Math 2924 (Honors Calculus II)

Spring 2015

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus). In December we saw one of these sitting on a dead stump across the street from our house. According to Wikipedia, Norman is just outside the western edge of the historical range of this bird, which likes to live in forests with tall timber. But the range appears to have been expanding further westwards into the prairie in recent years. (Image from http://www.pbase.com/linthicum/image/53386976. Copyright 2014 Charles Lentz.)

Instructor:

John Albert

Office: PHSC 1004, Ext. 5-3782.

Office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs 2:30 to 3:30 pm, or by appointment

E-mail: jalbert@ou.edu

Announcements

Homework

Assignment

Due Date

Problems

1 Friday, Jan. 16 6.2 #34, 36, 42, 69, 81, 83, 89.

2 Friday, Jan. 23 6.3 #8, 17, 32, 65, 66; 6.4 #21, 61, 65, 77, 78.

3 Friday, Jan. 30 6.4 #85, 86, 90; 6.6 #12, 14, 28, 30, 59, 60, 62.

4 Friday, Feb. 6 6.8 #13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 42.

5 Thursday, Feb. 12 7.1 #3, 10, 27, 37.

6 Friday, Feb. 20 7.2 #10, 21, 25; 7.3 #6, 11, 16, 19.

7 Friday, Feb. 27 7.4 #7, 9, 12, 17, 22, 23, 26, 54.

8 Friday, Mar. 6 7.8 #6, 9, 19, 23, 29, 31, 39, 49, 53, 54.

9 Friday, Mar. 13 8.1 #9, 12 ; 8.2 #7, 9, 26; 8.3 #27, 28, 29, 30.

10 Monday, Mar. 30 11.2 #2, 5, 17, 18, 19, 52, 64, 79; 11.3 #21, 22.

11 Friday, Apr. 3 11.4 #4, 6, 9, 20, 21, 30 ; 11.5 #8, 14, 16, 23.

12 Friday, Apr. 10 11.6 #4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27; 11.8 #4, 9.

13 Friday, Apr. 17 11.9 #4, 11, 13; 11.10 #8, 11, 16, 25.

14 Monday, Apr. 27 10.2 #11, 15, 45; 10.3 #15, 16, 18; 10.4 #10, 13, 45.

15 Friday, Apr. 27 (extra credit) 12.2 #19; 12.3 #21, 23; 12.4 #2, 29(a).

Quiz dates

Quiz 1: Thursday, Jan. 29 (Assts. 1, 2)

Quiz 2: Thursday, Feb. 5 (Asst. 3)

Quiz 3: Thursday, Feb. 26 (Sections 7.1 and 7.2)

Quiz 4: Thursday, Mar. 12 (Sections 7.3 and 7.4)

Quiz 5: Thursday, Apr. 9 (Sections 11.2, 11.3, 11.4)

Quiz 6: Thursday, Apr. 16 (Sections 11.5 and 11.6)

Quiz 7: Thursday, Apr. 30

Exam dates

Exam 1: Friday, Feb. 13 (Assts. 1 through 4)

Exam 2: Friday, Mar. 27 (Assts. 5 through 9)

Exam 3: Friday, Apr. 24

Final Exam: Wednesday, May 6 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in PHSC 116

Links

In class we showed that the sum from n=1 to infinity of (n! times (2/n)^n) is finite, but the sum from n =1 to infinity of (n! times (3/n)^n) is infinite. This fact gives us a rough idea of how large the quantity n! is, relative to exponential functions. More precise information about the size of n! is given by an interesting formula known as Stirling's formula.
You can read about the value of the sum of 1/n^3 here: Apery's constant.
Some of these simple animated math gifs might help you visualize a few basic but important concepts from trigonometry and analytic geometry.

Assignment	Due Date	Problems
1	Friday, Jan. 16	6.2 #34, 36, 42, 69, 81, 83, 89.
2	Friday, Jan. 23	6.3 #8, 17, 32, 65, 66; 6.4 #21, 61, 65, 77, 78.
3	Friday, Jan. 30	6.4 #85, 86, 90; 6.6 #12, 14, 28, 30, 59, 60, 62.
4	Friday, Feb. 6	6.8 #13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 42.
5	Thursday, Feb. 12	7.1 #3, 10, 27, 37.
6	Friday, Feb. 20	7.2 #10, 21, 25; 7.3 #6, 11, 16, 19.
7	Friday, Feb. 27	7.4 #7, 9, 12, 17, 22, 23, 26, 54.
8	Friday, Mar. 6	7.8 #6, 9, 19, 23, 29, 31, 39, 49, 53, 54.
9	Friday, Mar. 13	8.1 #9, 12 ; 8.2 #7, 9, 26; 8.3 #27, 28, 29, 30.
10	Monday, Mar. 30	11.2 #2, 5, 17, 18, 19, 52, 64, 79; 11.3 #21, 22.
11	Friday, Apr. 3	11.4 #4, 6, 9, 20, 21, 30 ; 11.5 #8, 14, 16, 23.
12	Friday, Apr. 10	11.6 #4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27; 11.8 #4, 9.
13	Friday, Apr. 17	11.9 #4, 11, 13; 11.10 #8, 11, 16, 25.
14	Monday, Apr. 27	10.2 #11, 15, 45; 10.3 #15, 16, 18; 10.4 #10, 13, 45.
15	Friday, Apr. 27 (extra credit)	12.2 #19; 12.3 #21, 23; 12.4 #2, 29(a).