Syllabus for Calculus 2
    Fall 2009
    (Last modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:56 PM )


    Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    8/31   9/2 Welcome to Calc 2 9/3 (Re)-Intro to Maple 9/4 Review 4.1:
          Broad review of 4.1 - 4.5       antidifferentiation
    9/7   9/9 2.8: Inverse Trig Functions 9/10 Antidifferentiation 9/11 4.6: Integration by
    Labor Day   Inverse Trig Functions Substitution
      Questions: PS 1   PS 1 (individual) due    
    9/14 Deeper Investigation of 4.2, 9/16 4.4: The Definite Integral 9/17 Approximating Integrals 9/18 4.7: Numerical Integration
      4.3, 4.4: Area, Riemann Sums,   4.7: Numerical Integration   Numerically    
      and the Definite Integral   Questions: PS 2   PS 2 (group) due    
    9/21 5.1: Area Between Curves 9/23 Q & A for Exam 1 9/24 Exam 1 9/25 5.4: Arclength
      5.4: Arclength PS 3 should be done!   (covers thru Section 5.1) 5.2: Volume by Slicing
    9/28 5.2: Volume by Slicing: 9/30 Begin working on Project 1 10/1 Continue working on Project 1 10/2 6.1: Review Integration
      Disks and Washers   Questions on PS 4   PS 4 (individual) due   6.2: Integration by Parts
    10/5 6.2: Integration by Parts 10/7 6.5: Integration Tables and 10/8 More on Improper Integrals 10/9 6.6: Improper Integrals:
      Practice antidifferentiating Computer Algebra Systems with Discontinuous Integrands Infinite Limit of Integration
        6.6: Improper Integrals: Discontinuous    
          Questions on PS 5   PS 5 (group) due   Project 1 due
    10/12   10/14 6.6: Imprper Integrals: 10/15 Using the Comparison Test 10/16 Taylor Polynomials
    Fall Break   Infinite Integrands       PS 6 (Individual) due
      The Comparison Test   Questions on PS 6   Antidifferentiation Exam
    10/19 Taylor Polynomials 10/21 Taylor's Theorem 10/22 Taylor's Theorem 10/23 Taylor's Theorem
        Accuracy Guarantees Accuracy Guarantees 8.1: Sequences of Real
          Questions on PS 7   PS 7 (group) due   Numbers
    10/26 8.1: Sequences 10/28 Q & A for Exam 2 10/29 Exam 2 10/30 8.2: Infinite Series
      3.2: L'Hopitals Rule       (covers thru Section 8.1)    
      Antidiff Deadline - 100%   PS 8 should be done!        
    11/2 8.2: Infinite Series: 11/4 8.2: Infinite Series 11/5 More on the Integral Test 11/6 8.3: Using the Integral Test
        8.3: The Integral Test   Using it to estimate series to estimate series
            The Comparison Test
      Antidiff Deadline - 90%   Questions on PS 9   PS 9 (individual) due    
    11/9 8.3: The Comparison Test 11/11 Working with Series 11/12 Begin Working on 11/13 Continue working on
              Project 2   Project 2
          Questions on PS 10   PS 10 (group) due    
    11/16 8.3: Choosing which test to use; 11/18 8.4: Alternating Series 11/19 Working with Series 11/20 8.5: Absolute Convergence
      Estimating Series   (Absolute Convergence)  
          Questions on PS 11   PS 11 (individual) due   Antidiff Deadline -75%
    11/23 8.5: The Ratio Test 11/25   11/26   11/27  
        Thanksgiving Break
      Project 2 due
    11/30 8.5: The Ratio Test 12/2 Q & A for Exam 3 12/3 Exam 3 12/4 8.6: Power Series
      8.6: Power Series     (covers thru Section 8.5)  
          PS 12 should be done        
    12/7 8.6: Power Series 12/9 8.7: Taylor Series 12/10 Working with Taylor Series 12/11 8.8: Applications of
      8.7: Taylor Series           Taylor Series
          Questions on PS 13   PS 13 (group) due   Antidiff Deadline - 50%
    The final exam will be Tuesday 12/15 from 9am-12pm.



    Janice Sklensky
    Wheaton College
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
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    Norton, Massachusetts 02766-0930
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