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1/18 (1): This site is still under construction. Watch this space for periodic updates throughout the course.
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1/18 (2): The secret quote for the course is, "Mathematics is not the science of numbers and computations, but rather the tool of abstraction, generalization, and proof."
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1/20 (1): The (partial) homework list is now available. Sets will be added as they become available. WeBWorK should also now be up and running. You should log in as soon as possible to make sure your account is working correctly. Please see the syllabus and homework list for more details. If you have not received an email from me (check your @csufresno.edu address), please contact me as soon as possible.
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1/20 (2): This web site and all links should now be up and running. If you find errors or links not working, please let me know.
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1/30 (1): The solutions to quiz 1 are now available above. Please go over any questions you missed and see me if you have any questions or concerns.
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1/30 (2): The homework for next week is sections 6.5, 7.1, and 7.2. Please see the updated homework list for details.
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2/8: The solutions to quiz 2 are now available above. Please go over any questions you missed and see me if you have any questions or concerns.
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2/10 (1): The homework for next week is HW7-3 (WeBWorK only, since we are having our midterm on Friday (see (2), below). Please see the updated homework list for details.
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2/10 (2): As mentioned previously (on the syllabus, in class, and above), we are having our first MIDTERM in class on Friday, February 17. It will cover Chapter 6, plus sections 7.1-7.3, of the text.
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2/10 (3): There is a collection of practice problems for the midterm available above. It is longer and somewhat more difficult than the actual test, but you are urged to complete it under test conditions as much as possible (no notes, no calculator, no interruptions) in order to give yourself a good "dress rehearsal." I will publish solutions as soon as I can get them typed.
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2/12 (1): The solutions to the practice problems are now available above. It is a good idea to complete the practice problems to the best of your ability first, before looking at the solutions. Then check your answers and go over anything you missed or did not know how to do. Please do this as soon as possible so you have a chance to practice more and to get help from me and/or your peers well before the exam.
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2/12 (2): A reminder that our problem session this week will be longer to give us extra time to go over problems before the test. It will be from 2:00 to 3:30pm in PB 390. It will be beneficial to you and to everyone else if you have thoroughly gone over the solutions to the practice problems before this session (see above). I will be happy to answer any questions that are asked; however, we will have time for many more questions if everyone is asking questions like, "In your solutions, on #3, I get all the steps except this part...", rather than, "I didn't get #3. No, I haven't tried to read your solutions."
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2/12 (3): We have gone over a lot of difficult material in this course so far. You have all worked very hard and learned a lot. I feel that with continued study and practice everyone in our class is capable of doing well on this exam. I will be rooting for all of you! Good luck!
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2/14: Thanks to a student in our class who told me about the web site, Visual Calculus. It is a very nice site that has lots of tutorials and practice problems on all the topics covered on our midterm, and more. And it's free to use! Check out the sections on integration and applications of integration, and let me know what you think!
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2/19: The homework for this week is sections 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5. There is no WeBWorK assignment for section 7.5; however, the paper HW for that section is substantial! Please see the updated homework list for details.
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2/27 (1): The homework for this week is sections 7.6 and 7.8. There is no WeBWorK assignment for section 7.6. Please see the updated homework list for details.
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2/27 (2): The solutions to quiz 4 are now available above. Please study them carefully and see me if you have any questions or concerns. Also most of you need to practice more doing integrals. Unfortunately integration is not going to go away soon and you'll continue to need those skills. So please go back and do lots of odd-numbered problems in the text (sections 7.1-7.5, emphasizing those sections you had the most trouble with) until you are reliably getting them right.
One special note, however: do not despair if your answer differs from the back of the book by a constant. For example, suppose you get ln| x/4 + sqrt(x^2 + 1)/4 | + C, and the book has ln| x + sqrt(x^2 + 1) | + C. These answers are equivalent up to the choice of the + C, since by the logarithm laws ln| x/4 + sqrt(x^2 + 1)/4 | = ln| (x + sqrt(x^2 + 1))/4 | = ln| x + sqrt(x^2 + 1) | - ln(4), so the two answers differ by ln(4) and are therefore both right.
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