Math 1242 class notes, Fall 2009
Prof. A. Iarrobino
Section meeting MWTh at 9:15 AM in room TBA (Key # 10426)
Look here for specific assignments and brief comments on what we did (or will do) in class. TBA = "to be announced"
Syllabus (goals, specific assignments) for
all sections
Math 1242 assignments: syllabus part A (pdf file) (instructor will usually select actual assigments from here). >
Information sheet (grading, etc. for Prof. Iarrobino's section)
Math U142 Information, policies, grading: syllabus part B (pdf file)
Course Outline (broad strokes)
First day of classes: Wednesday September 9 (Plan) Go over syllabus - class information. Implicit differentiation (Section 6.3).
We will do several examples, Section 6.3 #10, circle with center the origin; comparing finding
slope (-x/y) for the tangent line at P(x,y), with the slope y/x of the radius vector. # 36.
Homework due Monday September 14 : Read Section 6.3. Do p. 347 # 1,9 17,19,27,33,41,45,
(also optional EC 42* ).
Read Section 6.4 in preparation for Monday class.
Thursday September 10. Questions about implicit differentiation.
Related Rates (Section 6.4). Moving ladder, sandpile examples done in class.
Further Homework for Monday, September 14.
Read Section 6.4.
Do p.353 #1,9, 11-13,23,25,27; EC #28*,33*.
Week of September 14. Section 6.4-6.5, 7.1, 7.2
Monday September 14. Questions on related rates
Linear approximation (Section 6.6), relation with tangent line.
HW for Wednesday September 16:
Section 6.5 p. 362 #1,3,7,12,19,23,29,33.
Section 7.1 #25,27,46,47,50,54,55; EC 56*.
Thursday September 17 Questions on 7.2: p. 387 #2a,c,d,3,4. Also #6,23,25.
Homework for Monday Sept 21 Section 7.2 p. 387 #7-8,11-13,15-18,19-21,25,26,29,32.
Week of September 21 Riemann sums, quiz 1, Area, Fundamental Theorem.
Monday September 21
Questions, quiz 1. Begin Riemann sums.
Wednesday September 23 Riemann sums, area and integral.
Thursday September 24. Area, Fundamental Theorem.
Gap in classnotes
Thursday October 1 We went over table integrals, answering questions from Worksheet 1B.
Area between two curves.
Simpson's rule Section 8.1.
HW for Monday October 5 Quiz 2 in packet except #6.
Section 7.6 (area between curves), p. 424 #1-20 odd, 29, 35-36.
Simpson's rule. Section 8.1 p. 443 #1.
Monday October 5 Questions, Quiz 2. Simpson's rule, continued.
Spring 05 Quiz 2 (pdf)
A good way to study is to take a practice quiz under ``Exam conditions" (i.e. no notes, timed), then
compare your answers with the answer sheet.
Math U142 Spring 05 Quiz 2 Solutions
Future dates of interest:
Quiz 2 Monday October 5, 2009. Chapter 7.
Final Exam: Originally Tuesday Dec 15, 8-10, may be changed to Monday Dec. 14, 10:30 ??
Two hour exam, required of all.
You must arrange your travel plans so that you can take the final exam then.
Bring ECHW (extra credit HW, see syllabus), if you wish me to count it.
Archived events:
Quiz 1 Monday September 21, 2009. Chapter 6: Sections 6.3,6.4,6.5. Section 7.1, 7,2
Announcements:
EXTRA CREDIT HW: Bring to Final exam:
if you have done the homework regularly,
you may bring Notebook or HW to final exam,
I will look it over and assign an extra credit grade based on amount done, this goes into the (and can help) the Quiz-HW grade.
Questions or comments: e-mail to a.iarrobino@neu.edu. This is the quickest way to reach me, or come by 526 NI, MWTh.
Syllabus (goals, assignments) for all sections Math U142 syllabus (pdf file)
Syllabus: Information sheet (grading, etc. for Prof. Iarrobino's sections)
Math 1242 Information/policies: syllabus part B (pdf file)
Course home page (you probably already know this information): Math U142 home page (html)
Math Tutoring Free, at NU, available to Math U141 students.
Links to other calculus resources on the web:
Visual Calculus
(U. Tenn)
Prof. Anthony Iarrobino
Department of Mathematics
Northeastern University
Boston,
MA,
02115
Office:526 NI
Phone: (617) 373-5524
Email: iarrobin@neu.edu
Created: October 1 2009. Last modified: September 17, 2009.
URL:http://www.math.neu.edu/~iarrobino/AIMath1242F09classnotes