: In Section 4.1 turn in #10 & #24 on p. 352.  In Section 4.4, #2 & # 9 on p. 380. 

Reminders: 

Don’t forget “the online course evaluations.”  You will receive an additional 10 points for homework by doing this & then sending me an email.

Exam 4 will be a week from today and will cover Sections 3.1–3.8 & 4.1–4.4 & some topics in 4.5.


Class 39 Fri. April 24  

1.     In Section 3.8, read Examples 8.1–8.3 on pp. 321–322.

2.     Hwk 23 for Monday: turn in #4 & #10 on p. 293 & #2 on p. 324. 


Class 38 Wed. April 22  

1.     Read Section 3.5.  In Section 3.7, read Example 7.3.

2.     Practice 1, 3, 7 on p. 293.

3.     Hwk 22 for Fri: turn in 14 & 22 on p. 284.  (For #22 plot some appropriate points. To receive credit for the sketch, it must be on quadrille or graph paper and labeled. Use a ruler to draw the axes.)

        Also, the following optimization problem on p. 317: #4.


Class 37 Mon. April 20  

1.     Study Section 3.4. Pay particular attention to Definition 4.1, Theorem 4.1, and the “First Derivative Test” (Theorem 4.2).

2.     Practice 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, & 17 on p. 284.  And #3 on p. 317.

3.     Hwk 21 for Wed: turn in 4 & 10 on p. 284.  (Plot some appropriate points. To receive credit for the graphs, they must be on quadrille or graph paper and labeled. Use a ruler to draw the axes.)

4.     Applications of Sections 3.3 & 3.4 are found in Section 3.7.  Read Examples 7.1 & 7.2 on pp. 308–310.  These are called optimization problems. 

We will cover Section 4.3 in this week’s lab sessions.


Class 36 Fri. April 17  

1.     Study Section 3.4.

2.     Practice 23, 32, 33, 37 on p. 275. 

3.     Hwk 20 for Monday: read Example 2.9 on p. 261 & turn in #38 on p. 264.  Also, #24 & #38 on p. 275.

Reminders.

                Due tonight by 11:30 pm: WebCT Test 6 – “Derivatives Using the Ln & Inverse Trig Formulas Plus Implicit Differentiation.”

                Exam 4 will be on the last day of class: Monday, May 4.  It will cover Sections 3.1–3.8 & 4.1–4.4 & some topics in 4.5.             


Class 35 Wed. April 15  

1.     Study Section 3.3.

2.     Practice the following problems on p. 275:  1–15 (odd).

3.     Note:  Section 4.2 on “Sums & Sigma Notation” will be covered in this week’s Lab 11 sessions.  The report is due next week.

        Remember that you lose 10 points by not participating in the lab session itself.    

4.     Exam 4 will be on the last day of class: Monday, May 4.  It will cover Sections 3.1–3.8 & 4.1–4.4 & some topics in 4.5.

Reminder.

Due  Friday, April 17 by 11:30 pm: WebCT Test 6 – “Derivatives Using the Ln & Inverse Trig Formulas Plus Implicit Differentiation.”               


Class 34 Wed. April 8  

For Wednesday, April 15:

1.     Read Section 3.2.

2.     Practice p. 264: 5–23 (odd).

3.     Homework 19 for Wed: turn in 6, 8, 12, 16, & 22 on p. 264.    

And for Friday, April 17 by 11:30 pm do WebCT Test 6 – “Derivatives Using the Ln & Inverse Trig Formulas Plus Implicit Differentiation.” 

Reminder: 

In the labs next week, there is a quiz over Lab 10 (the problems that I assigned in Section 4.1 on Antiderivatives & Indefinite Integrals)


Class 33 Mon. April 6   Exam 3


Class 32 Fri. April 3

1.     Read about Linear Approximations in Section 3.1.

2.     Practice 3, 9, 29, & 37 starting on p. 251.

3.     Homework 18 for Wednesday:  Turn in 4, 10, & 32 starting on p. 251. (Graphs must be done on either quadrille paper or graph paper.)

Announcements: 

No labs next week!  Quiz on Lab 10 (Section 4.1) will be during the labs of the week April 13-17.

Exam 3 on Monday covers Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, & 2.9 and the corresponding material in the labs.

Beside the problems already assigned, here are some additional suggested practice problems for Monday’s exam: 

On pp. 236-238:  11, 13, 17, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67, 77, 83.


Class 31 Wed. April 1

1.     Read about Newton’s Method in Section 3.1.

2.     Practice 21 & 29 on p. 252.

Announcements: 

3.     Exam 3 will be on Monday instead of this Friday!

4.     Correction to yesterday’s lab (Lab 10):  In Part C, the page number should be “p. 352” not “p. 252”.

Exam 3 on Monday covers Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, & 2.9 and the corresponding material in the labs.

Beside the problems already assigned, here are some additional suggested practice problems for Monday’s exam: 

On pp. 236-238:  11, 13, 17, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67, 77, 83.


Class 30 Mon. March 30

1.     Some practice problems using the Mean Value Theorem: 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 40 on p. 234.

2.     Read Section 4.1 to prepare for this week’s lab.  We will work problems similar to the examples in Section 4.1.

Exam 3 on Friday covers Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, & 2.9 and the corresponding material in the labs.

Beside the problems already assigned, here are some additional suggested practice problems for Friday’s exam: 

On pp. 236-238:  11, 13, 17, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67, 77, 83.


Class 29 Fri. March 27

1.     Hwk 17 for Monday: Turn in 2, 16, 28 on p. 225 and 6 on p. 234.

2.     Study Rolle’s Theorem & the Mean Value Theorem in Section 2.9. 

Reminder:  WebCT Test 4 due by 11:30 pm tonight!

Exam 3 next Friday will cover Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, & 2.9 and the corresponding material in the labs.


Class 28 Wed. March 25

1.     Study the Method of Implicit Differentiation on pp. 216–221 in Section 2.8. 

2.     In lab this week, we study the derivative of the natural logarithm function (pp. 210-212) & the method of logarithmic differentiation on p. 213.

3.     Practice on p. 224: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, & 25.

Reminder

WebCT Test 4 called “Derivatives Using the Trig Formulas” is due by 11:30 pm Friday.  You may take it as often as you wish. 

It will count as 3 homework assignments.


Class 27 Mon. March 23

1.     Study the Derivatives of the Inverse Trig Functions pp. 221-224 in Section 2.8. 

2.     Hwk 16 for Wed: Turn in 30, 34, & 36 on p. 225.

3.     Exam 3: Friday, April 3 on Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8. 2.9, and … .

Reminder

WebCT Test 4 called “Derivatives Using the Trig Formulas” is due by 11:30 pm Friday.  You may take it as often as you wish. 

It will count as 3 homework assignments.


Class 26 Fri. March 20

1.     Study Section 2.7.  The first part on exponential functions (pp. 206-210) was the topic in this week’s labs.  We will study the derivative of the natural logarithm (pp. 210-213) in next week’s labs.

2.     Practice p. 203: See Class 25. Additionally, work 5, 9, 15, 19, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, and 41.  (Some of these I will work today in class.)

3.     Hwk 15 for Monday: Turn in 4, 6, 10, 36, & 38 on pp. 203-204.

4.     WebCT Test 4 called “Derivatives Using the Trig Formulas” is due by 11:30 pm Friday, March 27.  You may take it as often as you wish. 

        It will count as 3 homework assignments.


Class 25 Wed. March 18

1.     Study Section 2.6.

2.     Practice p. 203: 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, & 17.

3.     The WebCT Test 3 on the chain rule of differentiation is due by 11:30 pm on Friday.  You may take it as often as you wish. 

        It will count as 3 homework assignments.


Class 24 Mon. March 16 

1.     Continue studying Section 2.5.

2.     Practice p. 194: 37 & 47.

3.     Homework 14 for Wed.: Turn in 38 & 48 on p. 194.

Reminder

The WebCT Test 3 on the chain rule of differentiation is due by 11:30 pm on Friday.  You can take it as often as you wish. 

It will count as 3 homework assignments.


Spring Break


Class 23 Fri. March 6 

1.     Homework 13 for Monday: 26 & 34 on p. 194.

Reminder

Take the WebCT Test 3 on the chain rule of differentiation. You can take it as often as you wish. 

The deadline for finishing it is 11:30 pm Friday, March 20.  It will be counted as 3 homework assignments.


Class 22 Wed. March 4 

1.     Study Section 2.5. 

2.     Memorize the Chain Rule (Theorem 5.1).

3.     Practice p. 194: 1-19 odd.

4.     Homework 12 for Friday: 4 & 16 on p. 194.

5.     Take the WebCT Test 3 on the chain rule of differentiation. You can take it as often as you wish. 

        The deadline for finishing it is 11:30 pm Friday, March 20.  It will be counted as 3 homework assignments.

Note. 

There are two or three students who got a 0 for some previous lab for failure to sign the attendance sheet.  But I do not remember who you are.  So, if you wish me to change your grade, see me in my OFFICE!  The deadline is this Friday.


Class 21 Mon. March 2 

Exam 2

For Wednesday:

1.     Read Section 2.5. 

2.     Memorize the Chain Rule (Theorem 5.1).

3.     Practice p. 194: 1, 3, & 5.


Class 20 Fri. Feb. 27 

Exam 2 on Monday is comprehensive.  However, it will emphasize Sections 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.

Also, review the applications of derivatives discussed in class today.

There will be no calculator part.

For next Wednesday (March 4):

1.     Read Section 2.5. 

2.     Memorize the Chain Rule (Theorem 5.1).

3.     Practice p. 194: 1, 3, & 5.


Class 19 Wed. Feb. 25 

1.     Read Section 2.4. 

2.     Memorize the differentiation rules called the Product Rule (Theorem 4.1) and the Quotient Rule (Theorem 4.2).

3.     Practice p. 186: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 49, 51.

4.     Homework 11 for Friday:  2 (use the product rule), 10 (use the quotient rule), 21(a), 22(a) on p. 186.

Exam 2 on Monday will be comprehensive.  However, it will emphasize Sections 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.


Class 18 Mon. Feb. 23 

1.     Read Section 2.3. 

2.     Memorize the differentiation rules: (3.1), (3.2), the Power Rule (3.7), and the general derivative rules given in Theorem 3.3.

3.     Practice p. 177: 1 – 35 (odd).

4.     Homework 10 for Wednesday:  Use the differentiation rules to find the derivatives of 4 & 14 on p. 177.


Class 17 Fri. Feb. 20 

1.     Memorize and understand Theorem 2.1 and its proof.

2.     Homework 9 for Mon: Problems 9 & 12 on p. 166.  (The answer to Problem 9 is in the book; your job is to show how to obtain the answer & to write it up correctly, such as Example 2.1.)

Correction:  In the Homework 7 Key, the correct units in Problem 36 are meters per second not feet per second.

Exam 2 will be on Monday, March 2.  It will be comprehensive but will stress Section 1.5 and the material covered in Chapter 2.


Class 16 Wed. Feb. 18 

1.     Study Section 2.2.              

2.     Practice problems on p. 166: 1 – 11 (odd).

3.     Homework 8 for Fri: Problem 2 [use both (2.1) & (2.2)] & 8 on p. 166.

Announcement:

The MAA will show the documentary about Andrew Wiles proving Fermat's Last Theorem tomorrow at 12:30 in CW-320.  There will be free pizza.


Class 15 Mon. Feb. 16  

1.     Read Section 2.2.

2.     Additional practice problems on p. 156: 31, 33, 35, 37.

3.     Homework 7 for Wed: 34 & 36 on p. 157. 

        Use your calculator to work Problem 34 (similar to the example at the bottom of p. 152.)

        Do not use the calculator to work Problem 36.  Instead, rely on algebra.  For an example, see the top of p. 153.


Class 14 Fri. Feb. 13  

Graded exams will be returned Monday.

1.     Continue to study Section 2.1.         

2.     Homework 6 is due Monday: On p. 156, turn in 6, 10, & 28.


Class 13 Wed. Feb. 11  

Graded exams will be returned Monday (possibly Friday).

1.     Read Section 2.1.

2.     Practice p. 156: 5, 9, 17, 19, 25.


Class 12 Mon. Feb. 9   Exam 1


Class 11 Fri. Feb. 6

Exam 1 on Monday will cover Sections 1.1 – 1.5. 

Note for Sec. 1.5: Exam 1 will not cover limits involving [trig functions combined with “infinity”] nor slant asymptotes.  We will study these next week in lab.

Arclength and problems involving sigma (summation) notation will not be on this exam.

For suggestions for preparing for the exam, see Class 10 below.

Bring a graphing calculator to the exam (you may not borrow one during the exam). Also, bring a ruler.


Class 10 Wed. Feb. 4

Exam 1 on Monday will cover Sections 1.1 – 1.5.  To prepare for the exam, I suggest that you

1.     study the photocopied solutions of the turn-in problems;

2.     study the problems that I worked in class;

3.     review your solutions of the practice problems;

4.     write down the definitions and theorems we discussed in class and memorize them;

5.     read Section 1.5;

6.     and practice the following on p. 118: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29, and 33.


Class 9 Mon. Feb. 2

1.     Begin reading Section 1.5.

2.     Practice p. 107:  3, 9, 11, 13, 21, 25, 29, 33.

3.     Remember to bring your textbook and calculator to lab tomorrow.

Exam 1 will be a week from today (Monday, February 9) covering Sections 1.1 – 1.5 (turn-in & practice problems; class notes; labs; statements of definitions & theorems)


Class 8 Fri. Jan. 30

1.     Continue studying “continuity” in Section 1.4.

2.     Practice p. 107:  3, 9, 11, 13, 21, 25, 29, 33.

Reminder:

Homework 5 is due Monday: On p. 106, turn in 2 & 14.

Suggestion:  Take advantage of the Math Center!

Announcement:  Exam 1 will be on Monday, February 9.


Class 7 Wed. Jan. 28

1.     Begin reading about “continuity” in Section 1.4.

2.     Practice p. 96: 19, 21, 63, 65.

3.     Homework 5 for Monday: On p. 106, turn in 2 & 14.


Class 6 Mon. Jan. 26

1.     Continue studying limits in Section 1.3.

2.     On p. 95, practice 1 – 17 (odd).

3.     Homework 4 for Wed: On p. 95, turn in 8 & 16.


Class 5 Fri. Jan. 23

1.     Read Section 1.3.

2.     Homework 3 for Mon:  On p. 85 turn in 4 and on p. 95: 6 & 10.


Class 4 Wed. Jan. 21

§     I expect calculus students to attend every class.  That includes the lab sessions too!  Lab 1 will be worth 20 points (10 pts for participation + up to 10 pts for the lab report).  If you missed lab yesterday, please get a lab handout from me, work the problems, and turn in your lab report the next lab session so that you can get at least half credit. 

§     I will return Homework 1 to you Friday but I am handing out the solutions today.

1.     Read Sections 1.2 & 1.3.

2.     Practice p. 85: 1, 3, 19, 25.

Reminder:

Homework 2 is due Friday: use the TI-89 to work Exercise 14 (c) on p. 78 (similar to what I did in Classes 2 & 3 for Exercise 18).  Take n sufficiently large to estimate the arc length to the nearest thousandth.


Class 3 Fri. Jan. 16   For Monday:

1.     Homework 2 is due Friday: use the TI-89 to work Exercise 14 (c) on p. 78 (similar to what I did in Class 2 for Exercise 18).  Take n sufficiently large to estimate the arc length to the nearest thousandth.

2.     Start reading Section 1.2.

Reminders:

Requirement for participation in lab is a TI-89 calculator (or equivalent) by lab time of next week.


Class 2 Wed. Jan. 14   

1.     Continue studying Section 1.1 and work the practice problems.

Reminders:

Hwk 1 is due Friday: turn in 4, 8, 18a & b on p.78.  (Follow the Homework Rules.)

Requirement for participation in lab is a TI-89 calculator (or equivalent) by lab time of next week.

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Class 1 Mon. Jan. 12   

1.     Read the First Class Course Handout.

2.     Have the textbook and a TI-89 calculator (or equivalent) by Monday.

3.     Read Success in Math  (St. Louis University)

4.     Read Section 1.1 (pp. 73 - 78) in Smith/Minton.

5.     Practice 3, 5, 15, 17 on p.78.

6.     Hwk 1 is due Friday: turn in 4, 8, 18a & b on p.78.  (Follow the Homework Rules.)


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