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Math 231 W3 / Math 199
Calculus II Merit Workshop
Spring 2008
MWF 11 AM - 12:50 PM
159 Altgeld Hall

Instructor: Mike Barrus
E-mail:
Phone: (217) 265-5431 (Please try this only in urgent circumstances; e-mail is much more reliable.)
My office: B1A Coble Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5 PM, and by appointment. Regular office hours will be held in 173 Altgeld Hall (the other Merit classroom).

Announcements

The projected schedule through the next exam:
Wednesday 3/12: Power series (Section 8.6).
Friday 3/14: Power series (Section 8.6); quiz.
Monday 3/24: Taylor series (Section 8.7).
Wednesday 3/26: Taylor series (Section 8.7).
Friday 3/28: Taylor series (Section 8.7); quiz.
Monday 3/31: Applications of Taylor series (Section 8.8).
Wednesday 4/2: Applications of Taylor series (Section 8.8).
Friday 4/4: Plane curves and parametric equations (Section 9.1); quiz.
Monday 4/7: Calculus and parametric equations (Section 9.2).
Wednesday 4/9: Calculus and parametric equations (Section 9.2).
Friday 4/11: Arc length and surface area in parametric equations (Section 9.3); quiz.
Monday 4/14: Arc length and surface area in parametric equations (Section 9.3).
Wednesday 4/16: Mock exam.
Friday 4/18: EXAM 3 IN CLASS, over Sections 8.6 - 8.8 and Sections 9.1 - 9.3.

Thursday, April 10: Check out the project list.
There are currently 8 projects to choose from, with the final two appearing within the next day or two. See the list here.

Tuesday, March 4: Another project now available.
The third project option is available here. More project options will be available over the next week or so, so watch for them.

Click here for past announcements.

Reading assignments
  • For Friday, April 25: Next time we will cover Section 9.6 on the conic sections. The whole section is worth reading, if you have the time, but at the least you should prepare Problem 1 to be turned in.

For additional practice and study, check out the materials under the "Self Study" tab at MathZone. (If for any reason you run into technical problems, you can call tech support at 1-800-331-5094.)

Click here for a complete list of all past reading assignments.

Worksheets and handouts

Course information documents

Last modified April 26, 2008.