Math 230, Spring 2005, Section BL1

MW 1:00-1:50, Bevier 180

Instructor

Kevin Ford (Altgeld 361, phone 265-6255, e-mail: ford@math.uiuc.edu )
Office Hours: MWF 11:00-12:00

Textbook and Syllabus

Calculus (Early Transcendentals) , by Edwards and Penny, 6th ed. We will cover most of chapters 7, 9 and 10 plus sections 6.4 and 8.1.

Quizzes

Short quizzes will be given every Thursday during the recitation section. A list of homework problems to study for each quiz will be listed below. They are just for practice and are not to be turned in.

Exams

Three "midterm" exams will be given during the semester (dates announced below). Make up exams will not be given. (except if an absence is approved by the Emergency Dean).

Grades

Grade break-down: quizzes (10%), exams (20% each), final exam (30%). All grades will be numerical (e.g., 0-100). For the final course grades, 90% guarantees an A-, 80% guarantees a B-, 65% guarantees a C-, 50% guarantees a D-. For fairness reasons, there are no extra credit assignments.

Computer grade system

Students may view their grades on this web page . You may also go to the Mathematics Department home page, www.math.uiuc.edu , and follow the links Courses, then Score Reports.

Teaching Assistants and Office Hours

Discussion Section BD1 Instructor: Lau, Jing-Feng . Office: B1 Coble Hall. Office hours: Thursdays 4:00-5:30
Discussion Section BD2 Instructor: Pahlajani, Chetan . Office: 346 Illini Hall. Office hours: Wednesdays 3:15-4:30
Discussion Sections BD3 and BD4 Instructor: Stodolsky, Burak . Office: B1 Coble Hall. Office hours: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00, Wednesdays 2:00-3:00
Discussion Sections BD5 and BD6 Instructor: To, Jin Hyung . Office: B1 Coble Hall. Office hours: Tuesdays 4:00-5:15

Any student may come to the office hours of any TA.

University Free tutoring service

The University provides free calculus tutoring: Room 4 Illini Hall; Sunday from 3 to 5 pm and MTuWTh from 7 to 9 pm.

Cool Links

Finding and plotting Taylor series and polynomials

Plotting polar coordinate functions

Plotting parametric curves

Homework problems (practice problems for quizzes)

Section 7.2 : 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 35, 51
Section 7.3 : 1-5, 7-31 odd, 37, 50, 54, 56
Section 7.4 : 1, 5, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 59, 62
Section 7.5 : 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 17, 24, 25, 27, 29, 34, 35, 37
Section 7.6 : 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 23, 25, 26, 29
Section 7.7 : 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 23, 33, 35
Section 7.8 : 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43-46
Section 10.2 : 1-49 odd
Section 10.3 : 1-35 odd, 16, 45-51 odd, just look at 61-63
Section 10.5 : 1-39 odd, 6
Section 10.6 : 1-35 odd
Section 10.7 : 1-41 odd, 28
Section 10.4 : 5, 6, 8, 13, 15, 23, 27, 28, 29-39 odd
Section 10.8 : 1-47 odd
Section 10.9 : 11 (hint: alternating series), 23-28, 49
Section 9.1 : 7, 12, 18
Section 9.2 : 1, 2, 3-19 odd, 25-35 odd, 39-49 odd, 53, 57
Section 9.3 : 1-13 odd, 19, 21, 27-35 odd
Section 9.4 : 1-9 odd, 13-19 odd, 25, 27
Section 9.5 : 1-21 odd, 25, 27
Section 9.6 : 1, 11, 19, 21, 53
Section 6.4 (use the methods from sec. 9.5) : 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 23, 27, 29, 35

Quiz information

For quiz #1 on Thurs. 1-27-05 : Sections 7.3, 7.4
For quiz #2 on Thurs. 2-3-05 : Sections 7.5, 7.6
For quiz #3 on Thurs. 2-10-05 : Sections 7.7, 7.8
For quiz #4 on Thurs. 2-17-05 : Section 10.2
For quiz #5 on Thurs. 2-24-05 : Section 10.3
For quiz #6 on Thurs. 3-3-05 : Sections 10.5, 10.6
For quiz #7 on Thurs. 3-10-05 : Section 10.7
For quiz #8 on Thurs. 3-17-05 : Section 10.4
For quiz #9 on Thurs. 3-31-05 : Section 10.8
For quiz #10 on Thurs. 4-7-05 : Section 10.9
For quiz #11 on Thurs. 4-14-05 : Sections 9.2, 9.3
For quiz #12 on Thurs. 4-21-05 : Sections 9.4, 9.5
For quiz #13 on TUESDAY 5-3-05 : Sections 9.6, 6.4

Exam information

Exam #1 : Monday, Feb. 14, during the regular class time. Covers sections 7.2-7.8. Type of problems for Exam 1 : Integration by parts; integrating trigonometric functions; integral with trig substitution (I will not give x=sec); write the general form of a partial fraction decomposition (PFD); apply the PFD method to a concrete function to compute the integral; use the method of completing the square to compute an integral; improper integrals (you must evaluate the limits correctly).

Exam 1 solutions
Exam #2 : Monday, March 14. Covers sections 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7. Type of problems for Exam 2 : for several sequences determine if they converge or diverge and if they converge, find the limit; find the sum of a series using the sum of geometric series; in all problems with series write what tests for convergence or divergence you apply and also verify the conditions needed to apply the corresponding tests: for several series determine if they converge or diverge; for several series determine if they are absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent or divergent;

Exam 2 solutions

Exam #3 : Monday, April 25. Covers sections 10.4, 10.8, 10.9, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5.

Exam 3 solutions
FINAL exam : Saturday, May 7, 1:30-4:30. Bevier 180. Comprehensive

James Scholar extra assignments (for Honors credit)

Note: You must also earn a B+ or higher in the course in order to receive honors credit.

Due Monday, Feb. 14 : 7.3 # 58; 7.4 # 63, 64; 7.6 # 42; 7.8 # 47, 48; pages 542-545 # 100, 140.

Due Wed. Mar. 9 : 10.2 # 58; 10.3 # 10, 50; 10.5 #38; 10.6 #20

Due Mon. Apr. 11 : 10.7 # 55; 10.8 # 49-52; 10.9 # 42

Due Mon. May 2 : 9.2 # 63; 9.5 # 40

Other Announcements

Office Hours May 5-6 : Jinhyung To : 1-3 on Thursday; Friday, 8-10AM. "Or" by Email. Both at B4 Room in B1 Coble Hall.
Burak : Thursday help session, 2pm, Coble Hall B1.