Syllabus for Calculus 2
    Spring 2002
    Last modified 3/28/02


    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
    01/28     Welcome   1/29     Re-intro to   1/30     5.3: The Fundamental   2/1     5.4: Approximating  
      5.1, 5.2   Maple; The Area   Theorem of Calculus   Sums  
          Look at PS 1 (ind)         Function                      
    2/4   5.4: Approximating   2/5   Approximating Sums;   2/6   Finish 7.1;   2/8   Finish 7.2  
      Sums   7.1: Approximation   7.2: Error   7.3: Midpt, Trap Sums  
          Questions: PS 1         PS 1 (ind) due         Work on PS 2 (gp)         Work on PS 2 (gp)  
    2/11   Finish 7.3   2/12   Work on Project 1   2/13   Work on Project 1   2/15   3.8: Inverse Trig Fns  
          Questions: PS 2         PS 2 (gp) due                   & their derivatives  
    2/18   6.1: Antiderivatives   2/19   Practice   2/20   9.1: Integration by   2/22   Integration  
      6.2: Substitution   antidifferentiation   Parts    
          Questions: PS 3         PS 3 (ind) due                   Project 1 due  
    2/25   Q & A for   2/26   Exam 1   2/27   Practice   3/1   8.2: Volumes by  
      Exam 1   Covers through 6.2   antidifferentiation   Integration  
          Questions: PS 4                                
    3/4   Fun with   3/5   Antidifferentiation   3/6   8.3: Arclength   3/8   The Big Picture  
      volume   exam      
      Questions: PS 5   8.3: Arclength      
                    PS 5 (gp) due                      
    3/11         3/12         3/13         3/15        
                    Spring Break            
    3/18     10.1: When is an   3/19     Work on Project 2   3/20   Work on Project 2   3/22   10.2: Detecting  
      Integral Improper?       Convergence  
          Questions: PS 6         PS 6 (ind) due                      
    3/25   10.2: Detecting   3/26   Approximating   3/27   Approximating   3/29   10.4: L'Hopital's Rule:  
      Convergence   Improper Integrals   Improper Integrals   Comparing Rates  
      Questions: PS 7   Deadline: 100% on     Project 2 due  
        antidiff exam      
                    PS 7 (gp) due                      
    4/1   Q & A for Exam 2   4/2   Exam 2   4/3   11.1: Sequences   4/5   11.2: Infinite Series  
        covers thru 10.4   and their Limits    
          Questions: PS 8                                
    4/8   11.2 Convergence   4/9   11.3: Testing   4/10   Approximating Series   4/12   11.3: Estimating  
      and Divergence   for Convergence     Limits  
          Questions: PS 9         PS 9 (ind) due                      
    4/15   Work on Project 3   4/16   Work on Project 3   4/17   The Big Picture   4/19   11.4: Absolute  
          Questions: PS 10         PS 10 (gp) due                   Convergence  
    4/22   Q & A for Exam 3   4/23   Exam 3   4/24   11.4: Alternating   4/26   11.4: Absolute  
        Covers thru 11.3   Series   Convergence and  
          Questions: PS 11                   Alternating Series         Alternating Series  
    4/29   11.5: Power Series   4/30   11.5: Power Series   5/1   11.6: Power Series   5/3   11.6: Power Series  
          as Functions   as Functions  
          Questions: PS 12         PS 12 (ind) due                   Project 3 due  
    Final Exam: Take-Home due Monday May 6 at 2:00 pm, In-Class Monday May 6 from 2-5



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