Homework
I will probably assign homework every day
(except exam days),
covering the material from the lecture given that day,
and due the next non-exam class day.
However, in case you have any questions about a homework assignment,
we will discuss it during the first part of class on the day that it's due.
During this time, I'll try to ensure that everybody knows how to do it.
So that you're not working on homework during the lecture,
you can always turn in a homework assignment up to one class day late,
but I usually won't take late questions.
Homework problems will come in two forms:
Practice Problems and Due Problems;
only the Due Problems actually need to be handed in.
You don't have to turn in the Practice Problems, but you should do them!
If you find them easy, then you can skip to the next batch,
but the Practice Problems will usually help you with the Due Problems.
In any case, you'll need to practise the material
if you want to remember it
for the exams,
another course, or the rest of your life.
Also, the exams will be based on the assigned homework.
As you do your homework,
I encourage you to talk with your fellow students;
you can also talk to other people and look at other books.
However, the final result that you turn in to me
should be your own work, written by you in your own words;
you should understand (at least more or less) what you've written.
Please don't turn in anything that you simply copied from another person,
and don't have other students copy directly from you;
explain your answers to one another instead.
In case you miss the homework, you can download it here;
see the downloading help if you have trouble.
When I return each homework assignment, I'll post my solutions here too;
once that happens, I won't accept it late
unless you arrange something with me
ahead of time.
- Introduction:
- Date assigned: March 29 Thursday;
- Date due: April 3 Tuesday (or the next class meeting after you add);
- Due Problem (essay):
Explain your background in mathematics
and what you are going to use this course for.
- Algebra review:
- Date assigned: April 3 Tuesday;
- Date due: April 5 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From Chapter 1 Review (pages 40–42):
1–4, 11–13, 28&29, 36&37;
- From Chapter 2 Review (pages 120–124):
5–9, 13–16 (using a calculator), 17,
47–50, 88.A&B, 90.A&B;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Differences and differentials:
- Differentials and derivatives:
- Higher derivatives and derivatives of functions:
- Applications of differentials and derivatives:
- Date assigned: April 17 Tuesday;
- Date due: April 19 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From From §3-7 (pages 200–203):
1–19 odd, 31, 35, 37;
- From §4-6 (pages 254&255):
1, 3, 5, 9, 17, 21, 25, 29, 31;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Limits:
- Optimisation:
- Date assigned: April 24 Tuesday;
- Date due: April 26 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §5-5 (pages 330&331):
1–9 odd, 11, 15, 17–31 odd;
- From §5-6 (pages 340&343):
11, 13, 19–29 odd, 33, 35, 37;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Graphs:
- Date assigned: April 26 Thursday;
- Date due: May 3 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §5-1 (pages 278–283):
1–8, 27–35 odd, 79–85 odd;
- From §5-4 (pages 319–323):
1,
29–43 odd
(using a graphing calculator if you like
but only after calculating the window size
and making sure
that all intercepts, local extrema, and asymptotes appear);
- Due problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Exponents and logarithms:
- Applications involving exponents and logarithms:
- Date assigned: May 8 Tuesday;
- Date due: May 10 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §4-1 (pages 215&216): 17, 19, 21, 33–39 odd;
- From §4-2 (pages 222&225): 51–57 odd;
- From §4-7 (pages 260–262): 35, 37, 63, 65, 67;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Basics of integration:
- Integration techniques:
- Date assigned: May 15 Tuesday;
- Date due: May 17 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §6-2 (pages 370–372): 13–35 odd;
- From §7-3 (pages 436–438): 7–19 odd;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Applications of integration:
- Date assigned: May 17 Thursday;
- Date due: May 22 Tuesday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §7-1 (pages 417–420): 37–51 odd, 83, 85;
- From §7-2 (pages 430–432):
13, 17, 21, 29, 39, 43, 57;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Differential equations:
- Date assigned: May 22 Tuesday;
- Date due: May 24 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §6-3 (pages 379–382):
1–11 odd, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- Numerical methods of integration:
- Numerical applications of differentiation:
- Date assigned: May 29 Tuesday;
- Date due: May 31 Thursday;
- Practice Problems:
- From §3-6 (pages 192–194): 37–47 odd;
- Due Problems:
DjVu format,
PDF format.
- That's it!
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