Syllabus for Calculus 2
    Fall 2007
    (Last modified: Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 1:39 PM )


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



    Janice Sklensky
    Wheaton College
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
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