News and Notes -- Last update 5/13 [Skip to new postings]

• Old news from January (1/12 - 1/28)
• Old news from February (2/3 - 2/28)
• Old news from March (3/7 - 3/28)
• 4/4 (1): The homework list has been updated.
• 4/4 (2): This Friday's quiz will cover Sections 18-C and 20-D of Ebersole and Section 5.5 of Stewart. You should know how to
  • Use u-substitution to evaluate indefinite integrals (don't forget the +C !)
  • Use u-substitution to evaluate definite integrals using either of the two methods discussed in class (change of variables or "ignore the problem")
• 4/11 (1): The homework list has been updated.
• 4/11 (2): Finally! The solutions to the second midterm are now available above. Please go over the solutions in detail, especially for questions you may have missed, and come talk to me if you have any questions.
• 4/11 (3): This Friday's quiz will cover Sections 6.1 and 6.2(1) of Stewart. For both "regular" and "sideways" type problems you should know how to
  • Find where two curves intersect
  • Identify a region bounded by given curves
  • Calculate the area between two curves (or enclosed by given curves) using integrals
  You should also know how to
  • Use the disk method to calculate the volume of a solid of rotation, either
    • Formed by functions of x and rotated about the x-axis or
    • Formed by functions of y and rotated about the y-axis.
• 4/13: The solutions to Quiz 8 are now available above.
4/22 (1): The solutions to Quiz 9 are now available above.
• 4/22 (2): The homework list has been updated through the end of the term. There will also be one more Mathematica assignment (after the one due today) due on Wednesday, May 4.
• 4/23 (1): The solutions to Quiz 10 are now available above.
• 4/23 (2): Our last quiz will be this Friday! It will cover Sections 6.3 (2) and 6.4 of Stewart. You should know how to
  • Use the shell method to calculate the volume of a solid of rotation, either
    • Formed by functions of x and rotated about a vertical axis or
    • Formed by functions of y and rotated about a horizontal axis
  • Find the work done for the following types of problems:
    • Constant force (work = force x distance)
    • Spring problems (F(x) = kx)
    • Rope problems
• 4/23 (3): As announced above and in class, the last Mathematica assignment (Lab 02) is now ready for you to complete. As usual you will need to go to the Macintosh lab in Science II 321 to complete the assignment. At any working computer, double click on the Student Folder on the desktop to open it, then open the folder marked kbyler. You should see a file called M75-lab02.nb. Open it and follow the instructions. Please see me if you have any questions.
• 4/29: A practice midterm is now available above. As usual, you are urged to download the practice exam as soon as possible and complete it under test conditions. I will have the solutions up soon. Please come see me with any questions well before the exam!
• 5/3: The solutions to Quiz 11 are now available above.
• 5/11 (1): The solutions to Midterm III are now available above.
• 5/11 (2): As announced in class, my consultation hours will now be on Friday, May 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 in our regular classroom. This time is a slight change from the one I announced on Monday. Hope to see you there!
• 5/11 (3): There is a practice final now available above. As usual, you are urged to download the practice exam as soon as possible and complete it under test conditions. I will have the solutions up soon. Please come see me with any questions well before the exam!
• 5/13 (1): The solutions to the practice final are now available above.
• 5/13 (2): As mentioned in class, I will be holding office hours on Monday, May 16 (the day of the final) from 11:00 to 12:30pm. Good luck on the final! I've really enjoyed our class!