Reading Assignments for Calculus 2
    Spring, 2000 Math 104

    March 2000



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    Last modified: January 7, 2000


    Due Wednesday 3/1 at 8am

    Practice Antidifferentiating

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    Due Friday 3/3 at 8am

    Section 8.1: Introduction To Using the Definite Integral
    Section 8.2: Finding Volume By Integration

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/3

    Reading questions:

    1. Let R be the rectangle formed by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the lines y=1 and x=3. What is the shape of the solid formed when R is rotated about the x-axis?
    2. Let T be the triangle formed by the lines y=x, x=1 and the x-axis. What is the shape of the solid formed when T is rotated about the x-axis?

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    Due Monday 3/6 at 8am

    Section 8.2: Finding Volumes By Integration

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/6

    Reading questions:

      Consider the region R bounded by the graphs y=x and y=x2. (Notice R is in the first quadrant). Set up the integral that gives the volume of the solid formed when R is rotated about
    1. the x-axis
    2. the y-axis

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    Due Wednesday 3/8 at 8am

    Section 8.3: Arclength

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/8

    Reading Questions:

    1. Use the Fact on page 468 to set up the integral that gives the length of the curve y=x3 from x=1 to x=3.

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    Due Friday 3/10 at 8am

    Section 10.1: When Is an Integral Improper?

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/10

    Reading questions:

    1. What are the two ways in which an integral may be improper?
    2. Explain why int( 1/x2, x=1..infty) is improper. Does the integral converge or diverge?
    3. Explain why int( 1/x2, x=0..1) is improper. Does the integral converge or diverge?

    Note: This is the reading for the material we'll be covering the Monday after spring break.

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    Due Monday 3/20 at 8am

    Section 10.1: When Is an Integral Improper?

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    Due Wednesday 3/22 at 8am

    Project 2 (continued)

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    Due Friday 3/24 at 8am

    Section 10.2: Detecting Convergence, Estimating Limits

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/24

    Reading questions:

    1. If 0 < f(x) < g(x) and int( g(x), x=1. . infty) converges, will int(f(x), x=1. .infty) converge or diverge? Why?
    2. There are two types of errors that arise in Example 2 for approximating int( 1/(x5 +1), x=1..infty). What are the two types?

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    Due Monday 3/27 at 8am

    Section 10.2: Detecting Convergence, Estimating Limits

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/27

    Reading Questions:

      Suppose that 0 < f(x) < g(x).
    1. If int(f(x), x=1. .infty) diverges, what can you conclude about int( g(x), x=1. . infty)?
    2. If int(g(x), x=1. .infty) diverges, what can you conclude about int( f(x), x=1. . infty)?

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    Due Wednesday 3/29 at 8am

    Section 10.4: l'Hopital's Rule: Comparing Rates (continued)

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/29

    Reading Questions:

    1. Does l'Hopital's Rule apply to lim(x -> infty) x2 / ex ? Why or why not?
    2. Does l'Hopital's Rule apply to lim(x -> infty) x2 / sin(x) ? Why or why not?

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    Due Friday 3/31 at 8am

    Section 11.1: Sequences and Their Limits

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 104 Your Name 3/31

    Reading questions:

    1. Does the following sequence converge or diverge? Be sure to explain your answer.
      1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, . . .
    2. Find a symbolic expression for the general term ak of the sequence
      1, -2, 4, -8, 16, -32, . . .

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    Here ends the reading for March
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