Syllabus for Calculus 2
    Fall 2005
    (Last modified: Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 1:46 PM )


    Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    8/29   8/31 Welcome to Calc 2 9/1 (Re)-Intro to Maple 9/2 Review
          Review 5.1, 5.2, 5.3       antidifferentiation
                   
    9/5   9/7 3.4: Inverse Trig Functions 9/8 Antidifferentiation 9/9 5.4: Finding
    Labor Day   Inverse Trig Functions Antiderivatives;
      Questions: PS 1   PS 1 (individual) due   Substitution
    9/12 5.6: Approximating Sums: 9/14 5.6, continued 9/15 6.1: Approximating 9/16 6.2: Error Bounds for
      The Integral as a Limit       Integrals Numerically   Approximating Sums
          Questions: PS 2   PS 2 (group) due    
    9/19 6.2: Error Bounds for 9/21 Q & A for Exam 1 9/22 Exam 1 9/23 7.1: Measurement and the
      Approximating Sums     (covers thru Section 6.2) Definite Integral; Arc
          PS 3 should be done!       Length
    9/26 7.2: Finding Volume 9/28 7.2: Finding Volume 9/29 Begin working on 9/30 Continue working on
      by Integration   by Integration   Project 1   Project 1
          Questions on PS 4   PS 4 (individual) due    
    10/3 8.1: Integration by Parts 10/5 8.1: Integration by Parts 10/6 9.1: Taylor Polynomials 10/7 Antidifferentiation
          Questions on PS 5   PS 5 (group) due    
    10/10   10/12 9.1: Taylor Polynomials 10/13 More on Taylor Polynomials 10/14 9.2: Taylor's Theorem:
    Fall Break       PS 6 (Individual) due   Accuracy Guarantees
      Questions on PS 6   Project 1 due   Antidifferentiation Exam
    10/17 9.2: Taylor's Theorem: 10/19 9.2: Taylor's Theorem 10/20 10.1: Improper Integrals 10/21 10.1: Improper Integrals
      Accuracy Guarnatees 10.1: Improper Integrals PS 7 (group) due  
          Questions on PS 7        
    10/24 10.2: Estimating 10/26 Q & A for Exam 2 10/27 Exam 2 10/28 10.2: Estimating Limits
      Limits   PS 8 should be done!   (covers thru Section 10.1)    
      Antidiff Deadline - 100%            
    10/31 10.2: Estimating Limits 11/2 4.2: l'Hopital's Rule 11/3 11.2: Infinite Series 11/4 11.2: Series: Convergence
        11.1: Sequences &   and Divergence
        their Limits PS 9 (individual) due  
      Antidiff Deadline - 90%   Questions on PS 9        
    11/7 11.2: Series: Convergence 11/9 11.3: Testing for Convergence 11/10 11.3: Testing for Convergence, 11/11 Begin Working on Project 2
      and Divergence   Estimating Limits   Estimating Limits    
          Questions on PS 10   PS 10 (group) due   Estimating Limits
    11/14 Work on Project 2 11/16 11.3 Testing for Convergence 11/17 11.3: Testing for Convergence 11/18 11.4: Absolute Convergence;
        Estimating Limits Estimating Limits Alternating Series
          Questions on PS 11   PS 11 (individual) due   Antidiff Deadline -75%
    11/21 11.4: Alternating Series 11/23   11/24   11/25  
        Thanksgiving Break
      Project 2 due
    11/28 11.5: Power Series 11/30 Q & A for Exam 3 12/1 Exam 3 12/2 11.5: Power Series
            (covers thru Section 11.4)  
          PS 12 should be done        
    12/5 11.6: Power Series 12/7 11.7: Taylor Series 12/8 Fun with Taylor Series 12/9 The Big Picture
      as Functions   Questions on PS 13   PS 13 (group) due   Antidiff Deadline - 50%
    The final exam will be a take-home exam, due on Friday 12/16 at 2 pm.



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