"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty." - Bertrand Russell

MA 2550: Calculus I (Fall 2009)

My office hours are currently scheduled for MWF 11AM--12:30PM (or by appointment). My office is located in Hyde 312. This page will be updated regularly, so check back often!

announcements

  • Class begins on Wed, 9.2 at 9:05--9:55AM in Hyde 315.
  • Note: On Tuesdays we meet in a different room (Hyde 314) and at a different time (2--3:15PM).
  • No class on Mon, 9.7 (Labor Day)
  • No class on Tues, 9.8 (I'm out sick; due date on HW extended to Fri, 9.11)
  • Lab 1: due Mon, 9.21 (see below for labs)
  • Exam 1: Tues, 9.29
  • No class on Mon, 10.12 (Columbus Day)
  • Lab 2: due Fri, 10.16 (see below for labs)
  • Exam 2: Tues, 10.27
  • No class on Fri, 10.30 (I'm out sick...again; due date on HW extended to Mon, 11.2)
  • No class on Wed, 11.11 (Veterans Day)
  • Lab 3: due Fri, 11.13 (see below for labs)
  • Exam 3: Tues, 11.24
  • Lab 4: due Tues, 12.8 (see below for labs)
  • Final Exam: Tues, 12.15 at 2:30--5:00PM

general course information

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homework

  • HW 1: Stop by my office and say hello. If I'm not there, then leave a note. (due 3PM Fri, 9.4)
  • HW 2: Send me an email telling me something interesting about yourself or tell me what you did over the summer. (due 3PM Fri, 9.4)
  • HW 3: Complete Diagnostic Test A (omit 9de; due Fri, 9.4)
  • HW 4: Complete Diagnostic Test B (omit 4ef; extended due date is Fri, 9.11)
  • HW 5: Complete Diagnostic Test C (due Mon, 9.14)
  • HW 6: Complete Diagnostic Test D (due Wed, 9.16)
  • HW 7: Section 2.2: #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 27 (due Fri, 9.18)
  • HW 8: Section 2.3: #1, 2, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 25, 36, 37, 46 (due Wed, 9.23)
  • HW 9: Section 2.5 (part 1): #5, 7a, 9, 19, 32, 33, 38, 40, 41 (due Fir, 9.25)
  • HW 10: Section 2.5 (part 2): #47, 65 AND Section 3.1 (part 1): #3ab, 7, 17, 18a, 25, 28 (due Tues, 9.28)
  • HW 11: Section 3.1 (part 2): #11, 12, 13, 14, 47 (due Fri, 10.2)
  • HW 12: Section 3.2 (part 1): #1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 17, 26, 36 (due Mon, 10.5)
  • HW 13: Section 3.2 (part 2): #39, 41 AND Section 3.3: #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 19, 43, 50, 61, 88a (due Wed, 10.7)
  • HW 14: Section 3.3 (part 2): #21, 22, 26, 27, 31, 34, 41, 49, 63, 67, 88b (due Fri, 10.9)
  • HW 15: Section 3.4: #1, 2, 9, 10, 15, 18, 21, 22, 33, 37, 39, 41, 42 (due Wed, 10.14)
  • HW 16: Section 3.5: #5, 6, 9, 21, 23, 24, 36, 39, 51, 52, 65, 69, 80 (due Fri, 10.16)
  • HW 17: Section 3.6: #1, 5, 8, 13, 15, 20, 26, 29, 35, 39 (due Mon, 10.19)
  • HW 18: Section 3.8: #2, 5, 6, 13, 15, 18a, 27, 39 (due Wed, 10.21)
  • HW 19: Section 4.1: #1, 5, 7, 10, 13, 35, 40, 47, 52, 53, 55 (due Fri, 10.23)
  • HW 20: Section 4.2: #1, 4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 32, 33 (due Mon, 10.26)
  • HW 21: Section 4.3 (part 1): #1, 3, 5, 9ab, 12ab, 13ab, 15, 16 (due Mon, 11.2)
  • HW 22: Section 4.3 (part 2): #7, 9c, 12c, 13c, 20, 21 (due Tues, 11.3)
  • HW 23: Section 4.4: #2, 3, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18, 22, 33, 35, 55a (due Wed, 11.4)
  • HW 24: Section 4.5 (part 1): #5, 13, 14, 23, 27 (due Fri, 11.6)
  • HW 25: Section 4.5 (part 2): #43, 46, 47, 56 (due Mon, 11.10)
  • HW 26: Section 4.7: #3, 7, 11, 12, 17, 21, 33 (due Fri, 11.13)
  • HW 27: Section 3.9: #15, 16, 18, 19, 31a, 33b, 34 (due Mon, 11.16)
  • HW 28: Section 4.9: #27, 43, 45, 51 AND Section 5.4: #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14 (due Wed, 11.18)
  • HW 29: Section 5.1 (part 1): #3a, 4a, 5ab, 17, 18 (due Fri, 11.20)
  • HW 30: Section 5.1 (part 2): #20, 21 AND Section 5.2 (part 1): #21, 23, 26, 35, 36 (due Fri, 11.20)
  • HW 31: Section 5.2 (part 2): #33, 43, 47, 48, 49, 53, 59 (due Tues, 12.1)
  • HW 32: Section 5.3: #7, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 37, 55a (due Wed, 12.2)
  • HW 33: Section 5.5: #3, 6, 9, 17, 21, 22, 29, 37, 38, 43, 57 (due Fri, 12.4)
  • HW 34: Section 6.2: #3; set up but do not evaluate: #19, 22, 27, 28, 29 AND Section 6.3: #5, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43 (due Tues, 12.8)
  • HW 35: Section 6.5: #1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17 (due Wed, 12.9)

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