Math 142 Fall 2008 Course Schedule

Note: To conserve space on the server, the links to worksheets and other course materials on this page are no longer active. Please email me if you would like copies of any of the materials. You should check this page frequently (daily) for updated information. I will post lecture notes, worksheets, homework/practice problems, and other relevant material on this page.

Although you are not required to turn in the homework/practice problems, I strongly recommend that you work on these problems immediately after each lecture. Working on the practice problems serves as your opportunity to make sure that you have mastered the material. I recommend that you work on the problems in groups, and that you come by my office if you have any questions about any of the problems. The answers to odd-numbered problems are in the back of your textbook. I will post answers and solutions for any assigned even-numbered practice problems. You should feel free to ask me about any problems in your textbook, assigned or unassigned.

Each week (typically on Tuesday's), except during exam weeks, I will give a quiz consisting of a few problems taken verbatim from the previous week's homework/practice problems. For example, a quiz given on Tuesday, September 30 would cover the homework/practice problems from the week of September 22-26. The quiz dates will be posted on this page in advance.

This schedule may be adjusted as necessary!

Class Date Topic Notes, worksheets, etc. Homework/practice problems
1 Monday

September 22

Welcome to Math 142!

Integration review

Course syllabus

Information about cooperative learning and small group work in Math 142

Integration review worksheet

Review Sections 5.1-5.4

5.1: 3

5.2: 1, 17, 35, 37, 39, 41, 49

5.3: 19-33 odd

5.4: 5-13 odd

Note: None of these problems will be on Quiz 1, but I recommend that you complete them as a review of basic integration to get ready for the quarter.

Email me if you do not want to be placed in a group for group quizzes and exams.

2 Tuesday

September 23

5.5: The Substitution Rule Integration by substitution worksheet 5.5: 1-23 odd, 27, 31, 37-45 odd, 49, 61
3 Thursday

September 25

6.1: Areas between Curves Area between curves worksheet 6.1: 1-21 odd, 45
4 Friday

September 26

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 111B (1st floor of Kennedy Library)!

6.2, part 1: Volumes of solids of revolution

Solids of revolution worksheet

Maple file for generating solids of revolution

6.2: 1-29 odd
5 Monday

September 29

Section 10 (2:10-3:00) Class location changed to 42-205E (in Mott Gym) for the rest of the quarter!

6.2, part 2: Volumes with known cross sections

Volumes with known cross sections worksheet 6.2: 55, 56, 57

Note: The answer to #56 is sqrt(3)/2.

6 Tuesday

September 30

Quiz 1

6.3: Volumes by Cylindrical Shells

Volumes by cylindrical shells worksheet 6.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 29
7 Thursday

October 2

6.4: Work Work worksheet 6.4: 1, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 23

Note: There will not be a work problem on the in-class portion of Exam 1. However, there will be a take-home work problem that you can do for extra credit on Exam 1. More details will be discussed in class.

8 Friday

October 3

7.1: Inverse Functions Inverses worksheet

Extra credit problems due on Tuesday, October 7.

7.1: 3-13 odd, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 39, 43
9 Monday

October 6

Review Exam 1 Review Problems worksheet Do the review problems and practice exam to prepare for Exam 1. The solutions to the review problems are posted on the Exams page.
10 Tuesday

October 7

In-class Exam 1
11 Thursday

October 9

7.2: Exponential Functions and Their Derivatives Exponential functions worksheet 7.2: 1, 2, 7, 13 (a), (b), 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29-41 odd, 43, 45, 51, 71-77 odd
12 Friday

October 10

7.2: Exponential Functions and Their Derivatives Exponential functions worksheet Same as Thursday's homework:

7.2: 1, 2, 7, 13 (a), (b), 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29-41 odd, 43, 45, 51, 71-77 odd

13 Monday

October 13

7.3: Logarithmic Functions Logarithmic functions worksheet 7.3: 1, 2, 3-17 odd, 23, 29-41 odd, 45, 51-57 odd, 61, 67
14 Tuesday

October 14

Quiz 2

Note: Quiz 2 will be on the homework problems from Section 7.2.

7.4: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

Derivatives of logarithmic functions worksheet 7.4: 1-27 odd, 35, 43-49 odd, 65-75 odd, 79, 83
15 Thursday

October 16

7.4: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

7.5: Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Derivatives of logarithmic functions worksheet

Inverse trig functions worksheet

7.4 (same as Tuesday's homework): 1-27 odd, 35, 43-49 odd, 65-75 odd, 79, 83

7.5: Review your in-class notes from the first part of today's worksheet. We will finish the worksheet in class on Friday. Do Examples 2 and 3 (pages 478-479) in your textbook. Feel free to start on Friday's homework problems to get a preview of what's coming up!

16 Friday

October 17

7.5: Inverse Trigonometric Functions Inverse trig functions worksheet 7.5: 1-13 odd, 19, 21, 23-35 odd, 59, 61, 63, 67, 71
17 Monday

October 20

7.6: Hyperbolic Functions Hyperbolic functions worksheet

Extra-credit assignment for Exam 2

7.6: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 31, 35, 39, 41, 57
18 Tuesday

October 21

Quiz 3

Quiz 3 will be on the homework problems from Sections 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5.

7.7: Indeterminate Forms and L'Hopital's Rule

l'Hospital's rule worksheet 7.7: 1, 3, 5-61 every other odd
19 Thursday

October 23

8.1: Integration by Parts Integration by parts worksheet 8.1: 1-9 odd, 13, 19, 21, 27, 29, 33, 41, 45
20 Friday

October 24

8.2: Trigonometric Integrals Trigonometric integrals worksheet 8.2: 1-33 every other odd, 55, 59
21 Monday

October 27

Review Study for In-class Exam 2
22 Tuesday

October 28

In-class Exam 2
23 Thursday

October 30

8.3: Trigonometric Substitution Trigonometric substitution worksheet 8.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 17
24 Friday

October 31

8.4: Partial Fractions Partial fractions worksheet 8.4: 9, 11, 13, 17
25 Monday

November 3

8.4: Partial Fractions Partial fractions worksheet 8.4: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 39
26 Tuesday

November 4

Quiz 4

8.5: Strategies for Integration

Strategies for integration worksheet 8.5: 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 43, 45
27 Thursday

November 6

8.7: Approximate Integration Approximate integration worksheet 8.7: 1, 3, 19
28 Friday

November 7

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 035-217D (2nd floor of Kennedy Library)!

8.7: Approximate Integration

Approximate Integration in Maple worksheet

Maple worksheet for approximate integration

You can use this worksheet for help with the syntax in Maple for approximating integrals.

Take-home assignment for Exam 3 (due on Tuesday, November 25)

Error bounds example

Catch up on this week's homework assignments (8.4, 8.5, 8.7)!

Begin working on the take-home assignment for Exam 3!

29 Monday

November 10

8.8: Improper Integrals Improper integrals worksheet 8.8: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 41
Tuesday

November 11

No class: Veterans' Day Work on the homework assigned on Monday from Section 8.8.

Review your notes and worksheet on improper integrals.

30 Thursday

November 13

Quiz 5

Quiz 5 will consist of a few of the homework problems from Section 8.5

8.8: Improper Integrals

Improper integrals worksheet 8.8: 49, 51
31 Friday

November 14

8.8: Improper Integrals Improper integrals worksheet 8.8: 1, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 55
32 Monday

November 17

Review Study for Exam 3
33 Tuesday

November 18

In-class Exam 3
34 Thursday

November 20

9.1: Arc Length Arc length worksheet 9.1: 1, 5, 11
35 Friday

November 21

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 035-111B (1st floor of Kennedy Library)!

9.2: Area of a Surface of Revolution

Surface area worksheet

Buoy project: take-home assignment for the final exam

In-class buoy example

Worked out solution for the in-class buoy example

Maple file for the in-class buoy example

Hints for the buoy project

9.2: 1, 7, 13
36 Monday

November 24

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 035-111B (1st floor of Kennedy Library)!

Buoy Project

Buoy project

Maple file for the in-class cone example

In-class buoy example

Hints for the buoy project

Finish working on the take-home assignment for Exam 3!

Begin working on the Buoy Project (take-home assignment for the Final Exam)!

37 Tuesday

November 25

Exam 3 take-home assignment due

9.3: Applications to Physics and Engineering

Center of mass worksheet 9.3: 19, 21, 23, 27
Thursday

November 27

No class: Thanksgiving
Friday

November 28

No class: Thanksgiving
38 Monday

December 1

10.1: Modeling with Differential Equations Differential equations worksheet 10.1: 1, 3, 5, 7
39 Tuesday

December 2

Quiz 6: Last quiz!!

Quiz 6 will consist of a few of the homework problems from Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3

10.1: Modeling with Differential Equations

Differential equations worksheet 10.1: 9, 11
40 Thursday

December 4

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 035-111B (1st floor of Kennedy Library)!

Work on the buoy project!

Work on the buoy project!
41 Friday

December 5

Last day of class

Class will meet in the Learning Commons PC Lab 035-111B (1st floor of Kennedy Library)!

Final exam take-home assignment due

10.4: Exponential Growth and Decay

Exponential growth and decay worksheet and extra credit assignment

Maple file for modeling world population

10.4: 1, 3, 9 (note: Read Example 3 in your textbook!)

Study for the final exam




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