Math 2443 (Honors Calculus IV)

Fall 2011

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans). When I asked my son for a suggestion for a photo on the theme of nature in Oklahoma, he suggested this. Well, why not? There's nothing more natural than tromping through the woods and coming down later with a case of poison ivy. By the way, if you think you're immune to poison ivy: beware. It's possible for people to be untroubled by it for years and then suddenly become sensitive to it. I speak from experience here. (Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson, taken from the Wikipedia entry for "Toxicodendron Radicans".)

Instructor:

John Albert

Office: PHSC 1004, Ext. 5-3782.

Office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, 10:30-11:30 (or by appointment)

E-mail: jalbert@ou.edu

Announcements

Homework

Assignment

Due Date

Problems

1 Friday, Aug. 26 15.1 #32, 34, 47, 61; 15.3 #16, 20, 25, 36, 45, 47

2 Friday, Sept. 2 15.3 #58, 59; 15.4 #1, 6, 12, 19, 31, 35.

3 Monday, Sept. 12 15.5 #17, 19, 58; 15.6 #11, 15, 21, 24, 31, 39, 40.

4 Friday, Sept. 16 15.7 #4, 7, 42; 15.8 #4, 5.

5 Monday, Sept. 26 16.1 #2; 16.2 #4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 26, 29, 30

6 Monday, Oct. 3 16.3 #8, 13, 22, 23, 48; 16.4 #6, 8, 21, 22, 29

7 Friday, Oct. 14 16.5 #7, 11, 17; 16.6 #8, 11, 21, 37, 43

8 Friday, Oct. 21 16.7 #4, 10, 18, 25, 27; 16.8 #3, 10, 17, 25, 31

9 Monday, Oct. 31 17.2 #2, 6, 19, 21, 37

10 Monday, Nov. 7 17.3 #3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15

11 Monday, Nov. 14 17.4 #1, 3, 5, 11, 22

12 Monday, Nov. 28 17.5 #2, 12, 19, 22

13 Monday, Dec. 5 17.6 #41, 42; 17.7 #5, 19, 20, 24; 17.8 #7, 13

Quiz dates

Quiz 1: Friday, Sept. 9 (Assts. 1, 2)

Quiz 2: Monday, Sept. 19 (Assts. 3, 4)

Quiz 3: Monday, Oct. 17 (Assts. 5, 6)

Quiz 4: Monday, Oct. 25 (Assts. 7, 8)

Quiz 5: Monday, Nov. 14 (Assts. 9, 10)

Quiz 6: Friday, Dec. 2 (Assts. 11, 12)

Quiz 7: Wednesday, Dec. 7 (Asst. 13)

Exam dates

Exam 1: Friday, Sept. 23 (Assts. 1, 2, 3, 4)

Exam 2: Friday, Oct. 28 (Assts. 5, 6, 7, 8)

Exam 3: Friday, Nov. 18 (Assts. 9, 10)

Final Exam: Monday, December 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in PHSC 809

Links

OU Math Club Blog.
Putnam Exam Seminar.
You can't comb the hair on a tennis ball (without creating a whorl somewhere), but you can comb the hair on a hairy doughnut! There are some pictures at this Wikipedia article which illustrate this fact. The article also points out the implication that, at any given time, there must always be at least one point on the earth's surface at which the wind velocity is zero. Those of you interested in four-dimensional geometry might also like to know that for a four-dimensional tennis ball, the situation is different: it is possible to comb the hair on a four-dimensional tennis ball without creating a whorl. This is actually proved on the talk page for the above-mentioned Wikipedia article.

Assignment	Due Date	Problems
1	Friday, Aug. 26	15.1 #32, 34, 47, 61; 15.3 #16, 20, 25, 36, 45, 47
2	Friday, Sept. 2	15.3 #58, 59; 15.4 #1, 6, 12, 19, 31, 35.
3	Monday, Sept. 12	15.5 #17, 19, 58; 15.6 #11, 15, 21, 24, 31, 39, 40.
4	Friday, Sept. 16	15.7 #4, 7, 42; 15.8 #4, 5.
5	Monday, Sept. 26	16.1 #2; 16.2 #4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 26, 29, 30
6	Monday, Oct. 3	16.3 #8, 13, 22, 23, 48; 16.4 #6, 8, 21, 22, 29
7	Friday, Oct. 14	16.5 #7, 11, 17; 16.6 #8, 11, 21, 37, 43
8	Friday, Oct. 21	16.7 #4, 10, 18, 25, 27; 16.8 #3, 10, 17, 25, 31
9	Monday, Oct. 31	17.2 #2, 6, 19, 21, 37
10	Monday, Nov. 7	17.3 #3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15
11	Monday, Nov. 14	17.4 #1, 3, 5, 11, 22
12	Monday, Nov. 28	17.5 #2, 12, 19, 22
13	Monday, Dec. 5	17.6 #41, 42; 17.7 #5, 19, 20, 24; 17.8 #7, 13