MATH 1552, Section 1: Course Information

Exams:
                Midterm One       Solutions
                                                                                       Review sheet     Practice test    Practice solutions
                Midterm Two       Solutions
                                                                                       Review sheet     Practice test    Practice solutions
                Midterm Three    Solutions
                                                                                       Review sheet     Practice test    Practice solutions

The final exam is in Lockett 116 (our usual classroom) on Monday May 5th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
                                                                          Review sheet for the final
Office hours:
Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
9:30 - 10:30
2:30 - 3:30
9:30 - 10:30
Office hours are held in 208 Lockett.

EXTRA OFFICE HOURS FOR FINAL:

Friday  5/2   1pm - 4pm
Monday 5/5  10am - noon, 3pm - 4pm.
 
WeBWorK:
Homework will be posted and graded using WeBWorK.
This is a web-based system.  Your login name for WeBWorK is your PAWS login name.
Your password is initially set to be your LSU ID.  When
you first log in to WeBWorK you should change your password.
Log in to WeBWorK
Calendar of class material and homework
Date Day Sections and material covered Homework assignment
Suggested homework
(not for credit)
1/14
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 Introduction and review.
 Log in to WeBWorK, and change your password.
WeBWorK set 1552_01  (due 1/15)
WeBWorK set 1552_02  (due 1/17)


1/15
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 Review continued. First look at numerical integration.



1/16
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 7.1: Numerical integration: Trapezoid rule and trapezoid error bound.

7.1: 1, 5, 38 (just do Trapezoid, not Midpoint which we didn't cover).
1/18
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 7.2: Integration by parts.
7.3: Some trigonometric integrals.
 WeBWorK set 1552_03  (due 1/22)
7.2: 2, 9, 15, 23, 25.
7.3: 4, 5.
1/22
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 7.3: More trig intergals.
 WeBWorK set 1552_04  (due 1/24)
7.3: 9, 11, 31, 32.
1/23
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 7.3: More trig integrals.
7.4: Trig substitution.



1/24
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 7.4: More trig substitution.

7.4: 5, 7, 23.
1/28
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 7.6: Partial fractions.
 WeBWorK set 1552_05  (due 1/29)
7.6: 5, 7, 25, 33.
1/29
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 7.6: More partial fractions (irreducible quadratic factor).
7.7: Improper integrals.



1/30
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 Review for Exam 1
 WeBWorK set 1552_06  (due 1/31)


1/31
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 Exam 1



2/7
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 7.7: Improper integrals continued.
 WeBWorK set 1552_07  (due 2/12)
7.7: 1, 3, 4.
2/11
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 7.7: Comparison tests.

7.7: 65, 67, 69.
2/12
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 10.1: Sequences.
 WeBWorK set 1552_08  (due 2/14)


2/13
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 10.1: Sequences, computing limits.
10.2: Series, partial sums.

10.1: 1, 3, 5, 11, 21, 23.
2/14
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 10.2: Geometric series, telescoping series.
 WeBWorK set 1552_09  (due 2/19)
10.2: 10.
2/18
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 10.2: The Divergence test.
10.3: The Integral Test, p-series.

10.3: 5.
2/19
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 10.3: The Direct Comparison Test.  The Limit Comparison Test.
 WeBWorK set 1552_10  (due 2/21)
10.3: 15, 33, 35.
2/20
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 10.5: The Ratio Test.

10.5: 1, 5, 7, 17.
2/21
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 10.4: The Alternating Series Test.  Absolute convergence.
 WeBWorK set 1552_11  (due 2/26)
10.4: 1, 21, 27.
2/25
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 10.4: Absolute and conditional convergence.
10.6:  Power series.



2/26
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 10.6:  Radius and interval of convergence of power series.
 WeBWorK set 1552_12  (due 2/28)


2/27
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 10.6:  Differentiation and integration of power series.
Power series for ln(1+x), arctan(x), e^x.

10.6: 3(a)(b)(c), 7, 9, 13, 19, 27, 29, 46.
2/28
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 10.7:  Maclaurin and Taylor series.  Maclaurin series for e^x, sin(x).
 WeBWorK set 1552_13  (due 3/4)


3/3
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 10.7:  Sin(x) and cos(x) are equal to their Maclaurin series.  Shortcuts for finding Taylor series.

10.7: 1, 7, 9, 12.
3/4
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 Help with Homework/
Review for Exam 2



3/5
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 Review for Exam 2



3/6
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 Exam 2



3/10
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 Exam 2 discussion.
10.7: binomial series.
 Rewrite solutions for exam 2, hand in by Friday at noon for half-credit.


3/11
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 10.7: binomial series.  Applications of Taylor series and polynomials.

10.7: 24.
3/12
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 Applications of Taylor series and polynomials, continued.
11.1:  parametric curves.
 WeBWorK set 1552_14  (due 3/13)


3/13
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 11.1:  Horizontal and vertical tangents of parametric curves.
11.2:  Arclength and speed.

11.1: 21, 30, 31, 45, 54, 56.
11.2: 1, 2. (Exercises, not preliminary questions.)
3/24
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 11.1: Tangent lines of parametric curves.
11.3: Polar coordinates.
 WeBWorK set 1552_15  (due 3/25)


3/25
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 Help with homework.
11.3: Converting between polar and Cartesian.  Polar graphs.

11.3: 5, 6, 7.
3/26
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 11.3:  More polar graphs.
 WeBWorK set 1552_16  (due 3/27)
11.3: 29, 30.
3/27
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 11.3: Cardioid and limaçon.
11.4: Area inside polar graphs.



3/31
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 Tangent lines of polar graphs.
11.4:  Arclength of polar graphs.
12.1:  Vectors.
 WeBWorK set 1552_17  (due 4/2)
11.4: 6, 7, 8, 34, 36.
4/1
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 Help with homework.
12.1, 12.2:  vectors in R^2 and R^3.  Addition, scalar mult, length.

12.1: 5, 7, 9, 11, 46, 47.
12.2: 24, 25.
4/2
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 Help with homework.
12.3: dot product, angles.
 WeBWorK set 1552_18  (due 4/3)
12.3: 31, 41, 51.
4/3
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 Help with homework.
12.3: projection formulas.
Matrices and determinants.



4/7
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 12.4: Cross products.  Orthogonality property and length of cross product.  Areas of parallelograms and triangles.
 WeBWorK set 1552_19  (due 4/8)


4/8
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 Help with homework.
12.4: Scalar triple product and volume of parallelepiped.
Geometric description of cross product.

12.4:  38, 42.
4/9
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 Review for Exam 3.



4/10
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 Exam 3.



4/14
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 12.2: Lines in R^3.
12.5: Planes in R^3.
 WeBWorK set 1552_20  (due 4/15)
12.5:  25.
4/15
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 Help with homework.
12.5: Planes in R^3, continued.  Intersections of lines and planes.



4/16
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 12.5:  Intersection of two planes.  Distance from a point to a line or plane.
 WeBWorK set 1552_21  (due 4/17)


4/17
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 Help with homework.
12.6:  Quadric surfaces.



4/21
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 12.6:  Quadric surfaces, continued.
 WeBWorK set 1552_22  (due 4/22)


4/22
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 Help with homework.



4/23
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 13.1, 13.2, 13.3:
Vector-valued functions.
Velocity and acceleration vectors.  Speed and arclenth.
 WeBWorK set 1552_23  (due 4/24)
13.1:  6, 7, 11.
13.2:  33.
13.3:  3.
4/24
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 Help with homework.
13.2:  Product rules for vector-valued functions.
13.4:  Curvature.



4/28
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 13.4:  Curvature continued.
14.3:  Partial derivatives.
 WeBWorK set 1552_24  (due 5/1)
13.4:  17.
4/29
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 Review for Final Exam.



4/30
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 Review for Final Exam.



5/1
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 Review for Final Exam.



5/5
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 Final Exam 5:30pm - 7:30




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